Ralf Thomas-Director Global Cloud - Quality & Compliancy
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Experience
Director Global Cloud - Quality & Compliancy
Eviden
- Leading a global team for quality assurance and compliance in cloud services
Director Global Cloud - Run-Support & Deployment
Atos SE
- Leading a global team for deployment and 3rd level support of private and public cloud systems worldwide
Director Production Center Central Europe
Atos SE
- Leading the IT service centers in Poland and Romania for Central Europe
Manager Infrastructure & Cloud Services Germany
Atos Origin
- Leading the IT service center and data centers in Germany
Manager System Technology
Itellium GmbH
- Leading the IT service center and data centers in Germany
Database and System-Management
Quelle Versand
- Various positions in database and system management at the data center of Quelle Versand in Nuremberg and Leipzig, Germany
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
With extensive global leadership experience spanning over three decades in global IT and Cloud operations, after retiring I now offer freelance advisory services, augmented with Gen AI, focused on IT Management and Strategy, Journey to Cloud, Data & Gen AI, and Quality & Compliance. Throughout my career at Eviden and Atos, I've held senior management roles in public and sovereign cloud services and as manager of infrastructure services, successfully leading international teams and strategic technology initiatives.
Skills
Technical Focus
- It Management & Strategy
- Cloud Computing (Private, Public, Hybrid Cloud – Aws, Ms Azure, Google Gcp)
- It Service Management (Itil, Iso 20000, Iso 27001)
- It Security & Compliance (Nis2, Data Protection, Gdpr)
- Devsecops & Process Automation
- Digitalization & Process Optimization
- It Governance & Quality Management
Leadership & Organization
- Building International Teams (Onshore, Nearshore/Offshore)
- Organizational Development & Transformation
- Change & People Management
- Budget & Cost Control
- Establishing Global Centers Of Expertise
Consulting & Communication
- Customer Consulting & Solution Design
- Coaching & Knowledge Transfer
- Stakeholder Management At Senior Executive Level
Future & Innovation Competence
- Use Of Generative Ai (Genai) In Consulting & Knowledge Management
Languages
Education
Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Computer Science (FH) · Nuremberg, Germany
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
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Qualifications
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Ralf is based in Fürth, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Ralf speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Ralf has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Ralf has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 8 months. Note that Ralf may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ralf would be well-suited for roles such as: Director Global Cloud - Quality & Compliancy, Director Global Cloud - Run-Support & Deployment, Director Production Center Central Europe.
Ralf's most recent position is Director Global Cloud - Quality & Compliancy at Eviden.
In recent years, Ralf has worked for Eviden and Atos SE.
Ralf is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Retail.
Ralf is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Ralf has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Ralf has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Ralf holds a Bachelor from Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences.
The availability of Ralf needs to be confirmed.
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