Curriculum Vitae

Mag. Walter Sedlacek, MSc MBA

 

Day of birth: April 1, 1968, Salzburg

Mobile: + 43 676 8642 4253

 

Study of Physics (Mag), ICT Management (MSc), and Business (MBA). Since 2007 Manager for T-Systems, before that CIO for GM (PWT) Austria.

 

Professional Experience 

  • Introducing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for IT Desktop operations on a global basis.
  • Head of Global Operations Management for Central End-User Service,
    T-Systems International (2010 - )
  • European Engagement Manager for Central End-User Service,
    T Systems International (2009 - 2010)
  • Honorary member of Committee of Directors for IICP (2009 – )
  • Head of PMO, T-Systems UK (2008 – 2009)
  • Head of DSS Factory, T-Systems Austria (2007 – 2009)
  • CIO, General Motors Powertrain Austria (2005-2007)
  • IT and Management Lectures at Universities (2005 – )
  • European Union IT expert for Russian within TACIS project (2005)
  • International assignment to GM in Detroit/USA (2004 – 2005)
  • IT Infrastructure Manager, GM Austria (1998 – 2004) 
  • Software development, Institute of Medical Physics (1996 – 1997)
  • Teaching Mathematics, Physics and IT (1992 – 1995) 
  • Software engineering for various companies (1987 – 1991) 

 

Achievements 
  • Building-up international IT Engineering Labs around Virtualization Technologies in London, Barcelona, Zürich and Vienna
  • Standardizing Project Management Methodology within T-Systems UK for 70 Project Managers managing 170 programs and projects
  • Establish international Competence Center "Softgrid" to reduce DSS costs by innovative technologies
  • Execute Change Management in order to align local DSS internationally and enable innovation
  • Annual IT Finance performance by achieving budget stretch targets
  • Implementing an area-wide fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to enable IT based Planning, Scheduling, Shipping, Monitoring and Quality management for all production lines within the plant as a new strategy
  • Transforming legacy system based business processes by business process reengineering and by implementing a company wide ERP system (SAP) to achieve cost performance and continuous improvements
  • Developing an IT security concept for a manufacturing environment by executing results of a prior risk analysis
  • Standardizing electronic workplaces (desktops) in eight General Motors plants in six countries
  • Implementing a supplier independent local IT monitoring system to enable objective Service Level Agreement (SLA) measurements and management
  • Implementing a data-center for a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

 

Schooling 

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certified (2011)
  • Ongoing Various courses in Management Skills and Information Technology
  • ITIL Foundation certified (2005)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Alaska Pacific University (2004)
    Master of Science (Telecommunication Management), Danube University of Krems (2003)
  • Master of Physics, University of Vienna (1995)
  • Studies in Computer Science and Physics at the University of Vienna, Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Technical University of Graz and ILL in Grenoble/France (1987 - 1995)
  • High school graduation at a science school type (1987)

 

Experiences abroad 

  • Assignment to London for introducing corporate Project Management techniques and tools to T-Systems UK from 2008 to 2009
  • Assignement to Moscow in 2005
  • Assignments to Detroit in 2004
  • Studies in the USA during MBA education in 2004
  • Working in Grenoble, France (ILL) as a scientist in 1995
  • Ongoing private travels because of cultural interests


Languages

  • German (excellent)
  • English (excellent)

Bios Walter Sedlacek  (short version)

 

Walter Sedlacek is the Head of Global Operations Management within the DSS GDU Central End-User Services of T-Systems.

He has a Master of Science in Telecommunication Management from the Danube University of Krems, and a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Vienna, as well as an MBA from Alaska Pacific University.

Walter joined T-Systems in 2007 as the Head of DSS Factory, T-Systems Austria where he introduced Change Management in order to align local DSS internationally and to enable innovation.

In 2009 he took an assignment in the UK to build up the Project Management Organization. At T-Systems UK, he standardized Project Management Methodology for 70 Project Managers who ran 170 programs and projects.

Since 2010 he has been building international IT Engineering Labs around Virtualization Technologies in London, Barcelona, Zürich and Vienna, and has also established international steering of POPs and CES entities.

Prior to his work at T-Systems, Walter Sedlacek was an IT Infrastructure Manager and subsequently the CIO of General Motors Powertrain Austria.

Since 2005, Walter has been teaching classes in technical and management subjects as a guest lecturer at the Danube University of Krems as well as several vocational colleges. He also has extensive experience abroad including France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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