Andreas Freier

About

IT Management | Product Development | Advanced Data Analytics | IT Infrastructure Operations | Project Management | Logistics | Network Analytics | Optimization | Fleet Planning & Tracking | Enterprise Agile & Architecture | Forecasting | Collaboration | Intranet | Java EE | DevOps | Full Stack Development

Experience

• Deutsche Afrika-Linien / John T. Essberger Group of Companies (Hamburg, Deutschland)
  • Head of IT, Organization & Digital Transformation
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Analytics/AI, Cloud, Cyber Security, Data Center, Data Lake, Governance, Digital Workplace, Intranet, Learn Management, Processes &, Projects, Service Desk, Ship IT ... the operating system of a shipping company.

  • Manager Processes and Digital Transformation
    Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Hapag-Lloyd AG (Full-time · 12 yrs)
  • Director IT Business Analytics Services
    Mar 2016 - Apr 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Foundation of the competence center for business analytics with development & test teams incl. near shoring. Organization of the development processes according to the Scaled-agile framework (SAFe). Full-service provider for service network design, fleet planning, vessel deployment, vessel monitoring, event & performance tracking, schedule recovery, maritime routing, container demand prediction, container repositioning optimization, bunker surveys, network result controlling, network information portal.

  • Team Lead IT Operations Research Services
    Nov 2011 - Feb 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Development and operation of the liner service network planning and fleet tracking systems at Hapag-Lloyd from scratch featuring advanced analytics and visualization capabilities. Project manager and system architect of the IT systems "Maritime Operations Network Planning and Optimization" (MONET), "Operational vessel Monitoring and Insights" (OMNI), and "Remain On Board" ROB. Building both team and technical architecture.

  • IT System Analyst
    May 2008 - Oct 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Mathematical optimization of Hapag-Lloyds world-wide empty container flows and prediction of the tactictal container forecast for global container steering using Operations Research (O/R). Software development, technical integration, modelling, supplier management, and service operation. Projects: "Equipment demand forecast" and "Empty container deficit action planning & optimization" (DAP).

• Software Developer at BIOTRONIK
  Mar 2005 - Mar 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  BIOTRONIK Cardiac Home Monitoring Service Center (HMSC).

• Research Associate at Bielefeld University
  Jul 2001 - Sep 2005 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  Research, assistence and teaching computer science at technical faculty. PhD Thesis.

• Research Associate at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
  Jan 1999 - Jun 2001 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  DFG Priority Program for the Analysis and Interpretation of Large Genomic Datasets.