Stefan Laager
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant
Experience
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant
Laager Consulting GmbH
Many years of experience in application development, ICT infrastructures, systems management, hardware and software, telecommunications, ICT strategies, business models, database management, data center consolidations, support and call center setup
Since 1999 independent consultant and project manager: ICT strategies and governance, processes, audits, security, infrastructure (including cloud, DevOps and tools), data and output management, organizational restructurings, business project management and consulting in various industries
Generalist with analytical skills, strong communicator at all hierarchy levels, deployable as manager, coach, project manager or consultant
Management role, Project Manager
UBS AG
Implementation of a data warehouse based on IBM parallel computers for market analysis (retail, private banking, operations)
Setup of organization and processes for operations and support of the decentralized ICT infrastructure, managing about 60 employees
Head of the Integration Project Office during the merger of two large banks, controlling a division with CHF 280 million per year
Migration of a decentralized client/server environment to Windows NT (25,000 workstations, 700 servers) and rollout of the ICT infrastructure
Various projects in ICT strategy & architecture, systems management, service-level agreements, process optimization
Analyst, programmer to line role, project manager, management role
Swiss Bank Corporation
Development of a securities management system on IBM mainframes with IMS-DB, DL/1, COBOL
Mainframe hardware and software planning, installation, maintenance and expansion of system software and ICT infrastructure
Design and implementation of the IBM/SNA data network for the large bank, building the global data and voice network, mail systems
Setup of decentralized client/server ICT infrastructure, hardware evaluation, design and implementation of a configuration database, environments: Unisys CTOS, middleware, MVS, IMS-DC, DB2, COBOL, assembler, CASE tools
Responsible for data management: modeling, implementation and operation of hierarchical and relational databases on host and decentralized systems (MVS, IMS-DC, DL/1, DB2, Sybase, Oracle)
Architecture and design of a call center for 25,000 users, data center and ICT infrastructure consolidations, IT architecture
Summary
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant with many years of broad experience and extensive expertise in almost all areas of IT.
Initially working in application development (programming, analysis, design, project management), then taking line responsibilities and project management in ICT infrastructures, systems management, hardware and software, telecommunications, ICT strategies, business models, database management, data center consolidations, support and call center setup.
Until the end of 1998, held an executive position responsible for data management and building the operations and support organization for the decentralized ICT infrastructure of a large bank.
Since 1999, as an independent consultant and project manager, successfully completed many mandates and projects: from ICT strategy and governance projects to ICT processes, ICT audits, ICT security, data center consolidations and migrations, ICT infrastructure (including cloud, DevOps and tools), data management, output management, to ICT organizational restructurings, business project management and consulting in various industries.
Confident and open manner.
A generalist, pragmatist and good analyst with the ability to see complex interrelations as a whole.
Excellent communication skills at all levels of hierarchy.
Very versatile as a manager, coach, project manager or consultant.
Skills
Industry Experience:
- Banks
- Insurance
- Pharmaceutical
- Hospitality
- Travel Industry
- Hospitals
- It Service Providers
- Transport Companies
- Telecom
- Various Others
Public Administration:
- Federal Government
- Cantons
- Cities
Leadership Experience:
- Middle And Senior Management (Executive Staff)
- Line Management
- Staff Functions
- Coaching
- Interim Management
Roles:
- Line Management
- Staff Functions
- Coaching
- Building And Operating Ict Infrastructures
- Process Modeling And Management
- Modeling, Design, Analysis, And Programming
- Data Center Consolidations
- Change Management Of Integrations/mergers
- Ict Security Audits
Project Management:
- Program And Project Management
- Assessments
- Modeling, Design, Analysis, And Programming
- In- And Outsourcing
Financial Management:
- Controlling For Large Units (Up To 600 Employees)
Expertise:
- Project Management
- Ict Audits
- Information Security Management
- Risk Management
- It Architectures And Strategies
- Wto Tenders
- Application And Operational Architectures
- Information Engineering, Data And Process Models
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Management Of Central And Decentralized Systems
- Hardware And Software Evaluations
- Business And Ict Process Management (Itil)
- Service Management
Methods:
- Project Management: Pmi, Hermes 5.1, Scrum, Safe, Various Others
- Audits: Cobit (Control Objectives For It)
- Process Management: Itil (It Infrastructure Library)
- Information Security Management: Iso 27001/2, Bsi It Baseline Protection Manual, Itsec Common Criteria
- Risk Management: Iso 31000
- Quality Management: Iso 9001, Efqm, Cmmi (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
Ict Infrastructure Knowledge:
- Programming Languages: Cobol, Assembler, Pl/1, Pascal, C, C++, Java
- Operating Systems: Various Windows Operating Systems, Linux, Ctos, Unix, Mvs
- Databases: Sql, Db2, Ims-db, Dl/1, Odbc, Sybase, Oracle, Udb (Db2 Parallel), Rdf Databases
- Transaction Systems: Cics, Ims-dc, Encina
- Object Orientation: Corba, Ibm Cb-series, Ibm Mq-series
- Hardware: Ibm Mainframes, Ibm Parallel Computers, Various Intel & Unix Systems
- Tools: Various Programming Tools, Case Tools, Office, Project Management, Database Modeling Tools
- Systems Management: Concepts, Processes, Tools In Central And Decentralized Environments
- Telecommunications: Various Communication Architectures, Protocols, And Software
- Web Technologies: Html, Xml, Ms Frontpage, Siebel, Java, Vignette, Hp Nimius, Brokat Twister
- Cloud & Devops: Aws, Azure, Private Clouds, Kubernetes, Gitlab, Github, Gitops, Graylog, Keycloak, Confluence, Jira
Languages
Education
Commercial Management School Liestal/BL
Liestal, Switzerland
Münchenstein High School/Basel-Landschaft
Matura Type C (Mathematics) · Münchenstein, Switzerland
Certifications & licenses
SAFe 6.0 Agilist
scaledagile.com
SAFe 5.0 Agilist
SAFe 4 Agilist
Product Owner I
Scrum Master I
Hermes 5.1 Advanced Project Manager
Risk Manager (CRISC, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Security Manager (CISM, Certified Information Security Manager)
ICT-Auditor (CISA, Certified Information Systems Auditor)
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