Alfred Baier

Experience

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  Philips Kommunikations Industrie AG

  Oct 1986 - Jan 1994

  Head of Radio Systems Pre-Development

  • Advanced development for GSM BSS infrastructure and mobile terminals.• Initiated and led the European research project R2020 "UMTS Code Division Testbed (CODIT)" within the EU Framework Programme RACE 2.• Major contributions to the definition of Wideband-CDMA for UMTS/3G.

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  Vodafone Ghana

  Feb 1994 - Aug 2011

  • Network quality management and process optimisation for the mobile & fixed broadband network and related business processes. • Improved GSM network and service quality KPI’s to a level equivalent to European markets.• Substantially improved fixed network service delivery and assurance processes, broadband DSL provisioning, and the SIM swap process.• Set up and managed a comprehensive 18-months capability improvement programme for the fixed network field service staff (with 10+ external consultants and trainers).• Technical programme manager for the transformation of the legacy fixed voice and broadband data network into a Next-Generation Network (NGN) based on soft switching technology, a GPON optical fibre network and Multi-Service Access Nodes (MSAN). Show less • Significant contributions to the technology, organisation and people change programme to turn around Ghana Telecom into a customer and performance oriented, profitable network operation.• Established and led a Programme Management Office (PMO) to manage the overall technology investment programme, the governance process for project initiation and delivery, as well as budget planning and control.• Created a pool of skilled PRINCE2 certified project managers through an extensive PM training programme, on-the-job coaching and new recruitments.• Established and led the gating process and project control boards for new products and tariffs in the fixed & mobile consumer business units and for tenders/connectivity services for enterprise customers. Show less

  • Head of Quality & Process Improvement

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Head of Capability Management & PMO

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  • Senior Technology Programme Manager

    Nov 2005 - Jul 2008

  • Director Future Technologies

    Apr 2004 - Oct 2005

  • Project Director UMTS

    Apr 2001 - Mar 2004

  • Head of Radio Network Planning

    Feb 1994 - Mar 2001
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  Vodafone Procurement Company S.à.r.L.

  Sept 2011 - Feb 2014

  Principal Manager Network Procurement Programmes

  • Managing cross-category procurement programmes in the telecommunication networks domain, e.g. bulk ordering, deep standardization, efficiency and process improvement programmes, commercial assurance programmes/audits, savings & price benchmarking, spend analyses, contract management.• Led a change programme to introduce an SAP-based IT platform to efficiently manage and execute sourcing/procurement projects (from category strategy, over tenders/RFQ/RFP/e-Auctions, to savings tracking and reporting). • Managed a commercial assurance programme with a third-party auditor to review contract compliance of key network suppliers and identify potential remedies and claims (e.g. based on competitive price benchmarking, liquidated damages, service credits, etc). Show less

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  Cisco

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2017

  Programme Manager (Freelancer)

  Programme Manager / PMO for the IP Network Consolidation Programme at Vodafone Germany.

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  Computacenter

  Jan 2018 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  • Currently: DevOps & Open Source projects for DLR. Windows 11 rollout for large int. corporation.• 2.5 years: Europe-wide IT network rollout in warehouses of food discounter. Impl. of 5G Multiaccess Edge Computing (Azure Stack HCI) for Vodafone enterprise customers.• 1.5 years: Support of program Bundesnetze at Vodafone Germany, Enterprise Business Public.• 2 years: Manage IT network rollout at German Aerospace Center (DLR) across Germany.• 6 months: Project Portfolio Management at Bayer Business Services, IT Platforms & Infrastructure. Show less