Dominik Piecuch - Head of IT

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Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2023 - Feb 2024

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of IT

Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH

Disciplinary and technical leadership of the IT and service team
Definition and documentation of the current mode of operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
Development of the future mode of operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
Implementation and expansion of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
Deployment of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams including PSTN integration to replace traditional telephony
Implementation of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
Rollout of Intune as a mobile device management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
Development of Power BI dashboards for machinery monitoring and financial reporting
Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
Operational support in daily business: administration, incident & change management
Management of external service providers and ensuring the quality of outsourced IT services
Responsibility for the IT budget including planning and controlling
Direct reporting line to the management board with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

Head of Country Management Germany for SEED Mena LLC / The Royal Private Office of Sheikh Saed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Piecuch Advisory & Management

Strategic technology consulting with a focus on innovation, scalability and business impact
Evaluation and scouting of new business models for implementation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Identification, approach and acquisition of leading technology partners in Germany and Europe
Establishment and maintenance of long-term C-level business relationships, including negotiations
Interface between German industry, technology startups and government entities in the UAE
Close collaboration with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Berlin to coordinate economic interests
Technologies & methodologies used: Google Workspace (Business), ZoHo CRM, relationship management, business development, team leadership

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

4 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of Consulting & Technology

PRGH GmbH

Leading the consulting team for Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM)
Responsibility for quality assurance and methodological control of end-customer projects
Implementation of Tableau for visualizing ordering and logistics processes
Optimization of IT and business processes through structured documentation of the IT and process landscape
Implementation of Azure Kubernetes Services
Ensuring methodological standards regarding architecture, data modeling and process modeling
Introduction of Jira as a standardized project management tool in consulting
Coaching employees on agile methods and project management standards (SCRUM & traditional)
Regular reporting to management on project status, team performance and quality assurance
Technologies & methodologies used: Tableau, Jira, BPMN, SCRUM, traditional project management, stakeholder management, team leadership, quality assurance (QA)

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

4 months

Senior Advisor (part-time)

Wrage Advisory GmbH

Process analysis and optimization after a carve-out at an IT security service provider for data centers (building a scalable process landscape in BPMN for operational realignment)
Company valuation (discounted cash flow analysis) and buyer outreach as part of the planned sale of a mid-sized PCB manufacturer
Technologies & methodologies used: BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), discounted cash flow analysis

Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

3 years 7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Senior Startup Partner Manager

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Product Owner for the implementation of Salesforce CRM and Innoloft (LoftOS) to manage startup collaborations structurally
Responsibility for the product backlog: prioritization, requirements management and close coordination with management & departments
Project controlling including budget monitoring, status reports and stakeholder reporting at the leadership level
Product Owner for a proof of concept for the digital capture and documentation of maintenance plans & processes in the maintenance of Deutsche Bahn ICE trains
Development and implementation of joint go-to-market strategies with SaaS startups in AR/VR, drones, process automation, data protection, industrial IoT and artificial intelligence
Building a network of over 1,000 startups to promote co-innovation and technology transfer
Conducting digitization workshops with 12 corporate customers to identify innovation potentials and derive concrete implementation scenarios
Technologies & methodologies used: Salesforce, Innoloft (LoftOS), agile project development, Jira, go-to-market strategy, backlog management, stakeholder management, PoC management

Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year

Bonn, Germany

Business Development Manager

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Project leadership for establishing the Digitalization Factory – an incubator to develop and implement innovative proofs of concept (PoC) for business customers
Responsible for prioritizing and refining the product backlog
Managing cross-functional PoC projects in collaboration with external tech partners and internal stakeholders
Reporting to senior management on project status, budget, and innovation roadmap
Designing and negotiating strategic cooperation agreements for mutual customer acquisition (positive cash flow effect of about €1M)
PoC 1 – NFC-based asset management in construction: conducting customer and user interviews for UX design using Figma, gathering requirements and documenting them in a specification sheet, selecting technical partners, integrating an NFC antenna into components
PoC 2 – Automated Quality Control (demonstrator): capturing technical requirements, building a demonstrator with a conveyor belt and camera system, capturing and processing images with a Python script, analyzing in Jupyter Notebook with TensorFlow, storing data and using machine learning for deviation detection
Technologies & methodologies used: Figma, SCRUM, specification sheet, TensorFlow, Python, machine learning, UX research, stakeholder management, agile methods

Oct 2012 - Jul 2017

4 years 10 months

IT-Sales Consultant

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Full responsibility for solution design and proposal development in complex IT projects, from requirements analysis to handover to production
Developed a standardized approach for deal structuring and documentation
Planning and managing transition and transformation initiatives with implementation partners
Strategic advisory to C-level on IT governance, IT system architectures, and IT service processes (ITIL v3)
Led cross-functional bid teams according to IPMA standards
Performed cost calculations, risk assessments, and price-to-win analyses
Designed high-availability and disaster recovery scenarios
Direct communication and negotiation with C-level decision-makers
Achieved 150% of order entry targets in 3 out of 5 years
Technologies & methodologies used: SAP R/3, SAP ECC, SAP HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Infor BAAN, AS/400, Windows Server, SUSE Linux, MPLS, VPN, Citrix, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Azure Cloud, Telekom Cloud, IaaS, PaaS, hosting, Oracle DB, MS-SQL, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, IPMA, SCRUM, ITIL, BSI basic protection, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, ISO 14001, ISO 18001, ISO 9001

Skills

Interim Management
Agile Project Management
Process Optimization
Analytical Thinking
Strong Communication
Empathy
Critical Thinking
Scrum & Ipma
People Management
Coordination And Technical Leadership Of Project Teams
Technical Solution Design
Design Thinking Practitioner

Erp Systems & Business Software

Sap R/3
Sap Ecc
Sap Hana
Sap Print Per Vpsx
Sap Modules: Crm, Apo, Bc, Plm, Scm, Pp, Bi/bw, Mdm, Ep, Trex, Les, Mii, Xi, Hr Pi, Bo, Solution Manager
Brz Erp
Microsoft Dynamics Ax
Infor Baan
As/400
Salesforce Crm
Innoloft (Loftos)
Zoho Crm