Sven Schumacher - Managing Director

Q: Where is Sven based?

Sven is based in Bad Brückenau, Germany .

Q: What languages does Sven speak?

Sven speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Sven have?

Sven has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Sven has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months . Note that Sven may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Sven's latest experience?

Sven's most recent position is Managing Director at CaaS IT GmbH .

Q: What companies has Sven worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sven has worked for CaaS IT GmbH and Bauunternehmung Glöckle Holding GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Sven most experienced in?

Sven is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense , Retail , and Metals and Mining . Sven also has some experience in Pharmaceutical , Real Estate , and Construction .

Q: Which business areas is Sven most experienced in?

Sven is most experienced in business areas like Operations , Marketing , and Information Technology (IT) . Sven also has some experience in Project Management , Customer Service , and Strategy and Planning .

Q: Which industries has Sven worked in recently?

Sven has recently worked in industries like Metals and Mining , Pharmaceutical , and Real Estate .

Q: Which business areas has Sven worked in recently?

Sven has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Operations .

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Bad Brückenau, Germany

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

2 years 8 months

Managing Director

CaaS IT GmbH

Apr 2022 - Present

3 years 11 months

Freelance IT Consultant

Multi-project management to standardize international sites for Salzgitter Mannesmann Stahlhandel GmbH, Mülheim an der Ruhr: leading numerous parallel projects, coordinating internal and external team members, implementing measures to improve safety and efficiency.
IT asset management with Lansweeper for PHOENIX Pharma SE, Mannheim: developing and expanding global IT asset management, initiating, stabilizing and scaling, standardizing in acquired companies, stakeholder management.
Requirements and rollout management for tegut... gute Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG, Fulda (2022-07-01 to 2023-07-31): implementing video surveillance, time and access control, building management and automation; introducing Office 365/SharePoint Online.
Introduction of Office 365/SharePoint Online for a property management company in the greater Stuttgart area (2022-04-01 to 2022-09-30): requirements analysis, migration to Exchange Online, setup of offsite backup, automated creation of SharePoint sites, and training.

May 2019 - Jul 2022

3 years 3 months

Schweinfurt, Germany

IT Manager

Bauunternehmung Glöckle Holding GmbH

Change projects from classic paper processes to fully digital, partially automated processes.
Document management for organizational units with SharePoint Online.
Mobile time tracking with ZMI Time.
Scalable applicant management using AWS serverless services, Azure PowerShell, SharePoint Online, PowerApps and Power Automate.
Flexible vacation management with SharePoint Online, Microsoft PowerApps and Power Automate.
Digital construction file with plan management using SharePoint Online, PowerApps and Power Automate.
Partially automated driver's license checks with SharePoint Online, PowerApps and Power Automate.
Implementation of IT service management with setup and training of administrators as well as introduction of KPIs and standards based on ITIL. Installation and configuration of Lansweeper, Prometheus and Grafana, Zammad.
Migration of infrastructure from 3-tier servers to a hybrid infrastructure using a multi-cloud strategy: hyper-converged infrastructure with VMware and Docker; 3-tier spine-leaf network; Amazon AWS/Microsoft Azure.
Projects focused on IT security for ISO 27001 preparation: end-to-end network segmentation using FortiGate firewall; next-gen endpoint security with SentinelOne; 3-stage CA-based corporate WiFi with Aruba access points and Aruba Central.

Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

11 months

Hammelburg, Germany

IT Manager

Reifen Müller GmbH & Co. KG

Implementation of a corporate VPN solution with migration of existing ISDN lines to Telekom's Corporate SIP across 46 sites in four federal states with 150 voice channels and redundant connections.
Firewall migration project from Juniper to Sophos XG in a redundant HA cluster with load balancing and segmentation.
Migration and expansion of the Microsoft server with AD structures, DHCP strategy, WSUS, SQL Server optimization and file server structuring based on Windows Server 2016.

Oct 2016 - May 2018

1 year 8 months

Schlitz, Germany

IT Project Manager

Lampenwelt GmbH

Evaluation and rollout of an on-premise enterprise ticket system for 75 customer service staff handling up to 10,000 tickets/day across 15 country shops and B2B channels.
Evaluation and assessment of IT security to prepare a proposal for a scalable open-source messenger as a corporate communications platform for >300 users across four locations, including LDAP integration.
Project management for the rollout and launch of web shops with a Magento backend in a team of 12 employees and external service providers.
Evaluation and configuration of phonetic search with Elasticsearch across multiple indices.
Reverse engineering of third-party plugins for native implementation into own web shops to optimize KPIs.

Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

7 months

Schlitz, Germany

Working Student, IT Development

Lampenwelt GmbH

Mar 2012 - Sep 2013

1 year 7 months

Freelance Photographer

Mar 2010 - Jul 2011

1 year 5 months

Ellwangen, Germany

Driving Instructor

Part-time theoretical and practical training of learner drivers.

Jan 2003 - Dec 2015

13 years

Soldier, German Armed Forces

Military vehicle instructor for theoretical and practical training in Ellwangen.
Editorial soldier in an online editorial department in Munich.
General basic training in Feldkirchen.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

2 years

Böblingen, Germany

Retail Salesperson

Möbel Gamerdinger

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Aerospace and Defense (13 years), Retail (8 years), Metals and Mining (4 years), Pharmaceutical (4 years), Real Estate (4 years), and Construction (3 years).

Aerospace and Defense

Retail

Metals and Mining

Pharmaceutical

Real Estate

Construction

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Operations (15.5 years), Marketing (13 years), Information Technology (10 years), Project Management (8.5 years), Customer Service (3 years), and Strategy (2.5 years).

Operations

Marketing

Information Technology

Project Management

Customer Service

Strategy

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Italian

Elementary

Education

Oct 2013 - Sep 2017

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics, focus on Project Management · Business Informatics · Fulda, Germany

Oct 1999 - Jun 2002

State-certified business administrator in retail · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Icinga 2 Fundamentals Training

Prince2® Foundation

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

January 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Sven based?

Sven is based in Bad Brückenau, Germany.

What languages does Sven speak?

Sven speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Sven have?

Sven has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Sven has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Sven may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Sven be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Sven would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director, Freelance IT Consultant, IT Manager.

What is Sven's latest experience?

Sven's most recent position is Managing Director at CaaS IT GmbH.

What companies has Sven worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sven has worked for CaaS IT GmbH and Bauunternehmung Glöckle Holding GmbH.

Which industries is Sven most experienced in?

Sven is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense, Retail, and Metals and Mining. Sven also has some experience in Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, and Construction.

Which business areas is Sven most experienced in?

Sven is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Marketing, and Information Technology (IT). Sven also has some experience in Project Management, Customer Service, and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Sven worked in recently?

Sven has recently worked in industries like Metals and Mining, Pharmaceutical, and Real Estate.

Which business areas has Sven worked in recently?

Sven has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Operations.

What is Sven's education?

Sven holds a Bachelor in Business Informatics from Fulda University of Applied Sciences.

Does Sven have any certificates?

Sven has 2 certificates. These include: Icinga 2 Fundamentals Training and Prince2® Foundation.

What is the availability of Sven?

Sven is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Sven?

Sven's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.