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Pierre W.-Founder & Business Mentor

Pierre W.
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Vancouver, Canada

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Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

Founder & Business Mentor

Karrierehero

Position summary
Founder & Business Mentor at Karrierehero
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
Strategy
  • We help you as an IT freelancer to win your ideal clients in a structured way.
  • If needed, we also successfully support you in breaking free from time-for-money work.
  • For this, we offer both a 6-week bootcamp and a long-term intensive program.
  • Our 6-week bootcamp can be subsidized by 90% for IT freelancers based in Germany.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Trainer

Letsboot.ch

Position summary
Trainer at Letsboot.ch
Industries
Education
Information Technology
Business areas
Human Resources
Explore Trainer
  • Expert in the development and operation of modern software.
  • Designing and delivering multi-day expert workshops.
Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

Training Lead

Selbstständig

Position summary
Training Lead at Selbstständig
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Leading multi-day professional training sessions.
  • Clients include, for example: VW, Beitragsservice ARD/ZDF, OBI, X-Tention, Juwi AG, INFORM GmbH.
  • Topics: modern software development and IT infrastructures (Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices).
Mar 2021 - Jan 2024

Founder

PW Digital Consulting & Solutions

Position summary
Founder at PW Digital Consulting & Solutions
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
  • Interim CTO & Consulting: modern software development, IT infrastructure, and process digitalization as well as automation.
  • Formerly an agency for modern software development.
  • Web portals, websites, apps: UI/UX, DevOps, Full-Stack, Frontend, Backend.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Cologne, Germany
Hybrid

DevOps Architect

Impect GmbH

Position summary
DevOps Architect at Impect GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Leading DevOps and IT infrastructure (hybrid cloud with CI, Kubernetes cluster, EFK, AWS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Java/Spring, TS/Angular).
  • Running a relaunch project: four complex web portals with frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure.
Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
Cologne, Germany

Freelancer DevOps & Software Architecture

Pierre Jack Wilken IT-Consultant

Position summary
Freelancer DevOps & Software Architecture at Pierre Jack Wilken IT-Consultant
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Planning and implementation of DevOps structures and software architectures.
  • Infrastructure and cluster management, Infrastructure as Code.
  • CI/CD, development stacks, code quality strategies, test and deployment strategies.
May 2018 - Dec 2018
Leverkusen, Germany

Operations Engineer

GIA mbh

Position summary
Operations Engineer at GIA mbh
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Management of IT infrastructure & full-stack development.
  • Working with critical 24/7 distributed production systems.
Nov 2016 - May 2018
Bergneustadt, Germany

Full-stack Developer

Liasoft

Position summary
Full-stack Developer at Liasoft
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • C#, .NET Framework, SQL.
  • Rancher, Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD.
  • Unit tests.
  • Logic programming.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Leverkusen, Germany

Student Assistant / Application Developer

GIA

Position summary
Student Assistant / Application Developer at GIA
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Software development.
  • C#, .NET, Microsoft Access, SQL Reporting Services, SQL Server, TFS, Windows Server.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Lindlar, Germany

IT Specialist for Application Development

Treesoft GmbH & Co.KG

Position summary
IT Specialist for Application Development at Treesoft GmbH & Co.KG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Software development.
  • C++, Delphi, Qt framework, SQL, Firebird.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Education
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Marketing, Sales, and Strategy.

Information Technology
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Summary

IT freelancers often struggle with 3 core problems. You will probably recognize one of them too: They are completely dependent on recruiters. They work on projects they would never have chosen themselves. (Not a dream project) Their working time = their income. The faster they are, the less they earn.

If you are an IT freelancer with solid skills, you have probably already started thinking about this.

You ask yourself: „Is this really what my "career" looks like?“

As an IT guy who broke out of this cycle myself, I can tell you that so far you are only using a fraction of your potential. Once you start taking the reins into your own hands, you will not only grow on a human level, but also on a career level. And yes, I know it is not always easy as an IT person. That is exactly why I developed strategies that make the path easier for you. Unobtrusive. Likeable. Authentic. So you do not need to pretend to be someone else.

Some IT people already trust my program and are currently in their transition. Some have even already successfully become independent through the program. And the participants are not just excited. We have really achieved great results.

If this has also motivated you to finally make a change, then just send me a message with the word "Endkunden". PS: you want to be independent from recruiters too, right? I look forward to your message Pierre

Skills

  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Devops

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

國立臺灣科技大學

Computer Science · Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

Oct 2015 - Jun 2019

TH Köln

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science · Computer Science · Cologne, Germany

Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

TreeSoft GmbH & Co. KG

Qualified IT Specialist in Application Development · Lindlar, Germany

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Agile Development Practices

Agile Foundations

IoT Foundations: Fundamentals

IoT Foundations: Standards and Ecosystems

Machine Learning for Marketing: Essential Training

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Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 15 y
Avg length 2 y
Longest experience 3 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Founder & Business Mentor, Trainer, Training Lead
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Education
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 5
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Pierre is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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

Pierre has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Pierre has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Pierre may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Pierre would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder & Business Mentor, Trainer, Training Lead.

Pierre's most recent position is Founder & Business Mentor at Karrierehero.

In recent years, Pierre has worked for Karrierehero, Letsboot.ch, Selbstständig, and PW Digital Consulting & Solutions.

Pierre is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education.

Pierre is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations. Pierre also has some experience in Marketing, Sales, and Strategy.

Pierre has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education.

Pierre has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Sales, and Strategy.

Pierre holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from TH Köln.

Pierre has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Development Practices, Agile Foundations, and IoT Foundations: Fundamentals.

The availability of Pierre needs to be confirmed.

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