Frank D.

Project Management & Consulting

Ratingen, Germany

Experience

Mar 2023 - Present
2 years 7 months
Hamburg, Germany
Hybrid

Project Management & Consulting

Gasnetz Hamburg GmbH

  • Set up and implemented a new IT requirements management
  • Budget of €200,000 and 30 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tools used: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Conceptboard
Jan 2023 - Present
2 years 9 months
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Hybrid

Project Manager

Labtagon GmbH

  • Implemented Matrix42 ITSM solutions
  • Budget of €100,000 and 5 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tools used: Office 365, Teams, Conceptboard
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
10 months
Düsseldorf, Germany
Hybrid

Project Manager

S-Markt und Mehrwert GmbH

  • Data center migration for SMM
  • Budget of €500,000 and 20 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tools used: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Conceptboard
Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 3 months
Ratingen, Germany
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Dostert IT-Projektmanagement Consulting e.K.

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager

ÖRAG Rechtsschutzversicherungs AG

  • Established a VAIT-compliant permissions management system
  • Budget of €600,000 and 30 people
  • Introduced a new ITSM tool (Matrix42)
  • Budget of €400,000 and 6 people
  • Subproject management for the SMM data center migration
  • Budget of €300,000 and 20 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tools used: Office 365, Teams, Conceptboard
May 2019 - Jun 2022
3 years 2 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Head of IT Customer Management and IT Projects

ÖRAG Rechtsschutzversicherungs AG

  • Responsible for requirements management and IT projects of the ÖRAG companies
  • ÖRAG Rechtsschutz AG, Deutsche Assistance Service GmbH, Mehrwert Service GmbH
  • Organization and management of all requirements into the IT organization
  • Responsible for all standard applications (SAP, SAS, Solidus eCare)
  • Responsible for the IT service desk (UHD)
  • Strategic realignment towards agile planning (SCRUM and KANBAN)
  • Development of an approach for innovation topics and their integration into the line
  • Development of a rolling controlling process
  • Responsibility: budget of €4M | leading 16 employees

Projects:

  • Establishment of a VAIT-compliant authorization management
  • Budget of €600,000 and 30 people | 2020 – 2022 | Hybrid approach
  • Introduction of a new ITSM tool (Matrix42)
  • Budget of €400,000 and 6 people | 2021 – 2022 | Hybrid approach
  • Sub-project management for data center migration of the SMM
  • Budget of €300,000 and 20 people | 2021 – 2022 | Hybrid approach
  • Sub-project management for setting up a hybrid cloud (AWS) with a CI/CD pipeline for a new claims system
  • Budget of €500,000 and 10 people | 2020 – 2021 | Hybrid approach

Company achievements:

  • Establishment of agile planning principles and introduction of a VAIT-compliant authorization management
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019
3 years 1 month
Cologne, Germany

Head of eBusiness Department & Project Manager

Gothaer Systems GmbH

  • Responsible for all web and integration applications: Gothaer.de and all other portals, online provision of customer data 24/7, integration solutions
  • Definition of an agile organizational model for "team autonomy" and DevOps
  • Promotion of a new requirements management based on the SAFe 4.0 model
  • Introduction of agile methods (KANBAN) in software development
  • Strategic realignment of web and integration development
  • Definition of a unified test and release management environment and procedures
  • Planning resource allocation
  • Responsibility: revenue of €6M | budget of €3M | leading 30 employees

Relevant Projects:

  • Extension of gothaer.de with a new customer folder
  • Budget of €1M and 8 people | 2017 – 2018 | Hybrid approach
  • Support and promotion of a new Java operations and development pipeline (CI/CD pipeline) based on open source: new operating system and new application server, new development pipeline, software virtualization with Docker, Kubernetes
  • 2016 – 2018 | Hybrid approach
  • Driver in the IT efficiency program
  • Realignment of IT, redefinition of requirements management, standardization of Java development | 2016 – 2018
  • Conversion of the gothaer.de website to mobile display
  • Budget of €0.5M and 4 people | 2016 – 2016 | Hybrid approach

Company achievements:

  • Agile transformation of the team and hiring of 13 new employees in a challenging recruiting environment
  • Ensuring delivery capability despite resource shortages
Aug 2009 - Mar 2016
6 years 8 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Head of IT Applications

ÖRAG Rechtsschutzversicherungs AG

  • Responsible for all IT applications of the ÖRAG companies
  • ÖRAG Rechtsschutz AG, Deutsche Assistance Service GmbH, Mehrwert Service GmbH
  • Strategic realignment towards web development
  • Standardization of the technology base
  • Development of a strategy for gradual migration to web dialogs
  • Definition of a unified development approach for new products
  • Responsibility: budget of €4M | leading 20 employees

Relevant Projects:

  • New design of a group-wide software architecture for developing Java-based web software
  • Budget of €1.2M and 8 people | 2013 – 2016 | SCRUM
  • Design and adjustments to the ÖRAG process model
  • Budget of €50,000 and 20 people | 2013 – 2016 | waterfall approach
  • Windows 7 and Office 2010 migration
  • Budget of €150,000 and 3 people | 2013 – 2014 | waterfall approach
  • Migration of the client environment to virtual desktop (VDI)
  • Budget of €0.4M and 4 people | 2012 – 2012 | waterfall approach
  • Start building an enterprise architecture
  • Budget of €300,000 and 3 people | 2011 – 2011 | waterfall approach

Company achievements:

  • Establishment of agile methods and introduction of a virtual desktop infrastructure
Apr 2007 - Jul 2009
2 years 4 months
Germany

Program Manager System Integration and Development

Itellium Systems & Services GmbH

  • Project manager for the technical transition to the EDS infrastructure
  • Sub-project manager for a large transformation program from host technologies to client/server systems
  • Program manager for the implementation of a personalized corporate intranet
  • Deputy head of department for 60 employees
  • Annual budget of €7M
Dec 2005 - Mar 2007
1 year 4 months
Germany

Business Unit Head E-Business

Itellium Systems & Services GmbH

Feb 2001 - Nov 2001
10 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Business Consultant

Cap Gemini E&Y Germany GmbH

Jan 2001 - Nov 2005
4 years 11 months
Germany

Project Manager E-Business B2B/EDI

Itellium Systems & Services GmbH

Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
1 year 1 month
Düsseldorf, Germany

Business Consultant

Wincor Nixdorf GmbH & Co. KG

Jan 1996 - Dec 1999
4 years
Düsseldorf, Germany

Lead Consultant

debis Systemhaus Dienstleistungen GmbH

Sep 1991 - Sep 1993
2 years 1 month
Neuss, Germany

Dealer IT Support Staff

Nissan Motor Germany GmbH

Sep 1990 - Sep 1991
1 year 1 month
Gerolstein, Germany

Military Service

Fernmeldebataillons 930

Aug 1987 - Sep 1990
3 years 2 months
Mettmann, Germany

Wholesale and Foreign Trade Merchant

Sun Electric Deutschland GmbH

Summary

An implementation-driven leader and project manager with extensive industry and process experience in complex IT infrastructures for insurance companies, retail, and energy providers.

Technical focus is web-based Java development using agile and traditional methods.

Solid domain expertise: enhancing workplace infrastructure and internal application landscapes, interface management, developing innovations and strategies, ensuring SLA, audit, and compliance conformity, VAIT, architecture development, team leadership, planning, and controlling.

Managed teams of up to 30 internal staff.

Solution-oriented project manager with excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and team spirit. Initiator and driver of change projects.

Strategic, independent, result-oriented, resilient, open, reliable.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1993 - Sep 1995

b.i.b.

State-certified Computer Scientist, specialized in Business Informatics, Programming, and Databases · Business Informatics, Programming, Databases · Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jul 1990

Municipal Realschule

Secondary school diploma · Mettmann, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Prince2 Practitioner

State-certified Computer Scientist (Business)

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