IBM Lotus Notes Experts in Cologne

• Development of the overall architecture
• Support for the respective workstreams in developing architectures in the areas of infrastructure, data centers, security, and network topology
• Management of the architect pool
• Support for program management in setting up the transformation project based on agile methods
• Consideration of regulatory requirements for IT projects in the federal administration

Industry: digital sovereignty, public sector

Responsibilities:

• Project coordination (teams: consulting, development, testing, deployment/operations)

Products and standards:

• Jira, Confluence, Asana, Miro, Mural
• Open Source, Keycloak, Open Xchange, ownCloud

• Taking over the troubled project from the internal project management and successful turnaround of project phase 1 (cutover of approx. 1000 servers (VMs)/standard desktops, specialized desktops)
• Responsible project management for the successful phase 1 transition (planning in the shortest possible time followed by implementation (very successful with low ticket volume))
• Stakeholder management – taking over direct (daily before cutover) communication with the client from the Chief Operation Manager in the format of regular meetings in taskforce mode. Rapid rebuilding of the previously lost trust base and restoration of the client relationship for optimal satisfaction
• Taskforce mode to eliminate all existing issues/showstoppers before cutover
• Scope clarification, setup, and scheduling of phase 2 activities (e.g. silo/admin servers)
• Kick-off of phase 2 / handing the project back to the success line for the internal project management/line to handle the remaining defined topics
• Establishing, preparing, and conducting steering committees with V-1 management to align the guardrails
• Moderation of various regular meetings and operational workshops
• Participation in the lessons learned with the client to address dissatisfaction related to the internal project management (before my start! They are extremely satisfied with my work)
• Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)

• Developed a shop website
• Integrated an AI language model
• Developed tools for AI-powered webhooks
• Technical tools: REACT.js; Elevenlabs; MCP; n8n; HTTP

• Maintenance and further development of the OSPlus software in the cash operations area
• Use of IBM Notes and HP Quality Center

• Planning EXO migration

• Promoting and applying agile principles and Scrum frameworks in multiple teams
• Facilitating Scrum events (e.g. Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Plannings, Reviews, and Retrospectives)
• Supporting teams in removing impediments and blockers
• Implementing metrics (e.g. velocity, burndown charts) to monitor and improve team performance
• Successfully conducting workshops and training on agile methods and best practices
• Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Scrum
• Methods: Scrum framework

• Design of a standardized procedure for planning and conducting cost reduction workshops with suppliers of plastic components and pilot implementation at the supplier’s production site
• Planning of cost optimization workshops
• Defining project goals, selecting and ordering the suppliers to be examined, as well as the focus parts
• Establishing the method for cost analysis and the cost calculation schema, and creating own cost calculations for the focus parts
• Agreeing on the agenda and team composition
• Approaching and preparing suppliers
• Conducting cost optimization workshops at the supplier
• Aligning goals, approach, scheduling and follow-up of the workshop
• Inspecting the internal material flow and production of the focus parts
• Critical analysis of the supplier’s product cost calculations in detailed comparison with self-calculated costs and agreeing on corresponding measures
• Identifying additional savings potentials based on process inefficiencies and technical optimization options
• Documenting all cost reduction potentials (8 - 15%) and corresponding measures with timing and responsibilities in an action list for further processing or realization of savings

• Administration in a hybrid system environment
• Second- and Third-Level Support
• Incident and change management
• Ticketing system and tools: Jira Cloud & Confluence, MS Teams
• Exchange 2019/Outlook Online support
• AD/AAD support; creating and assigning permissions via AD/AAD GPO groups
• ARP-Guard (NAC) / network segmentation
• Citrix Workspace
• Distribution software support: Ivanti
• Veeam backup system in the cloud (AWS)

• Project work for various companies in financial and balance sheet accounting
• VAT returns
• EC Sales List reports
• Input tax refund applications abroad
• Intrastat reports
• Monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
• Leading small accounting teams of 2-6 people

• Delivery & design of seminars in German, English & Dutch
• Communication training
• One-on-one coaching
• Self-management in sales
• Conflict discussions
• Train-the-Trainer

• Six Sigma & Lean training & coaching
• Management & team workshops
• Improvement projects

• Design, implementation and initial population using AI of a cloud-based, group-wide central contract management database for the IT subsidiary of a leading European retail company, including related IT-supported contract processes
• Concept paper (preliminary study) on putting central provider management into practice (DORA, German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive CSDDD) as part of the structural realignment of a digital services partner of the Savings Banks Finance Group
• Strategic setup of a new central unit, including development of business requirements specifications for contract and process management and a document management system for a digital services partner of the Savings Banks Finance Group
• Strategic organisational review in the public sector to implement the maturity model as part of the ÖGD Digital Pact (process evaluation, review of tasks, SWOT analysis, staffing assessment)
• Interim IT project lead for a private building society, restructuring the project organisation as part of the technical and strategic process redesign of key end-to-end processes for the new technology platform of the internet portal of Germany’s largest nationwide mortgage broker
• Ensured the strategic and operational readiness of vaccination centres in Hesse as a program management consultant on the politically sensitive Impf-IT project for the Hessian Ministry of Integration and Social Affairs
• Interim management of the IT project portfolio with network partners at a data centre, as part of the multi-year business implementation plan and annual IT planning
• Migration of legacy data from merged regional banks into the group bank’s systems and delivery processes to reduce costs and optimise the business portfolio
• Coached a consulting firm in developing and establishing lending services within Financial Services Banking, using innovative blockchain technology
• Strategic and financial realignment of conference centres in the D-A-CH region to ensure long-term viability while meeting financial targets, including a sales negotiation mandate for a non-profit organisation’s conference centre