Project Manager

Responsible for several projects in a corporation (5,000 employees, industry: traffic safety and management) as project manager (partly as project lead):

• Datacenter migration within the group to the cloud (08/2020 – 12/2022)

• To consolidate and enhance the cybersecurity of the IT landscape, the goal was to migrate all local data centers of sister companies into the private cloud and Azure cloud using a hub and spoke design based on group-wide standards. A tailor-made concept was developed for each branch due to different requirements and implemented after consultation with local stakeholders. (Number of sub-projects: 18 individual projects, one per sister company)

• Used technologies & solutions:

• Azure

• M365

• Delegate365

• CUBID platform

• ShareGate and SharePoint migration tool

• Role & responsibilities in the project:

• Analysis of the current situation

• Planning migration type based on workload

• Coordination with the service provider and on-site IT staff

• Creating a project schedule

• Leading and recording regular meetings

• Preparing presentations from general project approach to change management and other training materials

• Defining group-wide standards

• Implementation of a cybersecurity solution for privileged clients (08/2020 – 12/2022)

• A new cybersecurity insurance required removing privileged accounts like local admin accounts from clients and replacing them with an Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) solution. After a successful proof of concept, the solution was rolled out at headquarters and standards were set for company-wide deployment. The software enforces least-privilege and assigns each employee the exact rights they need through policies.

• Used technologies & solutions:

• EPM solution

• Delegate365

• Microsoft Visio

• Azure

• Role & responsibilities in the project:

• Conducting vendor & requirements analyses

• Carrying out a proof of concept

• Creating user training materials

• Continuous development of standards & policies in the software environment

• Rollout of a cloud printing solution (10/2021 – 07/2022, role: project lead for this specific project)

• The goal was to consolidate the company’s printing environment, making it more secure and user-friendly with features not available on directly installed printers, such as secure printing, location-independent print & scan and more.

• Used technologies & solutions:

• Delegate365

• uniFLOW Online

• Azure Active Directory

• Role & responsibilities in the project:

• Supporting project implementation tasks

• Creating end-user guidelines

• Coordinating IT staff for troubleshooting

• Company-wide rollout

• Communication with stakeholders

• Migration of an access control system to the cloud (01/2021 – 07/2021)

• To make headquarters "serverless", the access control software needed to be migrated to the cloud and integrated into the company’s security concept.

• Used technologies & solutions:

• Windows Server 2019

• Vendor GUI

• Role & responsibilities in the project:

• Requirements analysis for the new environment

• Configuration and alignment with the vendor

• Collaboration with stakeholders

• Transition to Microsoft Teams telephony (01/2022 – 12/2022)

• As the service contract with the old phone provider was ending, a cloud-based telephony solution was sought, leading to a switch to MS Teams. As the company’s headquarters, it was important to test new technologies and set standards for group-wide implementation. Various SLA packages and minimal vendor dependencies were defined.

• Used technologies & solutions:

• MS Teams telephony

• SIP trunks

• SLAs

• Role & responsibilities in the project:

• Stakeholder management

• Implementing and enforcing the developed plan for the company

• Project controlling

• Supporting the external provider for the proof of concept and rollout