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Pierre (Jack) Wilken-Founder & Business Mentor

Pierre Wilken
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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 systematically win your ideal clients.
  • Optionally, we support you successfully in breaking out of the time-for-money trap.
  • For this, we offer both a 6-week bootcamp and a long-term intensive program.
  • Our 6-week bootcamp can be up to 90% funded 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
  • Expert in the development and operation of modern software.
  • Designing and delivering multi-day expert workshops.
Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

Training Manager

Self-employed

Position Summary
Training Manager at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Led multi-day technical training courses.
  • Clients included 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, process digitization, and automation.
  • Former 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
  • Led DevOps and IT infrastructure (hybrid cloud with CI, Kubernetes clusters, EFK stack, AWS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Java/Spring, TS/Angular).
  • Carried out a relaunch project: four complex web portals with frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure.
Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
Cologne, Germany

Freelance DevOps & Software Architect

Pierre Jack Wilken IT-Consultant

Position Summary
Freelance DevOps & Software Architect at Pierre Jack Wilken IT-Consultant
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Planning and implementation of DevOps setups and software architectures.
  • Infrastructure and cluster management, infrastructure as code.
  • CI/CD, development stacks, code quality strategies, testing 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
  • IT infrastructure management & 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

Working Student / Application Developer

GIA

Position Summary
Working Student / 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 in Application Development

Treesoft GmbH & Co.KG

Position Summary
IT Specialist in 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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Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology
Product Development
Operations
Marketing
Sales
Strategy
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Summary

IT freelancers often struggle with three core problems. You can probably relate to one of them: You’re completely dependent on recruiters. You work on projects you would never have picked yourself. (Not a dream project) Your working hours = your earnings. The faster you are, the less you earn.

If you are an IT freelancer with solid skills, you’ve probably found yourself thinking about this already.

You ask yourself: "Is this really my career?"

As an IT professional who broke out of this vicious cycle myself, I can tell you that you’ve only tapped into a fraction of your potential so far. Once you start taking the reins yourself, you will grow not only on a personal level but also in your career. And yes, I know it’s not always easy as an IT pro. That’s exactly why I developed strategies to make the path easier for you. Unobtrusive. Friendly. Authentic. So you don’t need to pretend to be someone else.

Some IT professionals already trust my program and are in the midst of making their switch. Some have even become independent through the program. And the participants aren’t just excited. We’ve really achieved great results.

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

Skills

  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Devops

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Computer Science · Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

Oct 2015 - Jun 2019

TH Köln

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

Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

TreeSoft GmbH & Co. KG

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

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 14.5 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 Manager
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 14 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 1 year and 5 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 Manager.
Pierre's most recent position is Founder & Business Mentor at Karrierehero.
In recent years, Pierre has worked for Karrierehero, Letsboot.ch, Self-employed, 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.
Pierre is immediately available for suitable projects.
Pierre's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
To hire Pierre, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

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