Ralf B.
Project Management, Rollout Management, Interim Management
Experience
May 2025 - Present
4 monthsPMO & Transition Management 5G Rollout
Mobile Network Operator
Oct 2024 - Apr 2025
7 monthsGöttingen, Germany
Task Force
Goetel GmbH
- Coordination and control of ongoing fiber optic rollouts (FTTH, FTTT & backbone)
- Establishing the new CRO organization
- Optimizing processes around planning, procurement, deployment, provisioning and activation
- Backbone, MFG approvals, build reporting, KPI reporting
- Rollout and project management, general contractor management, partner management
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
6 monthsGermany
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FrankfurtRheinMain Regional Association
- Market survey for the comprehensive FTTH fiber optic rollout in the FrankfurtRheinMain gigabit region
- Developing LOIs and framework cooperation agreements with telecom companies (Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Glasfaser, Deutsche Giganetz, Vodafone)
- Technologies: Fiber optics, broadband, 5G, HFC, FTTx, DOCSIS 3.1, Smart Cities, IoT, IP surveillance
Apr 2020 - Dec 2024
4 years 9 monthsHamburg, Germany
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Dataport AöR
- Product and cost responsibility for the comprehensive WLAN rollout at approx. 400 public general education schools in Hamburg with >12,000 access points and >4,000 switches for about 200,000 users under the DigitalPakt Schule program (Cisco). LAN and WLAN infrastructure rollout. Business transfer. Drafting of LAN/WLAN project and operational agreements. Authority for Schools and Vocational Training (BSB) Hamburg
- Planning, costing, rollout & migration of WAN, LAN and WLAN infrastructure for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen including operational agreement (Cisco) (ITK2025)
- Product responsibility for rollout and operation of the WAN, LAN and WLAN infrastructure for tax offices in Lower Saxony (Steuer-VIT, LStN) (Cisco)
- Cross-state WLAN strategy
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
6 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Project and Rollout Management for SDSL and AGB Migration
1&1 Versatel GmbH
- C-level task force
- Personnel and budget responsibility
- Termination of wholesale feed products in the context of DTAG's All-IP rollout and migration of all connections (e.g. 5,700 SDSL, 2,200 AGB)
- Ensuring the provisioning of new target products (fiber optics, broadband, FTTx, NGN, All-IP) in collaboration with product management
- Managing network delivery, service provider order management and field service
Apr 2019 - Aug 2019
5 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Project Lead Business Systems/CAFM
ISS Communication Services GmbH
- Takeover of client DTAG (PASM; GSUS, DFMG) from previous service provider.
- Agile development, testing, migration & transition of facility management (IFM, TFM, KFM).
- Responsible for personnel and budget.
- Responsible for requirements (FDDs, IDDs), sprint planning, software development & testing (Atlassian Jira, IBM Tririga).
Aug 2017 - Mar 2019
1 year 8 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Overall Project Lead for Enterprise/Business Customers and Public Sector Nationwide
1&1 Versatel GmbH
- Rollout (Cisco), transition/migration, transfer of operations.
- Responsible for personnel and budget.
- Incident and problem management, monitoring, reporting, ITIL for telecommunication services (data, voice, MAN, WAN, VPN, VoIP, SIP, NGN, MPLS, FTTx, All-IP).
- Product development, e.g. SIP Trunk Trusted Link.
- End customers: KommWis Mainz, State of Rhineland-Palatinate, MLP Financial Advisory SE, B·A·D Health Care and Safety Technology GmbH, Bonn.
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
2 monthsCologne, Germany
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BridgingIT GmbH
- Designing solutions for implementation, migration, and transition for business customers.
- Agile project management.
- Scrum.
- Daimler AG: Atlassian implementation.
- Deutsche Messe AG: "Trade Fair of the Future".
- REWE Group: All-IP concept.
Nov 2016 - May 2017
7 monthsBonn, Germany
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Deutsche Telekom
- Designing the complete nationwide All-IP conversion (contract and connection migrations).
- Managing BNG rollout, coverage, IP availability, product development, product availability, sales rollout, etc. for all segments (residential customers, business customers, wholesale).
Jan 2012 - Oct 2016
4 years 10 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Technical Service Manager
Vodafone GmbH
- Managing technical operations for large and business customers: mobile, fixed network, broadband, VPN, MPLS, voice, data, VoIP, All-IP.
- Supporting presales, bids, implementation, product development, rollouts, provisioning.
- KPI and incident reporting, SLAs, service level management.
- Escalations, incident and problem management, service review meetings, management meetings, continuous improvement, customer workshops.
- Responsible for personnel and budget.
- End customers: ThyssenKrupp, Evonik Industries, Triumph Adler, REWE Group, toom DIY store, State of Thuringia, Rhineland Regional Association (LVR), KfW, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Deutsche Bahn, DB Systel, Hochtief.
Apr 2011 - Dec 2011
9 monthsBonn, Germany
Project Manager
Deutsche Telekom
- Implementation of an international social media solution (Jive) as a global unified basic IT service for communication and collaboration.
- Rollout as part of the international Enterprise 2.0 strategy.
- Personnel and budget responsibility.
- Software/vendors: Jive, jivesoftware, IBM Connections, Confluence.
- Focus areas: cultural change, international communication, service management, operating concept, incident and problem management, collaboration.
Nov 2009 - Mar 2011
1 year 5 monthsEschborn, Germany
Project Management and Process Management in Technical Enterprise Fulfillment
Arcor AG (later Vodafone AG)
- for international customer connections.
- Focus areas: provisioning, network expansion, pre-sales support, and customer service.
- Technology: MPLS, VPN, leased lines, xDSL, fixed-line connections, broadband, networks, network interconnections, routers, Cisco.
- Scope: requirements management, service management, incident and problem management (IM/PM), interfaces, systems, order desk, end-to-end processes.
- Personnel and budget responsibility.
- End customers: Deutsche Bahn, DB Systel, Hochtief, Grohe, Techem, Geobra Brandstätter, Deutsche Bank, ...
Jan 2009 - Oct 2009
10 monthsHanover, Germany
PMO
Talanx (HDI, Gerling)
- PMO for the FastClose program with the goal of optimizing all processes and IT systems involved in the consolidated financial closing, to meet the qualitative and timing requirements of a publicly traded company's closing processes.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 yearBonn, Germany
Project Lead
T-Mobile Deutschland
- Replacement of the existing defect management system (requirements analysis, interface to business units, feasibility analysis, budget planning, workshops with vendors, tool evaluation, setting up test environments, development of a decision paper).
- Tools: HP Quality Manager, Atlassian Jira, IBM Rational.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 yearBonn, Germany
Project Manager Network Rollout
T-Systems
- DTAG program 'IEI': building a unified network infrastructure for all company locations and sites in Germany (>300,000 ports: MAN, WAN, LAN, WLAN, voice, servers, ASP, printers, security, routing, switching).
- Personnel and budget responsibility.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 yearBonn, Germany
Project Manager
Deutsche Telekom
- Introduction of an integrated customer database for all business units of the company.
- Process management and design for IT service management (ITIL).
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 yearBonn, Germany
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T-Systems
- Preparation of a feasibility study for products and services in fixed-mobile convergence (business customers), especially regarding processes and IT in CRM and billing.
- Development of implementation concepts.
- Liaison between business units (marketing, …), IT, and operations.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 yearBonn, Germany
Project management and implementation management
T-Systems
- Involved in product development and launch of products and services in VoIP (MPLS) for business customers.
- Responsible for personnel and budget.
- Liaison between marketing, technology, IT, and operations.
Mar 2006 - Aug 2006
6 monthsVerl, Germany
Project Manager DSLAM Rollout
Telefónica
- Rollout of over 100,000 ports.
- End customers: AOL, HanseNet, Alice.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 yearCologne, Germany
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Customer Advantage Program (CAP)
- Happy Digits bonus program.
- Preparation of tender for call center services.
- Process design and documentation.
Jan 2005 - Present
20 years 8 monthsIndependent Consultant/Freelancer
rabocon
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
4 yearsBonn, Germany
Senior Manager Quality Management & Business Design, Staff Department
T-Mobile International AG
- DTAG program 'Save for Growth': project management 'Network Optimization 2G' within the group-wide efficiency project 'Save for Growth' (2004-2005).
- Development/design of an international quality strategy (2004).
- Project manager for the introduction of a joint incident and problem management for mobile data services in DE, AT, CZ and UK (2003-2004).
- Project management: creation of a common process model (Process Landscape) for the business processes of all the company's European markets (2002-2003).
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
2 yearsCologne, Germany
Project Manager
Debitel Network Services GmbH, later Midray GmbH
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
2 yearsCologne, Germany
Technical Project Manager
BlueOrbit e-Business Engineering AG
- (Insolvency 2001)
Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
4 yearsBonn, Germany
Project Manager, including stock information and trading systems
Bank24 AG
Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
2 yearsBonn, Germany
Part-time IT work
German Industry and Commerce Association and the Information Company mbH
- Network, client/server, system implementation
Jan 1994 - Dec 1996
3 yearsBonn, Germany
Managing Director
Berg & Raschke GmbH
Jan 1991 - Dec 1993
3 yearsBonn, Germany
Part-time IT work
German Industry and Commerce Association and the Information Company mbH
- Network, client/server, system implementation
Summary
Areas of activity: Telecommunications, Network Infrastructure
Functions: Interim Management, Project Management, Rollout Management, Migration & Transition, Program, Process, Risk & Product Management, Task Forces
Focus areas: Fixed network, Mobile Communications, Broadband, Fiber Optics, WAN, LAN, WLAN, VPN, MPLS, FTTH, Digitalization, DigitalPakt, IoT, All-IP, NGN, ITIL
Qualifications: Project Management, ITIL Service Manager, Agile Project Management, IP Networks, Mobile Communications
Managed national and international projects
Rollout, Migration and Transition Management
Escalation management, led task forces and steering committees
Interim Management
Risk Management
Agile Project Management, Scrum
Mobile communications, 2G-5G
WAN, LAN, WLAN
Broadband expansion, fiber optics, FTTH, backbone
SLAs, Service Level Management
Executive reporting, SLA reporting, KPI reporting
Service Management, Technical Service Management
Established at management, executive and board level
Personnel and budget responsibility
IT Service Management, ITIL
Design, implementation and auditing of business processes
Incident and problem management, incident reports, RCAs
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
ElementaryEducation
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University
Diploma · Economic Geography · Bonn, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ITIL Service Manager
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