Frank H.
Project Management Database Upgrade
Experience
Dec 2024 - May 2025
6 monthsProject Management Database Upgrade
Bank
- Planning, coordination and tracking of the work for database administration (DBA)
- Coordination with the application developers and test managers (QA) involved in the project
- Migration of the existing databases in multiple stages
- Coordination and informing stakeholders
- Technologies: MariaDB
- Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
- Methods: Project management according to the client’s procedure
- Project language: English / German
May 2024 - Jul 2025
1 year 3 monthsProject Management Java Upgrade
Bank
- Planning and tracking of the work at the operating system level (patching for servers (Linux, Windows) and client)
- Planning and tracking of the work to update applications, including providing container images (Kubernetes, Docker) and adjusting client’s procedures
- Setting up reporting for applications and assets based on the project scope
- Reviewing and adapting existing work instructions or supporting the creation of new ones
- Supporting internal reporting by adjusting project-related reporting for ongoing operations
- Coordination and informing stakeholders
- Technologies: Java, Apache Tomcat, Kubernetes
- Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
- Methods: Project management according to the client’s procedure
- Project language: English / German
Apr 2023 - Jul 2025
2 years 4 monthsProject Management Network Segmentation
Bank
- Planning, coordination and tracking of the work for IT operations and application development
- Setting up reporting for applications and assets based on the project scope
- Adapting project planning to the dynamic client environment, e.g. changes in the target environment
- Coordination and informing stakeholders
- Technologies: VMware, Linux, Kubernetes, Kafka
- Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira
- Methods: Project management according to the client’s procedure
- Project language: English / German
Jul 2022 - Mar 2023
9 monthsConsulting / Project Management Robo
DB Schenker AG
- Planning and coordinating the work for architecture, solution design and service design
- Managing the staff responsible for developing installation and support processes
- Supporting central procurement in selecting an external service provider (RFP according to group guidelines)
- Conducting a cost-benefit analysis (business case) for the future solution
- Coordination and informing stakeholders
- Technologies: VMware, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Arc, Veeam
- Tools: MS Office, MS Teams, Confluence, ServiceNow
- Methods: Project management according to the client’s procedure
- Project language: English / German
Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
1 yearConsulting Cloud Migration
DB Schenker AG
- Coordination with the external service provider involved in the project
- Evaluating migration scenarios based on the customer’s requirements
- Optimizing the processes used for migration
- Supporting selected organizational units in individual migrations
- Project language: English / German
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
11 monthsInterim Management
DB Schenker AG
- Supervising the internal employee
- Close collaboration with IT Operations and Service Management heads
- Creating process descriptions and documentation
- Advising on the selection of new employees
- Handover and knowledge transfer to the new internal department head
- Tools: MS Office, MS Teams, Confluence, ServiceNow
- Project language: English / German
May 2021 - Mar 2022
11 monthsProgram Management IT Infrastructure
Retail
- Preparation of ITSM processes for the program
- Support for cloud (Azure) and network topics in close collaboration with experts
- Development of a framework for planning IT infrastructure topics in application projects
- Supporting project managers in technical requirements engineering
- Guiding projects in alignment with IT infrastructure experts
- Close coordination with enterprise architecture (EAM) experts
- Development of measures to improve quality (technical, organizational)
- Project language: German (English)
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
6 monthsNetwork Project Management
Retail
- Updating the overarching network concept
- High-level and low-level design of individual components considering special requirements, including O365 (MS Teams)
- Planning and execution of network component replacements
- Coordinating and informing stakeholders
- Methods: Project management using a customer-specific approach based on Prince2
- Project language: German
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
3 monthsTechnical Rollout Management
The Quality Link
- Creating checklists for rollout readiness and go-live (production takeover), assessing technical dependencies, including On-Premise, Azure, TIBCO
- Preparing import files for the initial loading of selected Oracle tables, translating business-provided information into technical keys
- Creating a test concept and preparing a technical environment for rollout tests
- Project language: German, English
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
7 monthsProject Management
SYSback AG
- Concepts for security (including IAM, PAM), Active Directory, network, and OTC
- Designing the OTC environment considering customer and managed services requirements, including OTC projects, management tools, and access permissions
- Configuring the OTC with tools for managed services (e.g., monitoring, backup) and mapping OTC resources in the CMDB
- Preparing the monthly billing for managed services using data from the OTC financial dashboard
- Began planning and executing migrations in coordination with the customer
- Methods: Project management using the customer-specific approach
- Project language: German
Jan 1985 - Dec 2019
35 yearsGermany
Project Management / Consulting
Various clients and projects
- Project management / consulting for various migration projects in the data center for storage (e.g. implementation of IBM SVC for SAN, NAS migration) and data center related software (operating systems, backup software (TSM to Networker)) and job scheduling
- SAP migration from Germany to the USA and global rollout of ESX host (Robo for AD/SCCM at 400 locations)
- Consolidation of a data center and migrations to Azure, global support processes
- Consultant for architecture management at Dataport (2012–2013)
- Transition of desktop services (outsourcing) at TUI InfoTec (2011–2012)
- Application development consultant at Euler Hermes Credit Insurance AG (2009–2010)
- Project management: planning and implementation of data provision for the central capacity planning of the hosting infrastructure at Telefonica o2 Germany (2008)
- Data center migration for an international client at TUI InfoTec (2008)
- Bid management consultant: preparation of proposals at TUI InfoTec (2007–2008)
- Selection and management of the outsourcing provider for data center operations at TUI InfoTec (2004–2007)
- Other short projects in mainframe consolidation, batch processes, and e-business IT concepts
Summary
Project management (IT infrastructure, cloud, migration, transition, IT outsourcing) Organization, process design (digital transformation, sourcing, ITIL, IT security) Bid management, provider management (proposal creation, contract management)
Goal-oriented and transparent approach Employee motivation Constructive discussion with experts from data center operations, application development and the business units Experience in international projects (USA, Europe, India, China)
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 1985 - Jun 1988
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IT Clerk (IHK) · IT Clerk
Certifications & licenses
Prince2 Agile
ITIL 4
ITIL V3 Foundation
Prince2 Foundation
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