Eberhard K. - Interim Manager | Management Consultant | Business Coach

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Dautphetal, Germany

Experience

Apr 2025 - Present

5 months

On-site

SME Consulting (as subcontractor)

Sophos GmbH, Homburg

Consulting on organization, leadership structure, and controlling for mid-sized companies. Subcontractor upon request.

Oct 2023 - May 2024

8 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Upgrade DMS Ceyoniq nScale from version 7 to 9

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Upgraded nScale including adaptation of the interface to Dynamics NAV.
Upgraded the database from MS SQL Server 2005 to 2022.
Managed the service provider.
Technologies used: Ceyoniq nScale, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

3 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Cloud migration of FLS Visitour

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Migrated Visitour to the FLS cloud including adaptation of the interface to Dynamics NAV.
Managed the service provider.
Technologies used: FLS Visitour, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

3 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Metabase implementation

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Implemented the open-source version of Metabase to display key metrics for all employees in the intranet.
Created a small data warehouse fed with data from ERP, time tracking, and DMS.
Integrated into the company's internal wiki.
Technologies used: Metabase, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Computime bedatime, Ceyoniq nScale, Debian Linux.

Sep 2019 - May 2024

4 years 9 months

Herborn, Germany

Managing Director

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Successfully restructured the company as part of the 'Restructuring of Bothe-Hild GmbH' project.
Built a new leadership team.

Apr 2019 - May 2019

2 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Implementation of Redmine Project Management Software

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Implementation of the open-source project management software Redmine.
Use for planning and controlling larger projects (product standardization, product development, software development) and as an IT ticket system.
Customization, maintenance and support until May 2024.
Technologies used: Redmine, Debian Linux.

May 2009 - Jun 2009

2 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Implementation of QlikView

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Implementation of the BI tool QlikView.
Setup of a data warehouse fed with data from ERP, time tracking and DMS.
Technologies used: QlikView, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Computime bedatime, Ceyoniq nScale.

Oct 2008 - Feb 2009

5 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Implementation of the DMS system Ceyoniq nScale

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Implementation of the DMS system Ceyoniq nScale including the workflow module.
Programming parts of the workflows and the NAV interface.
Management of the service provider.
Technologies used: Ceyoniq nScale, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

6 months

Herborn, Germany

Project: Update from Navision 2.6 to Dynamics NAV 5.0

Bothe-Hild GmbH

Update of Navision across multiple versions.
Integration of customer-specific customizations into newer versions.
Multiple test updates and go-live carried out independently.
Management of the service provider.
Technologies used: Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MS SQL Server.

Summary

With many years of experience as an IT manager in mid-sized companies and as a managing director, I take on responsibility in challenging corporate phases. My focus is on successfully supporting and implementing restructurings, optimizing organizational structures, and managing IT projects. I stand for solution-oriented action, quick analysis, and practical collaboration with all levels of the company.

During my role as managing director in a challenging restructuring phase, I proved that sustainable change is possible with clarity, pragmatism, and commitment. The core of my work is strengthening the organization as a whole - even under time pressure or in difficult market situations.

Key areas of my interim engagement:

Managing and implementing restructuring measures
Optimizing organizational structures and processes
Leading and supporting strategic IT projects
Selecting and implementing ERP and business intelligence systems
Leadership development and support in transformation processes

My goal is not only to achieve operational stability but also to shape companies to be flexible and future-oriented. Hands-on implementation, reliability, and professionalism are my top priorities.