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Curriculum Vitae Matthias Hessler

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Name: Matthias Hessler
Address: Rheinstrasse 20
D-64683 Einhausen
Germany
Phone: +49-6251-970531 or +49-178-3568379
Email: webjob at mhessler de
Year of birth: 1968
Marital status: Married since October 2001
Children: One daughter (born in 2004),
one son (born in 2005)

Personal Development

from until Work Experience
11/2009 heute Enterprise Architect bei Xchanging Transaction Bank GmbH, Frankfurt (http://www.xchanging.de), Teil von Xchanging (http://www.xchanging.com)
Projekte:
  • 11/2009 - today: Enterprise Application Architecture: Development of a modernization concept for the existing Enterprise Application Architecture, feasibility study for modernizing several applications, maintenance of the Enterprise Application Architecture documentation (application overviews, functional service break down, application inventory, interface inventory)
    (high level Enterprise Application Architecture modernization blueprint and feasibility study, Enterprise Application Architecture documentation)
  • 11/2009 - today: Architecture Governance: Review of all relevant projects for architectural compliance (functionally as well as technically) in the context of a gatekeeping process as preparation for investment review board meetings
  • 11/2009 - today: Sales Projects: participation in several sales projects for migration of potential clients
  • 9/2011 - today: Target2Securities: participation in several multi-bank task forces organized by Deutsche Boerse for the introduction of the T2S system (Target2Securities)
11/2008 12/2009 IT Service Management at Xchanging Transaction Bank GmbH, Frankfurt (http://www.xchanging.de), part of Xchanging (http://www.xchanging.com)
Projects:
  • 11/2008 - today: Application Management: Mediation between business production, IT development, and hosting departments, for several highly critical applications in the front office / trading area
  • 11/2008 - 12/2009: Application Architecture: participation in the project Abgeltungsteuer (Compensatory withholding tax), especially structuring and preparation of technical interface and application lists, preparation of overview diagrams regarding the application architecture, status tracking on the basis of implemented interfaces, accompanying consulting of the project
  • 11/2008 - 12/2009: IT Service Management: participation in analysis and technical research of IT service incidents, accompanying consulting of incident and problem managers
12/2005 10/2008 Head of IT Audit at Xchanging Transaction Bank GmbH, Frankfurt (http://www.xchanging.de), part of Xchanging (http://www.xchanging.com)
(name until 06/2006: european transaction bank GmbH, http://www.etb-ag.de)
Projects:
  • 01/2006 - 10/2008: IT Audit: accompanying consulting of IT projects, consulting regarding IT governance issues, leading and execution of pre-implementation audits, especially compensatory withholding tax ("Abgeltungsteuer"), introduction of COBIT as audit methodology
  • 01/2006 - 10/2008: IT Audit: execution of integrated business and IT audits in almost all production areas, leading and execution of dedicated IT audits (e.g. network separation, IT infrastructure)
  • 06/2007 - 09/2007: IT Audit: successful certification as CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) by the IT governance institution ISACA (http://www.isaca.org)
  • 12/2005 - 03/2006: IT Audit: Development of IT Audit concept (IT Audit used to be outsourced), creation of IT Audit checklists, training of new IT Audit team member
06/2004 12/2005 Software-Architect at european transaction bank, Frankfurt (etb GmbH, http://www.etb-ag.de)
Projects:
  • 06/2004 - 12/2005: Application Architecture: Development of a modernization concept for the existing application architecture, feasibility study for modernizing several regulatory reporting applications, maintenance of the Application Architecture documentation (application overviews, functional service break down, application inventory, interface inventory)
    (high level Application Architecture modernization blueprint and feasibility study, Application Architecture documentation, teamlead for up to 2 analysts)
  • 06/2004 - 12/2005: Architecture Governance: Review of all relevant projects for architectural compliance as preparation for investment review board meetings
  • 06/2004 - 12/2005: Financial Services Projects: Contribution in several implementation projects (including data protection evaluation, replacement of a SADV tax reclaim application, evaluation of harmonized web application framework, evaluation of data center move, harmonized client SWIFT interfacing)
  • 06/2004 - 12/2005: Xchanging takeover: network separation impact analysis and application guidance, including for escrow agreement
  • 06/2004 - 05/2005: Migration of a new client: Guidance on migration of a new client, creation of detailed client SWIFT and Eurex CCP interfacing concept, detailed analysis of migration on existing applications
    (interfacing concepts, application impact analysis)
  • 06/2004 - 12/2004: Service Interfacing Analysis: conceptual guidance on service architecture modelation integrated in client SLA review, and analysis of existing client interfacing architecture
    (detailed service interfacing analysis)
09/2002 05/2004 Software-Architect at european transaction bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (etb AG, http://www.etb-ag.de)
Projects:
  • 04/2004 - 05/2004: Migration of a new client: Guidance on migration of a new client, evaluation of several order management system offers, creation of detailed client SWIFT and Eurex CCP interfacing concept, detailed analysis of migration on existing applications
    (interfacing concepts, application impact analysis, order management evaluation)
  • 04/2004 - 05/2004: Service Interfacing Analysis: concept and guidance of service architecture modelation integrated in client SLA review, and analysis of existing client interfacing architecture
    (detailed service interfacing analysis)
  • 03/2004 - 05/2004: Xchanging takeover: analysis of application license situation and requirements, review of legal takeover documentation
  • 02/2004 - 05/2004: Evaluation of new client opportunities: Guidance on migration of a new client, high level cost estimations, preparation of high level interfacing concept, contribution in RfP responses and several client meetings
    (high level interfacing concept, high level cost estimations, application architecture impact analysis)
  • 12/2003 - 05/2004: Financial Services Projects: Contribution in several implementation projects (including evaluation of Linux desktop rollout, replacement of a tax reclaim application by a standard application, web application cost saving proposal)
  • 12/2003 - 05/2004: Architecture Governance: Review of all relevant projects for architectural compliance as preparation for investment review board meetings
  • 09/2002 - 11/2003: Application Architecture: Analysis of the current Application Architecture, and creation of related documentation (application overviews, functional service break down, application inventory, interface inventory), development of a harmonization concept for the existing application architecture
    (high level Application Architecture Blueprint, Application Architecture Guidance, teamlead for up to 5 analysts)
07/2001 08/2002 Software-Architect at maxblue, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (http://www.maxblue.de)
Projects:
  • 05/2002 - 08/2002: Financial Services: Several small scale projects, especially monitoring of migration to a new portfolio management system for customers
    (functional migration monitoring, specification of functional requirements)
  • 01/2002 - 04/2002: Financial Services: feasibility study about the rollout of several German mid-tier applications to Italy
    (highlevel application architecture blueprint, teamlead for up to 5 analysts)
  • 07/2001 - 12/2001: Financial Services: Development of a Harmonization Concept for the brokerage applications in several European countries
    (highlevel application architecture blueprint, software analysis, teamlead for up to 4 analysts)
11/1999 06/2001 Team lead/project lead/software architect at start-up Factor-e Solutions GmbH, Frankfurt (http://www.factore.net)
Projects:
  • 02/2001 - 06/2001: Financial Services: technical product planing for a bank, analysis of the existing transactional behavior across multiple CORBA servers, conceptual preparation of conversion from Visibroker 3.x (CORBA 2.2) to Visibroker 4.x (CORBA 2.3)
    (highlevel technical design/architecting, software analysis, teamlead for up to 5 developers)
  • 10/2000 - 01/2001: Financial Services: conceptual preparation for J2EE migration of all existing bank systems based on Java/CORBA, Brokat Twister, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Perl, Unix scripts
    (analysis of existing software architecture, migration strategy, design of migration architecture)
  • 11/1999 - 09/2000: Financial Services: development of a brokerage retail trading system with direct Xetra connectivity
    (team lead for up to 12, later project lead for up to 40 developers, software architecture design, design and implement java build process)
03/1997 11/1999 Consultant Andersen Consulting (today: Accenture), Duesseldorf (http://www.accenture.de)
Projects:
  • 05/1999 - 11/1999: Telecommunications: extension of an existing billing software
    (detail design, programming, fixing, teamlead for up to 3 developers)
  • 03/1999 - 04/1999: Financial Services: architecting of a new investment banking system
    (overview of existing projects, selection for stabilization measures)
  • 04/1997 - 03/1999: Financial Services: implementation of a new electronic stock exchange trading system
    (frontend, backend, batch, detail design, programming, fixing, teamlead for up to 3 developers)

Education

from until Education
04/1996 02/1997 Study of information systems ("Wirtschaftsinformatik DII"), University of Essen, Essen, Germany (http://www.wi-inf.uni-essen.de)
Degree: master of information systems ("Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker DII")
(Grade: 1.1 = top 5%)
08/1994 08/1995 Study of business administration, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA (http://www.clemson.edu)
Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
(Grade: 1.0 = GPA 4.0 = top 5%)
10/1992 08/1994 Study of information systems ("Wirtschaftsinformatik DI"), University of Essen, Essen, Germany (http://www.wi-inf.uni-essen.de)
Degree: master of information systems ("Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker DI")
(Grade: 1.6 = top 10%)
10/1990 02/1992 Basic study of information systems ("Wirtschaftsinformatik DI"), University of Essen, Essen, Germany (http://www.wi-inf.uni-essen.de) (Grade: 1.7 = top 10%)
09/1988 06/1990 Banking Apprenticeship ("Bankkaufmann") at Dresdner Bank AG, Offenbach, Germany (http://www.dresdner-bank.de)
(Grade: 1.25 = top 10%)
07/1975 06/1988 School, i.e. Kreuzburggymnasium in Grosskrotzenburg, Germany (http://www.kreuzburg.de)
Degree: Ability to study at university ("Abitur")
(Grade: 1.8 = top 20%)

Work experience during study

from until Work experience during study
05/1995 08/1995 Customer care/sales of PC, Macintosh, and other hardware, at Clemson Microcomputer Center, Clemson, SC, USA
07/1993 07/1994 LAN system administrator at department 10, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
02/1992 09/1992 Traineeship at City of Moncton, Monton, NB, Kanada, department "information systems"
07/1991 02/1992 Data conversion and database development at Computer Service Kottenhahn, Essen, Germany
07/1990 09/1990 Traineeship at Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt, department Management Information System ("Individuelle Datenverarbeitung" - IDV)

Other activities

from until Other activities
09/1996 today isdn4linux FAQ: Maintaining the Frequently Asked Questions for isdn4linux
(siehe: http://www.mhessler.de/i4lfaq/, http://www.isdn4linux.de/faq/)
07/2003 today Chorus: Gospelchor Voices, Lorsch (http://www.gospelchor-voices.de)
07/2001 today Trainer: KVHS, Lorsch (http://www.kvhs-bergstrasse.de/)
01/1998 08/2002 Chorus: Frankfurter Singakademie (http://www.frankfurter-singakademie.de)
07/1998 08/1998 Chorus: Chor des Frankfurter Kammerorchesters in "Die Italienerin von Algier"
05/1996 02/1997 Chorus: Staedtischer Musikverein zu Duesseldorf (http://www.musikverein-duesseldorf.de)
09/1995 04/1996 "World travel" (Australien, Neuseeland, Indonesien)
01/1995 04/1995 University Chorus, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
04/1991 08/1994 Member of several university comitees (Fachschaftsrat, Studienberatung, Gremienarbeit, joint leadership of 40 mentors in the Uni-Start-Programm)
05/1982 08/1994 Group lead, treasurer, auditor in youth organisation "Katholische Studierende Jugend" (KSJ) (http://www.ksj.de)

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