Axel K.
Head of Enterprise Project Management
Experience
Mar 2023 - Apr 2024
1 year 2 monthsDernbach, Germany
Head of Enterprise Project Management
Koch Industrieanlagen GmbH
- Managed and expanded the project management department
- Introduced a project management method based on PMI’s PMBOK
- Rolled out a web-based project management and collaboration tool
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 yearHaiger, Germany
Director Project Management
Loh Services GmbH
- Implemented a group-wide digital transformation strategy
- Responsible for the successful delivery of the largest transformation projects
- Led and grew 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 monthsBad 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 delivering strategic Microsoft Consulting projects in digital workplace and digital transformation
- Responsible for developing the 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 yearMunich, Germany
Co-founder and Business Unit Manager
Benmark Management und IT Consulting
- P&L responsibility for the Business Support Systems (BSS) unit
Jul 2001 - Jul 2002
1 year 1 monthService Line Manager, BCA & CRM
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- Led the BCA & CRM service line with 36 employees, organized into the Billing & Customer Administration (BCA) and CRM skill groups 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 monthsFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Managing Consultant - Telecom, Media & Networks
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- 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 monthsFrankfurt 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 stay in Paris
- Responsible for designing, maintaining, and testing the data interface between the client's EBPP system and 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 monthsSaarbrücken, Germany
Consultant - Workflow Management-Systems
Dialogika GmbH
- Sold and advised on implementing information and workflow management systems for industry, banking, and government
- Designed, prototyped, and sold the workflow management system multiDESK Access (now: multiDESK Workflow)
- Maintained and enhanced a budget management system for EU institutions
May 1991 - Jun 1992
1 year 2 monthsRedmond, United States
Localization Specialist
Microsoft Corporation
- Localized the German version of the Microsoft Access 1.0 relational database system by defining German database terminology
- Acted as liaison between US headquarters marketing and the German branch regarding branding, packaging, and presentation materials.
Summary
Very experienced and customer-focused manager with over 20 years of consulting and leadership experience focused on project management and digital transformation:
- Revenue and personnel responsibility for multiple business units
- Excellent (multi-)project and program management experience including building and leading PM and PMO departments. Leading international and virtual teams.
- Development, implementation, and training of project management and service delivery methods and processes
- Managing project manager training, certification, and career development
- Global quality assurance in projects, conducting project quality reviews in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, and Seattle
- Successful program and project management at large corporations at home and abroad, including Merck KGaA, Dräger AG, Deutsche Telekom, WorldCom, AXA Group, AUVA Vienna, SAP AG, Federal Police, ITZ Bund, Finanzinformatik, Raiffeisen Bank, Deutsche Bank
- Industry know-how in medical technology & pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, insurance and financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, government / public administration, IT and consulting
- Deep knowledge of digital workplace and collaboration technologies and infrastructures as well as Microsoft technologies, especially Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, SCCM, Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange, and SQL databases
- Global mobility with over one-year stays abroad in the USA (Seattle), France (Paris), and Austria (Vienna)
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
IntermediateEducation
Oct 1985 - Jun 1991
University of Saarland
Diploma in Computer Science, specialization: artificial intelligence, thesis: “KONSENS – context-sensitive generation of · Computer Science and Economics · Saarbrücken, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
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