Udo Keller
To achieve the possible, first always attempted the impossible.
„Damit das Mögliche entsteht, muss immer wieder das Unmögliche versucht werden.“
Hermann Hesse 1877-1962
MY CONTRIBUTION
Decades of experience in ICT in conjunction with deep commercial knowledge enable me to propose solutions to my clients, that bridge the gap between technology and commercial requirements. I carry these solutions from inception and design through to contract negotiation and final implementation.
For over 10 years now, I organize „inglenook chats“ for top managers in Germany and Europe, thus creating a I informal networking platform for the exchange of their ideas. These inglenook chats laid the foundation for trust, which many a customer used for mediation and mediation.
Education
Degree in Business Administration, University Hamburg
majors Marketing, Business Law and English.
Thesis Subject:
Fast moving consumer goods life cycle management.
Languages:
German mother tongue
English fluent
My No. 1 Project
A large European Telecommunication Network Services Provider
Adviser of the executive board
Objectives:
Implement a completely new outsourcing contract based on business value drivers instead of resource based contract in place. Full responsibility for the solution design and negotiation of IT outsourcing contracts with a large telecommunication service provider.
Achievements:
A significant cost reduction amounting to tens of millions of Euros with simultaneously a significant improvement in the IT support for the core business processes. And finally an improvement in the atmosphere of cooperation with the between the parties involved.
WORLD LEADING YACHT BUILDER
Adviser of the executive board
Challenges:
After a takeover by a global investment fund the new executive board recognized an urgent need for a fundamental overhaul of the complete IT landscape in order to achieve the intended business growth. The solution was to migrate all IT systems to a new ERP linking all of the stakeholders in the yacht building process from design to delivery. I was responsible for all negotiations with suppliers and the final implementation of the new ERP system.
Achievements:
The complete redesign and migration of all IT systems within one year, resulting in significantly higher transparency for the management with optimized support for the core processes.
GLOBAL ICT SERVICES PROVIDER
Transition Manager
Challenges:
Transition of ICT services in 27 low-cost countries for a manufacturer of railway vehicles in a 2nd generation sourcing environment. Design of the blueprint for Transition and in parallel a Transformation to an ITIL based services contract.
Achievements:
A successful Transition & Transformation in record time for the ICT service provider.
– T&T for the first 4 countries in nine months, including the implementation ITIL.
– An annual saving amounting to dozen of million Euros for the manufacturer of rail vehicles on IT and network services.
WORLD LEADING WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURER
Adviser to the CIO, contract negotiations lead
Challenges:
Requirements analysis for ICT services and solution design and implementation of the results in a new contract. I was responsible for the negotiations of an outsourcing contract with local and off-shore IT service providers, from the initial selection for the shortlist up to the final negotiation of contracts.
Achievements:
A cost reduction was realized in IT and network services of about 40 percent. All this while completely renewing the IT infrastructure for optimal service quality.
GERMAN TELECOM SERVICES PROVIDER
Adviser of the executive board
Challenges:
A strategic alignment of all IT Value Drivers to the core business from analysis and evaluation phase of the ‚as is‘ state to implementation of the value drivers contract model to ensure future viability for the entire IT landscape.
Achievements:
Ensuring and maintaining operational availability, optimization software development and assuring regulatory compliance ( privacy & data security).
CHINESE ICT EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER IN SPAIN
Project manager
Challenges:
Creating an attractive offer in an extremely short time for a customer of the manufacturer, with the aim of encouraging the customer to migrate instead of upgrade the billing system. Introducing and describing the manufacturer’s solution firstly and secondly presenting the benefits of this solution in conjunction with a realistic transition and transformation plan. All this within two weeks with all documents in both English and Spanish.
Achievements:
Our client, the Chinese manufacturer, was granted the order.