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Experienced Technology Professional with advanced knowledge in the IT field. More than 10 years experience in professional software development, IT project management, and leadership; proven ability to combine advanced technological solution building with a client-aware communication and management process; strong organizational and analytical skills with the capability to build upon them.
Dipl.-Technoinform. Michael Kleinhenz |
Experience
| January 2006 to present: Lead IT Architect tarent GmbH, Bonn, Germany |
Lead several projects in the Java/JEE field with a strong SOA foundation and teams exceeding 10 people; designed, planned and implemented solutions for industry and public sector clients; customers includes Bosch, Siemens, Deutsche Post AG, T-Systems, The Federal Office of Information Security, The State of Brandenburg; several public speaking appearances at symposiums including Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, The University of Kaiserslautern,The University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein/Sieg; member of the BPEL 2.0 working group at OASIS; member of the OW2 Technical Committee. |
| August 1996 to present: Member of the Board, LinuxTag e.V. |
Founded, created and lead the LinuxTag from a small student-organized conference to Europes largest Open Source event with 10000+ visitors; well-maintained contacts to major Open Source projects; several speaking appearances at symposiums concerning Free Software, Open Access, Open Content; Speaking appearances includes the European Commission, The German Book Publisher Association, The Wizards of OS, and CeBIT. |
| December 2004 to January 2006: Software developer tarent GmbH, Bonn, Germany |
Designed several large-scale B2B applications in the Java/JEE field; implemented a Business Process Management System for a Health insurance company; Established SOA-based infrastructures at several industry customers; designed and developed software as part of a 8 people team; tracked project status and development and reported to management. |
| January 1996 to December 2004: Freelance IT consultant/developer |
Worked as solutions architect and software developer for small to mid-sized companies in the field of web application development, system administration, and IT training. Worked on a contract-basis for several institutes of University of Kaiserslautern as system administrator. |
Education
| April 1998 to April 2004 University of Kaiserslautern |
Diplom (MSc) Technical Computer Sciences; specialization in Software Engineering, Databases, SOA/Information Systems, and Robotics; thesis “The TPC-C Database Benchmark for XML Databases”. |
| October 1993 to April 1998 University of Kaiserslautern |
Vordiplom (BSc) Technical Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Marketing; project thesis “An Arbiter System for an Autonomous Mobile Robot”. |
Training and Qualifications
| Certifications | LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute |
| Trainings | Several trainings on Enterprise IT topics: JEE, Portlets, Enterprise Messaging, Security Infrastructures, SOA etc. Several trainings on non-IT topics: time and schedule management, Agile Development Models (SCRUM), project management, presentation and free speech, marketing and sales. |
Activities
| Interests | Literature, Politics, Technology, Photography, Arts & Design, Sports |
| Memberships | OW2 Gesellschaft für Informatik LinuxTag e.V. IEEE |
| Languages | German, English |








