Ole Himmel - Manager Post Merger Integration, Process Management and Digitalization (Software)
Experience
Senior Business Analyst IT
TÜV Süd AG
- Supported the team in the Scheduling Optimization area of the newly established Digital Hub to anchor the digitalization strategy.
- Identified, documented and created transparency across the entire IT application landscape of the group in the scheduling area.
- Conducted market research on scheduling applications.
- Analyzed the existing Application Compass and created a sublist of scheduling applications.
- Identified contacts and planned and conducted interviews with five lead IT architects per business unit.
- Planned and conducted about 40 interviews with the identified application owners based on priority.
- Technically evaluated the interviews and created a management presentation.
- Analyzed existing infrastructure data and structured the documentation of results.
- Technologies: MS Office, MS Outlook.
Migration Project Manager
DB InfraGo AG
- DB InfraGo AG aimed to harmonize its project management software for construction projects as part of IT landscape consolidation.
- A new SharePoint-based software is currently being developed to replace as many legacy applications as possible in the three business areas: DB Rail Infrastructure, DB Passenger Stations and DB Energy.
- Took over full rollout management of this software and managed the migration of three legacy systems used by over 3,000 users.
- Ensured system availability in compliance with construction operation regulations and coordinated the handover to operations.
- Planned the entire rollout for three legacy systems with over 3,000 users.
- Defined the migration methodology, coordinated with external suppliers on export, drove the functional mapping and managed the implementation planning using Sharegate and PowerShell.
- Involved the communications department and synchronized with DevOps teams.
- Managed stakeholders and developed the migration concept, including testing and soft launch.
- Used structured interviews, Jira, Confluence, Miro, SAFe and Kanban.
- Created roadmap and milestone planning as well as business process mapping.
- Analyzed the IT landscape with a focus on software, including data mapping.
- Applied change management based on Kübler-Ross and Kotter.
- Technologies: MS Outlook, MS Planner, Sharegate.
Post Merger Integration Project Manager
4JET Group
- Led the PMI project following 4JET Group's acquisition of Corning Laser Technologies GmbH.
- Managed all workstreams, advised on creating the target organization and led the IT workstreams, including cutover and change management.
- Supported negotiations with the works council and in drafting the reconciliation of interests and social plan.
- Responsible for IT applications, including analyzing the IT landscape post-acquisition and selecting and implementing core systems.
- Developed an integration plan defining integration priorities.
- Identified, implemented and monitored cost savings and efficiency gains.
- Ensured a smooth transition without disrupting ongoing business.
- Maintained clear and transparent communication with employees and managers and managed resistance and cultural challenges.
- Identified and managed risks.
- Used structured interviews, Target Operating Model (TOM), PMI frameworks and business process mapping.
- Analyzed the IT landscape including data mapping and applied change management based on Kübler-Ross and Kotter.
- Technologies: MS Office, MS Outlook.
IT Sourcing Project Manager
Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG)
- Supported market research and business analysis for IT applications in process automation (RPA) with AI model integration.
- Managed an EU-wide tender and implementation of an automation platform to address demographic challenges in the workforce.
- Assisted in capturing and coordinating end-to-end processes at levels 3-4.
- Identified, evaluated and formulated use cases from business units and management levels.
- Prepared tender and contract documents and provided specialist support during awarding.
- Revised the market analysis of RPA applications and developed the RPA implementation roadmap.
- Aligned RPA use cases with business units and selected managers.
- Published the RPA tender including communication with vendors.
- Created a criteria-based evaluation scheme and conducted the assessment of submitted proposals.
- Made decisions on the tool and IT implementation partner.
- Applied process capture interviews, evaluation matrices and RPA/AI methods.
- Technologies: MS DevOps, WebEx, MS Office, MS Outlook.
ERP Consultant
BTE Stelcon GmbH
- Supported the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations as part of the group-wide IT strategy.
- Responsible for planning, execution and documentation in training, support, migration and testing.
- Conducted system tests and reported results to the implementation partner.
- Managed change management throughout all project phases.
- Introduced a community of practice, provided learning materials and built a support structure.
- Learned and configured customer-specific customizations of the D365 installation.
- Conducted key user training and workshops and produced training videos.
- Assisted in creating test cases and oversaw and supported the testing phases.
- Advised on tailored ITIL and stakeholder management.
- Technologies: MS Dynamics 365 (F&O), MS Teams, MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Outlook.
IT Project Manager / CRM Consultant
value AG
- Support of the CRM application Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales relaunch to optimize and digitize the sales area.
- Capture of core processes and technical configuration of the application using an agile approach.
- Implementation of incremental changes and simple improvements in the form of an MVP.
- Introduction of a Community of Practice, provision of learning materials, and setup of a support structure.
- Definition of the scope regarding the process area and conducting process capture and optimization workshops.
- Creation and management of an agile implementation backlog.
- Configuration of views, dashboards, workflows, as well as roles and permissions in Dynamics 365.
- Testing and acceptance of backlog items, training, and communication of new functionalities.
- Stakeholder management and conducting analysis workshops.
- Technologies: MS Dynamics 365 (Sales), MS Teams, MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Outlook.
Strategy Consultant / Co-Project Manager Post Merger Integration
TX Logistik AG
- Operational project management and leadership of the Project Office for the Post Merger Integration of Exploris Holding Deutschland GmbH.
- Consulting in production, human resources, and IT to support the integration of the new company.
- Initial project setup and in-depth analysis of the departments on the buyer and seller sides.
- Determination of integration readiness after a reorganization and detailed analysis of the new company's operations.
- Stakeholder management across all levels from clerks to executive board, including consideration of the Italian owner.
- Establishment of the project organization, including regular meetings, project plan, and reporting.
- Definition and coordination of work packages and delimitation of the project scope.
- Analysis of structures, processes, and costs through a series of interviews and workshops.
- Hypothesis-based work to create revenue, efficiency, and cost targets.
- Development of a target organization and alignment with the C-level.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Interim product management of the train vehicle information system and the reservation system during the transition from project to operations.
- Requesting and reviewing offers in terms of content and form.
- Monitoring the development of system components, including test planning and commissioning on the train.
- Coordination in incident and problem management between internal departments and suppliers.
- Documentation of processes in operations and further development.
- Risk and change management, including creating Change Requests (CRs).
- Development of annual roadmaps and alignment of budget approvals with decision makers.
- Conducting supplier workshops, process interviews, and using Kanban methods.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Project, MS Office.
Strategy Consultant IT
Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH
- Operationalization of the new strategic direction in the IT department of a major automotive OEM.
- Support of an outsourcing project for managing user hardware and software by an external service provider.
- Mapping current tasks to the IT strategy to identify core and peripheral tasks.
- Presentation of tasks by teams, including resource planning.
- Preparation, conducting, and documentation of workshops with team leads to align task mapping.
- Structured preparation of data using MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
- Application of storytelling, pyramid principle presentations, and moderation techniques.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Office, MS Project.
IT Project Lead
ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Restart and turnaround management of a previously halted ERP implementation project.
- Conducting an initial project assessment and aligning and documenting all production-related core processes down to level 2.
- Development of the project structure and organization and capturing requirements for the subprojects ERP, processes, data cleansing, and tools.
- Steering and monitoring of project status, conducting process capture interviews, and strategic end-to-end process workshops with management.
- Consulting on process planning and optimization of selected processes.
- Management of the IT department regarding migration, IT landscape, data modeling, and data flow analysis.
- Introduction of a DMS application (DocuWare) to replace a discontinued solution, including process analysis for incoming invoices, outgoing invoices, and logistics data storage.
- Market research and selection of DMS applications, design of the test environment, and execution of migration.
- Coordination of the introduction of a BI application (Qlik Sense), including backlog capture for reports and coordination of roles and permissions.
- Consulting on tailored ITIL and conducting requirements workshops.
- Technologies: ERP C3 (Theurer), DocuWare, Qlik Sense, Sycat, MS Project, MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Project Manager
Julada GmbH
- Complete digitization of the inventory management system and connection to a shop system for a newly established retail business.
- Planning and implementation of the inventory management system including migration and labeling.
- Connecting the POS system to the inventory management.
- Creating an initial process map and setting up a semi-automated reporting system for accounting.
- Building the shop system and integrating it with the inventory management, including customization through coding.
- Linking to a logistics service provider.
- Planning and piloting an e-commerce marketing campaign and conducting customer training.
- Using rapid prototyping and coding in Liquid/CSS/HTML.
- Technologies: Shopify, Zettle, Pipedream.com, Meta Marketing Manager, Google Ads, MS Teams, MS Office.
Senior PMO SAFe
DB Netz AG
- Supporting the IT departments in their transformation into an agile organization following the SAFe framework.
- Transitioning traditionally structured programs into Value Teams (Large Solution) and guiding the pilot programs.
- Introducing development teams to the Scrum framework and forming Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
- Taking over the program management office for a large-scale project.
- Planning and executing agile program management.
- Coordinating interfaces as well as planning, conducting, and documenting all meetings between the Value Team and ARTs.
- Responsible for overall risk and dependency management.
- Stakeholder management and administration of the Jira instance for 500 users.
- Leading the Community of Practice for Jira.
- Technologies: Jira, Confluence, AgileHive, MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Equipping the long-distance train fleet with a powerful, vendor-independent comfort IT infrastructure.
- Specifying the IT infrastructure for the operator area network, including piloting and rolling out by train series.
- Supporting the development of customer-specific software for the central processing unit.
- Checking cabling and commissioning display systems using test routines on the trains.
- Planning and implementing agile project management using Scrum and SAFe.
- Documenting the product roadmap in Confluence.
- Creating and aligning the concept with stakeholders during a reorganization.
- Preparing reports in Jira, allocating budgets, and managing contracts.
- Aligning business requirements with the technical product owner.
- Developing the implementation plan, including schedules, while adhering to the budget.
- Accepting delivery artifacts and supporting test planning.
- Technologies: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Rollout Project Manager
Jungheinrich AG
- Modernizing the entire IT infrastructure, including identity & access management, cloud services, and network technology renewal across 38 sales subsidiaries.
- Conducting capacity planning as well as creating and updating the project plan.
- Preparing and creating tender documents for hardware worth over 1,000,000 euros.
- Coordinating the tenders with experts and reviewing and evaluating the bids.
- Coaching the co-project leads in agile and traditional project management methods.
- Planning and supporting the pilot at 2 sites, including creating a blueprint template for further rollout.
- Planning the rollout schedule for all 36 locations regarding timing, duration, and staffing needs.
- Preparing, conducting, and documenting steering meetings and Scrum ceremonies.
- Creating a communication plan for stakeholders.
- Technologies: MS SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office.
Lead Consultant
collaboration Factory AG
- Implementing project management standards for a growing organization of around 30 consultants.
- Capturing, documenting, and revising existing artifacts such as tool templates and processes.
- Conducting workshops and interviews to identify relevant PM artifacts based on Prince2 and PMP standards.
- Defining project phases and implementing quality gates to standardize the quality level.
- Designing quality criteria and approval processes.
- Capturing and documenting processes using BPMN 2.0.
- Conducting rapid prototyping and proof of concepts (POCs) via cplace.
- Communicating project management updates across the organization.
- Technologies: cplace, Slack, Zoom, MS Office.
IT Project Manager PLM (Low Code)
Continental AG
- Implementation of the PLM/ERP system cplace for full product development through production planning.
- Replacement of existing standalone solutions with a highly flexible all-in-one solution.
- Analysis and documentation of requirements as well as creation of a customized backlog.
- Management of the implementation using the Scrum method with IT consultants and external developers.
- Execution of the go-live including the hypercare phase.
- Traditional project control towards management and agile coaching of the implementation team.
- Introduction of implementation reporting with KPIs and regular rescoping.
- Role as Scrum Master and partly Product Owner in the development area.
- Consulting and execution of data model adjustments including data flow modeling.
- Technologies: cplace, Tableau, Slack, Zoom, MS Office.
Project Manager / Change Manager
DB Netz AG
- Led the rollout team in the Northern region for the Maintenance Processes Standardization project.
- Transformed all operational staff into a new process and IT landscape focusing on transparency and efficiency.
- Managed the operational project team, including training, resource planning, and staff reviews.
- Planned and conducted change workshops for operational managers.
- Implemented and monitored the milestone plan using the waterfall model.
- Ensured quality of training content for process, IT, and change formats.
- Managed regional stakeholders and provided feedback to central management.
- Technologies: SAP R3, Customer App (Android), WebEx, MS Office.
Senior Consultant
DB Schenker Logistics
- Conducted an as-is analysis of the project portfolio for the Europe region to increase visibility across all areas.
- Conducted structured interviews with project managers to standardize the evaluation of ongoing projects.
- Transferred the evaluation methodology into a standardized corporate process.
- Developed a PMO manual including status profiles for all projects and detailed 5-pagers for the top 5 projects.
- Created a high-level concept for a PMO organization and defined communication channels.
- Derived action recommendations for each project based on defined criteria.
- Technologies: MS Visio, MS Office.
Senior Consultant
DB Services
- Managed project, change, and process management in the Northern and Southern regions for the introduction of a digital work order management system in facility management.
- Ensured operational staff followed new processes and KPIs.
- Collected constructive feedback in expert sessions and communicated it to central project management.
- Conducted expert workshops to narrow down issues and develop improvement proposals.
- Developed hypotheses to optimize the rollout situation.
- Prepared decision and implementation documents for project-wide meetings.
- Technologies: WebEx, MS Office.
Senior Consultant
DB Regio
- Supported the reorganization of indirect areas such as scheduling, fleet management, HR, and finance.
- Conducted a functional analysis of existing processes to identify cost-saving potentials.
- Extracted process names and identified volume drivers together with department heads.
- Created an as-is picture using questionnaires and conducted expert interviews with leaders to determine synergies.
- Developed a transition matrix for the organization's transition and documented core tasks and new roles.
- Wrote optimized role and function descriptions.
- Actively supported the creation of decision documents and organizational instructions.
- Technologies: MS Office.
(Senior) Consultant
DB Station & Service
- Analyzed a comprehensive facility management contract for cost optimization opportunities.
- Identified around 24 potential savings measures based on best-practice approaches.
- Developed and validated the four most promising measures in detail together with the service provider.
- Drafted implementation plans and piloted the concepts in a regional area.
- Conducted business analysis in billing and stakeholder management between departments and contractors.
- Presented the agreed concepts at board level.
- Created fact sheets for all relevant measures and outline concepts for the top five.
- Technologies: MS Office.
Consultant
S-Bahn Hamburg
- Developed a concept for the maintenance facility network to handle the increased vehicle demand under a new transport contract.
- Analyzed the impact of the fleet increase on production and operations, focusing on maintenance and parking capacity.
- Conducted an as-is analysis of existing parking areas and researched potential new sites.
- Evaluated the sites using a utility analysis, including life cycle cost (LCC) considerations.
- Collected information on infrastructure and real estate through expert interviews at subsidiaries.
- Created fact sheets for around 24 analyzed parking sites, including technical drawings and cost estimates.
- Determined ownership structures and drafted rough implementation schedules.
- Technologies: MS Project, MS Office.
Consultant
DB Netz AG
- Controlled and documented the project to prepare negotiations for the performance and funding agreement (LuFV 2).
- Verified asset counts of all infrastructure companies through database queries (MS Access) and expert interviews.
- Developed a standardized calculation logic for the future funding requirements of the infrastructure companies.
- Validated and restructured calculation logics in workshops.
- Supported the development and evaluation of negotiation strategies.
- Fused raw data to create a reliable data foundation.
- Technologies: MS Access, MS Office.
Systems Engineer
WABCO Development GmbH
- Developed a multiplex system with up to nine control units on behalf of EVOBUS.
- Responsible for requirements management, software integration on hardware, and overall system function verification.
- Carried out a prototype commissioning at the customer site and led a software sub-project.
- Managed system tests: created test specifications and designed the automated test environment.
- Programmed a software interface from PC to CAN bus.
- Followed V-Spice development processes, including code reviews.
- Technologies: MKS Integrity Manager, CANoe, CANalyzer, DOORS, MS Project, MS Office.
Development Engineer
IAV GmbH
- Developed and implemented processes for the new UDS/ODX diagnostic technology in emission-relevant control units.
- Coordinated technical updates with control unit manufacturers and adjusted internal development processes.
- Supported communication between internal departments of different brands and external suppliers.
- Represented the development department on the Change Control Board.
- Introduced new workflows in vehicle projects and trained the participants.
- Created necessary process artifacts to support the line organization.
- Tested and approved delivered files directly on the test vehicle.
- Modeled and presented workflows using swimlanes.
- Technologies: MS Office, MS Project.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
Ole Himmel has been supporting his clients for more than 14 years in strategic, organizational and transformational corporate initiatives. In doing so, he has learned about corporate structures from start-ups to medium-sized companies and international corporations and advises them on complex issues in strategic transformation projects, post-merger integrations (PMI) and in the implementation and optimization of business processes. With enthusiasm, clear goal focus, high empathy, extensive communication and a strong sense of structure, he gives his clients stability and security in volatile times of change.
Skills
Strategy Consulting: Swot Analysis, Adapted Bcg Matrix, Strategic Planning And Workshops (Board Level), Change Management Framework (Kübler-ross), Porter's Five Forces Analysis, Benchmarking, Cost Structure Analysis, Synergy Estimation, Production/it/hr Due Diligence
Project Management: Classical/agile Project Management Methods, End-to-end Project Leadership, Multi-project Management, Product Owner And Scrum Master, Project Planning, Escalation Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Assessment, Planning/controlling It Rollouts, Pmo Implementation
Process Management: Functional Process Analysis, Basic And Detailed Business Process Conception, Process Implementation (Raci), Process Reviews/audits, Process Capturing, Process Modeling (Bpmn), Process Documentation/optimization, End-to-end Processes, Rpa
Software Development Life Cycle: Software Development Processes V-model/waterfall/scrum For Mechatronic Systems And Software Projects, Scoping And Grooming, Code Reviews, Planning/execution/documentation Of System Tests, Test Case Design, Management Of (External) Development Teams
Industry Knowledge: Mobility (Rail, Infrastructure), Mechanical Engineering, Logistics (Rail Freight, Intralogistics), Software Development, Automotive (Passenger Cars And Commercial Vehicles), Facility Management
Tools: Cplace (Low-code Platform/plm/ppm/erp; Admin, Configurator And Low-code Developer), Jira/confluence (Project Management; Admin And Configurator), Hubspot (Crm; Admin And Configurator), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (Crm/sales; Admin & Consultant), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (Admin And Configurator), Microsoft Project (Admin And Configurator), Docuware (Dms; Admin And Configurator), C3 (Erp; Admin And Configurator), Qlik Sense (Bi; Power User)
Languages
Education
University of Bradford - School of Management
MBA · Business Administration · Bradford, United Kingdom
General Management
University of Hanover
Diploma in Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Hanover, Germany · 1,7
Control engineering, automation engineering, energy engineering
Certifications & licenses
BPMN 2.0 Basics
Signavio
Business Rhetoric
Hps
Certified Merger Integration Manager
Hhl
Certified Negotiator
Hhl
Certified Safe5 Agilist
Scaled Agile
Competitive Strategy
Lmu
Design Thinking Introduction
Hpi
Fundamentals of Data Engineering and Data Science
Hpi
ITIL Foundation & Managing Professional
Mp
PMP Certificate
Pmi
Product Owner
Pspo1
Rhetoric and Dialectic
Kirchner-Seminare
Scrum Master
Psm1
Statistics
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