Thomas Schoppe - IT Consultant

Q: Where is Thomas based?

Thomas is based in Kaltenkirchen, Germany .

Q: What languages does Thomas speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Thomas have?

Thomas has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 1 role and for 21 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months . Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Thomas's latest experience?

Thomas's most recent position is IT Consultant at Public Sector / SÜ2 .

Q: What companies has Thomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thomas has worked for Public Sector / SÜ2 .

Q: Which industries is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Transportation , and Professional Services . Thomas also has some experience in Retail , Manufacturing , and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Project Management . Thomas also has some experience in Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Operations .

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Kaltenkirchen, Germany

Experience

Jul 2020 - Present

5 years 9 months

Germany

IT Consultant

Public Sector / SÜ2

Operating VMware, Veeam and further developing the system
Implementing BSI guidelines during design/build
Controlling and analyzing the VMware environment with PowerShell scripts
Working according to ITIL processes
Versioning scripts with TortoiseSVN

Sep 2019 - May 2020

9 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

IT Consultant

Metro AG

P2V of about 50 hosts
Operating the global VMware environment
Migrations, redesign and troubleshooting
NSX-T design and proof of concept
Lifecycle management with vRA
Monitoring the environment with vROps
Controlling and analyzing the VMware environment with PowerShell scripts

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

3 months

Munich, Germany

IT Consultant

Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

Operating vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, Horizon and AppVolume
Monitoring the environment with vROps
Troubleshooting with Log Insight

Apr 2019 - May 2019

2 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Lantana

Troubleshooting VMware Horizon
Upgrading Horizon to version 7.8
Upgrading vCenter and ESXi to 6.7

Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

1 year 2 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

IT Consultant

Metro AG

Redesign of the vCenter environment and NSX
Migration from VMware 5.1/5.5 to 6.7 (2000 hosts, 19000 VMs, 900 sites)
Upgrades, vSAN and NSX design
P2V, V2V, Guest Introspection and McAfee MOVE
Programming various control tasks in PowerShell
Monitoring the installation with vROps
Troubleshooting with Log Insight
NSX-T design and proof of concept

Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

6 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Körber AG

Streamlead WAN Migration

Nov 2014 - Jun 2017

2 years 8 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

OTTO GmbH & Co KG

Administration of the existing VMware ESX 5.5 environment and removal of the vCloud Director
Redesign of the VMware farms and migration of VMs to the new farms
Preparation for migration to NSX
Development of complex Excel reports from VMware in PowerShell
Development of various automation tasks in PowerShell
Design and proof of concept for NSX-V

Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

1 year 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Wincor Nixdorf Portavis

Administration of the existing VMware ESX 3.5 & 4.1 environment
Design, deployment and operation of a new VMware ESXi 5.1 environment across four data centers (approx. 60 hosts in Germany, 7 hosts in the USA)
Planning and execution of migration of approx. 700 server VMs from 3.5/4.1 to 5.1, including coordination with the client
2nd level support and on-call duty
Administration of Linux and Windows servers
Design and build of two data centers in New York
Commissioning of two NAS systems (NetApp FS2400), each 50 TB
Setup of CIFS shares including replication and data porting
Setup of NFS shares for VMware and server virtualization
P2V, V2V and administration of Linux and Windows-based servers
Administration of Cisco 6xxx switches and the HP BladeCenter

Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

1 year 2 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Germanischer Lloyd SE

Administration of the existing VMware ESX 3.5 environment
Design, deployment and operation of a new VMware ESXi 5 environment across two data centers
Planning and execution of migration of approx. 900 server VMs from ESX 3.5 to 5.0, including coordination with the departments
Administration of LUNs on multiple HP 3PAR systems and Fibre Channel switches
Monitoring of backups (Legato, Data Domain, tape library)
2nd level support and on-call duty
P2V and administration of Linux and Windows servers
Administration of Cisco 650x switches and the HP BladeCenter

Feb 2012 - May 2012

4 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Stadtreinigung Hamburg

Troubleshooting analysis of a VMware 5 farm with VDI and development of a remediation plan
Interim management of a team

Sep 2010 - Dec 2011

1 year 4 months

Widen, Switzerland

IT Consultant

SIKA Informationssysteme AG

2nd and 3rd level support for network, IPsec, MPLS, QIP, and VPN
Migration of all 340 global site connections from IPsec to MPLS
Troubleshooting during on-call duty
Design of various projects and technical project leadership
Provider management and coordination

Oct 2009 - Feb 2010

5 months

Bern, Switzerland

IT Consultant

Softwarehaus

Development and maintenance of a publishing software
Versioning the software with PVCS
Enhancing the existing software in Visual Basic
Supporting customers by phone and remote maintenance, including bug fixing and software deployment

Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

4 months

Germany

IT Consultant

Oil Company

Creating a concept for migration from Novell to Microsoft
Designing a strategy to migrate the NetWare-based IT environment to a Microsoft environment with zero downtime for clients and servers
Virtual operating environment for the new server landscape
Building the Microsoft environment and linking both landscapes via IDM/DirXML
Migration of business-critical systems
Implementing changes through change and risk management

May 2008 - Jun 2009

1 year 2 months

Germany

IT Consultant

Outsourcer / Shipping Company

Planning, moving, and subsequent operation of 16 Novell servers in a data center
Concept for relocating 6 Novell clusters and 4 standalone servers with application data with minimal downtime
Operating the systems during the transition phase according to ITIL processes
Moving all NetWare and Linux-based Novell servers to the new data center
Data migration from the client's SAN EMC CX 400/600 to the outsourcer's SAN EMC DX
Bidirectional exchange of users, passwords, and group memberships, as well as setting up single sign-on
Porting services from eDirectory to Active Directory
Planning, executing, and controlling the migrations via ticket and change management systems
Monitoring, analysis, and reporting of results
Monitoring the SLA

Jun 2007 - Apr 2008

11 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Staffing Agency

Building and training an IT department with helpdesk and ticket system
Planning and executing the relocation of the headquarters
Designing and implementing a redundant IP network based on Nortel 55xx Layer-3 switches for data and VoIP
Seamless switch of all locations to a new VPN provider
Gathering requirements for migrating the accounting software and speeding up payroll processing
Planning and building a VMware environment with multiple EMC CX 600 systems
Managing the LUNs and replication to other sites
Building the Microsoft environment alongside the existing Novell environment
Bidirectional exchange of user accounts, passwords, and group memberships, as well as single sign-on
Porting services from eDirectory to Active Directory
Establishing a ticket and change management system

Jun 2003 - May 2006

3 years

Hanstedt, Germany

IT Consultant

Deerberg GmbH

Operation and expansion of the existing server and application landscape
Connecting the locations via a leased line

Jan 2003 - Jun 2006

3 years 6 months

Lüneburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Sparkasse Lüneburg

Operation of the Novell servers and backup systems
Maintenance and upkeep of the existing IT environment

Apr 2000 - Jun 2006

6 years 3 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Blohm & Voss Industrietechnik GmbH

Operation and development of the Novell network and groupware solution
Automated software deployment
Setup of an Active Directory and consolidation of IP core services on Linux systems

Apr 1999 - Jun 2001

2 years 3 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg Eppendorf Bluttransfusionsdienst

Setup and operation of a Novell SFT III server system

Jun 1996 - Aug 2006

10 years 3 months

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant

Transwaggon GmbH

Setup, operation and further development of a Europe-wide Novell-based IT solution with groupware, software distribution and provisioning
Training of the in-house IT staff
Planning and setup of a local network between sites with automatic failover via VPN
Providing remote access via VPN
Setup and operation of a unified router, DMZ, and firewall solution
Design and setup of two mirrored EMC CX 400 systems and their administration

Mar 1996 - Mar 1999

3 years 1 month

Pinneberg, Germany

IT Consultant

Kreiskrankenhaus Pinneberg

Maintenance and troubleshooting of Novell servers and connected workstations

Aug 1992 - Oct 2000

8 years 3 months

Rellingen, Germany

IT Consultant

ELNA GmbH

Setup and operation of a groupware and software distribution solution
Integration of branches via multiprotocol router or VPN
Continuous expansion, operation and troubleshooting
Connection and administration of the AS/400 in the Novell network

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Transportation, Retail, Government and Administration, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Transportation

Retail

Government and Administration

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Project Management, and Customer Service.

Information Technology

Operations

Project Management

Customer Service

Skills

Education

Mathematical-technical Assistant
Business Informatics Specialist
Novell Cne
Vmware Vcp5, Nsx-v, Nsx-t, Horizon
Firewall Administrator
Itil V3 Foundation

Courses

Vmware Vsphere, Esx(i), Vcsa, Nsx-v/t

Technical Skills

Vmware Vra, Vrops, Horizon, Appvolume, Veeam
Mcafee Move, Trend Micro Deepscan
Ms Windows Up To Windows 2016 / Windows 10
Ms Sql Server Up To 2008
Ms Exchange Up To 2010
Ms Active Directory
Ms Terminal Services
Linux: Suse, Redhat
Tortoisesvn, Pvcs (Micro Focus)
Vital Qip, Dns, Dhcp, Vpn, Ipsec, Ospf, Mpls, Xdsl
Firewall
Novell Netware, Oes, Idm, Groupwise, Zenworks, Bordermanager
Citrix Metaframe Up To Version 4
Emc Cx & Hp 3par Storage Solutions
Brocade San Switches
Experience With Cisco, 3com & Nortel
Backup Solutions: Tivoli, Commvault, Arcserve, Backupexec, Legato
Ticket Systems: Otrs, Omnitracker, Ontrack, Remedy

Programming

Powershell, Vb, Pl/1, C, Delphi, Cobol, Rpg Ii/iii, Wsu, Sql

Additional Skills

Lecturing Activity
Business Management, Personnel Management, Project Management
1st / 2nd / 3rd Level Support

Industry Knowledge (By Project Size Descending)

Wholesale And Retail Trade, Banking & Financial Services
Chemical Industry
Transport And Logistics
Shipping Companies, Oil Industry
Data Center / Outsourcing
Staff Leasing, Software Development
Shipbuilding / Shipyards, Defense Industry
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Hospitals, Schools
Craft Trades, Healthcare

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Mathematical-Technical Assistant

Business Informatics Specialist

Certifications & licenses

Horizon

Itil V3 Foundation

Novell CNE

Nsx-T

Nsx-V

Vmware Vcp5

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 22

Experience in Information Technology 13.5 y

Avg length 2 y 5 m

Longest experience 10 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Switzerland)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles IT Consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Transportation

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 6

Profile

Created

September 2025

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Where is Thomas based?

Thomas is based in Kaltenkirchen, Germany.

What languages does Thomas speak?

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

How many years of experience does Thomas have?

Thomas has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 1 role and for 21 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thomas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thomas would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Consultant.

What is Thomas's latest experience?

Thomas's most recent position is IT Consultant at Public Sector / SÜ2.

What companies has Thomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thomas has worked for Public Sector / SÜ2.

Which industries is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Professional Services. Thomas also has some experience in Retail, Manufacturing, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management. Thomas also has some experience in Customer Service.

Which industries has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Operations.

What is Thomas's education?

Thomas attended education in Mathematical-Technical Assistant.

Does Thomas have any certificates?

Thomas has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Horizon, Itil V3 Foundation, and Novell CNE.

What is the availability of Thomas?

Thomas is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Thomas?

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