1. Summary:
IT Global Manager with proven track record and with the ability to interpret between
business and IT.
Several global management positions managing teams/departments 7*24.
Introduction of global processes and ‘borderlining’ agreements.
Budgets up to MDKK 110 and staff up to 100+.
Vendor and supplier management.
Strengths:
• Setting up efficient Global Teams
• Creating high performance teams
• Managing geographically dispersed 7*24 organisations
• Make robust global solutions to new trends, based of IT Strategy
• Developing and implementing processes to support same
• Ability to communicate on all levels in an organisation
Year Company Position
-2015 Maersk Group Senior Service Owner, Network & Telecoms
2014 - 2015 Maersk Group Service Owner, Network & Telecoms
2012 - 2014 DSV Manager, Global Communication Services
2009 – 2012 IBM DK Operations Service Line Lead
2006 – 2009 IBM Senior Service Delivery Manager
2005 – 2006 IBM Senior Service Program Manager
2003 – 2005 Maersk Data Global Network Manager
2001 – 2003 Maersk Data Chief Consultant
1983 - 2001 Various, incl. CSC
and Maersk Data
Operator, System Programmer
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PROFILE
CURRICULUM VITAE – LARS-OLE SLOT
WORK EXPERIENCE
CAREER OVERVIEW
Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
LinkedIn:
Frederiksborggade 43 3TH
DK-1360 København K
+45 23 23 66 11
lars-ole@chateau.dk
http://www.linkedin.com/in/LarsOleSlot

2. 2014 - General Manager, Senior Service Owner, Maersk Group Infrastructure
Services
Objectives/Goals:
Standardize and optimize all network related deliveries
Implement cost saving actions
In-source LAN from global 3'rd party vendor
In-source Perimeter security from 3'rd party vendor
Support different Business Units in Carve-In / Care-Out activities
Support specifically HQ IT Services on any network related activity
Responsibilities/Assignments:
• Direct management of remote staff in Maidenhead, UK
• Indirect management of remote staff in Chennai, India
• Management of 3'rd party network support for Maersk DK HQ and Datacenter
• Responsible for all LAN-related deliveries, supported by MGIS
• Responsible for all Network security related deliveries, supported by MGIS
• Global ownership of DHCP and IP Address Management
Key results:
• Introduced a number of cost saving initiatives, some results in 2015, more in 2016
• Created LAN team in Chennai, IN to support In-sourcing
• Expanded Perimeter team in Chennai, IN to support upcoming In-source
• Hired two technical architects in Maidenhead, UK for above purposes
• Supporting almost anything from HQ IT, very good ratings
• Flagged and investigated 'Company off-boarding' procedures
• Introduced, in collaboration with other departments in MGIS, guidelines for cross
Business Unit communication
2012 – 2014 Manager, Global Communication Services at DSV
Objectives/Goals:
Standardize and optimize all network related deliveries
Execute a global telecommunication tender covering 70+ countries and 650+ sites
Transform the existing network department from a purely technical into a process
and project driven department
Implement a global support and project organisation
Implement network/security for new CPH-based DC setup
Implement network hubs for Asia and Americas
Responsibilities/Assignments:
• Management of local (DK) staff
• Management of remote (US, HKG, NL, UK and PL) staff
• Vendor management on telecommunication and network vendors
• Design, build and run all network and network-security related installations
• Describe and implement responsibility handbooks, covering Global/local
responsibilities
• Supervise and report on security scanning/penetration tests
• Ownership of network related contracts
• Ownership of network budgets
Key results:
• Closed global tender, introducing regional telecommunication players, replacing
country-based agreements
• Expanding department from 9 to 20 introducing regional support and a Network
Vendor Management function
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3. • Outsourcing network tasks through department expansion in Poland
• Implemented network service centre (hubs) in Hong Kong and New Jersey
• As a part of transitioning the CPH DC setup:
• Introducing truly dualized network setup
• Technology refresh, moving to Cisco Nexus in new core setup
• Introduced, in collaboration with representatives from country based IT, guidelines
for borderlining, named WWW (Who does What When)
2009 –2012 DK Operations Service Line Lead at IBM
Objectives/Goals:
Support all IBM network deliveries from primarily AT&T towards IBM and all Danish
IBM customers
Responsibilities/Assignments:
• Reporting, escalation, interfacing towards 3’rd party vendor (AT&T)
• Change management bridging between AT&T and IBM tools and organisations
• Set-up government and reporting structures
• Network (AT&T) Audit responsible
• Participate in customer status meetings
Key results:
• Established common reporting structure
• Aligned and agreed (twice) on escalation paths/matrixes
• Set up government of differently dispersed AT&T departments in order to support
the Danish network structures
• Agreed on firm change coordination structures
• Agreed on roles and responsibilities in customer Audits
2005 –2009 Senior Service Program/Delivery Manager - IBM
Objectives/Goals:
Secure stable operation of the AP Moller Maersk network
Responsibilities/Assignments:
• Act as the customers Head of Operation
• Chair weekly and monthly customer meetings
• Chair weekly and monthly delivery department meetings
• Audit responsible
• Organisational Change Management
• Manage virtual teams in CPH, HKG and New Jersey
• Cost budget management
• Technology scanning and verifying
• Vendor interaction
Key results:
• Delivering above target (availability, capacity)
• Merge of Danske Bank, Maersk Data and DM Data network departments
• Merge of above into IBM network department
• Participate in transitioning APM security platform to IBM ISS
2003 – 2005 Global Network Manager – Maersk Data
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4. Objectives/Goals:
Delivering all network and network related services towards AP Moller Maersk; both
Core and peripheral, supporting 700+ sites
Responsibilities/Assignments:
• Managing a global department of +50 persons in three time zones
• Remote management of staff in Hong Kong and New Jersey
• Primary interface towards AP Moller Maersk with full delivery responsibility
• Budget responsible, global budget: MDKK 110
• Outsource Manager on behalf of AP Moller Maersk, managing telecommunication
vendors
Key results:
• Delivering services above target
• Introducing and implementing network optimization services through Netscaler
and in this introducing Netscaler in Denmark
• Introducing and implementing Internet contingency plans
• Plan, design and implement Shared Service Centres in India, China and the
Philippines
2010 Cambridge Advanced English with certificates
2007 ITIL Foundation V3 with certificate
1999-2004 Maersk Data management education
Management Development Programme organised by AP Moller / Maersk.
1983 – 1999 Technical Education
• SNA-VTAM
• TCP-IP
1983 Datanom, Aalborg
Language skills
• Danish Written and spoken: Native
• English Written and spoken: Excellent
• French Spoken: Fair
• German Spoken: Fair
IT Skills
• Network/network security knowledge: Excellent
• Infrastructure/architecture knowledge: Good
• ITSM knowledge: Excellent
• Microsoft programmes; Word, Excel and Power point: Good
• Use of internet as source of information: Excellent
• Data bases and systems, e.g. SAP: Good
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LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS
EDUCATION