Rolf Parschau

IT Consultant and Interim Manager

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Unna, Germany

Experience

May 2012 - Present
13 years 9 months

IT Consultant and Interim Manager

Self-employed

  • Interim CIO at companies in the printing industry (2020/2021)
  • Interim CIO and project manager at an automotive components plant (2018/2019/2020)
  • Interim CIO at a mechanical engineering company (2016/2017)
  • Interim CIO/ERP project manager at a mechanical engineering company (2015/2016)
  • Project management of an international SAP-SCM implementation at a pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer (2014/2015)
  • Establishing efficient SAP project management at a large German machine manufacturer (2013)
  • Supporting a large building materials manufacturer in setting up an international IT organization/governance (2013)
  • Optimizing Microsoft contract frameworks for a ThyssenKrupp subsidiary (2013)
  • Redesigning the IT infrastructure of a mid-sized automotive supplier (2012)
  • Advising a large Austrian machine manufacturer on setting up an IT shared service center in India (2012)
  • Redesigning the IT environment and process optimization at a large law firm in Dortmund (2012)
Jan 2000 - Apr 2012
12 years 4 months

CIO & CEO

GEA IT Services GmbH

  • Harmonizing the ERP systems based on SAP
  • Implementing SAP in an international environment (BRIC)
  • Ensuring monthly reporting for approx. 550 units
  • Implementing a data warehouse solution (big data) to increase service revenues
  • Introducing PLM and CRM with focus on measurement and control technology
  • Leveraging innovation cycles and building a central IT organization
  • Adjusting IT after restructuring (from 9 BUs to 5 BUs)
  • Implementing a global collaboration platform (SharePoint, Lync) for more efficient resource use
  • Establishing international IT shared service centers
  • Building IT governance and IT controlling
  • Simplifying contract structures through single sourcing with, among others, AT&T, SAP, Dell, Microsoft, Vodafone
Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
4 years
Oelde, Germany

CIO

GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH

  • Delivering the turnaround: global rollout of SAP (1,300+ users)
  • Mapping the legal and operational corporate structures together with BCG
  • Repositioning the service by introducing SAP-supported processes
  • Introducing PLM based on AutoCAD
Jan 1991 - Dec 1997
7 years
Berlin, Germany

Director IS Europe

Copeland GmbH

  • Supporting restructurings, site relocations and closures, as well as integrations
  • Implementing and monitoring SAP at the Lyon plant in France (1 year)
  • Building cross-site application services
  • Standardizing financial applications and reporting
Jan 1986 - Dec 1991
6 years
Cologne, Germany

Head of Information Processing

Total Walther Feuerschutz GmbH

  • Rolling out a unified ERP system across 3 locations
  • Introducing an online cost center accounting system
  • Professionalizing IT support in engineering: CAD, calculations
  • Integrations into the new parent companies
Jan 1986 - Dec 1989
4 years
Cologne, Germany

Head of Application Services

Total Walther Feuerschutz GmbH

  • Standardizing software development
  • Implementing an ERP system for one site
Jan 1979 - Dec 1985
7 years
Dortmund, Germany

Programming and IT Consulting

Gesellschaft für Methoden-Software

  • Developing an order management system for a shipping company
  • Programming a warehouse management system for spare parts handling (Schlafhorst)
  • Creating software for project management for a power plant construction supplier (Lentjes Group)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1976 - Jun 1982

University of Dortmund

Diploma in Computer Science, minor in Business Administration · Computer Science · Dortmund, Germany

Oct 1966 - Jun 1975

Einstein Gymnasium

High school diploma · Dortmund, Germany

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