Kevin Linder

• Development and creation of websites and online stores for various clients, focusing on user-friendly design, technical functionality and customization to meet specific client requirements.
• Set-up and operation of Wi-Fi networks for hotels, including planning, installation and ongoing maintenance to ensure a reliable, secure and high-performance internet connection for guests and operations.

• Managing and ensuring the implementation of IT requirements in ERGO UK Specialty
• Responsibility for the introduction and administration of M365 as well as Confluence and Jira
• Managing the cooperation between the affected IT units of ITERGO and ERGO UK Specialty (predecessor UK branch) as well as the Underwriting Agency JRP
• Interface between central departments and IT to ensure that all central system requirements are met (e.g. compliance, risk management, controlling, accounting and cash management). (e.g. compliance, risk management, controlling, accounting and cash management)
• Assumption of project management in overarching projects (including local projects in the UK with central reference)
• Consulting IT requirements and IT offers at Board level
• Advice on the contemporary, future-oriented and economical design of business processes and workflows using innovative technologies
• Collaboration in the preparation of budget planning and target/actual analyses

• Providing people and technical leadership to a team of six, where I was responsible for motivating, developing and achieving employee goals to create a productive and collaborative working environment
• Responsible for the comprehensive management of the IT infrastructure and systems, including the implementation of new software and maintenance and optimization of Microsoft 365, Azure and Atlassian tools to ensure efficient, secure and modern IT operations
• Full budget responsibility, which included careful planning, regular monitoring and strategic optimization of financial resources to ensure cost effective solutions whilst maintaining quality assurance, regular monitoring and strategic optimization of financial resources to ensure cost-effective solutions while maintaining quality assurance
• Leading the complex project to integrate Dutch Digital Systems Ltd into ERGO UK, where I was responsible for strategic planning, coordination between different departments and successful implementation of the integration goals
• Fostering and maintaining close collaborations with internal stakeholders as well as external service providers to ensure seamless IT integration and drive the long-term evolution of the company’s IT strategy

Modules Studied:

• Software Engineering and Continuous Integration
• Computing Infrastructures
• Methods in IT consulting
• Practice in IT consulting
• IT management and IT strategy
• Innovation and product management

• Addressed client inquiries and requests with prompt and effective communication.
• Executed translation of written communications from German and English into Italian to enhance cross-linguistic understanding.
• Coordinated all interactions among buyers, sellers, notaries, and realtors to streamline the transaction process.