Ralph Behrens-Senior Solution Architect Cloud, Data & AI

Evaluation, structuring, and handling of complex tenders for Sogeti as well as as part of larger Capgemini proposals. Focus on analyzing demanding customer requirements, deriving solid solution concepts, and translating technical, functional, and commercial aspects into convincing proposal storylines. In close alignment with delivery, sales, account, and bid teams, scalable and implementable Quality Engineering solutions were designed, evaluated, and prepared for customer decisions. This included selecting suitable role profiles and right-shore staffing options, assessing available skills and capacities, as well as the commercial preparation of reliable price and effort calculations.

A special focus was on bid management and handling service proposals (RfP/RfI analysis), solution design, presentation and management materials, as well as the functional and technical evaluation of customer requirements in the context of Quality Engineering & Testing, agentic AI-supported test automation using modern quality assurance approaches.

SOGETI projects:

• BMW: Development of a test strategy including test management, test automation, and provision of a rightshore delivery model.
• GEA: SAP Business Assurance and Quality Engineering for an SAP rollout including test governance, test automation, AI agent layer, and hypercare concept.
• AIXTRON: SAP S/4HANA Cloud migration explore phase with QA assessment, testable blueprint structure, staffing, and scalable Sogeti delivery approach.
• Deutsche Glasfaser: Quality Engineering & Testing for DG development squads, including ServiceNow and Salesforce, testing automation and governance.
• ERGO: RfP/proposal support for Managed Service Test Data Provisioning as well as a Jira/Atlassian rollout with assessment, target picture, MVP, rollout, and governance.
• Munich Re: Proposal and solution design in the insurance environment with a focus on test data provisioning, process analysis, compliance, and automation.
• BWI: Project/proposal context in the public/IT service environment with reference to Quality Engineering, Test Factory, and digital transformation support.
• Rolls-Royce: Proposal/project support in the Sogeti context with a focus on structured RfP analysis, solution design, and customer-oriented proposal preparation.

Digitalization and transformation consulting for public-sector clients in D/AU/CH. Development of customer-specific problem-solving and innovation strategies. Capturing and evaluating customer requirements and developing procurement strategies, leading and coaching design teams for the conception of big data solutions, planning and running proof of concepts (PoCs) and pilots. Complex ChatGPT prompting to summarize, analyze, and evaluate meeting transcripts. Active change agent of Fujitsu Platform Business Central Europe

Fujitsu projects:

• SenFin Berlin Senate: Analysis and final evaluation of a BI pilot, project SoFinData
• German Pension Insurance, Nuremberg: AI proof of concepts using Starmind knowledge management
• Berlin Transport Company: Digitalization of the route network for demand analysis and implementation planning
• SenUMVK Berlin Senate: Tender management, evaluation, selection, project weather cadastre
• ASFINAG, Austria: Design of a “monitoring system for construction site traffic”
• City of Essen: Digitalization of municipal transport systems using AI real-world labs

AI Solutions & Capability lead at Accenture Digital. Responsible for all AI-related strategic activities within Accenture Digital in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Development of possible integration and implementation strategies for the presented AI and big data solutions and architectures. Technology assessments, leading pilot projects. Building and leading an AI competence team at Accenture Digital, as well as networking with strategy, technology, and operations units to identify, plan, and implement AI customer projects.

Accenture projects:

• Telekom: Prototype customer helpdesk based on semantic enterprise search and content analytics
• Covestro: Design of a future-proof and powerful big data analytics platform.
• Wacker Chemie: AI model-based evaluation of MRI measurements from material testing
• BMW: Anomaly detection in bills of materials before vehicle production

Planning and carrying out presales activities in the areas of data warehousing, business intelligence, and reporting based on the EXASolution database. Providing technical product information for RFIs / RFPs and organizing seminars and workshops for customers, partners, or at trade shows. Assessing customer needs and providing technical solutions. Organizing and technically leading proof of concepts and pilots. Qualifying the results and preparing the findings and presenting them to the customer.

EXASOL projects:

• IMS Health– Marketing Statistical Analysis
• XING, Webtrekk – Web portal Click Analysis und heat mapping
• ADIDAS, Olympus – Business Intelligence Reports

Acquisition of new projects, answering project inquiries, and creating conceptual BI solutions together with sales. Technical and functional preparation of offers, software selection, presenting the offers to the customer, followed by project management and consulting work in the area of reporting tools. Preparation and delivery of product and methodology training.

UMANIS projects:

• Kühne&Nagel, Hamburg, Development of a Web-based Reporting Solution
• Pechiney Aluminium-Presswerk GmbH, Darmstadt, Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay End User-Training
• DHL Deutschland GmbH, Langen, Migration von COGNOS IMPROMPTU auf Version 5.0
• DG-Bank AG, Frankfurt, Project Lead, Support of the ETL-TOOL-Choice (proof of concept)