Andreas Fischer - Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive)

Borsdorf, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Jul 2025

7 months

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive)

MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH

Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being built in Baden-Württemberg
Design and solution finding for internet connectivity, setting up office communication networks, WLAN setup in production and administrative buildings, IP address management, password control, time tracking, access control systems, backup concepts, emergency power concept, operating concepts, cost planning, event control, workplace including laptop/mobile/telephony, remote maintenance, print server
Selection of suitable external service providers and planning for requirements in spare parts, repair, onsite service, network and workplace support including onsite exchange of systems by providers
Selection of suitable external service providers in facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts, etc.)
Coordination with clients & service providers
Escalation management, schedule control
Onsite deployment for service meetings and provider coordination

Aug 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 5 months

Kassel, Germany

Infrastructure Project Manager

SMA Solar Technology AG

Requirement analysis, reporting, coordination, planning, communication
Structuring and describing projects in the area of corporate IT with a primary focus on infrastructure
Analysis and creation of project orders
Leading, partly complex, IT projects in the infrastructure environment (LAN/WAN network, servers, security, interfaces to IT systems, etc.)
New production building & renewal of the global network infrastructure (LAN/WAN)
Project planning and control according to constraints (time, scope, budget)
Organization, guidance and management of technical project teams

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 1 month

Stuttgart, Germany

Senior SIEM Service Manager & Technical Project Lead (Splunk)

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg

Managing providers in the SIEM
Increasing the coverage of systems connected to the SIEM
Improving monitoring quality in access rights monitoring
Performing control actions to ensure quality in access rights monitoring
Developing use cases for deterministic detection of security incidents
Regular analysis of the usability of use cases based on current threat landscape and compliance requirements
Further development of evaluation options for SIEM data sources (threat intelligence)
Further development of incident handling processes for security incidents
Supporting audits and reviews
Evaluation and selection of tools for the SOC

Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

9 months

Regensburg, Germany

IT Project Manager - Building Infrastructure

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayern

Renovation of the Regensburg site (LAN cabling, media technology, building automation, etc.)
Modernization of media technology in the Würzburg event room
Modernization of access management (door intercom/video surveillance at building entrances)
Renovation of video surveillance (Munich and Augsburg)
Expansion of building automation
Introduction of hybrid video conferencing technology for all sites in Bavaria
Project administration: reporting, coordination, planning, communication
Requirement analysis
Translating requirements into technical solutions in cooperation with planners and technical specialists (architecture/configuration)
Preparation of procurement (e.g. creating specifications, acceptance protocols, etc.)
Testing solutions with stakeholders
Supporting implementation, assisting with rollout
Early life support

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

4 months

Leipzig, Germany

Consultant for Security Operation Management (SOM), L2 & L3 Security Analyst

European Commodity Clearing AG (Deutsche Börse Group)

Various operational tasks in the SOC (focus on SIEM and IS incident management process)
Support in the area of the in-house hosted SIEM system (Splunk)
Analyzing alerts in the SIEM system
Responding to incidents, e.g. outage of log sources or detected unusual events in monitoring
Documentation of activities within the SIEM system
Control tasks as part of outsourcing the IS incident management process
Documentation of occurring IS incidents and evaluation of criticality
Monitoring the service provider regarding service quality
Internal consulting on IS incident identification and orderly processing

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

1 year 2 months

Munich, Germany

Technical Project Lead for SIEM (SPLUNK)

Finanz Informatik Technologie Service

Introduction of permissions and security monitoring in 24/7 operations for a regional bank in southern Germany
Consulting services on all Security Operations Center topics
Onboarding of new customers for using SOC services
Customer-specific design, costing, planning and implementation of SOC products considering existing IT infrastructure, processes and IT security requirements
Supporting sales in positioning SOC services with customers
Development of use cases for deterministic detection of security incidents
Regular analysis of the usability of use cases with respect to the current threat landscape and compliance requirements
Optimization of MMTD and MTTR (Mean Time to Detect/Resolve) for security incidents
Further development of analysis capabilities for SIEM data sources (threat intelligence)
Enhancement of incident handling processes for security incidents
Modeling the interface to FI and defining the services to be provided
Support during audits and reviews
Evaluation and selection of tools for the SOC

Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

3 months

Leipzig, Germany

Technical Project Manager for SIEM (SPLUNK) Onboarding

European Commodity Clearing AG (Deutsche Börse Group)

SIEM onboarding of OpenShift platforms & applications to SPLUNK @ DBAG
Definition of work packages, creation of the project timeline
Identification of dependencies, risks, and development of risk mitigation plans
Managing external IT service providers for installation of SPLUNK components (SPLUNK Forwarder)
Connecting ECC applications to the SIEM and related systems in collaboration with DBAG
Analysis of log data & definition of use cases
Development of a new operating model for monitoring privileged user rights in collaboration with Deutsche Börse based on existing service level agreements
Reports and decision templates for stakeholders

Aug 2018 - Jun 2021

2 years 11 months

Leipzig, Germany

Project Manager & IT Service Manager

European Energy Exchange AG (Deutsche Börse AG)

Project Manager for building SIEM environment (SPLUNK) to meet BAIT & MaRisk findings and requirements
Schedule, resource and budget control, project planning (effort estimation, phase planning, work packages)
Managing external service providers & internal project resources
Creating concepts for connecting source systems to the SIEM system and designing use cases for SPLUNK
Managing and improving process analyses, log entries, storage, and automation
Connecting additional applications to the SIEM via forwarder & SYSLOG
Transitioning the SIEM environment into operation and training staff
Project Manager for IT transition to DBAG: IT service provider change and data center relocation from Leipzig to Eschborn
Creating migration plans considering BaFin requirements for network, email, file & server applications, and digital workplace
Quality assurance of migration concepts for file, email, Active Directory trust & voice
Reports and decision templates for stakeholders and board divisions
IT service management according to ITIL, managing IT service providers and monitoring SLAs
Improvement of ITIL processes such as service asset & configuration management and patch & vulnerability management
Creation of system hardening measures and requirement definition for creating a CMDB

Jun 2018 - Present

7 years 8 months

Borsdorf, Germany

Managing Director

NEXGEN Consulting GmbH

Managing a company for professional IT consulting & SAP consulting
Personnel responsibility for 4 employees

Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

6 months

Dresden, Germany

Project Manager for Cloud Infrastructure Services

SAP SE

Leading a 28-member international project team (process & SAP consultants)
Implementing a cloud server build process with SAP PP on S/4HANA Cloud
Orchestrating and coordinating global shared service improvement projects
Managing and implementing a production planning process
People capacity management and analysis of processes to identify optimization opportunities
Developing project scopes and objectives involving all relevant stakeholders
Agile project management methods with an iterative approach
Implementation scope: SAP PP, MM, FI/CO @ S/4HANA Cloud

Dec 2015 - Jan 2018

2 years 2 months

Göttingen, Germany

IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Multi-Project Management

Sartorius Corporate Administration GmbH

Responsible for up to 15 IT specialists
Global contact for Cisco video conferencing & media technology (CRESTRON)
Set up a new location for 300 IT staff including network designs on CISCO systems
Equipped 30 meeting rooms with centralized media and conferencing technology
Created architecture designs and specifications for public tenders
Expanded network infrastructure on HP/Aruba systems
Migrated VMware environment from 5.1 to 6.0 (approx. 500 virtual machines)
Built internal and external mobile antenna systems (LTE/UMTS/GSM)
Set up new network infrastructure (LAN, WLAN & DECT) for 800 new workstations
Extension of the DISTRIBO logistics center (10,000 sqm) including expansion of WLAN, DECT, and network infrastructure
Migrated a Cisco video conferencing platform and implemented the Cisco Unified Communication & Collaboration solution

Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

3 months

Dresden, Germany

Director IT EMEA, IT Infrastructure

Danzer Deutschland GmbH

Personnel responsibility for up to 15 internal & external IT specialists across Europe
Created and adapted IT strategy, IT policies, and sourcing
IT cost management, budgeting, and financial planning
Transformation: converting local IT structures into global ones
Built & operated global demand management, IT portfolio, and resource management
Expanded server & storage environment on HP basis (DL servers & MSA storage)
Installed Veeam backup solutions for virtual server environments
Optimized the Windows Active Directory structure
Drafted contracts and managed external service providers
Supported business units in digitizing production and service operations

Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

8 months

Göttingen, Germany

IT Consultant IT Infrastructure, System Engineer & Sub-Project Lead

Sartorius AG

Took over several sub-projects in challenging technical or scheduling situations
Planned & built a fully virtualized & mirrored data center at the main site in Göttingen
Performed Windows Server migrations (MS Windows Server 2003 to 2008R2/2012R2)
Transferred to a purely virtual environment with over 1,000 virtual server systems for 8,000 users worldwide
Migrated HP server infrastructure to Cisco blade systems
Global rollout of a new Checkpoint RAS/VPN client including design of VPN sites & routing rules
Planned integration/migration of around 40 international sites into a central data center
Onboarded new company acquisitions into the central Windows AD system
Integrated video surveillance systems (64 IP cams) on a VMware cluster virtual server environment

Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

1 month

Dresden, Germany

Migration and Configuration of Symantec Endpoint Protection

Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden

Migrated a mixed (Linux & Windows) 1,000-user environment to Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1
Defined SEP policies for different user/application groups according to client requirements

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

2 years

Dresden, Germany

Manager Group IT

M+W Central Europe GmbH

Took over IT leadership at the Leuna, Leipzig & Dresden sites
Windows server administration, client support & mobile devices
Built & led an independent user helpdesk in the eastern region following ITIL standards
Developed & implemented a decentralized Active Directory & messaging solution
Migrated & consolidated group-wide CAD applications (Autodesk, Intergraph & AVEVA) into a secure IBM Cloud platform
Introduced client hardware and email encryption solution based on Symantec products

Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

3 years

Germany

On-site

IT Service Engineer, Server Support

Bosch GmbH

2nd and 3rd level on-site hardware support
installation, configuration and commissioning of Windows server systems and applications
user management and assignment of access rights via Microsoft Active Directory
analysis and resolution of hardware and software issues
creation and maintenance of system documentation

Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

3 years

Schkeuditz, Germany

Head of IT

M&W Power Solutions GmbH

full site support at Schkeuditz
operation and further development of the MS Windows Server environment (AD, Exchange, terminal servers, MS SQL, print servers)
VPN administration, client support & mobile devices
responsible for hardware procurement, lifecycle management and IT cost management
license management for Microsoft, Autodesk, Intergraph & Bentley
introduction of online pay-per-demand licensing for CAD applications

Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

3 years

Germany

On-site

IT Service Engineer Endpoint

MVV Gruppe

on-site support, client management and 2nd level user support
company-wide user support
analysis and resolution of hardware and software issues
administration and 2nd level support for Lotus Notes 8.5.2

Jan 2010 - Dec 2014

5 years

Leipzig, Germany

System Engineer IT/Telecom Support

AVAYA Deutschland GmbH

migration of ITIL ticket system to HP Service Manager
creation & customization of service requests in HP Service Manager
creation & maintenance of the HP CMDB
support, installation and expansion of the internal AVAYA IT/Telecom landscape for East Germany
handling IT and telecom tickets on-site and remotely according to ITIL
application support for AVAYA telephony applications (OneX, Softphone)
support of the AVAYA phone hotline in handling customer tickets

Oct 2007 - May 2018

10 years 8 months

Schkeuditz, Germany

Owner, Managing Director

NEXGEN IT Solutions

consulting, installation and maintenance of complex IT applications with a focus on Windows server technologies
IT security solutions and networking (internal and external)
administration of Microsoft Windows Server infrastructures (up to approx. 9,000 users) and Microsoft application servers (AD, DNS, DHCP, Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, MS SQL)
monitoring & optimization of hardware and software (IMAC tasks), service requests and incidents according to ITIL
planning SLAs for complex server and storage infrastructures
planning and execution of data center relocations without production downtime
acquisition activities, proposal preparation, marketing actions
budget responsibility up to 2 million euros

Apr 2003 - Sep 2007

4 years 6 months

Schkeuditz, Germany

Head of IT Department

Reliable Plant Solutions GmbH

Development and drafting of a 5-year plan to optimize IT infrastructure (technology roadmap)
Technical point of contact during the implementation phase of Windows Server systems (migration from Novell)
Service manager for a network access solution (Securepoint & Astaro)
Installation, configuration, and maintenance of VPN concentrators, routers, and servers
Support of all authentication, authorization, and accounting services

Feb 2003 - Apr 2003

3 months

Germany

Trainer for dealer training

Microsoft Germany

Training for the launch of Xbox Live
Development of training instructions for partner certification
Creation of individual training plans for employee certification
Conducting nationwide workshops including certification exams

Jul 2001 - Aug 2002

1 year 2 months

Spain

Network Support Specialist and IT Trainer

Aldiana GmbH

Management of Internet cafés in Aldiana holiday clubs
Conducting training for guests on internet applications, mail systems, HTML homepage design, digital photography and MS Office applications

Feb 1998 - Mar 1999

1 year 2 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Working Student, Network Management Department EV NL

Siemens AG

Migrating MS clients from Windows 3.11 to Windows NT
Performing troubleshooting in a network environment

Skills

Operating Systems: Windows 3.x / 9x / Nt 4.0 / 2000 / Xp / Vista / 7 / 8.1 / 10 / 11; Windows Server Nt / 2000 / 2003 / 2008 (R2) / 2012 (R2) / 2016 / 2019 / 2022; Windows Ce; Windows Mobile 7 / 8; Linux Suse, Debian
Programming Languages: Shell Scripting; Ms Visual Basic, Basic, Turbopascal; Knowledge In Java, C/c++, Assembler; Html, Php, Css
Databases: Mysql, Postgresql, Ms Sql Db Cluster; Knowledge In Oracle, Access
Networks And Protocols: Tcp/ip, Ethernet, Wlan, Wan, Dect, Lorawan; Xdsl, Isdn, Umts, Gsm, Lte, 5g
Firewalls: Check Point, Cisco Asa, Palo Alto Networks, Securepoint Utm, Gateprotect, Astaro, Sophos Red Utm
Groupware: Ms Exchange Server 2003 / 2007 / 2010 / 2013 / Office 365; Lotus Notes & Domino Server 8.5
System Management: Gfi Network Servermonitor; Gfi & Norton Symantec Endpoint Security/protection; Gfi Languard; Nagios 3.x, Check Mk; Stratus Avance
Backup: Acronis B&r 10/11.5 Server; Veritas Storage; Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R2 & 2012; Ibm Tivoli Fasttrak; Hp Data Protector; Emc Networker; Veeam Backup Essentials, Veeam Availability Suite
Proxy Systems: Microsoft Tmg, Websense, Blue Coat
Virtualization: Vmware 5.1 / 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5, Esxi Server; Xenserver; Knowledge In Hyper-v; Veeam One, Quest For Virtualization (Dell) (Reporting/benchmark Tools For Vm, Hyper-v)
Crm & Erp Systems: Sap R/3, Sap Crm, Scm, Srm; Sap S/4hana Cloud, Sap Pp, Mm, Fi/co; Sage One, Crm; Open Source Erp Systems; Custom Developments In Crm & Erp
Siem Solutions: Splunk, Elastic Search
Other Skills: Microsoft Office 97, Xp, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016; Microsoft Office 365 (Incl. Outlook Exchange); Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project; Microsoft Lync / Skype For Business From Office 365, Ms Teams; Cisco Jabber Client, Cisco Webex; Lifesize, Openrainbow; Vpn (Ipsec, L2tp, Openvpn, Certificates); Intergraph Pds & Pid (Administration); Aveva Pdms (Administration); Ms Windows Terminal Server, Print Server, Samba; Ad, Dns, Dhcp, Dfs, Ntp; Avg Antivirus, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, F-secure, Mcafee; Symantec Endpoint Protection; Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop & Premiere; Nas, San, Sas, Storage (Ibm, Netapp, Qnap, Synology, 3par); Uml Modeling; Ars Remedy, Hp Service Manager, Helpline, Service Provider Cockpit (Sap); Cherwell & Jira According To Itil; Kemp Load Balancer (Virtual & Hardware); F5; Splunk (Siem), Syslog, Amqp Broker; Crestron & Extron Media Control; Smart Kapp Iq & Smart Boards; Cisco Video Conferencing Systems & Cisco Callmanager; Logitech Video Conferencing Systems (Rallybar & Sight); Hardware & Software Purchasing, Accounting; Staff Management, Technical & Disciplinary (Up To 25 Employees)