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Zürich Area, Switzerland

IBM Principal Consultant for Cloud Strategy and DesignCloud adoption strategies for client applications and workload transformation analysis of physical andvirtualised servers; Offering development; Private and hybrid cloud infrastructure and platform services; Advisory services for customers to embrace a strategic journey into the cloud computingarea;

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Solutions, offerings, strategies and direction as it relates to the client's business, infrastructure and industry. Understanding and translating client requirements into operational solution designs which enable attainment of client objectives. Proposing platforms, designs and infrastructure solutions including leading edge, highly complex and enterprise level solutions. Focus on Switzerland andselected, complex presales projects across Europe.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

IBM Client Executive for cross-LoB Integrated Account for a Leading Swiss Private and Investment Bank;Responsible for the customer relationship. Planning and execution of an effective relationship strategy and long-term business relationships at senior level with key decision makers and influencers. Opportunity identification/prioritisation, consultative solution selling, involving business partners and influencers as appropriate. Integrator of IBM towards the client. Developing an effective account plan, for revenue, wallet share and customer satisfaction. Focus on locations Zurich and New York.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

IBM Client Technical Advisor for cross-LoB Integrated Account for a Leading Swiss Wealth Management Company;Lead technical client-facing role providing expert, vendor neutral architectural advisory and solution strategies that address clients' strategic business imperatives and current business issues. Responsible for long-term technical success of the client, effective long-term relationships at the senior level with the client's technical decision makers and influencers. With the IBM Client Team, identifying/prioritising opportunities and collaboration with brand architects and specialists to formalize the long-term technical strategies to achieve client success. Accountable for solution design withmove between enterprise architecture and solution level architecture. Focus on Zurich and New York.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Design and implementation of a strategic new core banking system. First-of-a-kind SOA Banking System to fully replace a 30 year old, highly integrated legacy banking system.Work with key project teams on critical issues; Writing (and co-authoring) white papers (guidelines) for the customers software development departments. Application Development Lifecycle - Processes andGovernance; Application and Data Architecture for new CoreBanking Systems; Architectural and Operational Qualities/Capabilities of the IBM System z Platform at thecustomer; Application Design Consulting for the projects underway; Close working relationship with customer's Domain Architects, supporting 30+ development projects, advise how tobuild the code (project managers and technical staff); Technical Reviews and Viability Assessments; Advise to application lifecycle teams (testing, change management);

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Lead Solution Architect – Holdmail System, Enterprise Content ManagementTransforming requirements into design as basis for application development. Leading the technical team of programmers and infrastructure specialists and - together with the project manager - the communication with the customer. Advice to the customer business unit leader on further improvements as strategic differentiator for his business.

Basel Area, Switzerland

QA Architect for automated regression testing projects at several banks and insurance companies in Switzerland and Germany; Year-2000 Remediation Testing at a Belgian airline: Planning and implementation of a Y2K application testing process for mainframe and distributed server systems and acted as project manager for the execution of the application tests. COBOL, PL/I, C, Java, Oracle RDBMS;

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Merger and acquisition: planning the integration into global IT architecture. Consulting for various global business units, leading pre-studies, value assessments, feasibility studies. Facilitating project planning workshops for new projects. Definition of requirements, cost and benefits estimates.

Hamburg Area, Germany

Responsible for all productive databases. Improving DB-uptime and stability of Adabas mainframe database systems. Developer support; Mainframe datacenter consolidation, SAP package evaluation,application package implementation, consolidation of regional applications into a central European environment for plant maintenance and materials management;

Hamburg Area, Germany

Transforming requirements into design as basis for application development. Data modelling, database design, functional decomposition, interface design, rapid prototyping; Projects for aircraft manufacturer and shipyard (ship repair)

Engineer'S Degree, Informatics And Business Computing

Thesis: Thesaurus, database and apparatus to implement regulations and defect references for the enforcement of the federal law.

Adv. Study, Business And Industry Insight Programm

Business strategy, industry analysis, financial analysis. strategic competitive positioning, sustainable growth strategies; Concluded.