Axel Kresse
Head of Department, Corporate Project Management
Experience
Mar 2023 - Apr 2024
1 year 2 months Dernbach, Germany
Head of Department, Corporate Project Management
Koch Industrieanlagen GmbH
- Management and expansion of the project management department
- Introduction of a project management methodology based on PMI’s PMBOK
- Rollout of a web-based project management and collaboration tool
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year Haiger, Germany
Director Project Management
Loh Services GmbH
- Implementation of a company-wide digital transformation strategy
- Responsible for the successful delivery of the largest transformation projects
- Management and expansion of the project management department
Jun 2015 - Dec 2021
6 years 7 monthsSenior Manager Digital Transformation
- Freelance project management consulting in digital workplace and digital transformation for leading companies in telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.
Jan 2004 - May 2015
11 years 5 months Bad Homburg, Germany
Project Management Officer
Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
- Member of the Microsoft Services Leadership Team, responsible for project and quality management, leading the German project management community (50 people)
- Responsible for the delivery of strategic Microsoft Consulting projects in digital workplace and digital transformation
- Responsible for developing project methodology, managing the project portfolio and reporting, PMO and project manager training & certification
- Member of the global “Professional Advisory Council for Project Management”
Sep 2002 - Aug 2003
1 year Munich, Germany
Co-founder and Business Unit Manager
Benmark Management und IT Consulting
- P&L responsibility for the “Business Support Systems” (BSS) business unit
Jul 2001 - Jul 2002
1 year 1 monthService Line Manager, BCA & CRM
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- Managed the BCA & CRM service line with 36 employees, organized into the skill groups “Billing & Customer Administration” (BCA) and CRM in the telecom environment
May 2000 - Jun 2001
1 year 2 monthsSkill Group Manager, Billing & Customer Administration (BCA)
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- Sales and delivery responsibility for all projects in this area
Sep 1999 - Apr 2000
8 months Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Managing Consultant - Telecom, Media & Networks
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- Served as Billing Projects Manager, responsible for all billing projects of the German branch of a large international telecommunications company
Jul 1995 - Aug 1999
4 years 2 months Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Senior Consultant – Technology / Communications Industry
Andersen Consulting
- Responsible for the functional design and testing of a billing system during a one-year project assignment in Paris
- Responsible for designing, maintaining, and testing the data interface between the EBPP system and the client’s billing system, handling over 50 million call detail records per day
- E-commerce project focused on personalization and customer relationship management
Sep 1992 - Jun 1995
2 years 10 months Saarbrücken, Germany
Consultant - Workflow Management-Systems
Dialogika GmbH
- Sales and consulting for the implementation of information and workflow management systems in industry, banking, and public administration
- Conceptualization, prototyping, and sale of the workflow management system multiDESK Access (now: multiDESK Workflow)
- Maintenance and further development of a budget management system for EU institutions
May 1991 - Jun 1992
1 year 2 months Redmond, United States
Localization Specialist
Microsoft Corporation
- Localized the German version of the relational database system Microsoft Access 1.0, defining German database terminology
- Liaison between US headquarters marketing and the German subsidiary regarding branding, packaging, and presentation materials.
Summary
Highly experienced and customer-focused manager with over 20 years of consulting and leadership experience, focusing on project management and digital transformation:
- Revenue and personnel responsibility for multiple business units
- Excellent (multi-)project and program management experience, including establishing and leading PM and PMO departments. Leading international and virtual teams.
- Development, implementation, and training of project management and service delivery methods and processes
- Leading project manager training, certification, and career development
- Global quality assurance in projects, conducting project quality reviews, including in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, and Seattle
- Successful program and project leadership for major corporations domestically and internationally, including Merck KGaA, Dräger AG, Deutsche Telekom, WorldCom, AXA Group, AUVA Vienna, SAP AG, Federal Police, ITZ Bund, Finanzinformatik, Raiffeisen Bank, Deutsche Bank
- Industry expertise in medical technology & pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, insurance and financial services, healthcare, manufacturing industry, government / public administration, IT, and consulting
- Deep knowledge of digital workplace and collaboration technologies and infrastructures, as well as Microsoft technologies, particularly Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, SCCM, Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange, and SQL databases
- Global mobility with over one-year expatriate assignments in the USA (Seattle), France (Paris), and Austria (Vienna) each
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Oct 1985 - Jun 1991
University of Saarland
Diploma in Computer Science, specialization: Artificial Intelligence, thesis: “KONSENS – Context-Sensitive Generation of Natural · Computer Science and Economics · Saarbrücken, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
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