Udo Schnell

Senior Project Manager & Process Manager

Udo Schnell
Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - Oct 2025
6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany
Hybrid

GRC Project Manager

1 & 1 Mobilfunk

Developed a GRC guideline for project management in the rollout area.

Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
2 months

Transition Manager HyperCampus

Siemens Energy

  • Coordinated the team for planning and implementing various initiatives to renew and further digitize the IT infrastructure of the oldest industrial campus in Nuremberg (Trafowerk)
  • Led and facilitated workshops as well as regular status meetings to take inventory with local IT, location services, real estate, and external service providers.
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
7 months

Strategic Change Management

Eigene GmbH

  • Built a new organization with a new business structure to follow a growth path through both organic growth and acquisitions, increasing staff numbers, introducing improved business workflows and processes including greater use of AI assistants
  • Supported tax advisors and auditors, defined new sales strategies, and developed an acquisition strategy.
Jan 2023 - May 2024
1 year 5 months

Rollout Manager / Project Manager for SDA-LAN rollout

Siemens Healthineers

  • Transformed the existing legacy LAN into SDA-LAN for the top 100 global company sites
  • Coordinated data for segmentation in Cisco DNAC and Cisco ISE as well as CMDB integration with ServiceNow.
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
9 months

Project Manager CCT Transformation

Telefonica Deutschland GmbH

  • Transformed the existing on-premise CCT (call center technology on a dedicated HA server environment) into an omnichannel Call Center as a Service model (CCaaS).
Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
4 months

Technical Product Manager / Product Owner

Telefonica Deutschland GmbH

  • Gathering requirements from enterprise sales for the new SalesForce implementation

  • Responsible for the Lead-to-Order (L2O) process, including SLA/OLA management

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
4 months

Taskforce Lead Process Management

Götel GmbH

  • Defining and introducing process steps to optimize fiber optic expansion
Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
1 year 8 months

Project Lead Processes and Tools

gkvi / AOK

  • Transition and transformation of the IT infrastructure outsourcing program for around 90,000 users

  • Replacement of on-prem client/server solutions and realignment of ITSM processes with business units by implementing automated ServiceNow interfaces

Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
1 year 2 months

Global Project Lead SD-WAN Migration

Adidas

  • Migrated the existing MPLS-WAN to an SD-WAN with global providers AT&T (EMEA and Americas) and SingTel in Far East/APAC
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
3 months

Subproject Lead Data Center Migration

GfK AG

  • Planning, preparation, and start of coordination with the business units
Aug 2015 - Feb 2017
1 year 7 months

Project Lead Self-Service Portal

itscare / health insurance IT

  • Planning, development and implementation of a cloud-based self-service portal for IT services IMACD (install, move, add, change, delete) as part of large outsourcing projects for approx. 80,000 users
May 2014 - Apr 2015
1 year

Project Management of IP-Based Network Expansion in the LTE Network Rollout

Telefónica

  • Coordination of budget-relevant processes in the LTE network rollout with a budget volume of approx. EUR 115 million p.a.

  • Coordination of all measures to ensure the orderability of network planning

  • Leading special projects (network expansion for the G8 summit)

  • Leading workshops

Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
1 month

Development of a Concept for Mobile Device Management

Merck Pharma

  • Defining selection criteria for a mobile device management tool (MDM)

  • Defining organizational changes for implementation

Aug 2013 - Oct 2013
3 months

Deputy Project Manager for MPLS-WAN Rollout

Continental AG

  • Development and implementation of proposals to optimize the rollout and processes with the goal of accelerating the project
Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
1 year 7 months

Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) for the Managed Data Rollout Project

T-Systems

  • Managing the PMO in the outsourcing project for a Europe-wide LAN and WAN transformation for approx. 1,800 company locations, approx. 40,000 RAS users, approx. 180 firewalls and internet access for approx. 100,000 users with varying SLA/OLA requirements
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
1 year

Consulting assignment for the tendering process of MPLS site networking for the City of Munich administration

Heitzig Consult GmbH

  • Project management of the concept and tender for migrating site networking from a fixed-line network to an MPLS-based network

  • Moderation of workshops with various specialist departments

Summary

Are you looking for a problem-solver rather than a "problem-finder"? They can be removed so they no longer block my way forward. How can I help your business move ahead? Create value for my clients with an open mind combined with personal leadership and facilitation skills. I help resolve tense situations.

I take responsibility as a senior project manager in IT infrastructure for global enterprises and in the telecom business. I also manage the (re-)design and adaptation of ITSM processes within transition and transformation programs or in M&A situations, carve-outs or carve-ins.

IT Service Management expert with seven ITIL certifications and recently certified in ISO27001 – ISMS (Information Security Management System).

Enabling digital transformation for over 30 years in various professional roles. Next-level stakeholder management. Leading multicultural teams including nearshore and offshore.

I volunteer with the Lutheran Church as a lay preacher (Praedikant) and my Christian faith is a solid foundation for helping people in traumatic situations through the local authority 'emergency pastoral care service' (Notfallseelsorge). I also volunteer in the 'probation service' (Bewaerungshilfe).

Enthusiast with 25+ years of experience in home electrical heating with geothermal heat pumps, PV and battery electric vehicles BEV (Kia/Hyundai)

Skills

  • Project, Itsm And Requirements Management

  • In It Infrastructure For Global Organizations

  • Network, Cloud, Client-server

  • People-oriented

  • Facilitation & Communication

  • Cross-hierarchy Relationship Management

  • Team-oriented & Hands-on.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Romanian
Intermediate

Education

Oct 1986 - Jun 1991

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Diploma Engineer (FH) · Telecommunications Engineering · Regensburg, Germany

Oct 1986 - Jun 1986

Wirsberg-Gymnasium

Abitur, general university entrance qualification · Würzburg, Germany

Oct 1981 - Jul 1984

Johannes-Honterus-Lyzeum, Kronstadt, Siebenbürgen

Completed 11th grade · Brașov, Romania

Certifications & licenses

ISO27001-2022f

ISO · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

ITIL V3 Managing Across the Lifecycle (MALC)

ITIL · Nuremberg, Germany

ITIL V3 Service Management Expert

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