Colin Baumann

Colin Baumann

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Account Management at EPAM Systems

  • Education

    • Higher Vocational College

      2009 - 2010
      Higher Vocational College Diploma Technics

      Final thesis 6.0 (Max. 6.0)

    • Vocational College

      2003 - 2007
      Vocational College Diploma Computer Science

      Final thesis 6.0 (Max. 6.0)­It is very common in Switzerland to complete an apprenticeship before you study due to the dual education system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_education_system)

    • OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science

      Final thesis: 5.5 (Max 6.0)Title: Software to Test Individual Team Performance of Military Pilot Aspirants, Swiss Air Force

  • Experience

    • Reuters

      Jul 2003 - Jun 2007
      System Engineer
    • Swiss Air Force

      Jul 2007 - Apr 2008
      Sergeant

      Switzerland has compulsory military service.-Leading platoons of 30 soldiers on a daily basis, occasionaly up to 150 soldiers.-­Worked in the Communications & IT Systems department of the Swiss Air Force

    • Thomson Reuters

      Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
      System Engineer

      ­-Consulting network and IT security specialists­-2nd level support for Thomson Reuters products (client/server)-Technical planning and realization of diverse product demonstrations-Two weeks service at World Economic Forum 2009 in Davos. Technical support for journalists, TV teams and several product specialists.

    • ACC AG for Computer und Communications

      Sept 2010 - Oct 2012
      Software Engineer

      Full stack developer, software development for medical laboratories.-Frontend (HTML, PHP, JS, CSS)-Backend(C, C++, Java)-DB (Oracle)

    • Credit Suisse

      Nov 2013 - Jun 2015
      Solution Engineer

      -Full stack developer, Risk & Finance IT, Private Banking-Developing at the internal trading limit system-Co-responsible for the continues integration solutions-Co-responsible for the design of a division wide knowledge platform, including regularly presenting to senior management, handling substreams of that project globally and flying to NYC for two months to present, recruit and convince people to join the initiative

    • Sabbatical

      Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
      World Traveler

      Travelled once around the world. Started in Zurich going west. Destinations: Fortaleza, Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Medellin, Toronto, New York, Silicon Valley (1st time visiting Google HQ), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo, HongKong, Bangkok.

    • EPAM Systems

      Feb 2016 - now

      -Single point of contact and business owner for all Google EU based stakeholders and engagements-Co-responsible for global engagements (Mountain View, New York, Zurich, Dublin, Krakow, Sydney)-30% portfolio growth delivered each year-Delivery escalation point and delivery coordinator for Google projects in EU and US East (300+ engineers)-Supporting the GCP practice in DACH -Single point of contact and business owner for all Google US East based stakeholders and engagements-Co-responsible for global engagements (Mountain View, New York, Zurich, Krakow, Sydney)-Delivery escalation point and delivery coordinator for Google projects in EU and US East (220+ engineers) -Single point of contact and business owner for all Google EU based stakeholders and engagements-Co-responsible for global engagements (Mountain View, New York, Zurich, Krakow, Sydney)-Delivery escalation point and delivery coordinator for EU (130+ engineers)-Head of GCP Practice EMEA, initiating the Google Cloud partnership, negotiating the MSA -Further grow Zurich and Krakow locations-Function as first point of contact for Google managers onsite in Europe for the various EPAM teams in the Google offices-Work closely together with senior management of EPAM and Google out of their HQ in Silicon Valley -Stabilize Zurich and Krakow as a new key location for EPAM's Google account (20+ engineers)-1st manager on the account outside of the US

      • Director in Account Management

        Dec 2020 - now
      • Director In Account Management

        Oct 2019 - Nov 2020
      • Senior Account Manager

        Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
      • Account Manager

        Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
      • Junior Account Manager

        Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic Banking Expertise

      Center For Young Professionals in Banking
      Apr 2013
    • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CEFR Level C1, TOEFL 110-120)

      Cambridge Assessment English
      Jun 2009
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Colin Baumann
      EPAM Leadership Impact Award EPAM CEO - Arkadiy Dobkin Apr 2022 Presented to a carefully selected group of individuals, less than 3% of all employees. The Leadership Impact Award is given to directors or higher who deliver outstanding results, create value for our clients, develop our people and grow EPAM's business.
    • Awarded to Colin Baumann
      EPAM Recognition Impact Award EPAM CEO - Arkadiy Dobkin May 2017 Presented to a carefully selected group of individuals, less than 1.5% of total employees, who demonstrated excellence, had significant positive impact on EPAM’s business and who also displayed EPAM’s values on a project regional or global level.
    • Awarded to Colin Baumann
      Direct Qualification - Swiss Youth Research Competition 2011 Swiss Youth Research Competition Committee 2010 Higher Vocational College Final Thesis.Title: Efficiency of ComputersGrade: 6.0 (Max. 6.0)
    • Awarded to Colin Baumann
      Top 40 Papers Canton of Zurich Canton of Zurich 2010 Higher Vocational College Final Thesis.Title: Efficiency of ComputersGrade: 6.0 (Max. 6.0)
    • Awarded to Colin Baumann
      Top 40 Papers Canton of Zurich Canton of Zurich 2007 Vocational College Final ThesisTitle: The Future of the InternetGrade: 6.0 (Max. 6.0)