Frank Dostert

Project Management & Consulting

Ratingen, Germany
Experience
Mar 2023 - Present
2 years 5 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
  • Tool environment used: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Conceptboard
Jan 2023 - Present
2 years 7 months
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Hybrid

Project Manager

Labtagon GmbH

  • Implemented Matrix42 ITSM solutions
  • Budget of €100,000 and 5 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tool environment 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
  • Tool environment used: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Conceptboard
Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 1 month
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 access management
  • Budget of €600,000 and 30 people
  • Introduced a new ITSM tool (Matrix42)
  • Budget of €400,000 and 6 people
  • Sub-project management for SMM data center migration
  • Budget of €300,000 and 20 people
  • Hybrid approach
  • Tool environment 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 coordination 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)
  • Developed an approach for innovation topics and their integration into the line
  • Developed a rolling controlling process
  • Responsibility: Budget of €4 M | Leading 16 employees

Projects:

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

Company successes:

  • Established agile planning principles and introduced a VAIT-compliant access management
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019
3 years 1 month
Cologne, Germany

Head of eBusiness & Project Manager

Gothaer Systems GmbH

  • Responsible for all web and integration applications: Gothaer.de and all other portals, online customer data availability 24/7, integration solutions
  • Defined an agile organizational model for "team autonomy" and DevOps
  • Pushed a new requirements management based on SAFe 4.0
  • Introduced agile methods (KANBAN) in software development
  • Strategic realignment of web and integration development
  • Defined a unified test and release management environment and processes
  • Staff deployment planning
  • Responsibility: Revenue of €6 M | Budget of €3 M | Leading 30 employees

Relevant projects:

  • Extended gothaer.de with a new customer folder
  • Budget of €1 M and 8 people | 2017–2018 | Hybrid approach
  • Supported and drove a new Java operations and development pipeline (CI/CD) based on open source: new OS and application server, new development pipeline, software virtualization with Docker, Kubernetes
  • 2016–2018 | Hybrid approach
  • Driver in the IT efficiency program
  • IT realignment, redefinition of requirements management, unification of Java development | 2016–2018
  • Converted the gothaer.de website to mobile view
  • Budget of €0.5 M and 4 people | 2016 | Hybrid approach

Company successes:

  • Agile team transformation and recruitment of 13 new employees in a tough hiring environment
  • Ensured 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
  • Unified the technology base
  • Developed a strategy for gradual migration to web dialogs
  • Defined a unified development approach for new products
  • Responsibility: Budget of €4 M | Leading 20 employees

Relevant projects:

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

Company successes:

  • Established agile methods and introduced 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 technical transition to EDS infrastructure
  • Sub-project manager for a large transformation program from host technologies to client/server systems
  • Program manager for implementing a personalized corporate intranet
  • Deputy division manager for 60 employees
  • Annual budget of €7 M
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 Deutschland 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

Senior Consultant

debis Systemhaus Dienstleistungen GmbH

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

Dealer IT Support Staff

Nissan Motor Deutschland 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 Export Merchant

Sun Electric Deutschland GmbH

Summary

Implementation-focused leader and project manager with extensive industry and process experience in complex IT infrastructures of the insurance industry, retail, and energy providers.

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

Solid expertise: development of workplace infrastructure and internal application landscape, interface management, innovation and strategy development, ensuring SLA, audit and compliance conformity, VAIT, architecture development, team leadership, planning and controlling.

Leading up to 30 internal employees.

Solution-oriented project manager with excellent communication skills, high social competence, 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, focus on Business Informatics, Programming, Databases · Business Informatics, Programming, Databases · Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jul 1990

Municipal Secondary School

Secondary School Certificate · Mettmann, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Prince2 Practitioner

State-certified Computer Scientist (Business)

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