01/2010 - 06/2011

Logistics company - contract logistics

IT project management on setup of new local distribution centres 

· Design of an almost uniform solution for two companies of one customer together with these two companies

· Parallel implementation of two sites in two different countries

· International project team – project language English

· Coordination of both customer and operational requirements

· Use of mobile workstations and radio data terminals to achieve very high productivity

· Design, specification and implementation of all interfaces to customers host ERP solution based upon GS1 standard

· Implementation of bespoke solution covering

· consolidation of orders and deliveries in the WMS

· transport planning

· consideration of special requirements of the final customers

· consideration of special requirements of the carriers

· SSCC maintenance (Serial Shipping Container Code)

· support of Value Added Services (VAS)

· Change management to prevent scope creep

07/2008 - 06/2009

Logistics company - contract logistics

IT project management of the setup of a new central distribution centre 

· Responsible for all IT relevant topics such as software, hardware networks and configuration of the systems according to customer requirements

· International project team – project language English

· Full integration with customers ERP system

· Design of custom WMS functionality to meet customer specific serial number management requirements

· Management of WMS software house to deliver required customizations

· A number of additional requirements were implemented by a combination of WMS configurations with implementation of additional business logic in the EAI and output management systems

01/2006 - 03/2007

Metalworking Industry

Implementation of an ERP system and various MES components

· Coordination of the collaboration with the business partner

· Management of different hardware suppliers

· Leadership of a dynamic project team of between 10 and 20 employees

· Responsible for a budget volume of about 1 Million Euro

· Collection of the customer requirements

· Design of a consistent system landscape

· Support of the customer on hardware selection

· Planning and guidance of the software development

· Coordination of integration test and implementation

11/2004 - 10/2005

Metalworking Industry

Replacement of a system for production and machine data acquisition

· Drawing up the concept

· Management of the development
Specialities:
- direct connection of the machines via digital I/O cards
- customer specific terminals with operator guidance

· System integration tests with the customer

· Management of adaptations according to customer requirements

07/1997 - 03/2007

Software Company - intern software development projects -

Management of the development of a new software product for production data acquisition, staff work time logging and access control

· Responsible for product development and product maintenance

· New setup of the development team

· Reorganisation of development and support

· Unification of the software platform with the preferred ERP-system

· Unification of the software releases of the customers

· Management of the development of modern, powerful frontends including mobile data acquisition

· Implementation of extensions based on customer requirements

· The software releases were realized in singular development projects

08/1995 - 06/1997

Printing Industry

Extension of an order management system and production control centres

· Cooperation on the development of the scope statement

· Design of detailed concepts for particular topics

· Management of the software developments

· Integration of the software into system landscape of the customer

01/1995 - 03/1995

Printing Industry

Study about useful extensions for a given order management system

· Design of basic concepts for particular topics

· Acquisition of a subsequent order

06/1992 - 12/1994

Printing Industry

Development and implementation of production control centres

· Coordination of the collaboration of the different software companies

· Coordination of the collaboration with the customer

· Design of extensive adaptations based on the customer requirements

· Implementation of extensive adaptations according to requirements