Ulf Haase - Configuration Manager (Interim)

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Hooge, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Mar 2025

8 months

Configuration Manager (Interim)

In-house Development

Needs analysis and replacement of local SharePoint as CMDB with open-source Netbox to prepare for Cisco ACI (SD-WAN) deployment with Microsoft Azure
Coordination with systems like Checkmk and Grasp
Introduction and coordination of cmdbsyncer as CMDB data hub; further development of the syncer with Kuhn & Ruess GmbH
Deployment of SNMPv3 on AIX LPAR/VIO, Linux, Windows, SAN/storage, network components (Cisco switches, F5 load balancers, Palo Alto and CheckPoint firewalls, iLO boards)
Introduction and further development of the network scanner JDisc in collaboration with the vendor (Utimaco HSMs, Linux detection)
Integration of Netbox, JDisc and cmdbsyncer into infrastructure using Docker containers
User training: preparation, documentation creation and execution
Creation of data flow and network diagrams
IPv4/IPv6 population and planning with Netbox including VLAN import
Dual-stack configuration of servers and clients with IPv4 and IPv6
Connecting REST interfaces for Checkmk, JDisc, vSphere, HMC, i-doit, Netbox Software: Confluence, Jira, MS Office 365, Teams, i-doit, Netbox, JDisc, cmdbsyncer, DB Visualizer, vSphere, HMC

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Product Owner DE-Alert/Cell Broadcast (CB) and Siren, later Rollout Manager

In-house Development

Implementation of §164a paragraph 5 of the German Telecommunications Act (TKG) and the Mobile Warning Ordinance (MWV)
Development and implementation of 12 cell broadcast adapters at four German mobile operators including software and hardware development, architecture and rollout planning of the Cisco network infrastructure with EutelSat satellite technology as a pure IPv6 network
Preparation and execution of two nationwide warning days for cell broadcast as part of CRITIS
Transition from project operations to production operations with coordination and documentation
Mediation between the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) and mobile providers
Connection via Palo Alto firewalls to the Modular Warning System (MoWaS)
Product development and rollout of satellite servers for Eutel satellites
Setup of test, QA, acceptance and production environments for Siren and Cell Broadcast
Successful acceptances
Site selection and preparation for the BBK and the federal network
MPLS connectivity of sites via Cisco routers Software: Confluence, Jira, nmt2010 (PHP8), MS Office 365, Slack, GanttPro, Zoom, WebEx, Teams

Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

10 months

Subproject Manager WAN Migration for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

In-house Development

Worked on the Netz2025 architecture
Collected inventory data for over 650 sites in Bremen and Bremerhaven due to missing or incorrect documentation
Categorized sites by architecture for WAN, LAN and security (Core/Distribution/Access)
Planned routes with external service provider, clients and own technicians
Documented 1,400 copper and fiber lines with graphical representation
Identified various networks (analog telephone network, BDBOS, PILS, LSA)
Created HLD and LLD for the Bremen administration network based on IPv6
Developed a business case for eight years of WAN
Coordinated departments and service deliveries
Detailed rack and hardware planning (Cisco) for 14 core and distribution sites (€1.8M)
Planned redundant network interconnections
Detailed rollout and campus planning for WAN replacement
Preliminary planning of 475 access sites based on zero-trust and Cisco SD-WAN with VoIP integration
WAN planning for site relocation within Bremen Software: MS Office 2013 including Skype, Visio, Project, SharePoint, nmt2010 (PHP7), MariaDB 10

Aug 2017 - Oct 2020

3 years 3 months

Project Manager Network LAN/WAN Migration in EMEA, APAC

In-house Development

Change management for network (service and change requests, incident monitoring), asset and inventory management with CMDB feeder nmt2010
Asset and inventory management integration into workflow tool Savvy
SD-WAN rollout of MPLS products on an IPv6 basis and Aruba/FortiGate hardware for over 120 sites to build a SASE structure in Azure
Commissioning, installation and migration of circuits and sites
Integration of FortiGate firewalls and FortiManager into a complex firewall environment across cloud data centers
Replacement of outdated HP/Aruba network hardware
Security management: identification and resolution of security incidents
Monitoring timelines and SLA reports with WAN service provider
Management of external LAN/WAN service providers and introduction of QoS
Introduction and rollout of Skype for Business as a cloud solution for DE/CN/CH
Deployment and operation of the network management system nmt2010
Advising IT controlling on auditing external service providers and recovering a seven-figure amount
Planning and oversight of network installation and cabling for the construction of three new buildings (600 workstations)
Datacenter consolidation and migration to the cloud Software: MS Office 365 Professional including Teams, Visio, SharePoint; nmt2010 (PHP7), MariaDB 10

Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

6 months

Database Designer ITIL CMDB/SMC

In-house Development

Designed a CMDB tailored to the needs of the corporate division and related service management processes
Managed deployment through agile software development based on project plan and introduction of service management processes Software: MS Team Foundation Server 2015, MS SQL Server 2016, MS Project Professional 2010

May 2015 - Jul 2017

2 years 3 months

Head of Global Network for WAN Migration in EMEA, APAC, NA, and LATAM

Eigenentwicklung

International project management for three data center WAN migrations (Essen, Pittsburgh, Singapore) in a follow-the-sun model
Rollout of MPLS products as FortiGate SD-WAN preparation on an IPv6 basis for over 400 sites using the CMDB feeder nmt2010
Process design for quotes, orders, delivery, installation, and migration of lines and sites, as well as initial SASE approaches
Monitoring of deadlines and timely contract terminations
Designing reports and managing external service providers
Interface role as stream lead between the central team and the business area
Budget and remanence cost control
Leading a team of four migration technicians Software: MS Office 2010 Professional including Project, Visio, SharePoint; nmt2010 (PHP5)

Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

7 months

Roll Out Manager for WAN Migration in EMEA

Eigenentwicklung

Rollout of MPLS products as SD-WAN preparation on an IPv6 basis for over 300 sites
Organization and monitoring of the setup of national and international NNIs to other providers
Process design for quotes, orders, delivery, installation, and migration of lines
Monitoring compliance with deadlines
Development of web interfaces and reports Software: MS Office 2013 Professional including Lync, Project, Visio, SharePoint; nmt2010 (PHP5)

Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

4 months

Consultant/Developer for Optical People Counter Portal

Eigenentwicklung

Market research in cooperation
Project initialization and piloting of my-count.com
Web design and database programming
Customer acquisition and installation Software: PHP 5, MySQL on Linux, Eclipse

May 2008 - Jun 2014

6 years 2 months

Consultant in ITIL-Compliant System Architecture

Eigenentwicklung

Coordination of configuration, incident, problem, and change management within the IT security center
Consulting on ITIL-compliant system architecture as deputy configuration manager
Support for migration and development of interfaces to a new CMDB (Transbase) within a CMS following ITIL V3
Outsourcing of configuration management to Mumbai, India
Development of an administration tool for tasks related to the CMDB
Documentation of system architecture and legacy issues
Communication management to increase acceptance (events, presentations)
Daily quality assurance and control
Creation of repeatable test scenarios
Project planning of interfaces and resources using MS Project
Revision and redevelopment of user and operations manuals
Concepts, descriptions, and visualizations of workflows
Tracking and distribution of data cleanup tasks in asset and configuration management company-wide
Collaboration on location standards and corporate policies
Planning and building corporate-wide application management Software: nmt2010 (PHP 5), Oracle 10g/11g/XE, Eclipse, Dezign

Jan 2008 - Feb 2008

2 months

Lead Project Manager for Customer Data Quality Management

Eigenentwicklung

Setup of a project organization: planning internal and external resources, reviewing and integrating previous results, assigning subprojects, defining tasks, appointing subproject leaders
Project documentation and project controlling
Implementation of a project workflow
Target vs. actual comparisons
Project planning based on MS Project
Onboarding of the internal successor Software: Oracle 10g

Jul 2005 - Sep 2007

2 years 3 months

Project Manager, Workflow Tool Commissioning Process

In-House Development

High-level and detailed concept, programming, setup and configuration of a workflow tool for T-Systems at Deutsche Post AG, DHL, Danzas Exel and the internal backbone
Documentation of software-specific rollouts
Managing a team of up to eight people
Implementation of the in-house PICS (CMDB) on UNIX-based Sun systems
Implementation of an ITIL-compliant CMDB with incident, problem and change management
Analysis of life cycles and process/data flows (Visio)
Database design with Power Designer (UML diagrams), use of materialized views
Import mechanisms from MySQL to Oracle
Workflow system for operational handovers (plan/build/run)
Automated rollout control of 8000 DSL branch routers and 400 VoIP sites with CMDB interfaces to SAP, Valuemation, Remedy ARS, HP OpenView, Cisco Works, Spectrum, BinTec Xadmin, eTTS, Cisco Secure Server RADIUS, AIXBOMS Software: nmt2010 (PHP 3/4), MySQL 4.x, Oracle 10g, Power Designer, Homesite, Dreamweaver

Sep 2004 - Oct 2005

1 year 2 months

Project Manager, Network Infrastructure, Deutsche Post AG

In-House Development

Solution management of the Cisco-based network infrastructure: planning and management through pilot
Project management of the Cisco firewall environment redesign in Darmstadt data centers
Concept creation for PC franking and Campus Connect fiber optic rings
Project management of TFN firewall interconnection Phase II and member of the TÜV audit
Definition, concept and programming of a workflow tool for offer management of T-Systems at Deutsche Post AG, DHL, Danzas Exel Software: nmt2010 (PHP 3/4), MySQL 4.x

Jan 2003 - Aug 2004

1 year 8 months

Technical Director

Empirica Delasasse GmbH / WIMMEX AG

High-level and detailed concept design of the online job search engine wimmi.de based on a design study
Preparation and planning of resources (staff and computing capacity)
Contract negotiations with telcos and providers
Presentations at employment agencies in Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands
Programming, setup and configuration Software: nmt2010 (PHP 4), MySQL 3.x

Mar 2001 - May 2001

3 months

Remote

Project Manager, MyHome Internet Project

In-House Development

Design, programming and pilot phase of the Internet portal "MyHome" at RWE with CityNet Essen and Rheinelektra
Remote control of heating, ventilation, intrusion detection and cameras via WAP/HTML Software: nmt2010 (PHP 3), MySQL 3.x

Jul 2000 - Dec 2002

2 years 6 months

Project Manager, Network Management Platform nmt2010

In-House Development

Design, programming, setup and operation of the group-wide in-house development nmt2010 as a CMDB feeder for Deutsche Post AG, the Federal Agency for Post and Telecommunications, T-Systems Leinfelden and DeTeSystem
Porting of HP OpenView content into in-house development
Further development and operation at sites in Cologne, Darmstadt and Bielefeld Software: nmt2010 (PHP 3), MySQL 3.x

Aug 1999 - Jul 2000

1 year

Consultant Telecommunications Business Clients

Mannesmann arcor GmbH & Co.

Apr 1999 - Aug 1999

5 months

Consultant/Project Manager Sales

Mannesmann o.tel.o GmbH

Feb 1999 - Present

27 years

Development of the Network Management Platform nmt2010

In-house Development

Jul 1998 - Mar 1999

9 months

Consultant/Project Manager Sales

o.tel.o communications GmbH & Co.

May 1995 - Dec 1996

1 year 8 months

Project Manager Network and Data Technology

Albert Ackermann GmbH & Co. KG

Mar 1992 - Jun 1993

1 year 4 months

Customer Service Technician Network Systems

ascom Autophon GmbH

Skills

Project Management

Rollouts (Including Sd-wan, Mpls, Software)
Network And Data Center Management
Design And Development
Acceptance Reports/protocols
Preferably Remote

Project Leadership

Project Management
Itil (Incident, Problem, Change, Service, Configuration Management)
Rollout Management
Documentation Including Drawings
Acceptance Reports/protocols
Communication
Team Leadership
Presentations

Programming

Php (Since Version 3)
Sql (Mysql Since V3, Oracle Up To 11i, Mariadb)
Html5
Javascript
Shell Scripting (Bash)
Lotus Notes Script
Python
Ansible

Operating Systems

Windows (Since Version 3)
Debian/armbian Linux/hp-ux/solaris/aix
Android
Mac Os 9 And X

Software

Atlassian Jira And Confluence With Various Add-ons
Ms Project Professional
Ms Visio Professional
Ms Sharepoint
Ms Office Suite With Onenote And Teams (Formerly Lync/s4b)
Ms Access
Libreoffice (Staroffice/openoffice)
Mindjet Mindmanager
Dezign
Lotus Notes

Tcp/ip

Ipv4/ipv6
Snmp V1/v2c/v3
Http/https
Telnet/ssh
Protocol Analysis

Protocols

Ieee 802.3 (Ethernet, Fast, Gigabit)
Ieee 802.1d (Spanning Tree)
Ieee 802.11 (Wi-fi)
Mpls
Ieee 802.5 (Token Ring), Fddi, Atm, X.25, Frame Relay

Hardware

Medium Data Center And Virtualized Systems
Routers, Firewalls (Including Sd-wan)
Switches (Layer 2-7), Hubs
Microwave And Satellite Technology
Pbx Systems
Structured Cabling (En 50173/50174)
X.25/frame Relay Switches

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

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Certifications & licenses

ATM and High-Speed LANs

BRICK-Basic Internetworking

Chipcom Reseller Training

HP-UX 9000/800 System Operations

IPv6 TCP/IP Update

JavaScript

Lotus Notes 4.5

Networks with TCP/IP

Report Interpretation

TCP/IP

TimePac Nodal Processor

TimeView 2500

Timelan 100 Router Bridge

UNIX (AIX, XENIX) for software developers

WINNING COMPLEX SALES (Strategic Selling)

X.25 Packet Switching

X.25 training based on Ascom products

Xylan Switching Workshop

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Empirica Delasasse GmbH / WIMMEX AG

Project Manager, MyHome Internet Project

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Project Manager, Network Management Platform nmt2010

In-House Development

Consultant Telecommunications Business Clients

Mannesmann arcor GmbH & Co.

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Mannesmann o.tel.o GmbH

Development of the Network Management Platform nmt2010

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Certifications & licenses

ATM and High-Speed LANs

BRICK-Basic Internetworking

Chipcom Reseller Training

HP-UX 9000/800 System Operations

IPv6 TCP/IP Update

JavaScript

Lotus Notes 4.5

Networks with TCP/IP

Report Interpretation

TCP/IP

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TimeView 2500

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