Microsoft Office Experts in Cologne

• PMO Lead Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
• Reporting to the GMN sub-program management
• System maintenance 25+
• Functional management and coordination of the Jira setup
• Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
• Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
• Development of an access concept for all project tools
• Analysis of existing processes, identification of improvement potential, and design of solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches into existing tools
• Creation of intranet articles for project marketing
• Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
• Agile development of the project methodology
• Gathering customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
• Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, 500+ million budget)

• Project: ESU Windows and SQL Server Consolidation / Configuration Management in ServiceNow
• Prepared an as-is analysis of all servers worldwide
• Prepared an as-is analysis of all SQL servers worldwide
• Conducted requirements analyses for SQL and server migrations
• Coordinated requirements with partners for migrations to Hyper-V (on-premises) or Azure Cloud
• Facilitated regular status meetings (Jour Fixe)
• Developed roadmaps and solution models for server migrations
• Set up test scenarios
• Facilitated workshops for the rollout of a global admin team
• Designed data models (CMDB) in ServiceNow
• Led workshops for the CMDB data model
• Developed solution models for the CMDB
• Created end-to-end configuration documentation and work instructions for the CMDB
• Prepared reports for license management
• Defined KPIs for data quality in ServiceNow
• Created a service catalog
• Facilitated workshops to define service requests
• Acted as interface between requirements analysis and the ServiceNow development team
• Systems used: Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365/2010, Windows Server 20xx, SQL Server 20xx, SharePoint, Azure Cloud, Hyper-V, ServiceNow, various tools

With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.

• Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
• Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
• Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
• Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
• Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
• Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
• Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
• Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
• Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
• Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
• Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
• Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
• Implement the IT concept
• Document the infrastructure

Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot

Successful delivery of projects on behalf of customers:

• -> 2023 – present: Project management for the consolidation of sites/data centers for a large telecommunications provider (infrastructure project, customer: Telefonica)

• Opening and preparing new sites

• Application migrations

• Decommissioning and handover of old sites

• -> 2021 – 2022: IT multi-project management for a large car leasing company (customer: Athlon)

• Migration of applications to the cloud and to another data center

• Additional projects to expand and optimize the application landscape

• -> 2021: Project management for the development of a platform providing internet access on aircraft operated by various airlines (customer: m3Connect/German Telekom)

• -> 2017-2020: Responsible management of an IP network consolidation (infrastructure project, customer: Cisco/Vodafone) at a large telecommunications provider

• Planning and coordination of migrations and their rollout

• Team leadership and integration of different teams (network operators, hardware and service providers)

• Interim PO for a DiGA-listed digital therapy platform, ensuring compliant product development in a highly regulated SaMD environment (BfArM, BSI) while maintaining delivery pace.
• Challenge: Regulatory complexity combined with hands-on delivery responsibility and only one week of onboarding time.
• Impact: Introduced AI-assisted product development workflows with clear quality standards and reinstated regular short release cycles for faster, more precise delivery. Currently optimizing product development workflows and reducing AI-generated bloat in tickets and documentation.
• Introduced an OCR-based workflow in Langdock that automates therapy plan creation from prescription images.

• Supporting clients in operational & strategic marketing, portfolio shaping, commercial strategy, BD and storytelling across TAs
• Delivering go‑to‑market strategies, launch execution, and cross‑functional alignment
• Providing interim leadership in complex matrix environments

• 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

• Entrepreneur & leadership coaching
• Staff & leadership development
• HR organizational development
• Skill management
• Outplacement
• Talent management
• Separation management
• Business & people management: 30 years of professional and disciplinary responsibility for staff across different structures, including 2 years as managing director of a start-up
• Lecturer (2016 – 2022) in marketing for various educational institutions, including for aspiring leaders in healthcare
• Seminars & workshops (25 years) on leadership, career planning and development, returning to work, applicant management, starting a business and supporting change
• Author and blogger: publishing insights on people management, change and careers, as well as two specialist books ("Growth as the Holy Grail – Stagnation through Profit Maximization" and "The Recipe for Success. The Booster for Careers & Job Applications")
• Industry experience: Mid-sized companies with/without international locations and corporations in automotive, building materials & construction chemicals, telecommunications, tourism and IT

• Sourcing of contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
• Advisor to procurement & HR in change project

• Designed enterprise-wide AI strategies and structured the related workshop formats for business and leadership teams as a shared basis for AI investment decisions
• Integrated EU AI Act regulatory requirements into AI governance frameworks with clearly defined roles, committees, and decision-making structures
• Established two internal consulting offerings—one for prioritizing AI use cases and one for integrating data and AI governance—which are now a regular part of the consulting portfolio
• Assessed business value for AI initiatives and investment decisions using transparent criteria

TenneT is the largest transmission system operator and largest private bond issuer in Germany. With more than 5,000 employees and a transmission network of more than 15,000 km, TenneT connects more than one third of the European Union's total offshore wind capacity. With an annual investment volume of more than 12 billion euros, TenneT is a key player in Germany's energy transition.

• Consulting and operational support for the Controlling department
• Management of the new planning process following the entry of new international investors
• Implementation of new reporting requirements after closing

• Conceptualization and production of UGC and social media content for brands
• Development of creative concepts, hooks, scripts and video formats for TikTok and Instagram
• In front of and behind the camera: video production, editing, storytelling and on- and off-camera work
• Social media consulting: content strategy, platform logic and brand presence

• Develop a long-term technology and implementation-oriented perspective for a gigabit communications network along the Northeast Corridor.
• Integrate 5G/6G, WiFi and SAT-Com technology development for the trackside network, dark fiber, the business case and rollout through 2035 into a reliable overall vision.
• Developed a technology roadmap through 2035
• Expanded and secured the business case through additional 5G-based use cases
• Structured implementation from concept through rollout
• Planned the rollout of a 5G trackside mobile network and dark-fiber network along the route
• Created a reliable technology and implementation perspective through 2035 and expanded the business case with additional 5G use cases.