2025 - ongoing: Architected Automation

Role: SAP Solution Architect

Customer: IAG GBS

Tasks:

Freelance consultant working within the SAP & Automation department for International Airlines Group - Global Business Services.

• Architected Automation: Collaborated with finance stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, defining requirements for applications built on S/4HANA, BTP Build Process Automation, Build Work Zone, and Integration Suite (CPI).
• Solution Design & Management: Designed and managed solutions involving BTP development (CAP, CDS, UI5, Cloud Foundry/Kyma), OData API prototyping (Node.js and ABAP), system integration, and workflow automation, strictly adhering to SAP Clean Core principles.
• Proof of Concept Development: Developed PoCs to demonstrate the viability and business advantages of BTP solutions, facilitating stakeholder buy-in.
• Leadership: Led development teams through the implementation and deployment of SAP solutions, supervising the full development cycle from design to deployment.
• Governance: Defined and implemented the formal governance structure for deploying solutions into the corporate SAP environment.

2019 - 2024: project management responsibilities

Role: SAP Principal Development Architect

Customer: SAP SE

Tasks:

Lead Architect with project management responsibilities, leading multidisciplinary teams through the lifecycle of strategic international projects.

• Requirement Analysis: Conducted customer workshops to optimize business processes and prepare binding offers, defining technical requirements for complex software solutions.
• Architectural Design: Defined the architecture for solutions leveraging SAP BTP, SAP portfolio products, and integrations (ERP, S/4HANA, SuccessFactors).
• Proof of Concept Development: Developed PoCs to validate solution feasibility and demonstrate both technical viability and business advantages to key stakeholders.
• Project Leadership: Led 10+ concurrent international SAP projects (BTP, SAP Commerce Cloud, SuccessFactors), managing teams of 10?15 members across Development, QA, DevOps, and business units.
• Crisis Management: De-escalated critical client issues, ensuring stakeholder alignment and preventing project delays.

Key Achievements:

• EUIPO SuccessFactors Extension: Directed two teams of ten to deliver a complex cloud-based payroll solution, completing the project on time despite stringent EU compliance hurdles.
• Shoprite Commerce Platform: Spearheaded the SAP Commerce roll-out for Africa?s largest retailer, integrating CRM and loyalty systems to enhance the customer experience.

2015 - 2018: optimizing customer SAP Commerce (Hybris) implementations

Role: SAP Senior Technology Consultant

Customer: SAP Hybris

Tasks:

SAP Commerce Architect member of the SAP Hybris Expert Services, responsible for optimizing customer SAP Commerce (Hybris) implementations across Europe.

• Requirement Definition: Assessed application and technical requirements, translating business objectives into actionable technical specifications.
• Technical Architecture: Defined application and technical architecture structures to meet business objectives and performance goals.
• Platform Expertise: Provided deep technical knowledge of the SAP Commerce platform and its integrations with other systems.
• Implementation Support: Supported successful project implementation phases on business, conceptual, and programming levels.

2013 - 2015: supporting the implementation

Role: Senior Consultant

Customer: Avision GmbH - Kölsch & Altmann GmbH

Tasks:

• Provided technical consultancy supporting the implementation of DHL and Deutsche Post software applications.

Key Achievement:

Delivered expert technical consultancy focused on the maintenance and extension of DHL front-end systems and the DHL logistic optimization application, ensuring system stability and performance.

2007 - 2012: Portfolio Management

Role: Project Manager

Customer: EUIPO

Tasks:

Served as Application Portfolio Manager for Core Business systems and IT Project Manager for international cooperation projects.

• Portfolio Management: Managed a ?5M+ portfolio of IT projects, coordinating efforts across 5+ national offices and external vendors under Prince2 governance.
• Methodology Innovation: Pioneered a hybrid Agile-Prince2 approach for the e-Learning Cooperation Fund, successfully cutting development time by 30%.

2001 - 2007: software development

Role: Technical Project Manager

Customer: Sulzer GmbH

Tasks:

• Managed technical projects and software development initiatives (Java, Oracle, DWH) for global automotive firms (BMW and Audi).

1996 - 2001: Developed and maintained software solutions

Role: Software Engineer

Customer: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Tasks:

• Developed and maintained software solutions (Java, Sybase) for one of the world's leading astronomical research organizations.

1994 - 1996: developing solutions

Role: Software Engineer

Customer: Sodalia - Telecom Italia

Tasks:

• Began career as a Software Engineer (C/C++), developing solutions for the telecommunications sector.