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Walter Rizek

Management Consultant & IT Consultant

Walter Rizek
Salzburg, Austria

Experience

Jan 2016 - Present
10 years 1 month

Management Consultant & IT Consultant

Self-employed

  • Advising companies and leaders with a focus on organizational development, process clarity, decision-making, and guiding change processes.
  • Analyzing existing structures, identifying optimization opportunities, and developing sustainable solutions at the intersection of people, processes, and IT, with tailored support as needed.
Jan 1992 - Dec 2016
25 years
Salzburg, Austria

Aftersales IT Manager

Pappas Group

  • Responsible for the customer service IT department in an international group with about 50 locations in Austria, Germany and Hungary (approx. 3,000 employees).
  • Overall responsibility for three ERP systems (two of which were in-house developments).
  • Responsible for time and operations data collection.
  • Supporting, enhancing and stabilizing complex IT system landscapes.
  • Managing 7 employees.
  • Member of the customer service leadership team.
  • Close collaboration with business units and external service providers.
  • Ensuring efficient processes, stable IT architectures, and smooth system operations.
  • Budget responsibility and strategic development of the IT department.
Jan 1991 - Dec 1992
2 years
Salzburg, Austria

Programmer

Universalversand

Jan 1989 - Dec 1991
3 years
Salzburg, Austria

Junior Programmer

Raiffeisenverband Salzburg

Summary

Senior IT consultant and project manager with over 20 years of experience in corporate IT, ERP system landscapes, and leading complex IT and transformation projects. Deep expertise in IT architecture, process optimization, business analysis, and interface management between business units, IT and management. Many years of leadership and budget responsibility, a structured work style, and strong analytical and strategic skills. Experience guiding change and decision-making processes at strategic management and corporate levels.

Skills

  • It & Process Consulting

  • Project & Program Management

  • Erp & Bi Systems

  • Business Analysis & Requirements Engineering

  • It Architecture & System Landscapes

  • Interface Management Business / It

  • Leadership & Team Management

  • Organizational & Transformation Processes

  • Budget & Resource Responsibility

  • Erp

  • Crm

  • Bi

  • Cognos

  • Db2

  • Sql

  • Rpg

  • Os/400 (Ibm Iseries)

  • Ms Windows Server

  • Lan/wan

  • Lotus Notes

  • Ms Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)

  • It Infrastructure

  • Database Design

  • Archiving

  • Rollout Management

  • Driver's License A, B

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1981 - Jun 1986

Higher Federal Technical Institute for Mechanical Engineering, Vienna 4

Matura · Mechanical Engineering · Vienna, Austria

Certifications & licenses

Driver's license A

Driver's license B

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