Georg Danebrock - Senior Project Manager

Q: Where is Georg based?

Georg is based in Bad Nauheim, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Georg speak?

Georg speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Georg have?

Georg has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Georg has worked in at least 17 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months . Note that Georg may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Georg's latest experience?

Georg's most recent position is Senior Project Manager at Apleona GmbH .

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

In recent years, Georg has worked for Apleona GmbH , Finanz Informatik , CSL Behring , and Arvato Systems .

Q: Which industries is Georg most experienced in?

Georg is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Manufacturing . Georg also has some experience in Telecommunication , Pharmaceutical , and Utilities .

Q: Which business areas is Georg most experienced in?

Georg is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Quality Assurance . Georg also has some experience in Operations , Product Development , and Research and Development .

Q: Which industries has Georg worked in recently?

Georg has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical , Utilities , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Georg worked in recently?

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

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Bad Nauheim, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2024 - Nov 2024

4 months

Germany

Senior Project Manager

Apleona GmbH

Project review, restructuring, and PM for the migration of a total of 12,000 Windows workplace systems (650 applications) from SCCM and Empirum/Matrix42 to MS-Intune after a merger.
Took over a heavily delayed / not ideally managed project in the role of the "firefighter".
Completely revised and adjusted/updated the planning of the customer and the involved service provider.
Introduced planning baselining as well as tracking/mitigation of current risks.
Introduced an efficient, partially automated planning/reporting interface between MS Project Planning (service provider) and Jira (customer).
Restructured meetings to increase efficiency and remove redundant appointments.
Completed the analysis and design phase and created base data for migrations from heterogeneous systems of the two merged companies.
Started the User Acceptance Test (UAT).
Technologies: MS Autopilot, Zero Touch.

Sep 2023 - Jun 2024

10 months

Germany

Project Manager

Finanz Informatik

PM for planning and implementation of life cycle management (LCM) measures (EoS, EoL) for network components such as switches and access points.
Rollout and replacement of switches and access points by business unit/institute.
Identification and mitigation of dependencies between LCM measures (e.g. PoE+ requirements of the new APs).
Development of detailed checklists for the prerequisites of upcoming LCM measures (WLAN coverage plans, access, communication, cable provision).
Cost calculation as well as planning, ordering, and steering of all involved internal and external service providers.
Escalation communication regarding responsibilities, cooperation duties, costs, and follow-up work.
Project closeout and handover to operations.
Technologies: LAN, WLAN, PoE.

Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 5 months

Germany

Multi-Project Manager IT Infrastructure

CSL Behring

Multi-PM for heterogeneous IT infrastructure measures for an international pharmaceutical company as a basis for growth, cost savings, digitalization, and IT integration (merger).
Alignment of software versions to ensure consistent support by managed service providers (IE retirement, Browsium upgrade, SCCM upgrades, Windows 10 upgrade 21H2, migration from MobileIron to MS Intune).
Establishment of enterprise standards for end-user devices, management and monitoring tools, including plasma centers.
Remediation of outdated plasma devices to ensure vendor support for hardware and operating systems.
Optimization of the SOTI MDM configuration, central management of Zebra printers, and migration of Dell/Wyse thin clients to IGEL systems.
Ensuring seamless application access between merged companies by aligning client versions and single sign-on.
Management of international business units and service providers, as well as budget responsibility and senior management reporting.
Technologies: IoT, MDM, SaaS.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Germany

Project Manager Cloud / Infrastructure Migrations

Arvato Systems

Project management for cloud and infrastructure migrations in the utilities segment (energy providers, gas, airport, rail, etc.).
Migrations from on-prem to cloud (Azure) as well as cloud to cloud (OpenStack v2 to Azure, v2 to v3).
Conducted assessments, knowledge transfer sessions, and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS consulting for an average of 80 applications.
Planning and execution of transitions/transformations including tests, cutover, and decommissioning.
Setup of a deployment environment for the software implementation of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) using CI/CD and containers.
Development of a process to improve operational handovers in migration projects.
Introduction of cross-project capacity planning for critical resources.
Technologies: Azure, OpenStack, Kubernetes, K8s, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Lift and Shift.

Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

4 months

Germany

Project Manager Software & Automation

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

Management of a software project for controlling/automating production processes for lithography optics in semiconductor manufacturing.
Coordination of more than 60 requirements and implementation subprojects.
Lead of a team for requirements gathering and implementation tracking.
Use of a hybrid approach: agile development teams with classic overall planning and reporting.
Prioritization of requirements and resolution of capacity and resource conflicts.
Establishment of the project in the customer's production environment including budgeting and quarterly planning.
Conducted workshops to integrate DevOps and agile release cycles into contractual delivery obligations.
Technologies: photolithography, Scrum, Azure DevOps.

Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

3 months

Germany

Project Manager for Digitalization in Music Production

Goldsoundmusic

Project management initiative for digitalization opportunities in music production.
Focus on stakeholder needs using Design Thinking and user stories.
Organization of workshops for problem definition, idea generation, and prototyping.
Evaluation of technical developments regarding bandwidth, audio quality, and latency.
Consideration of studio outboard equipment as IoT and edge devices.
Technical and musical support during prototyping as well as development of implementation strategies.
Technologies: Digital Disruption, Pro Tools, Internet of Things, Edge Computing.

Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

1 year 6 months

Germany

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Project lead for the global rollout of certificate-based secure email for all end devices (Outlook, mobile devices).
Took over the delayed project as a "firefighter" and strategically split the rollout using a DevOps approach (staged approach / feature flags).
Planning and execution of the rollout for around 140,000 email accounts, including steering communication and training materials.
Release and test management as well as coordination of integration activities for highly regulated countries (e.g. Luxembourg, Turkey, Russia).
Feasibility study on moving the secure email infrastructure to the public cloud.
Planning, tendering, staffing, and rollout of a global 24/7 Crypto Service Desk.
Evaluation of provider offers from India, contracting, and service level management.
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning, including steering complex multilateral risk management processes.
Technologies: PKI, MDM, cryptography, certificates, BCM.

Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

1 year

Germany

Program Manager & Service Manager

Deutsche Bank

Program management for the restructuring of a CISO cryptography department with 50 employees.
Structuring the service portfolio into a program with multiple CTB projects and RTB services.
Building and staffing the PMO as well as budgeting the overall program.
Strategic outsourcing to reduce headcount and costs while internalizing cryptography know-how.
Evaluation and selection of providers (on-site, nearshore, offshore), including due diligence.
Service manager for RTB services (2FA/smartcard and encryption of unstructured data).
Lead for the further development of the Smartcard CMS, including user self-service portal and PKI connection.
Technologies: Multi Factor Authentication, Card Management System, PKI.

Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

1 year 7 months

Germany

Multi-Project / Service Manager CISO

Deutsche Bank

Multi-project and service management for several projects in the area of the Chief Information Security Officer.
Strategy and planning for the further development of encrypted mobile phone telephony (Secure Mobile Voice) in the executive board area.
Analysis of usage/usability and weaknesses as well as design of a KPI/KCI system.
Service management for transparent encryption of file systems (File Server Encryption).
Analysis and assessment of end-to-end encryption services including cloud services.
Analysis and strategic recommendation for company-wide smart card solutions and two-factor authentication (2FA).
Planning and execution of the transition of a PKI support team into a new department.
Technologies: IAM, Identity & Access Management, PKI, 2FA.

Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

2 years 6 months

Germany

Test Manager / Sub-Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Sub-project management for test and defect management for the conversion of 55,000 IT workstations worldwide to private cloud structures.
Creation and implementation of the test strategy for around 1,200 newly packaged applications on MS Server 2008 R2/Citrix and Windows 7.
Process and technical integration of physical and virtual test frontends into the existing test environment.
Consulting and creation of special solutions for business-critical systems while taking into account KWG §25a.
Integration and redesign of elements of the HP Workplace FSI 360 Services.
Release planning for the test environment and provider management.
Technologies: Virtualization, Citrix, HP ALM.

Feb 2012 - Nov 2012

10 months

Germany

Project Manager

Generali Deutschland Gruppe

Led a project to migrate around 200 end-to-end SLA measurements using robots into a new measurement tool.
Overall planning of the migration from HP-BAC to Nimsoft.
Gathering requirements and coordinating with stakeholders such as SLA management and IT operations.
Led a Dutch development team.
Developed a KPI system to track the migration and defined quality criteria for operational acceptance.
Technologies: Nimsoft NimBUS, HP-BAC, SLA monitoring.

Feb 2009 - Dec 2011

2 years 11 months

Germany

Project Manager

Dresdner Bank

Planned and managed the decommissioning of large infrastructure blocks after a bank merger, taking technical and contractual dependencies into account.
Defined shutdown sequences and adapted incident management processes to ramp-down SLAs.
Clarified data backup for forensic and regulatory needs.
Led the scaling of all production and pilot systems in the target landscape.
Coordinated the implementation of requirements for 2,047 bank applications (Retail, Corporate, Investment Banking).
Collected and managed scaling requirements for IT backend systems.
Change, risk, and issue management as well as reporting to senior management.
Technologies: Requirements Management, Change Management.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

2 years

Germany

Project Manager

Outsourcing-Dienstleister / Bank

Project management for software rollout to heterogeneous target platforms (AIX, XP, W2K, Citrix) for around 20,000 systems.
Coordination of stakeholders such as vendor management and business departments, taking encryption standards and firewalls into account.
Reengineering of a Java wrapper that was only available as bytecode, including source code recovery and test machine design.
Preparation of offshore maintenance for bank applications in India using English questionnaires.
Certificate updates in a PKI environment, including technical planning of VerifyDepth.
Transfer of a graphical administration application into maintenance mode, taking SSL tunneling and DMZ scenarios into account.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

2 years

Germany

Technical Lead / Project Manager

Deutsche Bank / IBM / SW-Hersteller

Designed and facilitated lessons learned sessions to review conflict situations.
Technical lead for the software rollout from the integration test phase for around 20,000 systems.
Time-critical troubleshooting in complex system environments with a multi-layer software stack (Java, JNI, XML, C, Unix).
Supported a template-based CMMI introduction (Maturity Level 3).
Worked on a server migration of around 1,000 servers (IBM HW F40/80 to p5, OS AIX 4.3.3 to 5.3).

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

Germany

Project Manager Service Level Management & ITIL

Deutsche Bank / IT-Tochter

Introduced Service Level Management (SLM) for top 30 bank applications, including the design of SLAs and OLAs.
Defined end-to-end metrics and introduced reporting.
Redesigned the operations process for AIX, W2K and Citrix environments aligned with ITIL.
Analysis of weaknesses in the current process and mediation in cases of poor change acceptance.
Concept and setup of a load test environment for an X.500 directory service using LoadRunner.
Sub-project management for various server relocations.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2011

7 years

Germany

Managing Director / Service Manager

SCS Ltd. / Bank

Product maintenance and operational support for a business-critical banking platform (middleware solution for retail applications).
Support for an installed base of 10,000 clients, 1,000 branch servers, and 100 regional servers.
Analysis of incidents and problems, as well as creation of workarounds.
Planning and rollout of new software versions (change management).
Optimization and automation of operational procedures, including documentation.
Carrying out regular tests to ensure fallback of central systems.
Coordination between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support.
24/7 monitoring of relevant software subsystems on Windows NT/XP/2000 and AIX.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

2 years

Germany

IT Security & Systems Manager

Deutsche Bank

Support in the migration of approx. 18,000 NT workstations to Windows XP.
Development of procedures for minimal privilege assignment for files, network shares, and registry keys.
Negotiation with internal audit and IT security regarding the implementation of security policies.
Design of an integration strategy for Java/JNI interfaces to transaction systems.
Planning of J2EE integration via JCA or Session/Entity Beans.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

4 years

Germany

Project Manager QA & Systems

Deutsche Bank / Software vendor

Technical supervision of user data transfer during a spin-off, including development of an emergency stop with data recovery.
Setup of an integrated quality assurance process between vendor, customer, and operator.
Introduction of internet-based problem tracking based on Bugzilla.
Setup of transactional accounting for internal billing of services using Perl, Excel, and HTML.
Design and implementation of procedures for moving central directory services to new hardware (IBM p620).
Setup of a department-wide software configuration and change management process (Continuus/CM, Globus, Asdis).
Design of a universal test architecture for GUI and API based on XML and Java.
Technologies: Perl, XML, Java, JNI, Bugzilla, Apache.

Jan 1993 - Dec 2000

8 years

Germany

Systems Engineer & Coordinator

Deutsche Bank

Process modeling of event-driven monitoring via Tivoli.
Overall coordination of Y2K test activities for a company-wide middleware.
Design and setup of test environments for graphical user interfaces (XRunner/WinRunner) and C development.
Consulting on production use of middleware components.
Development of systems to transfer messages from event logs into reporting systems (C/C++).
3rd level support for network and system components (Unix, WinNT, AIX).
Planning and execution of multi-stage acceptance tests for middleware and CAD/CAM applications.
Technologies: C, C++, MQSeries, AIX, Tivoli.

Jan 1987 - Dec 1992

6 years

Germany

Hardware/Software Development Engineer / Department Manager

EAT GmbH / Systems house

New development of a complete CAD/CAM solution for the textile industry.
Design and implementation of window technology on graphic screens and ASCII terminals.
Development of special editors, generators, and image data converters (TIFF).
Development of modular drivers and servers for machine control, including performance tuning.
Development of a network for image data transfer between workstations (C, Ethernet, TCP/IP, OS9).
Hardware-close development of CPU cards and SCSI integration on VME basis.
Coordination of research and development with management.
Conducting in-house training on operating systems and networks.
Porting of software from Siemens R to M-series and from OS9 to Unix.
Technologies: C, C++, OS9, Unix, VME, Ethernet, TCP/IP.

Jan 1986 - Dec 1987

2 years

Germany

Hardware Developer

University of Applied Sciences Aachen / Industry

Development and implementation of a computer system for data communication applications and software development.
Design of a CPU board based on the MC 68000.
Development of an X.25 communication controller.
Creation of a minimal single-board version for serial production.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Pharmaceutical, and Utilities.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Telecommunication

Pharmaceutical

Utilities

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Operations, Product Development, and Research and Development.

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Operations

Product Development

Research and Development

Skills

Personal Focus

Centered
Results-Oriented
Strong In Negotiation / Facilitation

Focus Areas

Project Management, Coordination (Including International Teams)
Service Management (Processes, Slas, Itil/Cmmi)
Communications / Stakeholder Management
Migration Projects (Including Cloud, Operating System Versions, Ms-Intune)
Outsourcing/Offshoring
Requirements Management (Requirements Engineering)
Software Configuration And Change Management
Security, Cryptography, Authorization Concepts, Iam
Qa, Design Of Multi-Stage Tests, Setup Of Test Environments
Development Planning, Product Introduction
Middleware/Networking
Industries: Pharma, Banking, Insurance, Facility Management, Industry, Outsourcing Providers, Consulting, System Houses, Universities Of Applied Sciences

It Skills

Hardware

Ibm-Rs6000 (F40, F80, H80, P620, P5), Various Wintel Servers
Dell/Wyse Thin Clients, Cisco Switches, Cisco/Huawei Access Points
Data General Aviion Series, Siemens M20 (Process Computer)
Vme Systems, Scsi, Iec Bus
In-House Hardware Developments

Operating Systems

Ms-Windows Nt, 2000, Xp, Vista, 7, 10, 11, Ms Server 2003, Ms Server 2008 R2, Igel Os
Unix Svr4, Aix (4.3.3, 5.3), Linux (Suse), Sinix, Sun Solaris, Unixware, Dgux, Interactive Unix, Xenix
Os9 (Realtime Os, Microware)
Org M/Bsm (Siemens)
Mvs/Os390

Inter-/Intranet

Html, Cgi, Xml, Java2, Perl, Javascript

Networks / Communication

Ethernet, Cheapernet, Arcnet, Tcp/Ip, X.25
Http, Ftp, Telnet, S/Mime, Tls
Lan Manager, As/U (Bull/Ibm), Netbios/Beui, Lmx, Samba
X.500-Based Directory Services (Ldap)
Dap (Distributed Application Platform, Banking Middleware, Norcom Ag), Mqseries

Cloud

Ms Azure, Openstack V2/V3

Security / Cryptography

Certificates, Pki, Sha-1/2, Pkcs#11 (Plugin), Hsm (Hardware Security Module, Thales), Sophos Lancrypt, Gemalto Safenet Minidriver, Tls

Other System Software

Ssh1, Ssh2 (E.G. F-Secure)
Windows Terminal Server, Citrix Xenapp, Xendesktop, Vmware, Cde/Kde, X11/Motif, Exceed, Jes2, Jes3, Tso/Ispf

Programming Languages

C, C++, Java2 (Incl. Jni), Perl, Ksh, Sh, Awk
Pascal, Fortran, Basic, Vb
Assembler, 80xx, 68xxx, Ass300 (Siemens)
Sql, Cobol, Jcl

Tools Slm / Monitoring

Remedy (Bmc) Action Request System, Hp-Peregrine Servicecenter, Hp-Bac, Servicenow, Nimsoft 'Nimbus', Ibm-Tivoli

Tools Qa, Testing

Jama, Jira, Confluence, Hp Quality Center, Hp Alm, Loadrunner, Winrunner, Xrunner, Testdirector (Hp / Mercury)
Test-Cadett And Testdte (Sqs)

Endpoint Management Telephony / Mobile

Sccm, Ms-Intune, Empirum/Matrix42
Mobileiron Mdm, Ms-Intune, Soti Connect Cloud, Privatewave 'Privategsm'

Collaboration / Tools

Ms Teams/Planner, Skype For Business, Onedrive, Ms-Sharepoint, Ms-Office, Riskvision (Agiliance), Hp Workplace Fsi 360 Services, Tivoli Storage Manager

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

Dipl.-Ing. · Communication Engineering · Aachen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified ScrumMaster®

Scrum Alliance

Project Management Professional

PMI (Project Management Institute)

Certified ScrumMaster®

Scrum Alliance

Project Management Professional

PMI (Project Management Institute)

Certified Tester Foundation Level

ISTQB®

Project Management Professional

PMI (Project Management Institute)

Project Management Professional

PMI (Project Management Institute)

PRINCE2® Foundation Certification

CMMI basic certificate

SEI (Software Engineering Institute)

Successful process improvement with CMMI & Co.

DIA (German Informatics Academy)

ITIL Foundation Certificate

EXIN / TÜV

Security certificate XP Pro

Unicum

XP Pro Administrator

Unicum

Java 2 BVSI

Security certificate NT- Workstation

Unicum

Security certificate AIX IBM

IBM

SCM / Build Manager Continuus

Test case identification with TEST-CADETT

SQS

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 21

Experience in Banking and Finance 25.5 y

Avg length 2 y 3 m

Longest experience 7 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Multi-Project Manager IT Infrastructure

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 18

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

July 2026

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Where is Georg based?

Georg is based in Bad Nauheim, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Georg speak?

Georg speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Georg have?

Georg has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Georg has worked in at least 17 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months. Note that Georg may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Georg be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Georg would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Multi-Project Manager IT Infrastructure.

What is Georg's latest experience?

Georg's most recent position is Senior Project Manager at Apleona GmbH.

What companies has Georg worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Georg has worked for Apleona GmbH, Finanz Informatik, CSL Behring, and Arvato Systems.

Which industries is Georg most experienced in?

Georg is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. Georg also has some experience in Telecommunication, Pharmaceutical, and Utilities.

Which business areas is Georg most experienced in?

Georg is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. Georg also has some experience in Operations, Product Development, and Research and Development.

Which industries has Georg worked in recently?

Georg has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical, Utilities, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Georg worked in recently?

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

What is Georg's education?

Georg holds a Bachelor in Communication Engineering from Aachen University of Applied Sciences.

Does Georg have any certificates?

Georg has 18 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified ScrumMaster®, Project Management Professional, and Certified ScrumMaster®.

What is the availability of Georg?

Georg is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Georg?

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