Subproject Manager and Solution Architect - Microsoft 365 Transformation

30 years of IT experience – from software developer to Microsoft specialist.

Empathic leader with many years of experience coaching and developing teams of up to 15 people.

Seasoned authentic communicator who involves all stakeholder groups (end users, works council, data protection, IT security, …) and aligns their interests.

Well versed in the requirements and practices in the public sector.

Many years of experience implementing collaboration and workplace technologies like SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft 365 across up to 270,000 workstations.

Special expertise in Microsoft licensing and achieving cost savings with a background in business administration (BA)/business informatics.

Over 16 years of experience as an information security officer, including successfully preparing and supporting (KRITIS) audits.

Experience in ITSM and in introducing and applying ITIL.

Successful project manager of numerous software projects with a background as a software developer and software architect using C/C++, Java and C#. Certified in PRINCE2 and Scrum (PSM I).

Pre-project for deploying Microsoft 365 in a company with about 5,000 clients.

The pre-project ensured proper sizing for the main project as part of the annual business planning.

Special focus on support measures for employees in terms of enablement and training, as well as governance and IT security.

Tendering of service providers and joint development of the solution concept.

Identifying ways to move from perimeter security to a zero-trust approach together with the security team.

Aligning stakeholder requirements (IT security, works council, data protection).

Discussing solution alternatives with management.

Developing a valid effort estimate as a basis for business planning.

Implementing and validating a proof of concept in an integration environment.

Designing the Microsoft Teams migration.

Skills: Microsoft 365, Azure AD, MS Endpoint Manager, ADFS, Boxcryptor, Teams.

Rolled out an employee app in a company with nearly 10,000 employees, many of whom were industrial staff who could only use the old intranet in a limited way and without authentication.

Implemented ideas of a social intranet to better connect and engage all employees.

Brought in technical (integration) requirements during product selection.

Created technical requirements in the tender document.

Supported tool and service provider selection.

Developed decision template for on-premise vs. cloud.

Aligned solution architecture for authentication and user directories with the vendor, internal IT, and HR contacts.

Identified optimization potential regarding employee onboarding/offboarding processes.

Coordinated implementation of the user directory and integration with IAM.

Skills: Coyo App, SAMBA/LDAP, SecuIAM, MobileIron MDM.

Creating the concept, cost-benefit analysis, and proof of concept for using Microsoft RDS for mobile work scenarios, with special focus on IT security and the heterogeneous application landscape at Munich Airport.

Requirements analysis.

Developing and evaluating solution alternatives.

Validating results in a proof of concept with various departments.

Providing input on required licenses for the cost-benefit analysis.

Skills: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VDA, Citrix Netscaler.

Migrated SharePoint 2013 to switch workstations from Office 2010 in a SharePoint farm used by about 1,500 users.

Deployed Office Web Apps Server and SharePoint Workflow Manager.

Ensured technical know-how transfer as input for the project manager.

Coached on project management tasks.

Connected the project manager with relevant stakeholders.

Adapted the software development process (CI/CD) and designed the developer workstations.

Skills: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft SharePoint Workflow Manager.

Created a new corporate identity for a medium-sized group.

Adapted the logo, corporate font, colors, etc. across multiple Office templates and IT solutions.

Designed the concept for rolling out the new Office templates.

Coordinated with the technical service provider on central Office macros.

Coordinated adjustments in various customer-specific solutions.

Implemented in Java-based applications in web and Swing environments.

Skills: Microsoft Word/PowerPoint, web, Java.

Proof of concept for implementing the company's in-house project management method 'MapIT'.

Developing the solution concept/architecture.

Coordinating software development and infrastructure.

Preparing input for management decisions (IT side).

Skills: Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft SharePoint.

International project between multiple European airports and a large travel booking service provider, aiming to standardize and market airport-specific software solutions.

Preparing and transferring process know-how.

Sharing information about the current solution architecture.

Deriving common requirements of different commercial airports.

Skills: C/C++, Java, CORBA, Oracle DB.

Overhauled Microsoft licensing as part of the first Enterprise Agreement and set up a multi-year plan for optimal and cost-efficient license usage.

Achieved savings in the millions.

Refined the IT strategy with roadmap aspects for Microsoft products.

Presented alternatives to license procurement.

Developed a Microsoft-focused roadmap for optimal license use.

Prepared cost-effective alternatives and decision support documentation.

Prepared and supported the tender process together with corporate procurement.

Skills: Microsoft products.

Worked in the core team and represented the software development department during the introduction of ITIL processes and the subsequent ISO 20000 certification.

Co-designed ITIL processes and integrated them into the tool environment.

Represented the interests of the software development department, especially in shaping change and release management.

Skills: ITIL, Remedy.