Thomas Schipper

Senior Solution Architect - foryouandyourcustomers Düsseldorf

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Simply put, employees perform their “work” “step by step” using their “tools.” These three aspects are always intertwined and are named and weighted differently in every company and profession. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a common understanding in order to find the right balance. To put it even more simply: employees must understand their work and their tools – and today, the use of “tools” means the creation of clean data. That is why, for me, the employee is the active, forward-looking, and independent foundation. The work steps they perform are a systematic method for achieving a goal. This can be achieved through muscle power or with the help of technology. A few words on artificial intelligence: Anyone who has natural and robust work steps today, and these are already clear, repeatable, and measurable, does not need artificial intelligence. This is because natural intelligence only needs AI technology when a comprehensive understanding of real structures alone is no longer sufficient.

Experience

  • Senior Solution Architect - STIBO Systems at foryouandyourcustomers
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG, Unternehmensgruppe ALDI Nord (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Senior Manager – Enterprise Architect :: Enterprise Architecture & Portfolio Management
      Apr 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Architecture is about more than just drawing diagrams. It is also about communication and research. It is the ability to gather information to solve problems.

    • Senior Technology Consultant – Domain Architect :: International Marketing Solutions
      Jan 2021 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Consultant MDM/PIM - Solution Architekt at foryouandyourcustomers
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Solution Architekt at communicode AG
    Jan 2009 - Sep 2016 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • IT Consultant für Publishing Systeme at IT's Medienservice GmbH & Co. KG
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2008 · 9 yrs