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Munich Area, Germany

Main responsibilities / tasks:Program Management for Unify overlapping business projects;Management and coaching of complex strategic and business transformation projects – e.g.- Relocation of Unify's Central European Logistics Warehouse and Assembly & Configuration Center- Different Carve Out Projects (e.g. factories in Brazil & Germany; Supply Chain / Logistics Services, SW Development Outsourcing)- Warehouse Centralization in Europe- Centralization of cross-border Staging Services- Production transfers to EMS contract manufacturers- Business Model Migration from direct -> indirect sales in selected countries (e.g. France, MEA)- Process Blue Print for recurring business (SW & related service offerings)- Readjust business processes to modified business or contractual model - On Boarding of external sales partners to Unify HQs- SW Sales & Marketing- Cloud Communication Services- Business Coordinator HQs in Global SAP and Global Governance Projects- Budget approvals for IT Projects/CRsMajor achievements:- Significant reduction of overhead expenses in France- Establishment of business processes with indirect channel partners within Unify HQs- Enablement of first sales activities to sell SW assurance licenses- Centralization of business processes (e.g. Global contracting & Invoicing)- Significant cost reduction concerning Unify Global Warehousing- Significant cost reduction concerning product manufacturing- Provision of supply chain pre-requisites to start and execute centralized (cross-border) staging activities for regions GER/EMEA/APAC- Inventory reductions

Munich Area, Germany

Responsibilities / tasks:- Business Interface towards central Com division IT concerning strategic topics (Global Architecture, budget and project planning, IT portfolio management etc.) as well as development and execution of cooperation guidelines for business and IT- Management of business related parts of IT projects as well as decision making concerning the Com Enterprise application landscape (92 IT tools)- Responsibility for the Com Enterprise headquarters’ budget planning & controlling for IT projects (~ 55 Mill. €)- Management of five direct reports as well as a varying number of external project leads and consultants- Representation of Com Enterprise’s lines of business in comprehensive & strategic IT boards- Lead and management of Com Enterprise Interaction Councils with representatives of more than 20 Com Enterprise units and Com IT- Lead and management of Com Enterprise e-Business Management Project with 27 sub-projectsMajor achievements:- Reduction of Com Enterprise HQs’ IT costs of ~20 million €.- Creation of transparency in HQs’ application landscape- Provision of HQs’ e-business solution for indirect channel partners & introduction in 111 countries

Munich Area, Germany

Responsibilities / tasks:- Lead and management of a sub-division of the Product Data & Tools department with 3 employees- Lead and management of Com Enterprise e-Business Management Project with 27 sub-projects- Development & execution of Com Enterprise e-Business strategyAchievements:- Implementation of global e-content strategy as a pre-condition to provide content from various sources into the e-business portal for indirect channels

Munich Area, Germany

Responsibilites:- Management of the sub-project „Processes“ within Com Enterprise e-Business Management ProjectAchievements:- Development and provision of all indirect channel related processes as prerequisite to build up and implement an e-biz portal for sales partners

Munich Area, Germany

Responsibilities:- Development, realization and operation of a web-based information platform for product line managers in 150 countries- Organization and execution of international product line managers’ forumsAchievements:- Significant improvement of the information & communication flow between HQs’ product management and local product line managers to speed up product market introductions

Munich Area, Germany

Responsibilities:- Global market introduction (sales part) and promotion of Siemens DECT systems (Hicom cordless E series) for B2B customersAchievements:- Roll out of Hicom cordless E in 40 countries from product’s general availability led to an unparalleled cash-cow situation for more than 10 years

Berlin Area, Germany

Responsibilities:- Marketing & promotion of Siemens Enterprise communication systems and devices in sales region east- Head of the local promotion, telephone marketing and sales support teams; Management of up to 20 employees in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Magdeburg, Halle, Rostock & Cottbus- Organization & execution of big regional customer forums and employee related events- Regional market research activitiesAchievements:- Establishment and management of marketing and telephone marketing teams in branch offices (located in former GDR)- Establishment of the first tele-selling activities for fax devices - Local customer survey, which led to significant changes in the whole sales & service organization of sales region east- Development & implementation of special marketing & sales related SW module for the mobile workplace of German sales staff

Berlin Area, Germany

Responsibilities:- Consulting for office systems (Xerox)- Regional promotion activities for the whole communication systems portfolioAchievements:- Co-design of local sales systematical system

Berlin Area, Germany

BiKom GmbH was a small consulting enterprise with special expertise in wholesale trade.Responsibilities:- Development and realization of complex btx projects for BiKom customersAchievements:- Provision of Interactive videotext program for the retailer cooperation of Expert partners, Cologne

Berlin Area, Germany

Quintessenz is an international publishing company in the dental area. In 1983 there was the idea to provide a videotext umbrella for the dental industry.Responsibilities:- Development, realization and operation of the planned umbrella project based on the “new” videotext technologyAchievements:- Realization of an interactive videotext program for about 90 umbrella partners related to the dental area

Augsburg Area, Germany

Peter Kragler Consulting was a small consulting enterprise primarily specializing in interactive videotext.Responsibilities:- Management of the Munich branch office with two employees- Representation of Peter Kragler in meetings with customers- Development, realization and operation of the videotext concepts and programs for Munich customers- Execution of videotext trainings for customers- Organization of trade fair presence and presenting the company thereAchievements:- Realization of interactive videotext programs for MAN, BayWa and other Munich customers

Augsburg Area, Germany

tourproject Wegele KG was a small consulting enterprise primarily specializing in tourism.Responsibilities:- Independently development of touristic marketing expertise - Contribution in the creation of tourism concepts for tourism places and regions- Contribution in the revision of the Austrian Bureau for Tourism (ÖVB, Vienna)- Organization of trade fair presence and presenting the company there (ITB, Berlin)- Creation of speeches and presentationsMajor achievments:- Order for a series of consulting activities in Bad Liebenzell

Certification Of Pedagogical Instructor Qualification, Studies Of Business Administration For Touristic Enterprises

University Of Applied Science, Studies Of Business Administration For Touristic Enterprises, Diplom-Betriebswirt (Fh)

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High School Graduation, Modern Languages, University-Entrance Diploma (Abitur)

Primary School