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Bernhard Häfliger

@bernhardhfliger

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IT leader with 20+ years in systems administration, infrastructure, and change management.

Peru

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior IT roles focused on change/release management and infrastructure operations in collaborative, process-driven environments with growth opportunities.

I am an IT leader with more than 20 years of experience in systems administration, infrastructure management, and IT strategy, including ten years as Head of IT for an international company with sites in Switzerland, Portugal, and the United States.

I have a proven record managing complex infrastructure changes, zero-downtime migrations, multi-site integrations, and maintaining VMware-based Windows Server environments, Exchange, Microsoft 365, and private cloud solutions while implementing security standards and disaster recovery with Veeam and Acronis.

I am pragmatic and solutions-oriented, focused on compliance, documentation, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, and I seek roles where I can contribute expertise in change and release management to support reliable operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Head of IT

Beck Automation AG

Jan 2014 - Jan 2025 (11 years)

Directed IT operations for an international SME across Switzerland, Portugal and the US; led a zero-downtime infrastructure migration and integrated a new US site while enforcing security standards and documentation.

VMware VSphere Windows Server Active Directory Exchange Network Security Change Management

Entrepreneur

inti-light

Jan 2012 - Jan 2017 (5 years)

Built and managed an online LED shop, responsible for infrastructure, operations and customer support, demonstrating entrepreneurial and operational leadership.

E Commerce Operations Infrastructure Management Customer Support Web Hosting Vendor Management IT Operations

IT Manager

Rotring Data AG

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years)

Oversaw multi-site IT environments and led Active Directory, Exchange and VMware migrations; implemented enterprise backup/DR with Veeam and introduced VoIP while maintaining Microsoft Partner status.

Active Directory Exchange VMWare VoIP Release Management ITSM

IT Manager

Pfiffner Messwandler AG

Jan 2007 - Jan 2012 (5 years)

Solely responsible for IT infrastructure (140 PCs, 25 servers); administered Citrix, Exchange and VMware, managed upgrades, rollouts and disaster recovery to ensure high availability.