Gerhard Kampl

Experience

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  Paul Hauser & Co, Flatschacherstraße 57, 9020 Klagenfurt

  Apr 1990 - Apr 1992

  Software developer, system programmer

  Summary: system operator, software developer (Batch and Online - based on PL/1, RPG and Assembler on VM/VSE - CICS/VSAM/VTAM and OS/2 environment)daily system operation (drug wholesale / pharmacy sector); software development and system programming. Independent handling of software development projects on an VM/VSE mainframe (IBM HOST)

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  Porsche Informatik GmbH

  May 1992 - Jun 2006

  Executive manager „IT infrastructure & engineering“

  Head of Infrastructure and IT Technology (COO / CTO / CISO), global IT service management CEE Head of R&D initiative „Centralised dealer management system (ASP)“, overall project headHead of Group Y2K Project, Group Project HeadHead of IT Consolidation Initiave, migration from HOST to Client/Server technologyHead of SAP migration (R2 to R3)Summary: Promoted rapidly into executive management roles and was hand-picked for key corporate assignments based on demonstrated leadership in aligning technology and business goals within the IT, Procurement and Strategy organisations. Supervise 2 direct reports and manage €25M budget. Responsible executive for server, client, network and database/data communication teams.HR and managerial responsibility, budget and profit responsibility; IT strategy & software development strategy responsiblity, joint software development projects with technical architecture and rollout planning, IT project responsibility, IT production responsibility, IT security responsibility, IT process management responsibility, international consulting and sales responsibility (Porsche IT infrastructure & procurement standards).IT strategies / initiatives:Delivered €160M in savings through transformation of IT platforms (from HOST to client/server technology).Reduction of IT systems complexity by introduction of standard operating systems and development environments, standard desktops and standard application interfaces.Conceived and implemented Applications Development and Applications Support strategy; established SLAs and created standardized methodology for conducting IT delivery in the outsourced environment as well as standardized quality reporting.Developed industry-first guide for managing IT ASP solution (DMS application developed in C++/CORBA) based on MPLS network with data prioritisation/compression Invented new type of “data bridge” between different platforms (IBM HOST/DB/2 – UNIX/Informix database) Show less

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  Gebrüder Dallinger GmbH

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2007

  Member of the management board

  Summary: Set-up of new CRM system to increase turnover by 25% over 1 year. Total operating cost reduction by 30%. Completed infrastructure and IT systems redesign.CFO, Rearangement of sales and new customer aquisitions, budget responsibility, takeover of HR responsibility, takeover of IT responsibility and facility managementrevision / reorganization of communication (advertising / marketing, PR, media planning) revision of Coporate Identity, recreation of the company Internet website, redesign of IT and business application landscape, redesign extrenal image of buildings / sales rooms Show less

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  Reed Exhibitions Austria

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2009

  IT Director

  Summary: Responsible lead on business transformation program of Corporate IT / London (CRM based on Salesforce.com). Setup of a new kind of Intranet platform based on .NET and C# for company internal business processes (based on pair programming). Introduction of ITIL process landscape (Service Desk, Business Continuity Management) including disaster recovery and set-up of backup data centers at Salzburg and Vienna). Slashed IT costs 40% overall through new development platform strategy (C#, .NET, Visual Studio).Budget resign, takeover of HR responsibility, takeover of IT responsibility and facility management of 4 companies and 2 show centers (Reed Messe Salzburg, Wien, Systemstandbau und ExpoXX) and the international Reed Exhibitons Europe North IT-Hub. Participation in Corporate IT buiness process projects:Nova: E-business platform used by RX’s business units in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific to create 300+ event websites and other specialist online products. The platform provides integrated capabilities enabling teams to create websites, revenue-generating online directories for exhibitors, products, event attendees and portals allowing customers to obtain sales leads and arrange business meetings.Nucleus: CRM platform used by 1500+ business users in RX’s units throughout the Americas and Europe covering the majority of revenues. Based on Salesforce.com and other cloud technologies e.g. ExactTarget and Vovici, the platform was extended to meet several Business Unit specific requirements and integrated with several back office systems for sales order processing, event registration and ticketing.Synapse: Business Intelligence platform used by all of RX’s finance teams which facilitated the introduction of a standard RX Information Model, to provide improved MI. Based on Oracle’s Hyperion and Business Intelligence suites and integrated with a wide range of back office systems, it provides internal and external management information. Show less

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  UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungs GmbH

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

  IT Director & Facility Management

  Summary: Acquisition of e-commerce competitor and re-launch with business process transformation (Online Marketing, Content Management) to group standards (Austria, Switzerland, Germany) based on Intershop e-commerce system and pair programming for supply chain & procurement solutions based on Oracle Weblogic/Java solution – increased turnover of 45 %. Set-up of new data center sites with disaster recovery capability. Member of worldwide Group IT business process reorganisation program (migration from HOST and Client/Server systems to worldwide standardized SAP/ERP solution).HR and managerial responsibility, budget responsibility; IT strategy responsibility, application management / software development strategy, joint software development business projects with technical architecture and rollout planning together with the business teams, IT project responsibility, IT production responsibility, IT security responsibility, IT process management responsibility Build up of BCM (disaster recovery concept) of a partly virtualized infrastructure; build up of backup data centers in Graz and Salzburg, redesign IT processes according to ITIL standards Facility and logistic management (Salzburg and Bergheim)Supply chain process management; integration of procurement and e-commerce processes according to OTTO group standardsProject lead for reset of “Quelle” in Austria (substitute lead for Quelle Switzerland and Ackermann Switzerland): Design and transformation of all business processes / application management (e.g. supply chain, invoicing, reminder, private credit, accounting, controlling, reporting) – in cooperation with OTTO Group IT Show less

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  Porsche Informatik GmbH

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2018

  Summary: As Board Member of EU Cluster, provide executive leadership in the area of IT strategy and process optimisation across the entire (IT) retail organisation. Find alliances between countries across organisations by central governance of agile software development (SCRUM based / Extreme Programming), testing and release management for dealerships (C++ and HTML/JAVA - Oracle based). Piloting of mobile service reception solutions (Tablet “Mobile Service Advisor”) and Designing of a new sales workplace for the Italian market.Volkswagen Group EU Cluster application management (board member) - Global release management / Program management. Central coordinated worldwide standardised dealer management solution for all brands of Volkswagen Group (currently for Germany, France, Italy and Russia). Focus on strategic standardised international business process solutions / application management and 3rd party interfaces of Volkswagen Group standards. Business & Sales Management - Program Manager (Key Account) - CIO level - for business process optimisation and digitalization topics like spare parts order and delivery, cost centre accounting at dealerships, mobile service reception, dealer sales workplace, online appointment, pricelist management, financial services calculator at Volkswagengroup Italia (over 650 sites) and Volkswagengroup France (over 50 sites with SAP FI/CO accounting solution) as well.Program Manager (Key Account) - CIO level - for business process integration of Service core, Sales, Aftersales & Warranty as well as CRM processes for Porsche AG (International dealer management system integration)Technical Project Manager for dealer management solution CROSS & CROSS FI/CO (SAP) - introduction and build up of a datacenter at Volkswagen Financial Services AG (FSAG) and related ITIL processes for the dealer management software CROSS and SAP. Project cooperation of Volkswagen IT, Volkswagen Financial Services AG (FSAG), IS-Handel Germany and IBM. Show less

  • International Program Management and Key Account Manager South West Europe

    Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Volkswagen Group EU Cluster country management (Key Account Manager) / Technical Project Manager

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2018
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  Gerhard Kampl small business company - www.gerhardkampl.com

  Jul 2018 - now

  Founder and CEO of Gerhard Kampl "Dig-IT" small business company

  • International Program Management (Bringing IT & Business people together- handling different cultures …)• IT Project Management (Cloud software/app development, IT infrastructure, data center, security, …)• Interim Management (CIO/CISO/CDO …) & Executive Coaching

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  NTT Data Deutschland SE

  Feb 2025 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  SL Digital Platforms - SAP Transformation Solutions