Frank Heimsohn - IT Project Manager for Cloud Migration

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Ellerbek, Germany

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Experience

Dec 2024 - May 2025

6 months

Project Manager Database Upgrade

Bank

Planning, coordination and tracking of the work for database administration (DBA)
Coordination with the application developers and test managers (QA) involved in the project
Migration of the existing databases in several stages
Coordination with and provision of information to stakeholders
Technologies: MariaDB
Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
Methods: Project management according to the customer-specific procedure
Project language: English / German

May 2024 - Jul 2025

1 year 3 months

Project Manager Java Upgrade

Bank

Planning and tracking of the work at operating system level (patching for servers (Linux, Windows) and clients)
Planning and tracking of the work to update applications, including providing container images (Kubernetes, Docker) and adapting customer-specific procedures
Establishment of reporting for applications and assets tailored to the project scope
Review and adaptation of existing work instructions and support in creating new ones
Support for internal reporting in adapting project-related reporting for ongoing operations
Coordination with and provision of information to stakeholders
Technologies: Java, Apache Tomcat, Kubernetes
Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
Methods: Project management according to the customer-specific procedure
Project language: English / German

Apr 2023 - Jul 2025

2 years 4 months

Project Manager Network Segmentation

Bank

Planning, coordination and tracking of the work for IT Operations and application development
Establishment of reporting for applications and assets tailored to the project scope
Adaptation of project planning to the dynamic customer environment, e.g. changes in the target environment
Coordination with and provision of information to stakeholders
Technologies: VMware, Linux, Kubernetes, Kafka
Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
Methods: Project management according to the customer-specific procedure
Project language: English / German

Jul 2022 - Mar 2023

9 months

Consulting / Project Manager Robo

DB Schenker AG

Planning and coordination of the work for architecture, solution design and service design
Management of the employees involved in developing installation and support processes
Support for central procurement in selecting an external service provider (RFP according to corporate requirements)
Cost-effectiveness analysis (business case) of the future solution
Coordination with and provision of information to stakeholders
Technologies: VMware, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Arc, Veeam
Tools: MS Office, MS Teams, Confluence, ServiceNow
Project language: English / German

Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year

Consultant Cloud Migration

DB Schenker AG

Coordination with the external service provider involved in the project
Evaluation of migration scenarios according to the framework conditions specified by the customer
Optimization of the processes used for migration
Support for selected organizational units with individual migrations
Project language: English / German

Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

11 months

Interim Manager Cloud Services

DB Schenker AG

Professional management of the internal employee
Close cooperation with department heads for IT Operations and Service Management
Preparation of process descriptions and documentation
Consulting on the selection of new employees
Handover and knowledge transfer to the new internal department head
Tools: MS Office, MS Teams, Confluence, ServiceNow
Project language: English / German

May 2021 - Mar 2022

11 months

Program Manager IT Infrastructure

Retail Company

Preparation of the ITSM processes for the program
Coordination of the key topics Cloud (Azure) and network in close cooperation with the experts
Development of a framework for planning IT infrastructure topics in the application projects
Support for project managers in Technical Requirements Engineering
Support for projects in coordinating with IT infrastructure experts
Close coordination with Enterprise Architecture (EAM) experts
Development of measures to improve quality (technical, organizational)
Project language: German, English

Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

6 months

Network Project Manager

Retail Company

Updating of the overall network concept
High Level and Low Level Design of the individual components, taking special requirements into account, including O365 (MS Teams)
Planning and implementation of the replacement of network components
Coordination with and provision of information to stakeholders
Methods: Project Management based on the customer's own process modeled on Prince2
Project language: German

Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

3 months

Technical Rollout Manager

The Quality Link

Preparation of checklists for Rollout Readiness and GoLive (production handover), including evaluation of technical dependencies, including On-Premise, Azure, TIBCO
Preparation of import files for the initial loading of selected Oracle tables, including translation of the information provided by the business department into technical keys
Creation of a test concept and preparation of a technical environment for conducting rollout tests
Project language: German, English

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

7 months

Technical Project Manager

SYSback AG

Creation of concepts for security (including IAM, PAM), Active Directory, network and OTC
Design of the OTC environment, taking the requirements of the customer and Managed Services into account
Configuration of the OTC with tools for Managed Service (Monitoring, Backup) and mapping of OTC resources in the CMDB
Preparation of the monthly billing for Managed Service using the data from the OTC Financial Dashboard
Planning and implementation of migrations in coordination with the customer
Methods: Project Management according to the customer's own process
Project language: German

Industry experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Retail, Transportation, and Information Technology.

Banking and Finance

Retail

Transportation

Information Technology

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Procurement.

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Quality Assurance

Procurement

Skills

Professional Focus

Project Management (It Infrastructure, Cloud, Migration, Transition, It Outsourcing)
Organization, Process Design (Digital Transformation, Sourcing, Itil, It Security)
Bid Management, Provider Management (Proposal Preparation, Contract Management)

Special Qualifications

Goal-Oriented And Transparent Approach
Employee Motivation
Constructive Discussions With Experts From The Areas Of Data Center Operations, Application Development And Business Departments
Experience In International Projects (Usa, Europe, India, China)

Methods And Procedures

Project Management, Mainly Prince 2 And Customer-Specific Methods
Itil

Cloud Environments

Open Telekom Cloud (Otc)
Azure

Tools

Ms Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point)
Ms Visio, Sharepoint
Servicenow, Cmdb (Itsm), Smaworx
Ms Project, Projektron Bcs, Clarity, Daptiv (Ppm)
Jira (Including Big Picture Plugin), Confluence
Hp Quality Center (Alm)

Hardware

Ibm Mainframe
Hp Server
Storage (San, Nas)

Operating Systems

Z/Os (Os/390, Mvs/Esa)
Windows
Linux
Aix

Data Center Software

Vmware
Active Directory
Tsm
Networker
Sccm
Scom

Programming Languages

Vs Cobol Ii
Assembler (Mainframe)
Tsql (Mircrosoft)

Databases

Ms Sql
Oracle
Db2
Ims Db
Ms Access

Middleware / Data Communication

Cics
Mq Series

Industry Expertise

It Services
Managed Services Provider
Banking
Insurance
Industry
Tourism
Retail
Logistics

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1985 - Jun 1988

IHK

Training as an IT Systems Clerk · IT Systems Clerk

Certifications & licenses

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Banking and Finance 2.5 y

Avg length 10 m

Longest experience 2 y 3 m

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager Database Upgrade, Project Manager Java Upgrade, Project Manager Network Segmentation

Main industries Banking and Finance, Retail, Transportation

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Member since

September 2025

Last update

September 2026

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Frank is based in Ellerbek, Germany.

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Frank has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 6 months. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager Database Upgrade, Project Manager Java Upgrade, Project Manager Network Segmentation.

Frank's most recent position is Project Manager Database Upgrade at Bank.

In recent years, Frank has worked for Bank, DB Schenker AG, and Retail Company.

Frank is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Retail, and Transportation. Frank also has some experience in Information Technology and Professional Services.

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Frank also has some experience in Quality Assurance and Procurement.

Frank attended IHK for IT Systems Clerk.

Frank has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Prince2 Agile, ITIL 4, and ITIL V3 Foundation.

The availability of Frank needs to be confirmed.

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