About me
More than ten years in the Microsoft space, close to people and processes.
I grew up in the Bergisches Land in western Germany, still live there, and have been working in IT consulting since my dual study programme. My path led from IT Application Specialist through Senior Consultant and Team Lead into my current management role in the Microsoft space.
Career
11/2023 – today
Manager Microsoft & Community Lead Modern Work
adesso SE, Cologne
Technical and disciplinary leadership of the central Microsoft areas: Copilot (AI), Modern Work, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, Exchange, Nintex and SharePoint. Team building, career development and strategic direction, plus advising and growing nationwide enterprise clients and mid-sized companies on digital transformation and (AI-based) automation. Beyond that, I help build up the Microsoft business in adesso’s international subsidiaries: from portfolio development and network building to client synergies and knowledge transfer. As Community Lead Modern Work I connect more than 100 colleagues through learning, organisation and community.
05/2021 – 09/2023
Team Lead Business Process Management
amexus Informationstechnik, Ahaus
Built and grew the BPM team focused on automating and digitalising business processes in the Microsoft 365 context, with Nintex, Power Platform and built-in capabilities. Introduced a company-wide process landscape tool, developed new portfolio elements, provided technical and partly disciplinary leadership, and consulted as a senior/lead expert in digitalisation projects.
10/2018 – 09/2023
Senior Consultant
amexus Informationstechnik, Ahaus
Process improvement, digitalisation and project leadership around Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Nintex and Power Platform, from requirements to delivery. Led agile projects, delivered national and international trainings, coached and mentored new consultants, and built up the RPA and e-signature practice areas.
10/2017 – 09/2018
Consultant
CGI Deutschland, Cologne
Project management, development and trainings for SharePoint and Nintex. Workshops for requirements gathering, estimation and delivery, plus mobile infrastructure solutions with a focus on the public sector.
09/2014 – 09/2017
Dual student Business Informatics / IT Application Specialist
Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach
Maintained and evolved the internal SharePoint farm, improved and digitalised internal business processes with SharePoint and Nintex, alternating with study phases at FHDW.
Education
IT Management and Information Systems
FHDW Bergisch Gladbach · part-time · 2017 – 2020
IT strategy, people leadership, change management, technology & innovation management.
Business Informatics
FHDW Bergisch Gladbach · dual · 2014 – 2017
Business processes, project and team management, requirements & software engineering, IT security.
How I work
People before tools. Adoption begins in the organisation, not in the configuration menu.
Pragmatic over puristic. The solution has to fit maturity and budget, not the prettiest architecture diagram.
Share knowledge. A team that can do things on its own is worth more than a perfect delivery no one continues.
Communicate clearly. Especially, and above all, when things get complicated.
Certifications & training
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Technical Champion
Microsoft · AI
Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Prosci · Change management
Qualified Leadership Program
Leadership & management
ITIL v3 Foundation
IT service management · 2016
Planning and Administering SharePoint 2016
Microsoft · MOC20339-1
Nintex certifications
Workflow & Solution Professional, Process Automation Expert
Languages: German (native) · English (fluent)
Curious what I work on?
Project types from more than ten years of consulting, confidential and without client names.