Jan Kiefer

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT JAN KIEFER

More than 20 years of international experience in IT and project management Technical and organizational management of the IT area including strategic development of the IT of globally operating companies in the agricultural environment. Head of Cloud & Managed Services, Solution Design and Business Development of an IT service provider for medium-sized businesses - Management and development of intercultural teams - Strategic development with high customer orientation - Strategic partner management (IT Management, International IT Project Management / Cloud Managed Service Development / Microsoft 365 / Microsoft Azure / Veeam / Qlik / Hyper V / ESX / Network / Security) Graduation as Master of Business Information Technology -\"Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker (BA)\"- Provide leadership and vision for the IT department include strategic planning of information systems- Develop strategic direction for the information systems plan including technology deployment plans and departmental budgets- Direct all information technology and network system deployment and maintenance including all IT infrastructure, wireless communications, PC systems, local networks and mobile environment- Create operational policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and best practices- Recruit, hire and train IT staff, project managers, engineer and network administrators- Ensure project completion by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments, IT staff and data center employees- Create financial forecasts, outline expenditures and modify budget when necessary- Assess new innovative technologies, mission critical systems, security, communications and business continuity.