Owner / CEO
Patrick Schärer
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE
25 years of leadership experience (20y internationally), leading global organizations/projects – with a track record of success delivering technology solutions & concepts to run IT as a business
Career Profile
Results-driven IT Executive with extensive experience in program/project management, responsible for multi-year/multi-million programs, designing&delivering cost-effective technology solutions in 70+ countries.
Expert ITIL knowledge, definition and implementation of respective approaches in order to transform, manage and run IT as a business.
Very experienced in multicultural environments, internationally traveled leader with excellent communication skills in German and English and distinct
customer orientation.
Focused on people management, empowering employees to achieve exceptional results.
Professional Experience
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Roll-out of Global IT Service Portfolio Mgmt across large companies, development of global service strategies, implementation of IT services.
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Implementation of Global IT Service Catalog with business-approved Service Level Agreements (SLAs), including Global IT Service Catalog migration to strategic platform, supported by Configuration Mgmt database (CMDB) implementation. Delivery of IT services against agreed quality and costs.
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Maintenance of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) structures, reporting on IT Services / IT Service Portfolios, playing a vital part in the transformation change across the firm.
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Definition and Execution of Global Balanced IT Scorecard - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Performance Management on Cost/Quality/Key Risks, based on industry benchmarks.
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Development and implementation of processes and systems for IT Service Performance Management, Global IT Service Catalog, Business Continuity Mgmt/Recovery Planning, incl. vendor management / outsourced services.
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Implementation of IT Product Portfolio Mgmt concept, covering Global IT Product Catalog, IT Product Cost Reporting and Operational Level Agreements (OLAs).
- Delivery of Global IT Service Reporting, both from an availability/performance as well as a financial perspective.
- Cost allocation & reporting for large companies, incl. Actuals Allocations, Allocations Control, Allocations Reporting, Budgeting&Planning.
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Delivery Management responsibility for IT infrastructure projects. Lead of Delivery Management organization with dozens of project managers with a track record of infrastructure implementations.
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Vast experience in leading task forces in business-critical IT areas. Experienced in major organizational reorganizations projects.
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Implementation of Center of Excellence organizations abroad.
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Process expert for IT Service Level Management, speaker at various international SLM forums.
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Strategic IT project leader.
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Implementation of project management framework including program/project portfolio, project documentation & reporting.
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Delivery of global T&I projects, serving thousands of internal customers in 70+ countries.
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Business Analyst for Strategic IS Planning for Business Units.
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Experienced mentor.
Education
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Business Information Processing Specialist with Federal Diploma
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Federally recognized certificate for IT Project Management
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PMI Project Management education
- Trainer Education / Project Management instructor
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ITIL Expert / Speaker at various international ITIL / IT Service Management Forums
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Wide range of Management & Multicultural-/Leadership training
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Licensed Private Pilot for Helicopters (PPL-H)