Achim R. - Project and Program Manager, PMO Lead

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Leverkusen, Germany

Experience

Dec 2017 - Present

8 years 1 month

Project and Program Manager, PMO Lead

Freelancer / Interim Manager

Successful delivery of client projects:

2023 – present: Project management for site consolidation of a major telecommunications provider (Client: Telefonica).
2021 – 2022: IT multi-project management for a large leasing company (Client: Athlon), including migrating applications to the cloud and another data center, as well as other projects to expand and optimize the application landscape.
2021: Project management to develop a platform for in-flight internet access for various airlines (Client: m3Connect/Deutsche Telekom).
2017–2020: Responsible lead of an IP network consolidation (infrastructure project, Client: Cisco/Vodafone) at a major telecom provider, including planning and coordinating migrations and rollouts, as well as leading and integrating diverse teams (network operators, hardware and service vendors).

Mar 2010 - Oct 2017

7 years 8 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Delivery & Program Manager

Tech Mahindra

Execution and coordination of two major programs focused on: client management, commercial management, and team management.
2013–2017: Responsible lead of a device testing program (Client: Vodafone), with 55 employees across 6 European countries.
2010–2013: Managed a testing program for rating and billing applications (Client: T-Mobile), with 40–45 team members across onsite and offshore locations.

Aug 2009 - Feb 2010

7 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Consultant & Project Manager

Sytel Reply

Project management and software development.
Developed a web application (Client: Deutsche Telekom).
Introduced and used new technologies.

Jan 2000 - Jun 2009

9 years 6 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager TelCo

Amdocs

Led software development for “Rechnung online” (Client: T-Mobile).
Project manager / consultant for ClarifyCRM (Client: T-Online).
Consultant for testing customer care & billing concepts and coordination (Client: Vodafone).

Oct 1998 - Dec 1999

1 year 3 months

Neuss, Germany

Head of Consulting Department

Template Software

Head of the Competence Center for database systems.
Consulting department head with personnel responsibility for a team of 7 developers and technical project managers.

Oct 1994 - Sep 1998

4 years

Cologne, Germany

Team Lead Software Development

Schleupen

Software product development for the healthcare sector.
Client/server applications on UNIX and Windows platforms.
Data modeling and overall responsibility for the RDBMS.
Application modeling using the CASE tool “StP”.

Jul 1993 - Sep 1994

1 year 3 months

Cologne, Germany

Database Expert

/M/A/I

Developed software for the healthcare sector.
Client/server applications on UNIX and Windows platforms.
Data modeling and responsibility for the RDBMS.

Dec 1989 - Jun 1993

3 years 7 months

Maintal, Germany

Software Developer & Deputy Project Manager

Honeywell

Software development for building automation.
Client/server applications on UNIX platforms.
Responsible for the data model.

Summary

National and international team leadership of 50 employees in intercultural environments with different leadership styles
Customer-focused, commercial thinking and acting
Solution-focused, flexible, and mediating team and customer communication
Solid, up-to-date expertise in computer science and mathematics with strong analytical skills
Team player