Andreas Antoni
Project Manager for Network and Infrastructure Project migration EU/US/MEX
Experience
Project Manager for Network and Infrastructure Project migration EU/US/MEX
Kloeckner & Co SE
Klöckner & Co SE plans to implement a Network Access Control (NAC) security system at 106 locations in the USA, Mexico, and three European countries. This aims to safeguard their operational, administrative, and sales facilities against cyber attacks.
Concurrently, an infrastructure renewal in the basic network is underway in the USA and Mexico, involving a transition to a new hardware provider.
There will be optimization of the LAN, WAN, and WLAN infrastructure.
The network topology will be divided into dedicated V-LAN segments to ensure a clear separation between IT and OT areas.
Development of a project scope definition considering both technical and organizational business requirements.
Integration of local IT resources and external suppliers to adequately capture and implement the functional, temporal, and financial requirements.
Specification of individual work packages for the implementation of the US/EU-NAC system and the modernization of the US LAN basic network.
Acquisition of necessary approvals for project execution and budgeting from the board.
Creation of a rollout plan, conducting inventory data collection and data validation, drafting a detailed project definition, and developing a central project control application.
Execution of a pilot implementation to test the developed solutions.
Project Manager / Consultant
ING DIBA AG
ING-DIBA migrates all on-premises infrastructure applications to a private cloud environment from Germany to the Netherlands.
The migration includes an active architecture environment with high application density that maps the active core of the central banking business.
In the target design, a uniform and standardized environment is created that is scalable to the highest degree and meets the security requirements of the supervisory authorities as well as the bank's internal compliance.
Development of the target concept in collaboration with the specialist departments.
Determination of VPN/DNS naming conventions and definition of network segmentation.
Mapping and testing of the required F5 load balancer architecture.
Creation of a transfer solution for non-routable IP addresses.
Identification of application dependencies in the current initial design.
Coordination of application owners, privacy, information security and identity managers.
Developing a proof of concept (POC) to validate and optimize cloud migration.
Defining development, test, quality and production environments in the cloud target design considering an agent-based initial architecture.
Setup of a multi-redundant 10 Gbps KORDOBA core banking data center coupling Germany/Netherlands.
Provider integration, dual vendor strategy, activation, failover testing, acceptance, application testing, operational handover.
Technical Manager and Consultant
GEZE GmbH
Technical management and consulting of the globally active GEZE IT-infrastructure team.
Stabilization of data center environments including consolidation, migration planning and implementation.
Preparation and support of data center certifications.
Technical consulting on security measures as well as network optimization in LAN and WAN (firewall, routing, etc.).
Expansion of international SD-WAN locations, e.g. China, including supplementary negotiations with the telecommunications provider for the purpose of economically optimized contract adjustments.
Introduction of ITIL and IPMA based processes and project procedures.
Preparation & management of bidder negotiations for partial outsourcing of services.
Implementation of Kubernetes architectures for the international CAD developer environment.
Optimization of the W-LAN infrastructure based on the 801.11g standard and full-scale expansion of the Leonberg central site in the external area.
Developed a global asset database that was used to document and optimize the core & server base infrastructure.
Implementation of a McAfee Secure Web Gateway appliance for global off-campus traffic.
Integration of an enterprise-wide Forescout network segmentation platform.
Initiated and performed a network system analysis for performance and cyber security penetration optimization.
Creation of a development concept "Global Future GEZE IT- Network" in cooperation with the specialist departments, Cisco Systems, HP Enterprise and NTT Global.
Project Manager
Airport Munich GmbH
Project: Planning, tendering and renewal of the active Cisco Systems MPLS infrastructure on the entire campus of Munich Airport for Airport Munich GmbH and the Terminal 2 company (Deutsche Lufthansa AG). Key aspects included: approx. 43,000+ ports, approx. 2,000+ active components, approx. 500+ technical rooms, introduction of SDN technology in data centers, optimization of network based on KRITIS requirements, and equipping the new Terminal 1 extension building and a new data center.
Responsibilities: Preparation of project planning after coordination with departmental areas and stakeholders, definition of work packages and processing in project teams, application for project budget (double-digit million euro amount), preparation and support of EVB-IT EU tender, preparation of an expert opinion on tender preparation (single vendor strategy), achieving an economically optimised tender result with high savings percentage, coordination of an 8-week Cisco Prove Of Concepts (POC), planning and coordination of infrastructure extensions (active/passive/power/air conditioning/fibre optics/system technology), ensuring compliance with site security guidelines based on KRITIS requirements, initiation of currency hedging for US$ procurement share, planning/communication/moderation of kick-off events, steering committee meetings and external recruitment measures, appointment of subcontractors, overall result responsibility for project objectives (content, time, quality, budget), and ensuring efficient project implementation during the COVID19 pandemic.
Project: Audit of Cisco-based MPLS network assets and billing data (Feb 2019 - Jun 2019). FMG-IT operated a Cisco-based MPLS network with components in a service contract, billed monthly, requiring an audit-proof review.
Responsibilities: Mass data collection of dynamic assets, invoice data verification over 8 years, use of Excel-based Power BI for accounting reconciliation between FMG & service provider, identification and reporting of incorrect billing items, and obtaining credit notes from the service provider.
Project: Adaptation and update of a passenger control system for the Terminal 2 operating company (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) at Munich Airport (software project) (Jan 2019 - Nov 2019).
Responsibilities: Preparation of resource, operation and phase planning; definition of work packages; allocation of internal and external resources including application to the resource board; preparation of project definition including presentation of risks, dependencies, schedule, quality and budget planning; moderation of kick-off and steering committee events; management of development teams; project supervision, active monitoring and proactive control of processes; risk assessment and ensuring adherence to security compliance and security guidelines; execution of a test run lasting several weeks; acceptance and project completion.
Project: Connection of Lufthansa Cityline to a multi-redundant client service server system in two data centers of Airport Munich GmbH (Dec 2018 - Aug 2019).
Responsibilities: Resources, project and scheduling; applying for resources in the Resource Board; creation of project definition; involvement of and communication to the Steering Committee; definition of work packages; coordination of work package execution with internal & external suppliers, customers and departmental areas; budget and quality control through implementation of pilot installations; ensuring compliance with site security and safety guidelines based on KRITIS requirements; change control, acceptance and project closure.
Multi-Project Management / Project Control
Tele Columbus AG / PYUR
Tele Columbus AG, as a holding company of several Tier 3 cable network operators, required harmonization, modernization and optimization of the internal ICT base infrastructure of individual Tier 3 operating companies.
Germany-wide WAN consolidation and optimization.
Integration into the ATOS MPLS network.
Technical coordination and implementation with involved stakeholders and external service providers.
Planning of a data center relocation from Hanover to Leipzig considering roll back solutions.
Modernization of existing office based telecommunication infrastructure including implementation of a company-wide All IP Fax solution.
Coordination of access connection for different call center operators on MPLS basis.
Control of virtualization migration for existing application landscapes.
Project Manager Network Stabilization WAN, LAN, W-LAN, Azure Cloud
Vattenfall GmbH
Within the framework of a Europe-wide ICT outsourcing, transnational optimization measures were carried out for a Europe-wide network.
Recording & definition of technical solution concepts with internal departments, external suppliers, and provider representatives.
Evaluation, tracking and process optimization of root cause analyses.
Establishment of measures regarding network monitoring, bandwidth and traffic flow monitoring.
Establishment and management of provider-related coordination and reporting appointments.
Review and monitoring of contract-relevant regulatory agreements.
Leading a team to monitor SLA-based applications via automated tests.
Assistance in resolving network-related incidents.
Results reporting up to Vice President / CIO level to Stockholm.
Change Manager
Allianz Technology SE / Metafinanz Informationssysteme
Managed the consolidation and standardization project for the global IP proxy infrastructure optimization of Allianz SE including subsidiaries and partner organizations. This measure laid the foundation for the company wide 4.0 digitization process.
Organisation and initiation of technical coordination meetings between site representatives in the EU, South America and Asia-Pacific.
Involvement of stakeholders and representatives of IT departments.
Development of migration and roll-back concepts.
Preparation of the migration process planning.
Assignment of internal departments and external service providers (architecture planning, scheduling, data building, cabling, testing).
Initiation and implementation monitoring of processes within IT departments in Germany, Poland, India and the USA before and during migration implementation.
Single point of contact for internal and external contact persons during project implementation.
Sub-Project Manager
Commerzbank AG and its subsidiaries
Technical tendering of the nationwide Managed WAN, LAN and W-LAN network for bank branches, dealer and administration locations in the context of the new digitalisation strategy 4.0.
Shortly before expiry of provider framework agreements and End of Life/Support announcements in active infrastructure, the Germany-wide WAN/LAN & W-LAN of Commerzbank was re-tendered.
Definition of different access connection technologies.
Technical & organizational support of the tendering process, considering BAFIN IT system integrity.
Support of negotiations, organization and implementation of due diligence workshops.
Management and organization of internal departments involved in the tendering process.
Evaluation of technical tender results.
Elaboration of technical optimization measures that led to reduction of bidders' offers.
Technical Project Management
EDEKA AG & Co. KG
Managed the All-IP migration with approx. 5,500 connections at regionally distributed locations.
Replacement of ISDN technology (conversion to All-IP) in all wholesale, production and retail locations of EDEKA Minden-Hannover.
Development and implementation of a conversion strategy.
Coordination of exchange/retrofitting of ISDN and analogy connected terminals to IP communication (fire alarm system, burglar alarm system, EC cash terminal, refrigeration monitoring, accounting system, cash register system, telephone system, advertising monitor, video surveillance etc.).
Development of an action plan for each site.
Preparation of requirement and functional specifications.
Costing, budgeting and controlling, resource planning, performance monitoring.
Reporting to the steering committee / project steering committee.
Preparation and implementation of project meetings.
Development of technical specifications.
Conception and documentation.
Sales Tender Support
T-Systems International GmbH
Provided sales tender support for the customer MAN Truck & Bus SE.
Overall responsibility for tendering a DWDM data center linkage.
Creation of the offer, verification of technical implementation strategy, obtaining T-Systems' internal approvals on management board, submission of tender documents via VW Tendering portal.
Recording technical customer requirements for expansion and migration of global MAN ICT infrastructure for upcoming All-IP digitization.
Development of security solution concepts with T-Systems departments.
Evaluation of individual project components, definition of required migration steps, preparation of quotations for MAN Truck & Bus in national and international markets (Network area).
Support of MAN service points throughout Europe for expansion requirements in upcoming ISDN replacement process.
Project Manager / Team Leader
Airport Munich GmbH
Project: Cisco MPLS network infrastructure exchange and modernization within the total operational campus of Franz Josef Strauss airport (30,000+ Ports, 1,200+ active, 5,000+ passive infrastructure components including relocation & consolidation). Infrastructure supported CCTV, client PC usage, flight information systems, baggage sorting, tower flight control, data storage transfer, VoIP, and unified communication.
Responsibilities: IPMA driven project planning (36-month rollout), external resource selection, staff management (90+ internal/external members), computation of a 400-page bill of quantity specification with Cisco Certified Engineers and external consultants, accompaniment of 3 European tender submissions (EU-Ausschreibungen) including bidder qualification (RFP, RFI, RFQ, RFT), initiation of US-based customer prove of concept (CPOC) at Cisco Systems HQ (San Jose) with management level video telepresence presentation, contractual setup of service/maintenance/incident clearance procedures with legal experts, management updates (written, verbal, direct meeting) for FK1-FK3 airport proprietors group, and budget application/monitoring (tens of millions of Euros).
Project: Active and passive IT-Infrastructure renewal within the 5-star airport hotel Hilton, formerly Kempinski (Apr 2014 - Feb 2015).
Responsibilities: IPMA driven project planning for modernization, harmonization of active infrastructure based on global Hilton IT requirements, arrangement of passive infrastructure LWL cabling, planning and procurement of active Cisco infrastructure, and monitoring/management reporting of time, quality, and budget aspects.
Project: Design and procurement for a highly IT-security based airport fire brigade risk vehicle (ELW2) (Aug 2012 - Feb 2015).
Responsibilities: Accompaniment of an EU-wide tender for procurement, authored bill of quantity and functional specifications (Leistungsverzeichnis, Lasten & Pflichtenheft), led the radio & ICT development team during planning and implementation, and authored an external maintenance & service contract including SLA compliance.
Project Manager
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
Mobile provider migration of 6,000 Fujitsu / TDS users within 60 German locations to Telefónica o2.
Project milestone planning, presentation to Telefónica o2 internal teams and customer project representatives/stakeholders.
Presentation of project status in customer-faced workshops.
Programmed a project steering and control software to share detailed migration data & figures between Telefónica o2, Fujitsu / TDS, and the outsourcing partner. Software automated final user correspondence (mail, SMS, form letter), controlled migration data for >6000 users, generated weekly status reports, provided dedicated information to internal Telefónica o2 departments, minimized migration failures, and provided management statistics.
De-escalation management (customer -> Telefónica o2 & customer facility management -> Telefónica o2) based on process gap questions and discussions about mobile radiation exposure (2G & 3G infrastructure).
Project Manager
PHOENIX Group
European wide mobile provider consolidation in 14 countries. Migration in 43 business units from multiple providers to Telefónica o2 for 47,000 SIM cards.
Contractual approval, SLA verification, documentation management within SharePoint infrastructure.
Definition of rollout scenario, kick-off presentation in different multinational business units.
Integration of outsourcing partner (HP), set up of HP service desk manager.
Assignment of management reporting, coordination of service provider Telefónica o2.
Implementation review, analysis of mobile rate cost savings.
Project Management
Deutsche Bank
Renewal of infrastructure based on CO2 awareness (green IT program).
Project management for the rollout.
A wide band of unified communication services (UCS) including virtualization of applications, based on fiber optical infrastructure, was installed.
Milestone and process coordination with stakeholders.
Change management during the Rollout.
Approval and acceptance of external 3rd party deliverables.
ITIL Based Project Management, Transition Management
British Telecom / Portigon AG
Relocation of a computer center for a German credit institute in Sydney, Australia.
ITIL based project management, transition management and operative roll-out planning.
Advised site surveys and fiber optic construction work in the new location.
Authored a disaster recovery fall back solution.
Steered technical 3rd Party providers and representatives (HP, IBM, BT, Verizon Business staff).
Reported and documented project status to bank IT management in Germany.
Project Management
AT&T
International C7 interconnect, colocation & data center infrastructure expansion.
Project management for C7 interconnect service implementation.
ITIL based service level management during implementation.
Tracked billing issues and cleared CDR invoicing ambiguities.
Designed and exchanged site location documentation for different backbone notes.
Technical Role
Level3
Extension of the Level3 dark fiber metropolitan area network (MAN) in Frankfurt / Main.
Authored a technical white paper with instructions to minimize attenuation of optical distribution frames (ODF) in collocation areas.
Planned and organized infrastructure extension within different collocation rooms.
Cleared SDR billing issues.
Consultant
AVAYA
Implementation of the German wide AVAYA VOIP services.
Negotiated Service Level Agreements (SLA) with customer representatives.
Advised side expansions in different German interconnect sites.
Workflow design for implementation of a German wide rollout (time, cost, quality).
Programmed software to control delivery of correct site information details across involved stakeholders.
Project Manager
Verizon Business / UUNET / International Wholesale
Extension of the EMEA wide IP/voice network.
Proved certain technical availabilities regarding profitability and set-up times.
Programmed project management software to accelerate delivery, ensure quality of service implementation, facilitate customer communication, and document customer network topology.
Collaborated and supervised internal staff and external vendors.
Member of steering committee defining Electronic Data Interface (EDI) between Bundesnetzagentur (German regulation authority) and Verizon Business Germany.
Planned and organized expansion of national and international POP infrastructure.
Quality Manager
KDDI
International C7 interconnect / IP data center peering.
ITIL guided quality management, service level management with extended negotiated SLA for Japanese customer.
Carrier line identification verification for invoicing purposes.
Assignment of footprints within “Frankfurt Main Data Burg” data center.
Consultant
Pironet NDH
Rollout of a German wide VPN service for multiple Pironet customers.
Advised and managed bandwidth assignments, infrastructure expansions, router pre-configurations with internal divisions and external 3rd party providers (Colt Telecom, Cisco Systems).
Acquired different project roll-out concepts.
Designed software for documentation transfer purposes between involved distributors.
Negotiated Service Level Agreements (SLA) with sales and legal representatives based on ITIL guidelines.
Infrastructure Planning and Design Consultant
Mainova
Infrastructure planning and design for extension of Mainova metro network in Frankfurt.
Voice CBC reseller implementation.
Managed SDH switch implementation within colocation sites and national C7 interconnect to Nortel DMS-100.
Organized customer workshop and designed technical whitepapers for fiber optical attenuation in metro colocation access for internal staff and external stakeholders.
Project Management
Swisscom
International C7 interconnect.
Project management for international Ericsson AXE C7 interconnect and IP peering.
Assigned a German based company for customer billing CDR/SDR accounting.
Consultant
P&T Luxembourg
Data center expansion & IP peering.
Managed customer data center expansion at tele house provider ITENOS in Frankfurt.
Advised external 3rd party provider for infrastructure equipment installation.
Arranged technical assignments towards DE-CIX internet exchange representatives in Frankfurt Main.
Clarified SDR billing issues.
Consultant
Voljatel
Global data link implementation.
Tracked technical meet me room expansion in Frankfurt within Provider Ancotel.
Advised colocation infrastructure extension (rack, climate, fire protection, dark fiber expansion).
Project Management
Rostelecom - Utel
International C7 interconnect inclusive a switch relocation.
Project management for international C7 service implementation.
Change management for network shift in coordination with external 3rd Party providers Colt Telecom and Interxion.
Consultant
3U Holding
National preselection services.
Managed implementation within different internal divisions for reseller set up.
Organized and steered customer-faced workshop for service explanation.
Project Management, Change Management, Trouble Manager, SPOC
Hughes
Relocation of the European General Motors satellite network from Milton Keynes (UK) to Darmstadt (Germany).
Project management, change management, identification and risk evaluation for the move.
Elaborated strategy for smooth uninterrupted transition.
Workout of fall back solution.
Carried overall project responsibility.
Single point of contact (SPOC) for technical questions.
Trouble manager during transition phase.
Assisted management with contractual negotiations.
Implementation Lead
Royal Dutch Shell
Implementation of a microwave satellite based network infrastructure in the Netherlands and Romania.
Lead and steered the implementation.
Optimized project roll-out concept.
Approved external 3rd party deliverables.
Managed international kickoff presentation.
Checked correctness of invoicing.
Network Expansion Project Coordinator
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
International voice and data network expansion towards South America.
Used BT Ignite cooperation to serve South America network expansion.
Design of technical requirements and involvement of necessary internal departments and 3rd party stakeholders to bring services in place.
Proved certain technical availabilities regarding profitability and set-up times.
Requested internal approvals for budget releases.
Quality Assurance
Lufthansa
Total IT hard- and software renewal at the global wide Lufthansa check in terminals.
Quality assurance during the rollout of Lufthansa ticketing and boarding IT systems.
Project Manager / Design Engineer
Deutsche Bank
Data center infrastructure expansion and protection.
Managed extension of Nortel X.25 network between Frankfurt & Duesseldorf.
Developed implementation concept for international data link between Frankfurt and Vienna.
Designed decoupled galvanic connection for a 34Mb radio link within data center in Frankfurt / Eschborn.
Advised statically inspection of building.
Organized necessary cabinet basement construction (climate, UPS).
Managed setup of cabinet units on very top site level of data center building.
Implementation Coordinator / Technical Writer
Deutsche Bahn
X.25 / ISDN access rollout for M2M connections used for ticketing terminals.
Coordinated implementation within customer owned voice and data network.
Authored network infrastructure documentation.
Network Design and Implementation Consultant
Vodafone
- X.25 and Frame Relay network extension and optimization in the middle region of Germany (Frankfurt, Sulzbach, Eschborn).
Technical Assembly Lead
PTR
Offshore delivery of an electron beam welding system.
Responsibility for technical assembly in Connecticut (USA) based on German VDE laws.
System was built for Volkswagen USA.
Electronically and mechanical installation.
Commissioning Engineer
Phonocomp
Commissioning of a CD sputtering metallizer production plant in Milano.
Electronically & mechanical installation.
Commissioning of the production plant.
Assembly Engineer
Euroglas
Assembly of an architecture glass coating plant in Hombourg (France).
Electronically installation and commissioning of the plant.
Trainer / R&D Engineer
Oerlikon vacuum coating
Assembly and set-up of different plants nationally and internationally.
Trainer for international service technicians.
Research and development of newly designed plasma polymerization plants.
Summary
More than 25 years active in the multinational ICT industry as agile senior project manager, senior programm manager and technical consultant and expert in the fixed, satellite and mobile ICT industry. In-depth experience in the area of highly critical network infrastructures (KRITIS), as well as in procurement based on EVB-IT procurement. Specialist for network setups, migrations, modernisations and consolidations of active and passive ICT infrastructures during ongoing operations. High level of experience in the management of national and international heterogeneous, multicultural team structures, service implementation, contract design, budget definition & budget control, quality definition, schedule control, service reporting and presentation at the highest management level. Project management based on ITIL / IPMA methodology. Excellent computer experience including the use of Clarity, MS- Office, Visio, Project, Confluence, SharePoint Server and KI based applications. Specialist in MS Excel programming. Self-motivated team player with strong communication and presentation skills. Worked for more than 8 years for the international wholesale key account division of the US company, Verizon Business (the world's second largest global ICT carrier), as a multi-project manager. Nominated several times for the Verizon Global Excellence Awards.
Languages
Education
University Giessen / Friedberg
Diploma in Telecommunications Engineering · Telecommunications Engineering · Gießen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Microsoft 365 Implementation and Migration
Microsoft
Amazon Machine Learning in the Cloud with AWS Batch
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Machine Learning in the Cloud with AWS Batch
Amazon Web Services
Artificial Intelligence for Project Managers PMI AX9Rv_K_k6L9MFnUhevbV9a9bkS9
PMI
Cisco Datacenter University
Cisco
Cisco Enterprise Networking & Cloud University
Cisco
HUAWEI Building A Fully Optical Intelligent Internet
Huawei
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Top Professional Practitioner
Microsoft
Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft
Online Marketing Intensive Seminar
Remote Pilot Certificate DEU-RP-1015txbabbj5
Anti-corruption rules under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Apron driver's license for airports
Code of conduct in business environment
Global Network Transformation
ICT Compliance Training
IOT Automation - Theory and Practice
IP Network Technology
Information Security and Privacy
International Technical Project Management
Profitability improvement & business process optimization
Qualified business communication
Reliability check according to § 7 of the Aviation Security Act
Signaling system No. 7
VoIP - IP Telephony
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