Dipl.-Ing. Jeffrey Ahrens

Angestellt, Director, Modern Workplace Service Line, EMEA, DXC Technology Deutschland

Abschluss: MBA, Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)

Munich, Deutschland

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Digitalization
Digital strategy
Digital transformation
IT Service Management
Technology consulting
Leadership

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Jeffrey Ahrens

  • Bis heute 3 Jahre und 3 Monate, seit Apr. 2021

    Director, Modern Workplace Service Line, EMEA

    DXC Technology Deutschland

    - Accountable for $800 mil. of Digital Workplace services p.a. delivered to 260 customers in EMEA. - Lead an organization of 4000 resources plus 1000 contractors across 21 countries. - Responsible for achieving performance targets of service margin, customer satisfaction, and revenue growth. - In each of first two fiscal years, increased group gross margin by more than 2.5%. - Improved net-promoter-score by 25 points and secured key customer contract extensions of $200m p.a. to stabilize revenue pipeline.

  • 8 Monate, Aug. 2020 - März 2021

    Modern Workplace Service Line Leader, North and Central Europe

    DXC Technology Deutschland

    Lead team of 3700 people to deliver $400 million of Digital Workplace services for over 60 customers across 14 countries in North and Central Europe. Responsibilities include Service Line margin target, digital transformation and delivery quality, cost reduction and penalty elimination, customer satisfaction scores, and revenue growth through innovations. Focus/Experience: - Digital Transformation - Business Unit Leadership with P&L responsibility - Global Service Delivery - Large Scale Program Management

  • 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, Sep. 2017 - Juli 2020

    Digital Workplace & Mobility Solution Leader, North and Central Europe

    DXC Technology Deutschland

    Responsible for Digital Workplace and Mobility services pre-sales and solutioning for opportunities from $20-$400 mil. TCV. Directed team of 35 technical architects across 7 countries to deliver complete Digital Workplace solutions, service costing and financial/risk assessments, transition & transformation planning, and contract negotiations. Won and closed largest DXC deal of any kind (TCV $240 mil.) across Europe during fiscal year 2018.

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Dez. 2015 - Aug. 2017

    Global Program Director

    DXC Technology Deutschland

    T&T Executive for the largest account in Germany, a €100 bil. insurance firm (with TCV €110 mil). Led the takeover of 24/7 help desk services for 35,000 customers in 22 countries. Following that transition, led the transformation to a digital service management model based on ServiceNow, plus introduction of secure virtual desktop service for 9,000 clients.

  • 4 Jahre und 4 Monate, Aug. 2011 - Nov. 2015

    Global Program and T&T Sales Director

    Atos

    - Led the premier implementation of a new IT services toolset for the largest customer in the U.S.A. (financial services industry with TCV $700 mil.). From customer perspective, the rollout addressed critical, high availability systems for S&P Ratings Services and the Dow Jones Indices. - Led T&T scope on proposals for largest Data Center bids in Europe. Led proposal team in developing takeover and migration plans, finance and risk assessment, and customer presentations & negotiations.

  • 2 Jahre und 7 Monate, Jan. 2009 - Juli 2011

    Global Program Director

    Atos

    Led the global transformation of Data Center services for Siemens AG. Program was a massive, complete modernization of infrastructure and IT services: scope included 20,000 servers, 285 SAP systems processing €5.5 bil. in orders yearly, 4PB total storage, and applications for external customers that handle over 120 mil. pageviews per month. Led team of 100+ program resources and contractors across 22 countries over 3 year time frame.

  • 2 Jahre und 9 Monate, Apr. 2006 - Dez. 2008

    Principal Consultant

    Siemens Advanta Consulting

    Leadership Team in Siemens Management Consulting (SMC), in New York and Munich: - For Siemens IT, benchmarked €3 bil. operating cost base vs. competitors and market. Launched cost reduction program with net €80 mil. impact in 12 months. - For Siemens Corp Strategy, assessed Siemens post-merger integration financial success vs top-line and cost targets at deal close. Benchmarked against private equity, then redesigned financial models and updated Siemens PMI Methodology.

  • 5 Jahre und 8 Monate, Aug. 2000 - März 2006

    Manager

    Kearney

    Led management consulting engagements across Europe: - For private equity, led market due diligence for acquisition of €1 billion utilities measurement company. Assessed potential of smart meter product portfolio and market growth. Led investor meeting for “NewCo” strategic plan. - For a leading European healthcare firm, redesigned and transformed the IT organization. Restructured management matrix, built offshore (and new onshore!) capabilities for a new global IT operating model.

  • 4 Monate, Mai 1999 - Aug. 1999

    Associate Consultant

    PRTM

    Management Consulting internship with PRTM: For the #2 global satellite telecommunications company, conducted review of program launching low-earth-orbit satellites and establishing satellite phone service (with first successful sat-link call). Assessed program critical path delays; implemented new management approach with status/performance reporting (by function point) to get software development teams back on time.

Ausbildung von Jeffrey Ahrens

  • 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Aug. 1998 - Mai 2000

    MBA

    Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)

    Graduated with High Distinction. Focused on Corporate Strategy, Applied Technology, and Business Operations.

  • 2 Jahre und 3 Monate, Mai 1997 - Juli 1999

    Manufacturing Engineering

    University of Michigan College of Engineering

    Fellow at the Tauber Manufacturing Institute (TMI) - awarded full tuition scholarship.

  • 6 Monate, Jan. 1992 - Juni 1992

    Mechanical Engineering

    RWTH Aachen

    - Awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant for research on superconductive materials. Developed software to visualize high-speed camera data from pulsed argon laser sublimation of iodine.

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 1989 - Juni 1993

    Mechanical Engineering

    Northwestern University

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Muttersprache

  • Deutsch

    Fließend

21 Mio. XING Mitglieder, von A bis Z