Day of birth: April 1, 1968, Salzburg

Mobile: + 43 676 840 808 449

Study of Physics (Mag), IT Management (MSc), and MBA.

2018 – Self-employed and Managing Director next level consulting APAC.

2007 – 2018 (Project) Manager for T-Systems.

Prior to that CIO for General Motors Powertrain Austria.

Professional Experience - Summary

• Business development in Southeast Asia (APAC)
• Leading the Security Stream of Zero Outage Industry Standard association (http://www.zero-outage.com); see also here or here.
• Transforming global large scale organization to embed a corporate Security Framework in all daily operations and processes by applying Change Management and Project management methodologies.
• Teaching how to implement Project Management Offices - PMOs (“Enabling tangible cost savings by implementing a PMO in an enterprise environment”) for PMI® (Project Management Institute).
• Introducing and building-up Cloud Computing in regional data-center in Singapore. Introducing and building-up international IT engineering labs around virtualization technology in London, Barcelona, Zürich and Vienna.
• Implementation of a PMO and PMI knowledge areas by standardizing project management methodology for 70 project managers managing 170 programs and projects in UK.
• Transforming legacy IT system based business processes by business process re-engineering and by implementing a company-wide ERP systems (SAP) to achieve cost performance and continuous improvements

Professional Experience - Chronological

• Self-employed and Managing Director next level consulting Southeast Asia (APAC) (2018 – )
• ESARIS Manager, T-Systems International (2017 - 2018)
• Zero Outage Industry Standard – Lead Security Stream (2016 - 2018)
• Global Transformation Manager for the T-Systems Security Framework ESARIS (2014 - 2017)
• Head of Production Operations, T-Systems Singapore (2012 - 2013)
• Head of Global Operations Management, T-Systems International (2009 - 2012)
• Head of Project Management Office, T-Systems UK (2008 – 2009)
• Head of Desktop Services, T-Systems Austria (2007 – 2009)
• CIO, General Motors Powertrain Austria (2005-2007)
• Project Manager for Plant Floor Systems, General Motors Detroit/USA (2004 – 2005)
• IT Infrastructure Manager, GM Austria (1998 – 2004) 
• Software development, Institute of Medical Physics (1996 – 1997)
• Teaching Mathematics, Physics and IT (1992 – 1995) 
• Software engineering for various companies (1987 – 1991) 

Achievements IT Strategy

• Introducing a corporate Security Framework on a global basis
• Introducing Cloud Based Managed Desktop Services
• Introducing Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS)
• Building-up international IT Engineering Labs around Virtualization Technologies in London, Barcelona, Zürich and Vienna
• Standardizing Project Management Methodology for 70 Project Managers managing 170 programs and projects
• Establish international Competence Center around Virtualization Technologies to reduce costs by innovation
• Transforming legacy system based business processes by business process reengineering and by implementing a companywide ERP system (SAP) to achieve cost performance and continuous improvements
• Developing an IT security concept for a manufacturing environment by executing results of a prior risk analysis

Achievements IT Operations

• Introducing a corporate Security Framework on a global basis
• Introducing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for IT Desktop operations on a global basis
• Execute organizational Change Management in order to enable innovation
• Implementing an area-wide fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to enable IT based Planning, Scheduling, Shipping, Monitoring and Quality management for all production lines within the plant
• Standardizing electronic workplaces (desktops) in six European countries
• Implementing a data-center for a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
• Implementing a supplier independent local IT monitoring system to enable objective Service Level Agreement (SLA) measurements and management

Achievements IT Cost Optimizing

• Realizing Savings through Make or Buy Strategy and Synergies due to Economy of Scales
• Executing Near- and Off-shore programs
• Annual IT Finance performance by achieving budget stretch targets 

Schooling

• Ongoing various courses in Management Skills and Information Technology
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certified (2019)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certified (2019)
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certified (2011)
• ITIL Foundation certified (2005)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Alaska Pacific University (2004)
• Master of Science (Telecommunication Management), Danube University of Krems (2003)
• Master of Physics, University of Vienna (1995)
• Studies in Computer Science and Physics (1987 - 1995)
• High school graduation at a science school type (1987)

Experiences abroad

• Business development for next level consulting in Southeast Asia (APAC)
• Assignment to Singapore for heading Production Operations at T-Systems Singapore from October 2012 to July 2014.
• Assignment to London for introducing corporate Project Management techniques and tools to T-Systems UK from 2008 to 2009
• Assignment to Moscow in 2005 to introduce IT Architecture
• Assignments to Detroit in 2004 as Project Manager
• Studies in the USA during MBA education in 2004
• Working in Grenoble, France as a scientist in 1995 
• Ongoing private travels because of cultural interests

Charity Activities

• Past president of Lions Club

Languages

• German (excellent)
• English (excellent)

Hobbies

• Diving
• Traveling
• Cultural and social intrest