Infrastructure expert

Infrastructure expert with 30 y. experience.
Worked in renowned consulting, Telco, network vendor, System Integrator and Banc company.
Focus areas: SASE, SD-WAN, Cloud, SDN, NFV, Security.
Can support various roles from PM to Arch.

• Business Development
• Consultant
• Enterprise project management (EPM)
• Infrastrukturarchitektur6 J.
• Partner Relationship Management
• Product Marketing
• Program Management
• SD-WAN
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• Solution Architekt

Highlights:
 Leading EMEA Solution engineer for SASE/SD-WAN. Awarded with company annual Presidential award.
 GTM Lead for EMEA: joint initiative with industry leading technology partner
 Member of global company core team that developed company SDN and NFV business, supported company first customer deals and key customers across the globe, created some of the main company assets in these areas
 One of key people that built-up company Enterprise business in Germany
 Round 30 years in ICT:
o Global executive roles and group manager roles, took part in business strategic initiatives and decisions
o Chief architect, program and project manager, SME, Conference speaker and Trainer
o Strong analytical capabilities related to the industry, market, projects, social environment, etc.
o Management and Technology consulting, IT and network assessment, transformation and optimization, business process optimization and operating models, program and project management, etc.
o Experienced in business development, partner enablement, customer relationship management, etc.
o Network architecture and design, product and feature development, network implementation and troubleshooting experience
o Worked in various branches: consulting, service provider, network vendor, system integrator and financial
o Worked in international and multi-cultural teams, visited all 6 populated continents, mostly for business
o Solid presentation and teaching skills (hold numerous trainings), broad interests and skills, etc.
o Key strengths: Deep technology knowledge and experience in multi domains, Ability to execute also under high pressure, Strategic and Analytic thinking, Social interaction and Team & Project leadership also in mission and time critical engagements.
o Main 5 personal strengths based on Gallup Clifton Strengths assessment: (-Hyperlink entfernt-): Strategic, Learner, Activator, Individualization (figuring out how different people can work together productively) and Achiever.

Main technologies:
- SASE, SD-WAN, SDN and NFV
- Cloud solutions
- Data center solutions
- Security
- LAN & WAN switching and routing, MPLS, WLAN, etc.
- Carrier/Metro Ethernet
- Experience in various roles: EMEA Technical Sales Lead executive, Chief architect, Senior Solution engineer, EMEA Senior Partner Engineer, Program and project manager, SME, Conference speaker and Trainer
- Management and Technology consulting
- IT and Network assessment, transformation and optimization
- Business process optimization and Operating models
- Service management (ITIL)
- Project management (Agile, Scrum, SAFe), Product/Solution Management and Business development
- Network architecture and design, Technical pre-sales
- Product and feature development
- Network operations, implementation and troubleshooting
- Vendor management, Partner enablement and Customer relationship management
- Market Analytics, etc.

Certifications:
NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and Operations, Harvard University Professional Leadership certifications (5 courses), VMware Cloud Professional - Multi Cloud (VMCP-MC), MEF SD-WAN Certified Professional (MEF SDCP), various VMware Certified Technical Sales and Sales Professional (Cloud Foundation, Edge Compute, SD-WAN, Network Virtualization), member of VMware Modern Apps & Kubernetes Club, various VMware SD-WAN & SASE certifications (SD-WAN Master Specialist, Certified Design & Deploy, Troubleshooting, SASE Ninja White Belt, etc.), Cisco Black Belt Sales Expert, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Palo Alto Cybersecurity certified (PCCSA), zScaler certified Sales Engineer (ZCSE), zScaler certified Cloud Administrator Internet Access (ZCCA-IA), Accenture Hybrid Cloud Conversant, Accenture certified SCRUM professional and Agile project delivery, SCRUM Fundamentals (ScrumStudy), expired VMware NSX 6 Certified Professional – Network Virtualization, ONF (Open Networking Foundation) SDN Associate, Certified Cloud Professional (-Hyperlink entfernt-), Cisco CCDP, CCNP, CCDA, CCNA, HCDP (Huawei Certified DataCom Professional), German B1 level, ITILv3, TOGAFv9, etc.