Nico B. - Project Manager

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Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany

Experience

Jun 2025 - Dec 2025

7 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH

Act as project manager and first point of contact on the project side
Coordination with the teams to ensure the required information is available for project completion
Ensuring that both general contractors and internal teams store the information correctly
Monitoring compliance with the project checklist and follow-up
Planning and execution of the project plan
Budget and project calculations based on the expected price calculations and estimated effort
Participation in project meetings
Reviewing the progress of Actoom (external partner handling data)
Answering queries from Actoom regarding data migrations in order to retrieve data from internal partners or general contractors
Contacting subcontractors to obtain missing information
Communicating with insolvent companies to obtain missing information

May 2025 - Dec 2025

8 months

Project Leader

ThyssenKrupp Steel AG

Central contact for departments (from a rollout perspective, not technical)
Coordination of process adjustments, participation in process design, monitoring of agreed tool adjustments
Participation in meetings and taking minutes
Scheduling within the project team
Planning and conducting site visits
Setting up and maintaining the Kanban board
Communication with internal stakeholders (TSE, facility management, DSO, etc.)
Maintaining deadlines
Maintaining track of replaced and legacy hardware
Assistance with issues following the transition to NAC (coordination, recording cases, tracking solutions, etc.)

Feb 2025 - Dec 2025

11 months

Project Manager

DB InfraGO AG

Banf run
Audit invoices (invoice run)
Sharepoint storage
Doxis tray
Protocol creation
Presentation creation/graphics

Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

6 months

Project Manager

Vantage Towers / Vodafone

Implementation of efficiency measures and ongoing review of target achievement
Forecasts and planning models to control cost structures in the energy sectors
Control of monthly financial statements for energy costs and consumption together with stakeholders from the financial sector
Responsible for developing transparent and standardized analyses
Interpretation and identification of proactive trends, problems and establishment of appropriate measures to avoid them

Mar 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year 6 months

PMO

DB Systel GmbH

Provide technical and organizational support in managing internal company-wide reviews and audits within DB Systel
Accompany transformation through auditory reflection formats
Development of solution paths
Strategic changes transformation & development digitilazation
Analysis of actual states
Working out target states
Developing solution options to get from the actual to the target state
Evaluating and presenting the solution options
Collecting information and bringing together stakeholders
Collecting / recording / aggregating measurement data (KPI) and processing them
Utilization / optimization / creation of standard templates in the deployed environment
Organization and execution of workshops, complete project or program audits as well as workshops

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

6 months

PMO

EON - Bayernwerk AG

Introduced an in-house development of 'Smart Extranet', integrating all SAP interfaces, and defined key users and interface processes
Prepared decision foundations and set up a structured decision-making process for the above programs and projects
Planned resources, optimized resource use, and resolved ad-hoc resource conflicts
Collected new trends, feedback, ideas, and requirements for the program to develop concrete action plans; defined data collection methods
Ensured transparency by delivering up-to-date, reliable project data for the mentioned programs
Facilitated information flow and communication (by introducing regular meetings) between project/program team members and stakeholders
Managed current employee data, focusing on capacity, project assignments, and skills, and identified the needed systems
Monitored project progress and managed dependencies impacting resources, budgets, and timelines
Provided administrative and operational support to project managers and teams (conflict resolution, workshop facilitation, controlling)

Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

9 months

PMO/Regional Coordinator

DB Schenker AG

Helped build regional and associated country migration teams, set up processes, and guided and controlled A2C activities and status reporting for the region and countries
Escalated issues early to the Core Team board to mitigate risks for A2C targets
Collaborated with the regional Intake & Planning team to define and schedule migrations
Coordinated with Global Migration Services to carry out migrations, perform UAT, and oversee the cutover to Global Operations Service

Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

3 months

Consultant

KDN - Dachverband kommunaler IT-Dienstleister

Developed a technical service management environment focusing on digital administrative processes, electronic identity verification, e-payments, and data exchange

Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

2 months

IT-Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Reviewed program and project management
Tracked planning statuses
Identified weaknesses and developed solutions
Conducted independent analysis and optimization

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

6 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Giganetz GmbH

Planned and implemented fixed network projects as part of a technical migration to VPN / ALL-IP / fiber optics
Managed and coordinated all roles and processes within the projects
Created project plans
Served as the main contact during planning and execution phases of assigned customer projects
Coordinated and controlled all project implementation activities
Prepared ongoing reports on project status and progress
Developed decision support materials and presented results
Designed and facilitated workshops

Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 1 month

Delivery Management Project Leader

Telefonica Germany GmbH

Plan and implement fixed-network projects as part of the VPN/ALL-IP/fiber optic migration
Manage and coordinate all stakeholders and processes in the project
Create project plans
Act as the main point of contact during planning and execution phases for assigned customer projects
Coordinate and oversee all project implementation activities
Provide ongoing reports on project status and progress
Prepare decision templates and presentation of results
Design and facilitate workshops

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

7 months

Project Leader

1&1 Versatel GmbH

Move collocation sites (main distribution points) and handle dismantling and activation of old locations
Coordinate and carry out activities to meet deadlines and keep projects on schedule
Advise on coordinating external service providers
Guide specialist teams involved in the project (line technology, active network planning, line purchasing, materials management)
Ensure relocation dates are met and control the budget
Migrate customer connections affected by the move
Provide regular project status reports
Control projects using the "WebOm" tool, including communication and documentation (time and budget tracking, meeting notes, overall project documentation, knowledge management)
Continuously review project/module objectives (time and cost)
Analyze project orders and plan projects
Develop detailed project steps
Implement risk management to assess potential risks

Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

11 months

Junior Project Leader

Nexperia Germany GmbH

Take on independent tasks
Own sub-projects
Coordinate the entire project
Track project manager and provider team progress
Manage vendors
Plan and organize projects (MS Project)
Create management-level presentations
Coordinate with on-site teams
Optimize processes, identify improvements, and apply lessons learned
Generate reports and KPIs
Plan and monitor sales, comparing targets and actuals
Handle requirements engineering and track requirements
Review delivered documents
Manage documents in SharePoint
Oversee review and approval processes
Track all handovers and customer correspondence
Serve as organization and communication interface
Create reports and presentations for different audiences
Maintain project documentation continuously
Schedule and coordinate meetings
Prepare and follow up on meetings, including minutes and action item logs

Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

7 months

Project Assistant

Thales Group

Handle independent tasks
Support the project manager in daily activities
Take responsibility for sub-projects
Create presentations
Coordinate with on-site teams
Optimize processes and identify improvements using lessons learned
Generate reports and KPIs
Plan and monitor sales, comparing targets and actuals
Prepare progress invoices and related documentation
Format documents using customer-specific templates
Assign document numbers
Review delivered documents
Manage documents in CMCS and customer databases
Oversee review and approval processes
Deliver documents to customers and evaluators
Create and track baselines (e.g., delivery packages)
Track all handovers and correspondence with customers, suppliers, and evaluators
Provide feedback to authors for necessary changes
Manage configuration for all document types
Maintain DOP and plan base lists
Update project indices after cycles
Distribute and duplicate inventory documents (PT1)

Jan 2012 - Dec 2018

7 years

Managing Director

IT-Service Nico Bökenkröger

Provide ICT solutions
Conduct technical workshops
Repair and maintain IT and telecommunication systems
Install and commission IT and telecommunication systems
Develop infrastructure concepts (virtualization, thin clients, servers/storage, cloud)
Advise on IT infrastructure and websites

Summary

International Project Management (Leader, Part Leader, Assist.)
Requirements Engineering
PMO / Project Coordinator
IT Infrastructure / Fiber Optic and Network
LAN, WAN, MAN renewal and rollout
Cloud Systems (Privat & Hybrid)
Rollout for Network features or Operation Sys.
MOSFETS/Semi Conductors Manufacturing
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Logistics / Railway
Energy Management
IT-Project Manager, PMO, Project Assistance, IT-Project Leader, Part Leader, Product Owner, Project Office, IT-Project Coordinator, Program Manager
JIRA, Confluence, ITWO DB, MIRO; MS Office, Power BI, ITIL, Prince 2, Kanban, Agile Project Management, ASANA, SAP 4/Hana, Azure, Google Cloud, SCRUM, Azure AD join, Office 365 Admin E3; Hyper-V, Exchange, Sharepoint, OneDrive, Active Directory, Power Automation