Raisor's life as a part of Information Technology

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... even born in 1962, my live has started in 1998 … no further reasoning on this now (because I’m trying to keep it short at this time!).

Just to let you know, in winter 1994 I’ve first learned about Information Technology at the University of Potsdam and since that time I’m addicted to Information Technology. I’ve continued learning all important about IT Development in 1995 at the Canton of Geneva (where I first met Pierre Hafner!) and continued the educational part of my knowledge (in 1996) at the Canton of Neuenburg (Switzerland). After leaving Switzerland in 1998 and moving (across Amsterdam) to Paris, I was working as an IT Professional for the company “Monde sans Frontiers” (MSF) in Paris.

I’ve returned to Germany in autumn 1998, where I’ve worked as an independent consultant for some small-business inventors and, by hazard, came in touch with a guy named Dr. Alex Sefke (in 1998 still Alex Sefke GmbH Hamburg) who used to be a Principal Consultant at GE Capital IT Solutions Europe. He gave me the chance to join a GE Capital ITS Assessment Center where I was elected with two other participants of about thirty.

After having succeeded two service projects (at Mannesmann Demag Germany and at GE Medical Systems France) for the Hamburg Unit of GE Capital ITS, GE offered me a full time employment.

Being a full time employee at GE Capital ITS I fist took care of Managed Services Projects (Clients: Gruner+Jahr, Tchibo, Baiersdorf AG and many more German Top 100 Industry Clients). My mission was mainly the recovery of already lost development projects. Besides, this being part of my nature, I was developing self-invented system integration solutions for GE and GE’s clients.

Almost in all projects at least meeting (but mostly breaking) the points I’ve ended up being “Manager Processes, Germany” for the Support Services Unit. In that position I’ve reported to the General Manager who (he himself reporting to the CEO) was member of the “Extended European Board”, whilst I, having had a lot of education in ITIL and Six Sigma processes at GE (having a Six Sigma Green Belt), was announced member of the “GE Capital European Leadership Council” in early 2002.

In that position I’ve successfully automated different Support Service Processes to reduce service cost by reducing 450 man-days for a whole year to 125.

In mid-2002 my manager and I ended up in some kind of “discussions” where he would support “People of the Board” but I was concerned about GE’s “Basic Interests” (the so called “steak-holders”) -> looking back on that situation now, I must admit that I was hopelessly “burned-out” at that time!

I’ve left not only GE but also my family in summer 2002 and bought 50% of a Spanish company being Managing Director of an “Internet-Café” … planning to build a chain of internet cafes in Spain (CiberNet C.B.). Because of a reunion with my wife and my kids I’ve sold my shares and returned to Germany … since then I’m doing consulting jobs and am building up content web sites (currently 51 domains and more than 100 sub domains) using Microsoft Technologies (Microsoft .NET and SQL Server environment on a secured [ISA Server] private network and on a Windows 2003 Web Server as presentation interface).

Besides I’m working on Open Source Projects (being a founder of two self-invented projects at www.SourceForge.Net) and if I ever have some minutes of spare time I’m helping other developers (on all kind of technologies) to improve -> you’ll find my profile at http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_786061.html ...

... surely to be precised & continued!