- Consultation, planning, implementation of client/server environments, telecommunication facilities, IT-system architecture, application systems, web-administration.
- Deployment, administration and problem management of systems in client/server environment with LAN/WAN connectivity, and server hosts.
- Consultation and support for general IT solutions, managed systems, automation, migration and backup management.
- Assisting customers and their IT landscapes via local and remote system support.
- Sales and support of hardware and software solutions.
- Preparation of technical documentation, trainings and work-shops.
IT Consultant / Application Specialist / Application Management / System Architect / IT Infrastructure / Production Services / Administration
Available from
Jan 2, 2020
Availability
100 %
on customer site
100 %
Areas
Switzerland
D6
Contact Settings
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- IT Consultant
- Support und Application Engineer
- Application Specialist
Projects
08/2002 - Today
17 years 5 months
Client/server environments, telecommunication facilities, IT-system architecture
RolesSelf-employed / IT Senior Consultant / IT-SupportCustomerIT-Support / IT-ServiceTasksSkillsWindows 98/2000/XP/Vista/7/10 Client and 2000/2003/2008/2012 Server
Linux
LAN/WAN
Ethernet
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
AD
01/2019 - 09/2019
9 months
Automated test management operation for performance measurement
RolesSystem ArchitectCustomerEngineering / InsuranceTasks- Planning, management and construction of an automated test management operation for performance measurements of Kafka middleware within DevOps environment to implement as Platform as a Service (PaaS) via continuous deployment and scaling (description and realization of continuous deployment and integration).
- Establishment and commissioning of Apache Kafka as Messaging as a Service, public and private cloud with OpenStack (Identity Management) and provisioning by Docker containers and Spring Boot.
- Data is stored from Spring Boot over Apache Kafka via JDBC into a database (PostgreSQL, NoSQL).
- Planning, management and design of an inhouse test application for development based on open-source products with Tomcat (Spring Boot) and support of several consumers.
- Load and performance measurement by configuration of measuring points by test application and Apache JMeter.
- Establishment of load balancing with Apache Webserver.
- Comparison of Kafka middleware architecture and test results with IBM WebSphere MQ as a Service as a competing product to highlight advantages and disadvantages of the particular products.
SkillsCentOS 7 Server
Ubuntu 18 Client
Windows 7 Client
Virtual Clients
Docker
Firewalls
HPE Server
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
DNS
SSL
DHCP
PKI
SSH
Remote
ProductsApache Webserver
Spring Boot
Maven
Tomcat
Java
Zookeeper
Apache Kafka
Confluent
JDBC Connector
KSQL
Debezium
PostgreSQL
NoSQL (AWS)
JMeter
OP5
GitLab
Jenkins
Oracle VirtualBox
Docker
DockerCompose
Eclipse
MS Office
UML Tools
AnyDesk
in-house developments
05/2016 - 12/2018
2 years 8 months
Transition of an application landscape
RolesApplication ManagerCustomerBanking Industry / Project ManagementTasks- Transition of an application landscape for the German Mortgage Bonds Act (Pfandbriefgesetz) from USA to Germany, migration of support structures and management, transfer into the target operating model to improve performance and communication between global operation and business.
- Preparation of implementation for planned functional and technical release changes to ensure compliance with the German Pfandbriefgesetz.
- Planning, conception, provisioning, management and operation into transferred department units incl. all required services and supplies for the production environment.
- System and database administration for analysis, development of new support units, migration of databases from Oracle 11g to 12g RAC with change of hosting providers.
- Implementation of a monitoring system with Geneos.
- Migration of application servers from Linux to OpenShift resp. IaaS to PaaS, implementation of batch-management host operation by Automic, change of authentication and authorization processes (by current compliance guidelines with WebSSO and dbLegi).
- Training (on-site and via WebEx sessions) and technical documentations for development and operations (i.e. with Confluence).
- Development and implementation of DevOps (with Jira, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, etc..) and automated deployment processes via UCD.
- UAT, Change, Incident and Problem Management within transitioned project environments incl. administrative processes and participation in DR-Tests.
- Coordination of design centers, hosting and service providers.
SkillsLinux Suse 11 Server
Solaris 10
RedHat
Windows 7 Client
Virtual Clients
SAN
Switches
Firewalls
HP und IBM Server
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
MPLS
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
PKI
ESXi
RAS
ProductsOracle 11g
J2EE (JBOSS
WLS)
SQL Developer
Apache Webserver
Tomcat
.NET Framework
Storm
RabbitMQ
AppDynamics
Geneos
Confluence
SVN
JIRA
ALM
Bitbucket
Nexus
TeamCity
OpenShift
Kibana
IBM UCD
Sonarqube
Eclipse
SOAP UI
ServiceNow
Enterprise Architect
MS Office
MS-Visio
several in-house developments
07/2015 - 02/2016
8 months
Evaluation, conception and realization of IT-Projects
RolesSpecialist for IT InfrastructureCustomerVibration Measurement Technology / Project ManagementTasks- Evaluation, conception and realization of IT-Projects (IT-Infrastructure, host/client/server systems, backup, security, encryption, network). Engineering of IT-Infrastructures for customer projects (analysis of customer networks, software and hardware integration, implementation of security requirements).
- Configuration, installation and commissioning of virtual servers on VMware ESXi platforms.
- Performance investigation and support for customer projects.
- Import/Export of data into/from 3 rd party systems.
- Maintenance of IT-Infrastructure, Application Support, Server/Database/ITAdministration, Monitoring, Software Deployment, coordination with outsourced partners.
- Conception, integration and documentation of ITProcesses (IT-Support, Incident and Service Request Management), consultation by best-practice approaches, IT-Trainings, User Support, Technical Documentation and handover.
SkillsWindows 7/10/2008/2012 Client/Server
SCO Unix
ESXi
NAS
Switches
Cisco Firewall
HP Proliant
ProductsVMware ESXi
vSphere
VDP
MS SQL Server
Oracle
DMS
Service Desk Plus
ELO DMS
MS Exchange
MS IIS
WSUS
Symantec Endpoint
McAfee ePO
MSVisio
MS Office
in-house developments
OPC
01/2014 - 12/2014
1 year
Carve-Out project
RolesSubproject Applications / Migrations / Technical DocumentationCustomerChemical Industry / Project ManagementTasks- Carve-Out project logical and physical with national and international locations in the area of application, database and web servers in a heterogeneous environment.
- Migrations of existing data centers to existing and new global data centers.
- Domain migrations as well as integration and transfer of application systems to new Active Directory structures from 2008 to 2012.
- Evaluation, inventory, actual state, target and requirements analysis, conception, migration planning and implementation of complex and proprietary application systems, migrations of database systems (MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL), SAP interface descriptions and modifications, domain administration, coordination with internal business, IT department and manufacturers, change and incident management, consulting according to best-practices, technical documentation and handover.
SkillsWindows XP/7/2003/2008/2012 Client/Server
ESX
Red Hat
Ubuntu
Suse
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
MPLS
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
Kerberos
PKI
Cloud
ProductsVMware
vCloud Director
vSphere
LANDesk
MS SQL Server
Oracle
SQL Developer
PostgreSQL
SAP
Apache
MS IIS
EMC Avamar
NetApp
Citrix
IBM Notes Domino
MS-Visio
MS-Project
Nagios
Symantec
McAfee
MS Office
10/2012 - 12/2013
1 year 3 months
Supporting an international heterogeneous environment
RolesWindows / Linux / DB AdministratorCustomerIndustrial Sector / IT-SupportTasks- Supporting an international heterogeneous environment with approx. 2500 servers.
- Administration of virtual and physical systems such as file, application, database, web, licensing servers, cluster systems.
- Monitoring, troubleshooting and assurance of operations mainly in the production environment. Customization, upgrades, migrations and consolidations of MS SQL and Oracle databases, webserver, also cross-platform.
- Move of servers to other data centers.
- Upgrade, installation and virtualization of server systems.
- Change management, implementation of changes and standard changes, coordination of downtimes with related departments during maintenance times, verification of dependencies, collaboration with competence centers.
- Analysis of system requirements and processes, preparing documentation.
- Administration and configuration of Nagios and cluster systems.
- Analysis and identification of major issues such as server and databse upgrades, storage requirements, extending system partitions, modification of scripts, deployment of security updates and modifications, general troubleshooting and incident management.
- Providing over-all support in daily business during company transition and outsourcing projects.
SkillsWindows 7/2000/2003/2008 Client/Server
ESX
Red Hat
Oracle Linux
Debian
AIX
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
WINS
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
PKI
Cloud
ProductsVMware
MS SQL Server
Oracle
Veritas und MS Cluster
TSM
HP Data Protector
Powershell
MS IIS
Apache
Citrix
Windows Terminal Server
MS Exchange Server
MS-Office
Lotus Notes
Nagios
Symantec
McAfee
Acronis
03/2012 - 09/2012
7 months
Support in the area of database administration and outsourced services
RolesActive Directory / MS SQL AdministratorCustomerServices / IT-SupportTasks- Support in the area of database administration and outsourced services for corporate clients in the field of user management.
- Management and operation of a complex and very flexible user management system (proprietary development) for synchronization of HR data, user accounts, access control, mail systems, client systems and software management, software distribution and reporting in line with AD, MS Exchange, Enteo, change management and ticket systems, automated order systems and further interfaces.
- Application support across domains, server administration, implementation and assurance of HR imports, execution and monitoring of database jobs, analysis and troubleshooting of problem related issues, incident management, communication and coordination with corresponding competence centers according to ITIL, generating reports and providing evaluations, customization of scripts, coordination with software developers, implementation of standard changes and service requests for internal and external clients, consulting and advising other related departments, providing support for customer migrations and the implementation of new internal processes, generating documentation, use cases, standard templates and work-flows.
SkillsWindows 7/2000/2003/2008 Client/Server
Unix
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
WINS
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
PKI
ProductsMS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008
T-SQL
SSIS
VBScript
ASP
.Net
Citrix
Windows Terminal Server
VMware
MS Exchange Server
MS-Office
MS Visio
UM-Tool
OMS
Avaya OSM-Q
Enteo
Centennial
Vision App
09/2011 - 10/2011
2 months
Creation and visualization of international data centers
RolesMS-Visio SpecialistCustomerGame and Console Manufacturer / IT-SupportTasks- Creation and visualization of international data centers in MS-Visio based on available digital data.
- Linking diagrams with monitoring tool.
- Preparation of data for according competence centers via GUI interface.
SkillsNovell Server
Windows XP Client
Linux
Apache
LAN/WAN
Host
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
LDAP
NetWare
eDirectory
ProductsMS-Visio
Photoshop
NagVis
Nagios
Mozilla Firefox
02/2011 - 06/2011
5 months
Installation of client/server software
RolesSupport / Operation of 3rd party software productsCustomerBanking Industry / IT-ServiceTasks- Installation of client/server software (MS Windows, MS SQL Server, Oracle). Coordinating and assigning installations with outsourced partners.
- Delivery of patches / releases (communication with software vendors, internal clients, conduct in-house procurement processes, assignment of internal offices and outsourcing partners for software installations with database changes, rollout to clients and/or servers).
- Implementation of UAT installations and support of acceptance tests. Application of necessary permissions and authorization, budget reviews / audit, user support, error handling / forwarding to software manufactures.
- Support within the data center relocation (consolidations, migrations, virtualizations, analysis of dependencies of the application systems, preparation of acceptance tests, monitoring of removal operations, conversion of application systems with SFTP, visualization of system environments, Documentation).
SkillsWindows XP/2000/2003/2008 Client/Server
Solaris
Unix
Redundancy
LAN/WAN
Host
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
PKI
ProductsVMware
Citrix
Windows Terminal Server
MS IIS
MS SQL Server
Oracle
MS Access
SAP
Symantec
MS-Visio
MS-Office
various in-house developments in the field of taxation
various 3rd party software products
08/2010 - 12/2010
5 months
Production Services Application Operation
CustomerBanking Industry / IT-ServiceTasks- Assurance of 1st and 2nd level support for job net operation (TEC Service).
- Monitoring of job net operations, incident analysis and resolution in collaboration with developers and suppliers.
- Further development of job net environment.
- Operation and maintenance of the job net environments (Production, PreProduction, BCP).
- Ensuring the job and application documentation.
- Information and training of the TEC service managers.
- Analyzing and solving of incidents in DBMS environment.
- Planning, preparing and implementing of emergency procedures for applications (BCM).
- Implementing changes according to CM processes and ensuring compliance with Production Readiness.
- Coordination with developers and change manager in case of production issues.
- Consultation with developers in production implementations.
- Optimization of services from production point of view in collaboration with developers and server engineering.
- Management of production meetings (with business and IT application owners).
- Management of (sub) projects for the IT production (data center) with focus on applications and middleware.
SkillsWindows XP/2000/2003/2008 Client/Server
Linux
Solaris
Unix
Redundancy
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
AD
IIS
ProductsBMC Control-M
BMC Business Impact Explorer
ITSM 6 (Change Management)
ITSM 7 (Incident Management)
Citrix
MS SQL Server
Oracle
MS Access
Siebel
Dameware
Bea Web Logic Server
MS IIS
McAfee
Symantec
MS-Office
08/2003 - 07/2008
5 years
EMEA Technical Assistance Center
RolesApplication Specialist / Support and Application EngineerCustomerBuilding Management Systems / Building ManagementTasks- EMEA Technical Assistance Center: providing high level support and incident management for affiliates, engineers and customers with main focus on building management systems in the area of fire & security systems for integration in supervision and data centers.
- Applications- and hardware support of products particularly in redundant and distributed client/server architectures with database and backup management. Providing support for customized system solutions and localizations.
- Consultation, support and implementation of server migrations, software distribution, scripting and integration tests, also for product acceptance and commissioning.
- Support of digital video management systems, tools for video analysis and forensic applications, access control systems, intrusion detection systems, asset location systems, fire alarm systems, surveillance and alarm management systems, as well as building automation for mid-sized and large-scaled enterprises.
- Accomplishment of system and software tests, inclusive beta tests. Development, realization and management of test and laboratory environments.
- Creation and implementation of functional and technical concepts.
- Integration and connection of 3rd party products, also for crossover platforms and sub-systems in heterogeneous system environments.
- Consultation and resolution of all involved system components.
- Delivery and tracking of partial and complete solutions.
- Local and remote system administration, in-house and on-site support.
- Development and management of new product support structures. Preparation and maintenance of technical documentations and reports.
- Preparation and realization of trainings and work-shops.
- Further assistance for request for change, problem and test management, technical risk reviews, product development, software design centers and marketing.
SkillsWindows XP/2000/2003 Client/Server
DSA
Redundancy
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
AD
GPO
ProductsEnterprise Buildings Integrator
Digital Video Manager
TemaLine
Eiris
ActivEye
LON
Axis
Wiegand
NexWatch
MS IIS
MS SQL Server
Oracle
Crystal Reports
SAP HR R/3
Siebel
VMware
Windows Terminal Server
LANDesk
SysInternals
Wireshark
Acronis
Symantec
MS-Office
MS-Visio
MS-Project
01/2002 - 05/2002
5 months
IT service area
RolesIT Senior Consultant / Project ManagementCustomerIT-Support / IT-ServiceTasks- Development, consultation, planning, implementation, organization and management of an IT service area.
- Analyzing operational processes and preparing technical documentation/workflows.
- Management, installation and system administration of networks in client/server environments with LAN/WAN connectivity.
- Consultation, support and supply of general ITsolutions, IT-technology, partial- and complete installations, tests for integration and acceptance, also client/server migrations and backup management.
- Support of customers and their system environments.
SkillsWindows NT/2000/XP Client/Server
LAN/WAN
TCP-IP
DNS
DHCP
AD
05/2001 - 12/2001
8 months
Remote administration, software packaging and software distribution
RolesSystem Administration / Team Leader / Software DeploymentCustomerLarge-scale Data Center / TelecommunicationTasks- Team leader in the field of remote administration, software packaging and software distribution.
- Administration within 3rd und 2nd level support in a heterogeneous system landscape with NT and Unix servers.
- Commissioning of software components and technical acceptance for production in the range of a large project with approximately 100 servers and 23000 clients.
- Technical lead of personnel within client support.
- Training of personnel in NT for assignment within 2nd level support.
- Server monitoring, problem, change and rollout management, as well as quality assurance.
- Analysis and development of IT and business processes.
- Preparation of documentation and workflows.
- Moderation of presentations and meetings for upper management.
SkillsWindows NT/2000 Client/Server
Unix Server
WAN
TCP-IP
WINS
DNS
DHCP
AD
ProductsSiemens TV-SAX GUI a. Manager
Riposte Middleware
ARS Remedy
MS SMS 2.0
MS SQL 6.x
Unix Reliant 5.3
MS ISS 3.0
MS Proxy 2.0
VISIO
Industries
- IT Support Companies
- Data Centers
- Large-scale Enterprises
Skills
Language Skills
English
excellent skills (business level, verbal and written)
German
mother tongue
Activities
- Production Services
- Operations
- Monitoring
- Application Specialist
- Support and Application Engineer
- IT Consultant
- Database
- System and Network Administration
- Migrations
- Consolidations
- Application and Rollout Management
- IT Infractructure
- Project Management
- IT Process Analysis
- Incident and Change Management
- IT-Support
- Test and Acceptance
- Software Deployment
- Quality Assurance
- Technical Documentations
Operating Systems
AIX
ESX, EESXi
Linux
Red Hat, Debian
MAC OS
Solaris
Unix
Windows
3.X/9X/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/2008/8/2012 Client/Server
Data Communication
ARP
DHCP
IPX/SPX
TCP-IP
Telnet
VPN
WAN/LAN
WINS
Products / Standards / Experiences
Application experience:
- MS SQL Server Management Studio
- Oracle SQL Developer
- VMware
- Citrix
- MS Active Directory
- MS Exchange
- MS IIS
- Apache
- Tomcat
- Genius
- Nagios
- Veritas Cluster Manager
- MS Cluster
- Control-M
- SVN
- Jira
- Eclipse
- ARS Remedy
- various Monitoring
- Ticket and Management Solutions
- LANDesk
- SysInternals
- Wireshark
- Acronis
- Symantec
- McAfee
- EBI
- DVM
Office applications:
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- Open Office
- MS Project
- Visio
- Lotus Notes
Further abilities:
- Requirements Engineering
- Risk Management
- Problem Management
- Process Management
- Dokumentation
- Training
- Moderation and Presentation
- English/German Translations
- Mercantile Activities
- Graphic
- Layout and Web Design
Programming Languages
Basic
C#
Clipper
Cobol
HTML
Java
NT-cmdScript
Pascal
Powershell
SQL
UML
UNIX-Shellscript
sh/ksh/bash
VB
XML
Databases
DWH
MS Access
MS SQL Server
mySQL
NoSQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Hardware
DEC
including peripherals and network components
Intel
particularly Dell, Siemens, Compaq, HP, IBM
MAC
Training History
- IT-Merchant
- IHK Apprenticeship Teacher
- IT Seminars
- Management Seminars
- Computer Science CNAM Courses at Hochschule Darmstadt