Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE A leader in aligning IT with business strategy and establishing the global systems, processes, innovations, and teams that deliver major financial and operational value. Progressed from a hands-on operator to a decisive, bottom-line-oriented technology executive and business partner/enabler. Career path includes 13 years of international experience at the Fortune 500 company, Oracle Corporation. Industry exposure spans ICT, financial services, manufacturing, and retail. Built and managed IT organizations with up to 280 staff and a $150 million annual budget in highly complex and dynamic operation environments. KEY IT COMPETENCIES Infrastructure Management - Application Management - Service Management - Deep ERP & CRM Systems Expertise - e-Business - System Integration. KEY BUSINESS SKILLS Inspiring Leadership - Strategic Planning - Organizational Change - Project Management - Cost Cutting & Control - Business Process Management - Vendor Management - HRM.
Established this private IT consulting business to provide vision, leadership, and support to enterprises in the ICT and financial services space. Primary focus: Interim Management; Infrastructure Project Management; Standard Applications and Customized Solutions; Change Management and Management Training. Client list includes companies like Telecom companies and Business in the banking sector, as well Clients in the industries.
Defined enterprise-wide strategy for the replacement of over 300 non-standard T2 and T3 applications with Oracle standard applications. Moved or decommissioned up to 72% of bespoke applications within 2 years. Captured $36 million in annual cost savings by championing the development and implementation of a global telecom billing application. Deployed the application as a single instance package to all countries. Supported the EMEA Executive Management Team in implementing Oracle’s internal CRM strategy Drove global knowledge management, productivity, system performance, and measurement projects.
Delivered $200 million in cost savings in EMEA through standardization, migration and headcount reduction. Partnered with Global Vendor Management to capture maintenance and infrastructure-related synergies. Launched a worldwide desktop-laptop program to drive down infrastructure expenses. Established strong IT project controls. Led enterprise-wide server consolidation efforts. Decommissioned 90% of Oracle’s server systems (+2400) within 2 years. Developed 2 data centers in the USA. Implemented a global help desk program on an aggressive time schedule. This included all infrastructure, application, process and staffing issues for “Follow-the-Sun” service. Architected virtual teams in EMEA to optimize infrastructure support and ensure maximum availability uptime for business-critical applications. Achieved targeted reductions in staff resources, while maintaining know-how and service levels. Introduced an employee performance management system and designed training plans. Enhanced communications with company execs by introducing a Management Reporting System on key Global IT metrics.