IT Infrastructure is where I belong...

Portfolio for hands-on infrastructure consulting across Windows and Linux platforms, SQL Server, Veeam-based recovery, and PowerShell automation.

20+Years in enterprise IT
5Service domains: infrastructure, virtualization, databases, backup, automation
24/7Operational mindset for business-critical systems
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IT-Systemmanager bei Liebherr Werk Biberach

Germany

Available for consulting conversations and architecture reviews

Windows & Linux operations

Active Directory / DNS / DHCP

SQL Server administration

Veeam backup and restore

PowerShell automation

Profile

Portfolio for enterprise infrastructure consulting and technical delivery.

I work on enterprise infrastructure that has to stay reliable in daily operations, not only in architecture diagrams. The focus is practical delivery across platform design, administration, and operational improvement.

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My approach is direct and engineering-led: clear ownership, low-noise tooling, and technical decisions that still make sense after rollout, handover, and day-two operations.

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Selected Work

Selected infrastructure work across operations, resilience, and platform modernization.

Backup Architecture

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Immutable backup design built around real recovery pressure

Modernized backup storage with immutable object storage to strengthen cyber resilience while keeping operational handling straightforward.

The result was a backup platform with stronger defensive posture, less architectural drag, and more confidence around restore scenarios.

Veeam / Object First / S3 object storage / Immutable backups

SQL Server

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Platform stewardship focused on availability, concurrency, and control

Supported SQL Server environments with attention to indexing tradeoffs, workload behavior, resilience, and the practical demands of day-two operations.

The value came from more predictable production behavior and a tighter connection between tuning decisions and operational stability.

Microsoft SQL Server / Always On / RCSI / Index strategy

Virtualization

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Storage-aware VMware operations for enterprise applications

Worked across virtualization and storage layers with a focus on capacity, reliability, and infrastructure choices that support critical workloads.

This improved decision quality across the platform rather than treating compute, storage, and monitoring as separate concerns.

VMware vSphere / NetApp / SAN / NAS

Services

Consulting services across the core platform areas I work in.

Each service area is built around hands-on delivery, operational clarity, and maintainable results.

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Infrastructure Architecture and Operations (Windows & Linux)

Core Infrastructure Services

  • Always-on infrastructure services
  • Windows and Linux platform operations
  • Clustered and high-availability environments
  • Core identity and network services
  • System lifecycle and patch management
  • Operational resilience and service continuity
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Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategy (Veeam)

Backup and Disaster Recovery

  • Veeam-based backup architecture
  • Recovery assurance and restore validation
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
  • Hybrid data protection strategies
  • Backup monitoring, governance and reporting
  • Resilient recovery across on-prem and cloud
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SQL Server Platform Stewardship

SQL Server Operations

  • Clustered SQL service operations
  • High-availability database platforms
  • Performance tuning and workload optimization
  • Database administration and maintenance
  • Stability, uptime and service continuity
  • Operational monitoring and capacity planning
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Automation PowerShell

PowerShell Automation

  • PowerShell-driven operational automation
  • Scripted administration and task orchestration
  • Automated provisioning and configuration workflows
  • Reporting, monitoring and health-check automation
  • Standardization through reusable script frameworks
  • Process efficiency through administrative automation

Operating Model

How an engagement typically starts.

The first step is usually a focused review of the environment, followed by prioritization and targeted implementation.

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Assess

Review the current environment, failure modes, and operational bottlenecks.

Prioritize

Separate architecture issues from routine admin noise and define the highest-leverage changes.

Optimize

Implement pragmatic changes that improve control, recoverability, and maintainability.

Experience

Recent roles and long-term platform responsibility.

Long-term roles across manufacturing and enterprise customer environments.

IT System Manager

Liebherr Werk Biberach

2018 - Present

Ownership across enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, SQL Server operations, backup strategy, and security-oriented platform stability in a manufacturing environment.

IT System Administrator

Liebherr IT Services GmbH

2016 - 2018

Operational administration of infrastructure services and enterprise systems with a strong focus on reliability, standardization, and long-term maintainability.

IT Consultant

systema Deutschland GmbH

2011 - 2016

Consulting work across enterprise customer environments with infrastructure ownership, systems integration, and broad operational responsibility.

Blog

Latest Blogs on Infrastructure related topics

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SQL Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 and Always On: What Matters for Real HA Environments

SQL Server 2025 introduces several changes that matter directly for Always On estates, especially around readable secondaries, concurrency behavior, and tempdb control.

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Backup Architecture

Object First and Veeam: What Immutable Backup Design Should Actually Solve

Immutable storage only becomes useful when it simplifies Veeam operations instead of wrapping backup teams in more storage complexity. Object First is interesting because it tries to move immutability into the default platform shape.

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Contact

Discuss your infrastructure challenge, consulting need, or modernization plan.

Use the contact options below if you need support with infrastructure operations, SQL Server, backup strategy, or automation.