Wolfram Kaiser - FTTX Broadband Project Manager, Telecom

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Bremen, Germany

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Experience

Mar 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH

Organization and supervision of several FTTX passive network construction projects
Responsibility for operational planning
Planning and monitoring of budget targets

May 2023 - Jun 2023

2 months

Senior Consultant

Westnetz GmbH

Controlling of construction work
Monitoring the schedule
Coordination of construction companies
Backbone planning with PoP and Vzk
Review of duct and fiber planning

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

6 months

Construction Supervisor

Bayernwerk Netz GmbH

FTTH and electricity network expansion in the Aichach-Friedberg district
Controlling of construction work
Monitoring the schedule
Coordination of construction companies
Documentation of performance records
Preparation and implementation of schedules
Participation in project meetings

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

6 months

Overall Project Manager

GVG Glasfaser GmbH

Elimination of underserved areas and commissioning of white spots in the Osnabrück district
Coordination with the district
Coordination with municipalities
Coordination of construction companies
Preparation of network expansion and route construction
Preparation and implementation of schedules
Clarification of the implementation of legal requirements
Backbone connection

Sep 2021 - May 2022

9 months

Construction Supervision for Fiber Optic Expansion and Installation in a Cluster

Arcadis Germany GmbH

Supervision of construction and installation work
Recording and following up on defect remediation
Management of construction companies
Contact person for the customer and construction company
Review of measurements
Review of measurement reports (OTDR)
Support during acceptance inspections
Documentation
Securing access routes and supervising construction work

May 2021 - Aug 2021

4 months

Network Construction Support

NetCologne GmbH

Project recording and planning
Right-of-way acquisition and construction execution
Project completion and documentation
Coordination of civil engineering companies

Jan 2021 - May 2021

5 months

Civil Engineering Project Manager

German Network Construction GmbH GNC (goetel Group)

Responsibility for the complete operational and strategic management of fiber-optic network deployment
Civil engineering, fiber-optic cable blowing, attenuation testing, and connection installation
Coordination of service providers

Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 3 months

Broadband Project Manager

e.discom Telekommunikation GmbH

Management of broadband expansion projects
Preparation and implementation of project plans
Coordination of project teams and service providers
Project execution with documentation through completion
Preparation of reports and reporting documents
Support for the funding authority
Management of escalations while ensuring target achievement
Coordination of the joint installation of medium-voltage lines

Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

8 months

Broadband Expansion Construction Supervisor

Breitbandgesellschaft Lüchow-Dannenberg

Quality, cost, and schedule control of the expansion
Construction site and traffic safety inspections in several clusters
Monitoring of construction planning
Corrective measures in expansion planning
Coordination with construction companies and regulatory authorities

Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

5 months

Broadband Expansion and Backbone Connections Project Manager

Unitymedia

Implementation of on-time construction measures in the distribution network for cable and fiber-optic infrastructure
Coordination, monitoring, and acceptance
Reporting and participation in turnkey projects (JIRA)
Independent resolution of escalation cases

Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

5 months

Telecommunications Project Manager

EWE TEL GmbH

Support in operational broadband management
Project planning
Cost calculation
Documentation of vacant broadband funding procedures

Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

7 months

Construction Project Manager

Deutsche Glasfaser Netz Entwicklung GmbH

Monitoring the planning of individual construction projects
Managing the overall planning of construction measures
Cost calculation and implementation of new connection projects for regional area development
Managing project development with cost control (AR software)
Quality management
Project administration and project documentation
Implementation of FTTH projects in polygon areas and backbone connections
Communication with customers, municipalities, construction companies, state and district authorities

Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

4 months

Interim Manager

Cableway Nord GmbH

Coordination of expansion and civil engineering projects for a major fixed-line communications company
Planning and implementation of complex large-scale projects involving cable civil engineering
Technical management as well as professional and organizational leadership
Coordinating the deployment of subcontractors
Monitoring safety and quality standards on site
Material, schedule and cost management
Invoicing and performance monitoring
Preparing/compiling final documentation
Acceptance of the respective construction services and confirmation of performance measurements
Reporting to management
Continuous quality and process optimization

Dec 2014 - Jul 2015

8 months

Interim Group Manager House Connections/Installation Technology

MVV Energie AG

■ Initiating planning applications for S, G, W and district heating house connections according to GIS data and customer orders
■ Reorganized the processes in the Technical Services area for customers together with the Sales and Billing departments of MVV and the network company Netrion
■ Improved IT data quality by reducing redundancies
■ Shortened the processing time for customer services to be created in the technical area.
■ Analysis and improvement of business processes in the SAP systems used: geographic information systems, costing and billing programs with interfaces to SAP FI and MM, and integration with SAP PM
■ Managed work preparation and control for all construction activities, including the electronic transmission of work orders and construction drawings from the GIS system
■ Managed the profit center
■ Carried out financial and business planning
■ Prepared project meetings and tracked planning targets
■ Sent invitations and monitored the implementation of approved measures
■ Weekly target monitoring with feedback on outstanding steps
■ Stakeholder management for the Technical area in relation to the network company and Sales
■ Documented implemented measures with reports on completed steps
■ Presented subprojects to the steering committee as the department representative
■ Controlled business planning with monthly targets and reported on plan-versus-actual variances
Budget control
Cost accounting for managing subcontractors in the civil engineering area, including revision of bills of quantities
Monitored quality targets
Supported CHP funding
Coordinated construction measures for standard connections for Netrion
Improved data storage in the California database and access to GIS Mobile
Benchmarking – comparison with the company's sister companies
Reviewed customer inquiries and estimated effort based on GIS data for the various GIS datasets, and displayed the different supply types in the layer
Managed the Installation/House Connections profit center within the Technical Service department of MVV Energie AG as a service provider for the Netrion network company

Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

1 year

Consultant

Hanse Daten Service

Founded and built up an administrative services operation
Created a business plan and held discussions with financial institutions (implementation was not carried out due to insufficient market prices under a worst-case scenario)

Jan 2009 - Sep 2013

4 years 9 months

Branch Manager

suportica GmbH

Hiring and training new employees for a new branch
Organizational setup of the branch, including the material and technical infrastructure
Managing 60 employees
Cost accounting for a branch with annual revenue of €4 million, including personnel, rent, and IT costs
Expense controlling
Allocation of IT and service costs
Key account management, including billing for existing orders and acquisition of new orders
Salary management
Organizing IT service structures and migrating REVU IT systems to HVP (hardware and personnel)
Carve-out of IS-U to HVP at Eon Westfalen Weser
Carve-out to HVP, EDM testing at EBS Hamburg, project management
Budget planning based on monthly revenue targets, with active capacity monitoring
Organizational management of services for medium-sized and large energy suppliers, both in-house and at the customer’s site
Conducting energy data management training for external customers (EBS)
Project management for taking over energy data management for EON Westfalen Weser
Project management for billing tests after data migration for EON Avacon
Project management for taking over market communication for EON Westfalen Weser
Supporting change management during the HVP implementation as an active service provider with coordination and testing functions
Direct contact person in the role of service provider for the respective workstream manager
Monitoring small market communication projects
Project management for setting up devices in the system for billing under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), covering 5,000 solar installations in Bavaria
Project management for switching the billing of wind power and biomass installations at EON Hanse, Avacon, Westfalen Weser, and Edis to direct supply
Sales support for energy suppliers acting as clients for service contracts
Participation in conferences on electronic data transmission

Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

6 months

Consultant

bofest consult GmbH

Conversion to a two-client system (separation of grid and sales) at EON Avacon
Best-practice implementation in the steering committee as an employee of the CIO advisor
Establishment of the bofest Service Center
Creating training materials for basic training, especially for market communication, including practical exercises
Conducting training sessions on the theory and practice of information processing in the energy industry
Conducting job interviews
Planning and preparing the relocation of the bofest Service Center at the Ratingen site

Mar 2006 - Jul 2008

2 years 5 months

Board Member

Bremer Energiehaus-Genossenschaft eG

Approaching cooperative members as customers for gas and electricity
Creating a business plan
Controlling the financial plan
Founding a cooperative
Conducting general meetings with up to 300 participants
Public relations (daily newspapers, ARD, ZDF)
Establishing supplier relationships
Risk assessment for market entry
Reviewing the developed business case
Creating legally compliant customer contracts
Calculating the profitability of network transmission
Customer acquisition campaign for electricity contracts (together with Conrad Electronic: energy-saving light bulbs as a customer incentive)
Tendering and carrying out IT billing and network balancing for end customers

Dec 2003 - Feb 2006

2 years 3 months

Consultant

bk Consult

Consulting for energy suppliers
Consulting on the introduction of TollCollect, including training
Establishing a new energy supply company selling natural gas to end customers

Jul 2002 - Nov 2003

1 year 5 months

Business Consultant

T-Systems

Team leadership for the development of an SAP module for billing and invoicing, implementing customer processes from SAP IS-U through integrated invoice printing and dispatch
Developing a product portfolio for the external market with billing-oriented IT solutions for energy suppliers
Project support for database-generated data cleansing for energy suppliers
Targeted outreach to company representatives at energy suppliers using information materials and trade fair participation
Team leadership during the operational test in the field with 10 trucks at TollCollect, under the supervision of the Federal Office for Goods Transport, including evaluation of the effectiveness
Participation in the “Secure Electronic Meter Data Reading” project of the SELMA initiative of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, including workshop participation and a presentation on transmission methods

Oct 2000 - Mar 2002

1 year 6 months

Market Manager

Goodex AG

Establishment of the energy management division
Project consulting and execution of electricity purchasing for a large telecommunications company through a live auction on the company’s own online platform (purchasing volume in the hundreds of millions)
Approach to large industrial companies and execution of electricity purchasing auctions through live auctions on the company’s own online platform
Product and service specifications for electricity customers across Germany and Europe

Apr 1997 - Sep 2000

3 years 6 months

Division Manager

Stadtwerke Achim AG

Management of the energy management, purchasing, warehousing, and data processing divisions
IT controlling
Controlling and improvement of expenses, especially investment and maintenance costs
Introduction of new electricity and gas contracts
Public relations and customer outreach
Controlling the cost situation of existing customer contracts, including the introduction of contribution margin accounting
Recalculation of sales costs for electricity, gas, and district heating
Calculation of network charges
Renegotiation of energy purchasing contracts following market liberalization
Introduction of new electronic meters
Reorganization of operational data processing
Organization of contribution margin accounting in the energy division
Cooperation with market partners on construction projects to reduce costs
Establishment of contracting services and sale of large electricity and gas distribution systems

Jan 1986 - Mar 1997

11 years 3 months

Section Manager

Stadtwerke Bremen AG

Development of new electricity and gas tariffs and support during the approval procedures
Electricity tariff calculation with linearization
Nationwide price comparisons and energy market analyses for the Management Board and Supervisory Board
Consulting local companies on energy costs
Consulting on switching to medium-voltage supply
Establishment of division controlling in sales

Industry experience

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Experienced in Energy, Utilities, Telecommunication, Transportation, Information Technology, and Manufacturing.

Energy

Utilities

Telecommunication

Transportation

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Business area experience

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Experienced in Finance, Strategy, Sales, Operations, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Finance

Strategy

Sales

Operations

Project Management

Business Intelligence

Skills

Organizational Development
Project Coordination
Business Development
Training In Application Software
Electronic Business
Organizational Development
Controlling
Project Management
Employee Development
Management Training
Cost Accounting
Coordination
Project Management
Quality Management
Ms Office
Company Development
Cost Accounting
Interim Management
Synergies In Companies And Energy Market Regulation
Establishing Partnerships
Separation Of Market Roles
Energy Data Management
Balancing Group Management
General Management
Controlling And Contribution Margin Accounting At Energy Suppliers
Sap Is-U
Neutrasoft
Sap Fi, Mm And Pm
Carve-Out Project Management
Shared Service Project Management
Eeg / Kwkg – Implementation And Framework Conditions For Enwg Certification
Gabi Gas 2.0
Gpke / Geli Gas
Network Management
Civil Engineering For Electricity, Gas, Water, District Heating And Broadband Networks

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Dutch

Elementary

Education

Diploma in Economics · Economics

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 23

Experience in Energy 28 y

Avg length 1 y 7 m

Longest experience 11 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Construction Supervisor

Main industries Energy, Utilities, Telecommunication

Main business areas Finance, Strategy, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Member since

December 2023

Last update

September 2026

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Wolfram is based in Bremen, Germany.

Wolfram speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Dutch (Elementary).

Wolfram has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Wolfram has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 23 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Wolfram may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Wolfram would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Construction Supervisor.

Wolfram's most recent position is Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH.

In recent years, Wolfram has worked for Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH, Westnetz GmbH, Bayernwerk Netz GmbH, GVG Glasfaser GmbH, and Arcadis Germany GmbH.

Wolfram is most experienced in industries like Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunication. Wolfram also has some experience in Transportation, Manufacturing, and Information Technology.

Wolfram is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Strategy, and Sales. Wolfram also has some experience in Operations, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Wolfram has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication, Construction, and Utilities.

Wolfram has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Wolfram holds a Master in Economics.

Wolfram is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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