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Experience Sep 2023 - Present
2 years
Cross Cloud Consulting projects.
Aug 2014 - Aug 2023
9 years 1 month
Presales SE for public sector
Public sector clients (universities, healthcare, cities and municipalities)
Presales solution architect for enterprise clients
Vodafone
Freenet
HeidelbergCement
Thyssenkrupp
Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Cloud Native Apps and Blockchain
Set up infrastructure monitoring at BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany)
Architecture document and service description for vROps and Log Insight
System configuration
Workshops for internal staff training
PoC – cloud comparison between AWS and Azure at BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany)
Set up PoC for vRA, vRO, vCenter
Designed cost comparison between AWS and Azure in self-service
Deployment blueprints and mechanisms in AWS and Azure
Architecture automation and SDDC introduction per VVD at Vodafone
vRA architecture
Managed automation packages with external partners and CoE
Supported VVD deployment of the CI Cloud
Technical project management
Infrastructure automation architecture at Axians ICT (Salzburg, Austria)
Defined and developed target vision with the client
vRA and vRO architecture
vRA and vRO implementation (Dev/Production)
Defined API for HPSM and IPAM
Defined processes for the machine lifecycle
Defined work packages for workflow development
Resource and project management
Evaluated integration depth for Azure connection
Effort estimation and created project plan for Azure
Set up program management at Amadeus Data Processing GmbH (Erding, Germany)
100% virtualization
Compute
Storage
Network
IaaS/PaaS
vRealize Suite
VIO (VMware Integrated OpenStack)
NSX
Docker/OpenShift
Transformation
Migration
Disaster recovery
Automation project management at Wacker AG (Munich, Germany)
Defined target vision with the client
Process analysis
API descriptions
vRA environment implementation
Resource and project management
IaaS upgrade project management at DHL (Prague, Czech Republic)
Migration assessment
Planned upgrade over three stages
Resource and project management
Systems management consulting at Vodafone (Düsseldorf, Germany)
vRA and vRO implementation (PoC)
Set up and defined a management database
vROps and Log Insight architecture and implementation
Consulting for deployment automation in vCD
Various workshops and training on systems management with vROps
Sep 2011 - Jul 2014
2 years 11 months
Architecture and setup of a virtual data center in AWS for Talanx AG (Hannover, Germany)
Technical project management
Architecture and setup of an AD infrastructure (4 forests) in AWS
Connected infrastructure to the existing environment
Architecture and setup of a systems management platform with Microsoft System Center
Architecture and setup of automated processes via self-service portal for provisioning, deprovisioning, and control of server systems
Developed a virtual, automated administrator using System Center Orchestrator
Architecture and setup of a SQL 2012 control database
Connected the systems management platform to the ITSM platform ServiceNow
Set up grid computing applications in the cloud
Implementation concept for IntelliMirror and GPOs at Prinovis (Itzehoe, Germany)
Client rollout project at Santander Bank (Mönchengladbach, Germany)
Created base image/installation packages/configuration scripts
Automated deployment via SCCM
Set up deployment pipeline via MDT
Rollout planning/implementation (about 6000 machines)
ATM migrations
Jul 2008 - Aug 2011
3 years 2 months
Long-term assignment at DFG – data center operations 07/08–08/10 (Bonn, Germany)
Managed data center operations
Virtualization and automation
Replaced NetIQ with SCOM 2007
Integrated and operated Hyper-V, SCVMM, SCCM, SCOM
Responsible for AD, server infrastructure, clusters, SQL DB, DW
Workshops and product presentations
Data center and systems management projects
Provider switch from Computacenter to GAD at DZ BANK (Frankfurt, Germany)
Project lead for process module
Set up service desk
Developed process manual
Incident management
Problem management
Change management
Release management
Configuration management
Service level management
Availability management
Capacity management
Security management
Continuity management
Order/request management
Financial management
The process manual includes service descriptions for Managed Desktop Services between DZ BANK – GAD – Ratiodata – Fiducia
Developed interface concepts for tool integration of:
Incident Management (HPSM – ITSM)
Problem Management (Knowledge Base)
Change Management (SAP ChaRM – ITSM)
Configuration Management (HPSM – Matrix42)
Request Management (eps – Matrix42 – SAP – ITSM)
Financial Management (SAP – SAP)
Jan 2006 - Jun 2008
2 years 6 months
Long-term assignment at Daimler Chrysler (Stuttgart, Germany)
Built, redesigned and expanded Microsoft Operations Manager infrastructure
3rd level support for international server landscape
Reorganized processes in the service desk
Consulting on migration and consolidation projects in Windows environments
Designed and implemented processes to improve service desk performance
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 years Unterschleißheim, Germany
Handled international support requests for:
Systems Management Server 2.0
Systems Management Server 2003
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
Conducted supportability analyses
Proactive and reactive onsite customer visits
Analyzed existing system environments and root-cause analyses
Reproduced customer environments and issues for bug analysis
Advised on deployment and extension options for the systems above
Oct 1999 - Dec 2003
4 years 3 months
First-, second- and third-level support
Procurement and management of hardware and software
Networked computers and telephone systems
Backup administrator
Nationwide domain administration
Administered Exchange, SMS, domain controllers and file servers
Nov 1998 - Sep 1999
11 months Jul 1998 - Oct 1998
4 months