About Me

12 years self employement

1987 foundation of Software Service Olaf Blum, later enhanced with a courier service
- Software development software for several synthesizers on Atari ST
- Development and marketing of database applications
- Webhosting and webdesign
- Design, configuration and administration of networks
- Courier service in Berlin, europewide direct courier services, line haul
1988 - 1990 foundation of Soft Arts Olaf Blum, Michélle Frey, Peter Sturm GbR
- Software development software for several synthesizers on Atari ST
1997 foundation of Firma BB Kurier Martin Bidder, Olaf Blum, Winfried Kräuter, Ralf Schikowski GbR
- national and international on time courier services (overnight), clearing goods for exportation, direct courier services, line haul, system courier services in different logistic systems
- Leader of executiv board

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Academic studies

1978 - 1984 University studies at the TU-Berlin diploma study course chemistry
1984 - 1990 University studies at the TU-Berlin teaching degree for secondary schools chemistry / physic
1990 Student withdrawal in cause of existing self employment

Courses & further training

First Aid
Privat studies Office 97, Office 2000, aspecially Access and VBA
Privat studies HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, PHP
Privat studies SQL, ASP, ASP.NET, VB.NET
Java development at garian Consulting
ITIL Foundations at gedas with Certification
Project management basics at Telekom Training
ITIL Foundations V3 at operational services with Certification
Privat studies Professional Scrum Master I with Certification (scrum.org)
TOGAF
T.I.S.P. TeleTrusT Information Security Professional

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Employment

Department chief at V.V. Vertriebs Vereinigung Berliner Zeitungs- und Zeitschriften Grossisten GmbH & Co.KG
- Controllership at consignment and loading of the freight vehicles, controlling the quality of delivery and receiving customer complaint
BB Kurier, Kurier 2000 and Spedition Impuls Trans
- Consulting
- Cost accounting
- Receiving contracts, contracting and dispatching
- Billing and dunning
- Quality management
LSA GmbH
- Enhancement of an existing Access database
  - Workflow analysis, Workflow automation using forms and VBA coding, design of forms
  - Automation of data import using FritzData, import of data from a MS Works database, data export to Lexware financial office
  - Contracting using serial fax via FritzFax
- Enhancement and administration of the network
- Database access using data telecommunications and pcAnywhere
- Website design for customers of LSA GmbH
garian Software Consulting
- Project HST2 at gedas Wolfsburg
  - SSL with Tomcat
  - ZIP service for data exchange (Servlet)
  - Threadsafe applets
  - GUI coding
  - HTML, XML, JSP, JavaScript coding
- Project WBoL2 at gedas Berlin
  - Error research and error analysis
  - Quality manager
  - Coordination of bugfixing from the developers
  - Solution statements for the developers
- Website of garian consulting
- Project at gedas in Wolfsburg at VW as quality manager and in 2nd-level support at VW Mitarbeiter Portal
  - Usecases
  - Softwaretest and error report
  - Error analysis
  - Assignment of the issues
  - Solution statements for the developers
  - 2nd-level support
  - Administration of the servers
  - Tivoli Access Manager, Webseal Reverse Proxy, Websphere Application Server, Websphere Portal Server
LSA GmbH
- ASP-Project customer interface to the database via internet
  - Provide shipment tracking to the customers
  - Search and sort of result tables
  - Generate result tables as word documents
  - Contracting online for customers
  - Configuration of the IIS
Orient Handel Jan & Peer Zboralski
- Developing a webshop using ASP
- Developing administration pages for the webshop using ASP.NET
- Generating of EBAY pages in webshop - design
- Configuration of the network using Windows2000 server
- Configuration of the IIS
- Administration of the network
gedas
- Sub project management developing Volkswagen Portal - portal according to the companies architecture standards
  - Migration of Arbeitsplatz Portal
operational services GmbH & Co.KG
- Sub project management developing Volkswagen Portal - portal according to the companies architecture standards
  - Migration of Arbeitsplatz Portal
  - Team coordination
  - Communication to the customer
- Sub project management QS
  - Team coordination
  - Developing a testconcept for functional and non-functional testing
  - Analysis of test results
  - Presentation and discussion of results
  - Order management
  - Issue of contracts for testprojects
- Sub project management B2B-Stabilisierung - Sub project AMS processdesign and rollout

Deliverymanager Volkswagen Portal
- Changemanagement
- 2nd-level support
- Error analysis
- Risk analysis
- Ordermanagement
- Consulting of projects
Sub project TAM/LDAP AIS
- Analysis of TAM/LDAP environment
- Infrastructure order new TAM/LDAP environment
- Changemanagement
- 2nd-level support
- Erroranalysis
- Riskanalysis
- Ordermanagement
- Architecture
- Consulting of architects, PKTs and projects
Quality manager App-Factory
- QA concept for agile development (Scrum)
- Testconcept
- Teststrategy
- Testplan
- Coordination of QA Teams
- Architectual consulting
Project architect KAP (customer order process)(VW)
- Architecture guidance
- Capture NFRs
- Creating archtectures
- Decision templates for the VAB (Volkswagen Architecture Board)
- Documentation of architectures
Service Manager at a transistion from T-Systems
- Establishing the sService processes using ITIL
- Documentation of the processes in the process manual
- Implementation of the contract
- Reconcilement of the processes with T-Systems internal
- Reconcilement of the processes with the customer
Architect at ET2000 (VW)
- Architecture guidance
- Capture NFRs
- Creating archtectures
- Creating of the architecture diagrams with Sparx Enterprise Archtect
- Architecture documentation using sADM (VW TOGAF build)
Architect at PIO i.Serv (VW)
- Architecture guidance
- Capture interfaces
- Reconciliation with lead project architect
Security architect (VW)
- Creating a risk analyzes using IRAM2
- Use of risk analyzes, associated measures and measure evaluations using BSI
- Creating a checklist to implement the catalog of measures
- Evaluation of implementation aspecially for webapplications, databases, webservices, cloud und cloud SaaS
Security architect (VW)
- Assistance at the creation of a guideline for client separation at K-SIS/P
Projekt architect (VW)
- Architecture guidance
- ISSO actions for TI-Synchro & discussion of the security actions
- Investigation the interfaces of the system
- Secure authentification on SAP with PKI
- Encryption of communication, Kommunikation, transport routes and data
Architect (Hermes)
- Application assesment
- Analysis of the existing infrastructure & hardware, software, interfaces, dependencies
- Using TOGAF with us of the sADM modell
Projekt manager (VW)
- S/MIME certificates for Mobile Devices
- Creating of part project plans
- Task monitoring
- Reconciliation of results with the project lead
Service manager (VW Immobilien)
- SpoC for customer
- Creation and reconciliation of the service reports
- Creation and accompaniment of CRs
- Monitoring of open workorders
- Monitoring of external suppliers
Architect (VW FS AG)
- Global datacenter consolidation France
- Application assesment in the project
- Analysis and documentation of the given CMO (Current Mode of Operation)
- Architecture approach under consideration of HQ specifications, security guidelines. Reconciliation with architecture, security and network
- Elaboration and documentation of the FMO (Future Mode of Operation)
Service delivery manager (T-Systems International)
- ICT Landscape
- Procurement management for infrastructure
- Establishing the internal service processes
- Creation of the internal service manual
- Creation of the external service manual
Requirement manager and sub-project manager (VW)
- Rplan migration to cPlace PTM
- Support at the group data migration conception and quality assurance concept (including data archiving)
- Consolidation of the migration requirements of the brands, request recording of the migration requirements of the dpartments
- Export of the migration data from Rplan and data preparation for the import of the data to cPlace
- Accompaniment at the quality assurance of the migrated data
Service delivery manager project SVH (T-Systems International)
- Building and reconciliation of service processes in an agile project with DevOPs
- Communication between DevOPs and ITIL processes
- Introduction and testing of the processes
- Creation of the service manual
Security architect and sub-project manager (VW)
- Security architect at operations of mobile online services
- Checking the GDPR readiness of the applications operated
- Adopting criteria for GDPR readiness for demand board and support and operations adopting
- Creating processes, checklists, project plans and awareness coachings for the transitions of new services to operations
- Accompaniment of the application service managers and projects at GDPR questions
Architect (VW)
- Architect at ProALM
- Developing a modell for documentation of the architecture in Sparx Enterprise Architect
- Documentations and guides for the documentation of the architectur
- Reconciliation of results with the customer
- Elaboration and documentation of the possebilities how to make an architecture documentation in LeanIX
Scrummaster and Coordinator (VW FSAG)
- Scrummaster
- Development and customizing of the ITSM system (OpenText)
- ITSM, FS.Get, OO, Reporting
- Reconciliation of results with the customer
- Coordinator for the team members

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Projects and developments

Software development industry solution for courier services
- Industry solution for courier services using phoenix database on Atari ST
- Industry solution for courier services using MS Access and VBA
Webdesign
- Website design and development for several companies
  - see some of the sites at references
Corporate design
- Design of company logos
- Design of letter papers, business cards, image brochures, flyers and marketing articles
Leader software development software for several synthesizers on Atari ST
- Requirements analysis, GUI design, GFA-Basic development, writing requirements specification, assignment and coordination of developers, quality assurance
- Creation of manuals in german and english language
Enhancement and automation of existing Access-databases
- Workflow analysis of the company
- Design of forms and queries
- Workflow automation using VBA-coding
- Development of interfaces for data exchange
Project at gedas in Wolfsburg as Java-developer, HST2
Content management and document management system for technical product informations for VW cars, a tool for the worldwide distributed technical writers, editors and translators
Java Applets, Servlets und JSP''s
- Servlet for zipped databackup
- Threadsafer exchange of applets
GUI development (Swing)
Project at gedas in Berlin as quality manager, WBoL2
Document management system for bill of ladings of the customers of MAERSK Sealand.
- Define usecases
- Softwaretest and errorreport
- Error analysis
- Assign tasks to the developers
- Technical preparation of solution statements
ASP-Project customer interface to the database via internet
- Supply order states to the customer
- Search- and sortoptions in the state tables
- Generation of state tables as Word document
- Order online with testing of zip codes, locations and holidays for customers
- Result input for customers
- Configuration of the IIS
ASP and ASP.NET-Project Webshop, Windows2000 server installation and administration
- Development of a webshop using ASP
- Development of administration pages for the webshop using ASP.NET
- Generation of EBAY marketing sites in webshop - design
- Configuration of a network with Windows2000 server
- Configuration of the IIS
- Administration of the network
Project at gedas in Wolfsburg at VW as quality manager, administrator and at 2nd-level support at Volkswagen Portal
- Create Usecases
- Softwaretest and error report
- Error analysis
- Assign tasks to the developers
- Technical preparation of solution statements
- 2nd-level support
- Administration of the servers
- Tivoli Access Manager, Webseal Reverse Proxy, Websphere Application Server, Websphere Portal Server
Project at operational services GmbH&Co.KG in Wolfsburg at VW as project manager TAM/LDAP at AIS (Access und Identity Services)
- Analysis of the TAM environment
- Infrastructure request hardware for the new TAM environment
- Requirements analysis
- Architectures for TAM junctions
- Error analysis
- 2nd-level support
- Guidance of architects, PKTs and Projects
- Tivoli Access Manager, Webseal Reverse Proxy, LDAP
Project at operational services GmbH&Co.KG in Wolfsburg at VW as quality manager at Project App-Factory
- QA concept at agile project (Scrum)
- Softwaretest and error report
- Error analysis
- Consulting and Conception
- Architectures
- Liferay Portal Server

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Work area and skills

Professional Scrum Master I (scrum.org)
T.I.S.P. - Teletrust Information Security Professional
audited operational and governmental data protection officer
Software development
Design and development of internet representations, image brochures, flyers and marketing articles
Project lead
Quality management and quality assurance
Deliverymanagement
Servicemanagement
- ITIL
Software
- Office '97 +2000, aspecially Access and VBA
  - Installation, configuration and guidance
- Dreamweaver MX, Webpagecomposer 2
- Samba - Server, Apache - Webserver, MySQL - Server, Webmin - remote configuration of linux systems, Tomcat, IIS, Websphere Application Server, Websphere Portal Server, Tivoli Access Manager
- Flash 5 basics
Hardware
- Network technics
  - Ethernetwiring - CAT5 wiring, CAT5 plug sockets, patchfields
  - Networkcard installation and configuration - aspecially TCP/IP
  - Design of Network topolo and administration of networks
Programming languages
- VBA - aspecially MS Access development
- HTML
- XML
- CSS
- Javascript
- Basics in Perl und PHP4
- Java (Applets, JSP, Servlets)
- ASP
- ASP.NET
- SQL
Programming Tools
- J-Builder
- VisualCafe
- Eclipse
- Rational Application Developer
- Continuus
- Requisite Pro
- Visual SourceSafe
- Dreamweaver MX
Webserver
- Apache
- IBM HTTP-Server
- Tomcat
- IIS
- Websphere Application Server
- Websphere Portal Server
- Liferay
- Tivoli Access Manager
- Webseal
Operational systems
- Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Prof., Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
  - Installation
  - Configuration
- DOS
  - Batch programming
- Linux
  - Installation
  - Configuration

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Self employment

12 years self employement

Education

Academic studies

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Employment

Projects

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