Rupert Hieble

• Project planning and management regarding financial index calculation system and implementation • Defined data architecture for a micro-service based financial index system • Identified technical and operational requirements for the database design and data model • Conceptual and technical design of database systems for storing high frequent financial data streams and time-series data • Drove cross-unit/cross-organisation project to support post acquisition data consolidation for synergy gains

- Certification as AWS Cloud Solutions Architect - Architecture of secure and robust applications on AWS Cloud technologies - Designing of customer requirements based solutions using AWS Cloud architectural principles - Applied best practices for building secure and reliable applications using AWS global infrastructure, network technologies, security features and tools - Provided implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization - Identified and defined technical requirements and select AWS services for an AWS-based application

- Certification Microsoft Azure Cloud Fundamentals - Architect reliable and robust cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure by applying cloud concepts, core Azure services as well as Azure core solutions and management tools - Design and implement dynamic web apps using cloud storage, database services and containerized services running in network clusters like Kubernetes or Service Fabric - Apply DevOps techniques like Repos, Pipelines and DevTest labs - Apply best practices for building secure applications using general security and network security features as well as identity, governance, privacy and compliance features - Azure cost management and service level agreements (SLA)

• Certification for AWS Cloud Practitioner incl. AWS certification exam • AWS solutions; computing, storing, networking, analytics, databases, developing, managing, security, IoT, etc. • Architecting for the Cloud: architecture and how it is applied in cloud computing, AWS Well-Architected framework, AWS security, AWS pricing essentials • Training, Agile & Scrum in depth as a project management philosophy

• Project planning and management regarding SAP S/4 HANA system implementation • Identified technical and operational requirements of SAP data transfer • Defined a general Migration-concept for a S/4 HANA implementation • Implementation of an S/4 HANA customer migration • Initial data transfer from legacy systems up to Go-Live

• Defined data architecture and processing pipelines in close collaboration with experts in interdisciplinary teams containing specialists from IT and bio informatics research and data scientists • Conceptualized and coordinated projects from initial ideas through prototyping up to deployment • Identified technical and operational requirements of emerging technologies in an added value driven way • Drove the cross-unit development of IT infrastructure to support digitization of processes and applications • Conceptual and technical design of database systems storing huge amount of genomic and medical bioinformatics data in on premise and cloud environments • Responsible for database scalability (data partitioning and data distribution) as well a high availability in mission critical high load production scenarios • Responsible for architecture and implementation of database access methods using SQL, PostgreSQL, PL/SQL, C++, ODB, R, Bash, Git, XML, JSON and REST, API design methods

• Responsible for contributions to conceptual and technical development of the highly strategic in-memory computing platform SAP HANA, as part of a team of architects • Conceptualized and managed the roll out of SAP Business Suite on HANA (which later became S/4 HANA) scale out option for large corporate customers (e.g., airlines, utility industries, process industries) • Defined architecture in close collaboration with implementation teams; conceptualised and coordinated the communication between SAP product teams and external stakeholders • Identified potential risks early during program implementation, conceptual development of solutions, and oversight of technical processes addressing these issues • Prepared strategic topics on program architecture to facilitate senior management decisions • Responsible for SAP HANA on AWS Cloud deployment as Amazon Web Service (IaaS)

• Conceptualized and led the development of a infrastructure to enable the interaction between the SAP NetWeaver Business Client and SAP backend systems • Translated business and product requirements into technical requirements and software architecture, implemented a client server protocol to realize these requirements • coached product and implementation teams on all aspects • Coordinated the communication between international SAP product teams and architects • Supervised the external technical consultants and key experts on the project

• Responsible for consistent architecture and monitoring of the implementation of a business messaging infrastructure for SAP systems • Implemented extensions to the SAP ABAP programming language as well as the ABAP debugger and similar infrastructure components • Accountable for customer escalation management

• Responsible for design and implementation of the XML processing infrastructure for the SAP R/3 system • Initiated and programmed parts of the Business Server Pages runtime

• Developed services and various reverse business engineering tools for analyzing business processes to speed up the implementation of SAP systems • Support and consulting for program implementation teams on customer side

• Consulting services for SAP modules material management (SAP MM) and sales and distributions (SAP SD) and partly financials (SAP FI)

• Master thesis: Design and implementation of a security concept for the company network

Hard and Software Developer • Development of satellite communication components in the department of Information and Communication Systems

• Vocational training, worked as certified industrial engineer with focus on diesel engines

Study of Business Administration & Economics at the Academy for Administration and Business [Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie Rhein-Neckar (VWA)], in cooperation with University of Mannheim, Germany. Master thesis: “Brand Management and Brand Evaluation” (completed while working full time)

Master in Computer Science / Information Technology (Dipl. Ing. (FH)) Master Thesis: Internet security: design and implementation of a security concept for company networks