Axel Ringhofer
Certificate of Completion
Experience
Thüringer Gerichte und Staatsanwaltschaften - ITeGS
- AS-IS assessment of data center rooms and data center infrastructure at the Jena data center, including analysis and documentation based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, ISO 27001, ASHRAE
- AS-IS assessment of the IT infrastructure at the Jena location, including analysis and documentation based on ISO 27001
- Development of a concept for data center infrastructure and IT infrastructure at the Jena data center
- Development of a concept for IT infrastructure at additional sites
- Creation of the technical specification for the bill of quantities for the tender
Bundesagentur für Arbeit - RZ-Team
Conceptualization, documentation and support for optimizing the management of activities for requirements analysis
Support in defining and introducing approaches for rollout and participation measures in the team
Regular coordination and support of the team lead and specialist teams
Review and alignment of scenarios for the development and further development of requirements analysis for the internal control system of the data center teams
Conceptualization, documentation and support of technical implementation coordination regarding the extension and optimization of communication and exchange formats within the team
Support in identifying and specifying risks and countermeasures
Planning, structuring and execution of communication measures required in the team
Conceptualization, detailing, coordination and documentation of tools for realigning the data center team
Internal coaching and knowledge transfer for optimizing the data center strategy regarding sustainability and CO₂ footprint, creating an actionable roadmap, continuously compliant documentation, qualified estimates, forecasts and simulations
Development of a viable sustainability strategy, including the development and implementation of suitable KPIs
Investigation and presentation of automation potentials, including IT-secure implementation options
Support for process optimization and roadmap development
Assessment of the impacts on the data center from existing and planned IT projects, including personnel capacities
AS-IS analysis of data centers based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, ISO 27001, ASHRAE, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
Data center strategy based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, EN 50001, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
Net Zero data center based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, ISO 27001
Green IT including dashboard, KPIs, data delivery, LB measurement operator based on EN 50001/EMAS, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
Digitization of data centers (monitoring, DCIM, documentation, etc.) based on EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
Digitization of data center access based on BSI IT-Grundschutz
Cold aisle containment based on EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, ASHRAE, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
PDU management based on EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
New design of white space (rack layout planning, passive base infrastructure, cabling, etc.) based on EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
White space consolidation based on EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, Blue Angel DE-UZ 228
Frießinger Mühle GmbH
Drafting future IT projects
Recruiting IT personnel and managing internal staff
User support for IT issues
Management of the central service provider
Management of additional external service providers
Evaluation of hardware and software including requesting quotes
Creation of documentation
Planning and renewal of the server environment on Windows Server 2019 including application updates
Planning the update to Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 (Hybrid) implemented by an external service provider
Planning and execution of a workstation rollout including Office 365 with an external service provider
Repair and renewal of the existing backbone fiber optic cabling
Planning a new IT infrastructure
New backbone ring (including all buildings) and new IT distribution cabinets (~60 units)
WLAN infrastructure (entire site)
Second data center and conversion of the old server room including new IT hardware
Planning and execution of WLAN coverage for telephony and man-down detection with an external service provider
Planning and introduction of new firewalls (Palo Alto)
Expansion of broadband connections
Planning and implementation of DocuWare
Planning the separation and renewal of the IT infrastructure at the Sontheim site
Planning and renewal of the IT infrastructure at the Haßmersheim site
Introduction of new scale software (Bitzer) at the Haßmersheim site
Repair of the existing video infrastructure with an external service provider
Planning and implementation of IP cameras including software (Senstar) at the Bad Wimpfen and Haßmersheim sites
Planning and implementation of a time tracking system (ReinerSCT)
Planning a complete power backup with batteries (plant battery)
Introduction of a data protection officer
Introduction of an intranet (Confluence)
Introduction of an IT ticket system (JIRA)
Schwarz IT KG
Operation and maintenance of two data centers (colocation) for the hosting and domain service division of Schwarz IT
Evaluation of hardware and software including requesting quotes
SAN management
Management of the backup environment
Coordination of service providers
Planning, conversion and expansion of the two data centers including component evaluation and development of cabling concepts
Planning the third data center location
Planning, setup and operation of the SAN infrastructure with 3PAR F400 and HP SAN switches at two locations
Planning, setup and migration of the SAN environment to HP 3PAR 7200 including new SAN switches
Planning, setup and migration of additional new SAN storages (HPE 3PAR 8450, Pure Storage X70) including expansion of the SAN fabric (Brocade)
Planning, setup and migration of new NAS storages (Oracle NAS ZS3-2, ZS5-2)
Redesign, setup and operation of the SAN environment (Brocade) including software (SANnav)
Setup and operation of the backup environment with EMC NetWorker
Setup and operation of the virtualization environment with VMware
Setup and operation of a new tape library (Spectra Logic T380)
Participation in planning and setup of a new LAN environment (Arista)
Evaluation, setup and introduction of new backup software (Cohesity)
Evaluation, setup and introduction of CMDB, IPAM, DCIM, BMS software (AixBoms)
Evaluation, setup and operation of PDUs, KVMs and serial consoles (Raritan, Vertiv)
Development of strategies for the future of the IT infrastructure (structured cabling, VTL, vSAN, hyper-converged systems, all-flash storage, automation, DR concepts, etc.)
FrieslandCampina Germany GmbH
Comprehensive support of the data center and server rooms at 5 locations, including servers, SAN components, LAN components, operating systems, backup environment, cooling, power supply, intrusion detection system, rooms, etc.
Setup and migration of data and servers from a Compaq EMA12000 to an HP EVA5000
Setup and migration of data and servers from an HP EVA5000 to two HP EVA4400 systems, including mirroring and CLX
New installation of an HP EVA4100
New installation of the backup environment with EMC NetWorker and StorageTek hardware
Renewal of the backup environment with HP libraries and SAN storage as file devices
Setup of a KVM environment (5 locations in Germany) with Avocent products
Setup of a disaster recovery data center including SAN, backup environment, KVM environment and data center infrastructure (cooling, power, etc.)
Setup of a VMware environment with 12 servers in four cluster groups
Introduction of a password management tool for the company (client/server application)
Replacement of the old UPS system with two parallel UPS units from Masterguard, including shutdown software
Expansion of the cooling system in the Heilbronn data center, THV, and various branch offices in Heilbronn, Cologne and Elsterwerda
Monitoring of approximately 170 servers (W2k3), including approximately 50 virtual servers, including backup (NetWorker and BackupExec), SAN, etc. nationwide at 6 locations including infrastructure
DELTA COMPUTER GmbH
- Setup and installation of the Neckarsulm site
- Installation of PCs and servers (Compaq, HP)
- Hardware technician for servers, PCs and networks (Compaq, HP)
- Planning and building networks
- Windows server migrations
Gerich / Comics Informationssysteme
- Installation of PCs and servers (Siemens)
- Rollout of PCs at customer sites
- Hardware technician for servers, PCs and networks (Siemens)
- Planning and building networks
- Windows server migrations
dds, daten-dienst-schmid
- Building and installing PCs and servers including hardware component selection
- Building and installing CAD workstations
- Planning and building small networks
- Configuration of Windows servers
- Installation of various software, e.g. AutoCAD, MS Office, etc.
AGENA GmbH
- Auditing of server rooms and IT infrastructure based on DIN EN 50600
- Creation of the audit report including recommendations and cost estimates
Die Wäschemacher
- Documentation of patching within two sites
- Documentation of site cabling patching
- Documentation of IT devices within racks at two sites
House of Companies / Talheim
- Survey of existing cabling
- Complete new cabling including documentation based on EN 50173 & EN 50174
P.O.C.
- Development of a concept for the competence center based on EN 50600, EN 50173 & EN 50174
- Planning a showroom with racks from various manufacturers and sample cabling at the Frankfurt office
- Evaluation of a planning software for the whitespace
- Creation of a portfolio of services for the whitespace
SATA GmbH & Co. KG
- Evaluation of rack UPS systems
- Evaluation of managed and metered 8-port PDUs
- Documentation of the evaluations
- Assessment of the current state of IT UPS systems based on EN 50600, EN 50173 & EN 50174
- Development of recommendations for rearranging the IT UPS systems
- Development of recommendations for cabling within the IT UPS systems
- Development of recommendations for the project process for redesigning the IT UPS systems
- Development of a checklist for remodeling the IT UPS systems
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Experienced in Information Technology (14.5 years), Food and Beverage (10 years), Retail (9 years), and Government and Administration (3 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (27.5 years), Operations (21 years), Strategy (3 years), Sustainability Management (3 years), Project Management (1.5 years), and Procurement (0.5 years).
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Education
Technical College for Applied Computer Science Heidelberg
State-certified industrial computer scientist · Industrial Computer Science · Heidelberg, Germany
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