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Thomas Wald

@thomaswald

IT administrator and project lead who managed Notes/Domino environments and supported migrations for DACHSER GmbH and other organizations.

Germany

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At DACHSER GmbH, I worked in administration and project leadership, supporting the migration of the existing email infrastructure and operating the Notes/Domino environment, including archiving.

Earlier, I administered and supported IBM Notes and Domino environments at organizations including BCC Unternehmensberatung GmbH, LeasePlan Deutschland, and GothaerVersicherungs AG Köln. My work included server and client migrations, application development for internal use, and customer project consulting.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Owner and Manager

Holzwurm & Bubble's

Aug 2021 - Jul 2025 (3 years 11 months)

Built and operated a gastronomy business in Steinbach, overseeing all aspects of management and operations.

Owner

Bubble's

Aug 2019 - Jun 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Managed a gastronomic business on Gran Canaria, including general management, organization, ordering, service, and scheduling.

Management Organization Inventory Management Services Scheduling

Administration / Project Lead

DACHSER GmbH

Mar 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Led migration of existing email infrastructure and operated the Notes/Domino environment, including archiving.

IBM Notes Domino Email Migration Archiving

Administration / Project Lead / Customer Support

BCC Unternehmensberatung GmbH

Jan 2012 - Jan 2018 (6 years)

Built and restructured 2nd and 3rd level support, led product support team, and managed service delivery and remote customer support.

2nd Level Support 3rd Level Support Team Leadership Service Delivery Remote Support Project Consulting

Administration / Customer Support

WinCor Nixdorf – ProSystems IT Bonn

Sep 2016 - Aug 2017 (11 months)

Supported various customers in migration and expansion projects in the Lotus Notes environment.

Lotus Notes Migration Customer Support

Administration / Customer Support

Bayer AG Leverkusen (Covestro)

Dec 2015 - Sep 2016 (9 months)

Handled company split, server consolidation, and migration of 1500 applications with test management, including migration from IBM Notes to MS Outlook/SharePoint.

IBM Notes Outlook SharePoint Server Consolidation Test Management Migration

Administration

Gothaer Versicherungs AG

Oct 2013 - Aug 2015 (1 year 10 months)

Performed migration from Windows XP to Windows 7, managed Notes applications including roaming, and introduced Windows Server and Domino 9.

Windows XP Win7 IBM Notes Domino Windows Server Migration

Administration / Project Lead

LeasePlan Deutschland

Dec 2006 - Jan 2012 (5 years 1 month)

Administered and operated Domino servers, managed IBM Notes clients, and led migration and upgrade projects for servers and clients.

IBM Notes Domino Server Administration Client Administration Migration Software Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Stadtverwaltung Köln

Verwaltungsfachangestellter, Public Administration

1988 - 1995

Completed training as Verwaltungsfachangestellter (AL 1, AL2) at Stadtverwaltung Köln, with activities in Hauptamt, Personalamt, and Ausländerbehörde.