Florian Krebs - LAN Planner

Q: Where is Florian based?

Florian is based in Olching, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Florian speak?

Florian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Florian have?

Florian has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Florian has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 12 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Florian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Florian's latest experience?

Florian's most recent position is LAN Planner at Global Network AG .

Q: What companies has Florian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Florian has worked for Global Network AG , PDLZ , top itservices AG , and Solcom .

Q: Which industries is Florian most experienced in?

Florian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Government and Administration , and Automotive . Florian also has some experience in Energy , Aerospace and Defense , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Florian most experienced in?

Florian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Customer Service , and Project Management . Florian also has some experience in Sales , Operations , and Marketing .

Q: Which industries has Florian worked in recently?

Florian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Florian worked in recently?

Florian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management .

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Olching, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Jun 2025

1 year

LAN Planner

Global Network AG

Survey of the current network infrastructure and documentation, including on-site inspection
Independent planning of new distribution and main distribution rooms in the individual district offices (components used, rack layout, connectivity) considering BSI IT baseline protection and InfoSic requirements
Planning of new copper and fiber optic cabling, including patch panels
Coordination with technical building services (TGA) to comply with requirements in the premises
Development of execution plans and high-level concepts for the rollout of the new infrastructure
Additional support after go-live of components (hypercare phase)
Regular communication with the project management and stakeholders on the client side

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

3 months

Technical Consultant

PDLZ

Support in the design of a new data center
Review and revision of documents such as network diagrams and segmentation concepts
Checking documents for compliance with BSI IT baseline protection
Advice on network setup and placement of components (firewall systems, core and distribution switches)
Consultation on zone concepts and network security (defense-in-depth and zero trust architecture)
Development of a new VLAN concept, including IPv4 addressing scheme
Creation of a new naming scheme for network components
Preparation of an assignment overview for the network infrastructure
Regular communication with the project management and stakeholders on the client side
Management of external service providers

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 3 months

Remote

Technical Project Manager/Network Specialist

Global Network AG

Technical contact for operational consolidation (BKB) of federal authorities (connecting authorities to the federal private cloud solution)
Analysis and advice on existing user connections in authorities to avoid bandwidth bottlenecks
Technical contact for the sub-project of IP address harmonization
Development of technical solutions and target architectures for harmonizing and segmenting authority networks, including for high-security environments
Troubleshooting of connectivity issues at layers 2–4
Analysis of individual business applications for service consolidation (DKB)
Creation of migration concepts
Further development and optimization of IT processes within the project
Definition of required milestones to track project progress
Project planning and task tracking using Jira
Creation and maintenance of documentation in Confluence
Planning, organizing, and leading meetings, workshops, and kick-off sessions
Close collaboration with project managers, infrastructure consultants, and network representatives of the individual authorities
Stakeholder management
Preparation of technical documents, manuals, survey forms, and recommendations, as well as creating interim and final reports
Presentation of results to decision-makers

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Senior Network Security Consultant

top itservices AG

Development of a network segmentation concept in compliance with BSI IT baseline protection and ISO 27001
Evaluation and adjustment of existing structure and protection requirements analyses
Evaluation and adjustment of existing security concepts (access control and encryption)
Risk analysis of network components (access layer) and development of corresponding security measures like NAC (security controls)
Creation of documentation for the network infrastructure (L2/L3)
Design and implementation of a new SNMPv3 concept
Collaboration with the SOC to improve the existing ISMS based on ISO 27001
Point of contact for the CISO and the SOC team for IT security questions
Presentation of developed concepts to management

Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 6 months

Network and Security Engineer/Project Manager

Solcom

Technical, conceptual, and planning support for building a new data center
Drafting, creating, and assigning work packages in Jira
Creation of schedules considering various dependencies and objectives
Management of external service providers and stakeholder management
Ensuring compliance with milestones
Development and implementation of a multi-tier firewall zone concept
Operation and support of the network infrastructure (Layer 2–4) using HP 10500, 5900, 5500, Cisco Catalyst 9300, and Kemp LoadMaster
Operation and maintenance of firewall infrastructure (Checkpoint R80.30, Fortigate 3960, 600, 200, FG Manager, FG Analyzer, Juniper)
Planning and execution of changes and new installations (change management)
Handling tickets in case of incidents (incident management)
Troubleshooting and network analysis in case of failures (problem management)
Creation and updating of documentation

Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

1 year

3rd Level Network Engineer

Unisys

Operating and supporting the network infrastructure (Layer 2–4) on site at the client with Cisco Catalyst 2960-X, 3650, 3750, 3850, 4500, Nexus 3K, WLC 3504/2504, and AP 1700/1800
Operating and maintaining the firewall clusters (Cisco ASA 5510)
Planning and executing changes and new installations (Change Management)
Handling tickets during incidents (Incident Management)
Troubleshooting and analyzing network issues (Problem Management)
Optimizing the network infrastructure through concept development and implementation
Creating and updating documentation
Serving as the contact person for 2nd Level Support on all technical matters
Training the 2nd Level Support team
Managing external service providers
Managing network component releases, including risk assessment

Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

6 months

Senior Network Administrator

MSH (Medien System Haus)

Operating and supporting the network infrastructure (Layer 2–4) on site at the client with Cisco Catalyst 2960-X, 3750, 6500, Nexus 5K, and 2K
Operating and maintaining the firewall/VPN clusters (Cisco ASA 5525-X, 5545-X, Pulse)
Configuring and maintaining various VPN topologies and the firewall rule set
Planning and executing changes and new installations (Change Management)
Handling tickets during incidents (Incident Management)
Troubleshooting and analyzing network issues (Problem Management)
Creating and updating documentation

Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

7 months

Network Architect

Altran

Operating and supporting the network infrastructure (Layer 2–4) on site at Airbus with Cisco Catalyst 2960, 4500, HP 5400zl, 2910, Sophos SG230, Astaro UTM220, and FortiGate 300
Conducting as-is analysis of all research networks
Creating documentation for L2/L3
Planning new research networks in coordination with the business units
Developing high- and low-level designs for new network areas
Providing technical support during the data center relocation

Jul 2016 - Feb 2017

8 months

Network and Security Support

Schweickert Netzwerktechnik GmbH

Operating and supporting the network infrastructure on site at SAP with Cisco Nexus 2K, 3K, 6K, 7K, 9K, Cisco Catalyst 4500, 6500, HP 5400zl, and 4200vl
Planning and executing changes and new installations (Change Management)
Optimizing the network infrastructure
Reviewing, creating, and modifying access control lists
Handling tickets during incidents (Incident Management)
Analyzing network issues (Problem Management)
Supporting the field service
Creating and updating documentation
Taking early and late shifts

Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

5 months

Cisco 2nd Level Support

Pan Dacom Networking AG

Operating and supporting the network infrastructure on site at Audi with Cisco Nexus 2K, 3K, 7K, Cisco Catalyst 4500, 3750X, and HP 5400zl
Planning and executing changes and new installations (Change Management)
Setting up and accepting network equipment
Handling tickets during incidents (Incident Management)
Performing network analysis
Supporting the field service
Creating and updating documentation

Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

1 year 1 month

Line Manager

Atlantik Systeme GmbH

Implementation of sales and profit targets for the lines according to the annual plan
Definition and implementation of necessary marketing measures
Negotiations with manufacturers and purchasing according to guidelines
Negotiation of target agreements and marketing budgets with the manufacturer to maximize rebate and coop payments

Sep 2011 - Nov 2014

3 years 3 months

Network Technician

Atlantik Systeme GmbH

Pre- and post-sales support for all vendor product lines (Cisco, HP, Mellanox, Raritan, Digi, Lantronix)
Technical contact for projects in the automotive and energy sectors regarding mobile networking
Technical contact for the sales team
Configuration of routers, switches, firewall systems, and KVM solutions
Configuration of VLANs, trunking, DHCP, NAT, STP, EtherChannel, ACLs, wireless LAN solutions, and static and dynamic routing

May 2008 - Sep 2010

2 years 5 months

Technical Consultant

Arrow ECS

Phone and email support for L2/L3 network components, IPSec and SSL VPN firewalls, UTM and STM security appliances, and wireless LAN solutions
Diagnosis, troubleshooting, and optimization of customer networks
Maintenance of the Known Error Database (KEDB)
Development of complex network topologies

Jun 2003 - Sep 2003

4 months

IT Systems Management Assistant

bzm edv-systeme GmbH

Phone support for hardware and software
On-site technical support
Installation and maintenance of computer and network systems (Win98, Win2000, WinXP, Linux)
Customer support
Training of customers and apprentices

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Government and Administration, Automotive, Energy, Aerospace and Defense, and Telecommunication.

Information Technology

Government and Administration

Automotive

Energy

Aerospace and Defense

Telecommunication

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Customer Service, Project Management, Sales, Operations, and Marketing.

Information Technology

Customer Service

Project Management

Sales

Operations

Marketing

Skills

Switching/ Routing/ Wi-fi/ It Security/ It Operations/ Network Design And Planning/ Network Analysis/ Firewall Systems/ Cloud Infrastructures/ Process, Service, Project Management/ Isms (Bsi It Baseline Protection, Iso27001)/ Risk Analysis/ Risk Management/ Nis2/ Critical Infrastructures
Cisco/ Fortinet/ Checkpoint/ Juniper/ Hp/ Dell/ Kemp/ Arista/ Sophos/ Astaro/ Lantronix/ Netgear/ Digi/ Infoblox/ Bluecat/ Macmon/ Pulse/ Fluke/ Splunk/ Icinga/ Nagios/ Mrtg/ Wireshark/ Nessus/ Ms Visio/ Fnt Command/ Ca Spectrum/ Jira/ Confluence/ Itdirect/ Workcenter

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Oct 2006 - Mar 2008

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

Business Informatics · Augsburg, Germany

Sep 2004 - Jul 2005

Vocational Secondary School FFB

Advanced technical college entrance qualification · Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

Sep 2000 - Jun 2003

bzm edv-systeme gmbh

Apprenticeship as IT systems management clerk · IT systems management clerk

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

ICO ISMS Auditor according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 AMD 1

ICO

ICO ISMS Security Officer according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 AMD 1

ICO

BSI IT Baseline Protection Practitioner

BSI

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

ICO ISMS Auditor according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013

ICO

ICO ISMS ISO27001:2013 Foundation Certification

ICO

ICO ISMS Security Officer according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013

ICO

ISACA CISM – Certified Information Security Manager

ISACA

ITILv3 Foundation Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

PRINCE2 Foundation Certification

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 14

Experience in Information Technology 13.5 y

Avg length 1 y 2 m

Longest experience 3 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles LAN Planner, Technical Consultant, Technical Project Manager/Network Specialist

Main industries Information Technology, Government and Administration, Automotive

Main business areas Information Technology, Customer Service, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 11

Profile

Created

April 2025

Last Update

February 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Florian based?

Florian is based in Olching, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Florian speak?

Florian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Florian have?

Florian has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Florian has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Florian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Florian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Florian would be well-suited for roles such as: LAN Planner, Technical Consultant, Technical Project Manager/Network Specialist.

What is Florian's latest experience?

Florian's most recent position is LAN Planner at Global Network AG.

What companies has Florian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Florian has worked for Global Network AG, PDLZ, top itservices AG, and Solcom.

Which industries is Florian most experienced in?

Florian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Automotive. Florian also has some experience in Energy, Aerospace and Defense, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Florian most experienced in?

Florian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Customer Service, and Project Management. Florian also has some experience in Sales, Operations, and Marketing.

Which industries has Florian worked in recently?

Florian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Florian worked in recently?

Florian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.

What is Florian's education?

Florian attended Augsburg University of Applied Sciences for Business Informatics.

Does Florian have any certificates?

Florian has 11 certificates. Among them, these include: ICO ISMS Auditor according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 AMD 1, ICO ISMS Security Officer according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 AMD 1, and BSI IT Baseline Protection Practitioner.

What is the availability of Florian?

Florian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Florian?

Florian's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.