Ole Himmel
Manager for Post Merger Integration, Process Management and Digitalization (Software)
Experience
Senior Business Analyst IT
TÜV Süd AG
- Support the team in the Scheduling Optimization field of the newly founded Digital Hub to anchor the digitalization strategy.
- Identify, document and create transparency over the group's entire IT application landscape in the scheduling area.
- Conduct market research on scheduling applications.
- Analyze the existing Application Compass and create a sublist of scheduling applications.
- Identify contact persons and plan and conduct interviews with five lead IT architects per business unit.
- Plan and conduct around 40 interviews with the identified application owners by priority.
- Technically evaluate the interviews and prepare a management presentation.
- Analyze existing infrastructure data and document results in a logically structured way.
- Technologies: MS Office, MS Outlook.
Migration Project Manager
DB InfraGo AG
- DB InfraGo AG aims to harmonize its project management software for construction projects as part of the consolidation of its IT landscape.
- A new software is currently being developed on the basis of SharePoint with the goal of replacing as many legacy applications as possible in the three business units DB Infrastructure, DB Passenger Stations and DB Energy.
- Took over all rollout management of this software and oversaw the migration of three legacy systems with over 3,000 users.
- Ensured system availability in compliance with construction operations regulations and coordinated handover to operations.
- Planned the entire rollout for three legacy systems with over 3,000 users.
- Defined the migration methodology in coordination with external vendors for exports, drove the functional mapping and managed implementation planning with Sharegate and PowerShell.
- Involved the communications department and synchronized with the DevOps teams.
- Stakeholder management and development of the migration concept including testing and soft launch.
- Used structured interviews, Jira, Confluence, Miro, SAFe and Kanban.
- Roadmap and milestone planning as well as business process mapping.
- Analyzed the IT landscape with a focus on software including data mapping.
- Change management according to 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 the creation of the target organization and actively led the IT workstreams including cutover and change management.
- Supported negotiations with the works council and preparation of the reconciliation of interests and social plan.
- Responsible for the focus area of IT applications including analysis of the IT landscape after the acquisition and selection and implementation of core systems.
- Developed an integration plan with defined integration priorities.
- Identified, implemented and monitored cost savings and efficiency gains.
- Ensured a smooth transition without disrupting ongoing business.
- Provided clear and transparent communication with employees and managers and managed resistance and cultural challenges.
- Identified and managed risks.
- Applied structured interviews, target operating model (TOM), PMI frameworks and business process mapping.
- Analyzed the IT landscape including data mapping and change management according to Kübler-Ross and Kotter.
- Technologies: MS Office, MS Outlook.
IT Sourcing Project Manager
Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG)
- Supported market research and business analysis of IT applications in process automation (RPA) with integration of AI models.
- Managed an EU-wide tender and implementation of an automation platform to address demographic challenges in the workforce.
- Coordinated and documented end-to-end processes at levels 3-4.
- Identified, reviewed and formulated use cases from specialist departments and management levels.
- Prepared tender and procurement documents and provided technical support for the procurement process.
- Updated the market analysis for RPA applications and developed the RPA implementation roadmap.
- Aligned RPA use cases with specialist departments and selected managers.
- Published the RPA tender including communication with vendors.
- Created a criteria-based evaluation scheme and conducted evaluation of submitted proposals.
- Decided on the tool and IT implementation partner.
- Used process mapping 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.
- Assisted with change management throughout all project phases.
- Established a community of practice and provided learning materials and a support structure.
- Familiarized himself with customer-specific customizations and configuration of the D365 installation.
- Conducted key user trainings and workshops and created training videos.
- Supported the creation of test cases and managed and supervised test 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
- Supported the relaunch of the CRM application Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales to optimize and digitize the sales division.
- Captured the core processes and technically configured the application in an agile approach.
- Implemented incremental changes and simple improvements as an MVP.
- Introduced a community of practice, provided learning materials and built a support structure.
- Defined the process scope and conducted process mapping and optimization workshops.
- Built and managed an agile implementation backlog.
- Configured views, dashboards, workflows as well as roles and permissions in Dynamics 365.
- Tested and approved backlog items and trained users and communicated new functionalities.
- Managed stakeholders and conducted 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
- Led the operational project management and project office for the post-merger integration of Exploris Holding Deutschland GmbH.
- Consulted in production, HR and IT to support the integration of the new company.
- Performed the initial project setup and in-depth analysis of the business units on the buyer and seller sides.
- Assessed integration readiness after a reorganization and performed a detailed analysis of the new entity's operational business.
- Managed stakeholders at all levels, from clerical staff to the board, including consideration of the Italian owner.
- Established the project organization, including regular meetings, project planning and reporting.
- Defined and aligned work packages and clarified the project scope.
- Analyzed structures, processes and costs through interviews and workshops.
- Developed revenue, efficiency and cost targets based on hypotheses.
- Developed a target organization and aligned it with C-level management.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Interim product management for the train components passenger information system and reservation system during the transition from project to operations.
- Requested and reviewed proposals for content and formal compliance.
- Monitored system component development, including test planning and deployment on the train.
- Coordinated incident and problem management between internal departments and suppliers.
- Documented processes for operations and further development.
- Managed risk and change, including creating change requests (CR).
- Created annual roadmaps and coordinated budget approvals with decision-makers.
- Conducted supplier workshops, process interviews and used Kanban methods.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Project, MS Office.
IT Strategy Consultant
Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH
- Operationalized the new strategic direction in the IT department of a major automotive OEM.
- Supported an outsourcing project for user hardware and software management by an external service provider.
- Mapped current tasks to the IT strategy to identify core and peripheral tasks.
- Presented tasks by team, including resource planning.
- Prepared, conducted and documented workshops with team leads to align the task mapping.
- Structured data preparation using MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
- Used storytelling, pyramid presentation and moderation techniques.
- Technologies: MS Teams, MS Office, MS Project.
IT Project Manager
ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Restarted and managed the turnaround of a previously halted ERP implementation project.
- Conducted an initial project assessment and aligned and documented all production-related core processes down to level 2.
- Developed the project structure and organization, and gathered requirements for the subprojects ERP, processes, data cleansing and tools.
- Managed and monitored project status, and conducted process mapping interviews and strategic end-to-end process workshops with executive management.
- Advised on process planning and optimization of selected processes.
- Managed the IT department regarding migration, IT landscape, data modeling and data flow analysis.
- Introduced a DMS application (DocuWare) to replace a deprecated solution, including process analysis for incoming invoices, outgoing invoices and logistics data storage.
- Researched the market and selected DMS applications, designed the test environment and executed the migration.
- Coordinated the introduction of a BI application (Qlik Sense), including capturing the backlog for reports and aligning roles and permissions.
- Provided advice on tailored ITIL and conducted 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 integration with an online shop for a newly founded retail business.
- Planning and implementation of the inventory management system, including migration and labeling.
- Integration of the point-of-sale system with the inventory management system.
- Creation of an initial process map and development of a semi-automated reporting system for accounting.
- Development of the shop system and integration with the inventory management system, including customization through coding.
- Integration with a logistics service provider.
- Planning and piloting an e-commerce marketing campaign, as well as conducting customer training sessions.
- Use of rapid prototyping and coding in Liquid/CSS/HTML.
- Technologies: Shopify, Zettle, Pipedream.com, Meta Marketing Manager, Google Ads, MS Teams, MS Office.
Senior SAFe PMO
DB Netz AG
- Supporting IT departments in the transformation to an agile organization according to the SAFe framework.
- Converting traditionally structured programs into Value Teams (Large Solution) and supporting 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 execution of agile program management.
- Coordinating interfaces and planning, conducting, and documenting all meetings between the Value Team and ARTs.
- Responsible for cross-team risk and dependency management.
- Stakeholder management and administration of the Jira instance for 500 users.
- Leading the Jira Community of Practice.
- Technologies: Jira, Confluence, AgileHive, MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Equipping the long-distance train fleet with a high-performance, vendor-independent comfort IT infrastructure.
- Defining the IT infrastructure for the operations network, including piloting and rollout for each train series.
- Supporting the development of a custom software for the central computing unit.
- Inspecting cabling and commissioning display systems on trains using test routines.
- Planning and execution of agile project management according to Scrum and SAFe.
- Documenting the product roadmap in Confluence.
- Creating and aligning the concept with stakeholders during a reorganization.
- Preparing reports in Jira, as well as allocating budgets and drafting contracts.
- Aligning business requirements with the Technical Product Owner.
- Developing the implementation plan, including schedules, while adhering to the budget.
- Acceptance of delivery artefacts and support in test planning.
- Technologies: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, MS Office.
IT Rollout Project Manager
Jungheinrich AG
- Modernization of the entire IT infrastructure, including Identity & Access Management, cloud services, and upgrading network technology in 38 sales subsidiaries.
- Conducting capacity planning and creating and revising the project plan.
- Preparing and drafting tender documents for hardware valued at over €1,000,000.
- Collaborating with experts on the tender requirements and reviewing and evaluating offers.
- Coaching the co-project management in agile and traditional project management methods.
- Planning and overseeing the pilot at 2 locations, including creating a blueprint template for the subsequent rollout.
- Planning the rollout schedule for all 36 locations, detailing timing, duration, and staffing needs.
- Preparing, conducting, and documenting steering meetings and Scrum ceremonies.
- Developing 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 with about 30 consultants.
- Capturing, documenting, and revising existing artifacts such as tool templates and processes.
- Conducting workshops and interviews to identify relevant PM artifacts according to Prince2 and PMP standards.
- Defining project phases and introducing quality gates to standardize quality levels.
- Designing quality criteria and approval processes.
- Documenting processes according to BPMN 2.0.
- Conducting rapid prototyping and proof of concepts (POCs) via cplace.
- Communicating the project management updates across the organization.
- Technologies: cplace, Slack, Zoom, MS Office.
IT Project Lead PLM (Low Code)
Continental AG
- Implementation of the PLM/ERP system cplace for the entire product development through to production planning.
- Replaced existing standalone solutions with a highly flexible all-in-one solution.
- Analyzed and documented requirements, and created a customer-specific backlog.
- Managed implementation using Scrum methodology with IT consultants and external developers.
- Carried out the go-live including the hypercare phase.
- Conducted traditional project management for senior management and provided agile coaching for the delivery team.
- Introduced implementation reporting with KPIs and performed regular rescoping.
- Served as Scrum Master and partly as Product Owner in the development area.
- Advised on and carried out 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 Process Standardization project.
- Transformed all operational staff into a new process and IT landscape, focusing on transparency and efficiency.
- Provided professional leadership to the operational project team, including training, deployment planning, and staff discussions.
- Planned and conducted change workshops for operational managers.
- Implemented and reviewed 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 leadership.
- Technologies: SAP R3, Customer App (Android), WebEx, MS Office.
Senior Consultant
DB Schenker Logistics
- Conducted current state analysis of the project portfolio for the Europe region to increase transparency across all regions.
- Conducted structured interviews with project managers to uniformly assess ongoing projects.
- Integrated the evaluation methodology into a standardized company process.
- Developed a PMO handbook with status profiles for all projects and detailed five-page summaries for the top five 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
- Led project management, change management, and process management in the Northern and Southern regions for the rollout of a digital work order management system in facility management.
- Ensured compliance with new processes and KPIs by operational staff.
- Collected constructive feedback in expert sessions and communicated it to central project management.
- Held expert workshops to define problems and develop improvement proposals.
- Developed hypotheses to optimize the rollout situation.
- Prepared decision and implementation templates for overall project meetings.
- Technologies: WebEx, MS Office.
Senior Consultant
DB Regio
- Supported the reorganization of indirect areas like scheduling, fleet management, HR, and finance.
- Conducted a functional analysis of existing processes to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Extracted process names and identified volume drivers together with department heads.
- Created an as-is picture using surveys and conducted expert interviews with leadership to determine synergies.
- Developed a transition matrix for the organization's move and documented core tasks and new roles.
- Wrote optimized role and function descriptions.
- Actively supported the preparation of decision papers and organizational guidelines.
- 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 practices.
- Developed and validated the 4 most promising measures in detail together with the service provider.
- Formulated implementation plans and piloted the concepts in one regional area.
- Performed business analysis in billing and stakeholder management between departments and contractors.
- Presented the agreed concepts at the executive board level.
- Created fact sheets for all relevant measures and draft concepts for the top 5.
- Technologies: MS Office.
Consultant
S-Bahn Hamburg
- Created a concept for the maintenance facility setup due to increasing vehicle demand from a new transport contract.
- Analyzed the impact of the increased number of vehicles on production and operations with a focus on maintenance and storage capacities.
- Conducted an AS-IS analysis of existing storage areas and researched potential new sites.
- Evaluated areas using a utility analysis, including life cycle cost (LCC) considerations.
- Gathered information on infrastructure and properties through expert interviews at subsidiaries.
- Created fact sheets for around 24 analyzed storage areas, including technical drawings and cost estimates.
- Determined ownership structures and developed rough implementation roadmaps.
- Technologies: MS Project, MS Office.
Consultant
DB Netz AG
- Led project management and documentation to prepare negotiations for the service and financing agreement (LuFV 2).
- Verified the number of assets of all infrastructure companies through database queries (MS Access) and expert interviews.
- Developed a unified calculation logic for the future funding needs of the infrastructure companies.
- Validated and restructured the calculation logics in workshops.
- Supported the derivation and evaluation of negotiation strategies.
- Merged raw data to create a valid data basis.
- Technologies: MS Access, MS Office.
Systemingenieur
WABCO Development GmbH
- System development for a multiplex system of up to 9 control units for EVOBUS.
- Responsible for requirements management, integrating the software onto hardware, and verifying the overall system functions.
- Managed prototype commissioning at the client site and led a software subproject.
- Test management for system tests: created test specifications and designed the automated testing environment.
- Programmed a software interface from PC to CAN bus.
- Followed V-Spice development process including code reviews.
- Technologies: MKS Integrity Manager, CANoe, CANalyzer, DOORS, MS Project, MS Office.
Entwicklungsingenieur
IAV GmbH
- Developed and introduced processes for the new UDS/ODX diagnostic technology in emission-related control units.
- Coordinated technical updates with control unit manufacturers and adapted 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 work processes 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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Summary
Ole Himmel has been supporting his clients for more than 14 years in strategic, organizational and transformational corporate initiatives. Along the way, he has become familiar with company structures from start-ups and medium-sized businesses to 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, strong empathy, extensive communication and a high level of organization, he provides his clients with stability and security in volatile times of change.
Skills
Strategic 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 Assessment, Production/it/hr Due Diligence
Project Management: Traditional/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/control Of It Rollouts, Pmo Setup
Process Management: Functional Process Analysis, High-level And Detailed Business Process Design, Process Implementation (Raci), Process Reviews/audits, Process Documentation/optimization, Process Modeling (Bpmn), 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, Coordination 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
Applications: 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)
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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 technology, power engineering
Certifications & licenses
BPMN 2.0 Basics
Signavio
Business Rhetoric
Hps
Certified Merger Integration Manager
Hhl
Certified Negotiator
Hhl
Certified SAFe 5 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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