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Olaf Windhäuser hat von der ersten Stunde an energiegeladen seine Verantwortung übernommen und zeichnet sich durch ein besonders hohes Maß an strategischem Fachwissen aus. Dabei hat er sein Team gefordert und stärker gemacht. In Kundensituationen kann Olaf auf allen Ebenen überzeugen und strategische Partnerschaften erkennen und pflegen. Sein ununterbrochener Einsatzwille und sein permanenter Antrieb Dinge zu erledigen machen ihn zu einem einzigartigen "Macher". Ich bin sehr froh mit dir zusammen gearbeitet zu haben und stehe jederzeit für Empfehlungen zur Verfügung.

I worked together with Olaf in his CTO role in the Datacenter Space in several projects and we implemented IaaS and SaaS Solutions and Transformerd Customers of Deutsche Telekom with professional Managed Services in Cloud and Security solutions. I can recommend him as a Truly Professional within IT Services Sector with a visionary understanding of the Cloud Service Space.

I have known Olaf for over 20 years. Our first joint assignment was the implementation of an ERP system.
At the time, Olaf managed the client's network and was also responsible for IT support. Other projects followed over the years. What I particularly appreciate about Olaf is his reliability and his ability to communicate
complex issues to the customer in a comprehensible fashion.
Olaf has a very good grasp of things and knows how to translate customer requirements into technical solutions.
He is aslo a very good project manager who always implements his projects within the planned time and budget.

Olaf has been instrumental in our G2M efforts for the DACH region when he was heading solution engineering. His incredible personality, deep knowledge and persistence was pivotal for many of the solutions we provided to enterprises in Europe.

Olaf is one of those rare individuals who are extremely talented, experienced and reliable and at the same time down to earth. When I hired him into IPsoft I did not know him previously. We were a small highly motivated beach head of IPsoft in Germany and he immediately slotted in perfectly. In record time he made himself acquainted with the ins and outs of our portfolio and technology and provided our 'sales pitch' with the credibility and clout to drive deals to the closure stage. I would always hire Olaf again if such opportunity lends itself.

Olaf and I worked together for several years in challenging customer situations as business partners on joint client engagements. I appreciate very much his capability to quickly understand and analyse complex IT dependencies and architecture issues. Olaf has an in-depth knowledge of a broad set of technologies and modern tools and is always able to present several alternatives how to either fix issues or to present future oriented solutions. Olaf is a very good listener and explainer and communicates as well on technical as on management level to customers.

In the IT world many solutions are put to use only to discover they do not work and extensive rewrites have to happen. Take Mercedes electric cars that present the handles - hang the system - and then forget to unlock the car leaving the driver and passengers outside waiting for a 12 minute reboot. What you really want in IT is to rely on someone who has put planes in the sky and made sure they didn't crash. You need Olaf!

Olaf and I worked together during my time at a major airline alliance. Our collaboration came about through an RFP (Request for Proposal) that Olaf and his presales team responded to and won. Our collaboration lasted for several years and his team delivered a portfolio of managed services including cloud services. The delivery of services was based on the ITIL framework and Olaf did a great job of adapting his team to how a German mid-sized IT service provider should deal with a global, international customer. We had a lot of "smooth IT service meetings" in our regular operations because the services, in combination with the on-site staff provided, simply worked within the agreed service level agreements. At the end of our collaboration, Olaf and his team changed our IT architecture and moved our headquarters over from Frankfurt to Singapore. Olaf planned the entire architecture and the team carried out the move remotely, as this happened during Covid times and they could not work on-premise. The move was completed within the agreed time and at the agreed cost.

I can fully recommend Olaf from my side as a customer, as he is always precise, friendly, motivated, and highly professional, both in English and in the German language.

What do I value about Olaf Windhaeuser? He is an IT visionary with heart and mind, he is a practitioner and manager in equal measure, he is both a team player and assertive and, above all, he is loyal.

Olaf is a self-made man in the very best sense of the word. And he's a really great networker, which benefits everyone who works with him. I have had the pleasure of working with him for over 20 years in very different constellations - as a contractor, as a cooperation partner and as a client. Especially during my time in the management of a well-known mail order company, the tasks were varied, e.g. the IT for all locations had to be redesigned without losing employee acceptance. IT security and future viability were also major issues. Olaf was a brilliant consultant in every situation and a reliable partner who had his team in good control at all times.

After many years in the 'business', Olaf has retained the talent to describe complex relationships in such a way that they are also easily understood by people who are not so familiar with the IT world. This makes Olaf a mediator between the world of technology and the world of business, who can talk to both the CEO and the IT manager of a company at eye level. That's rare these days and it makes working with him easy and quick.

I like working with people who are clear-eyed, mentally quick and passionate about their job - with Olaf, all joint projects, no matter how complex and demanding, have been a big pleasure. I like his constructive, goal-oriented work, his innovative ideas and his curiosity for new things. So a recommendation from me with at least three exclamation marks!

Olaf war eine wichtige Stütze in der Entwicklung und Führung der IPsoft in der DACH-Region.
Wir waren gemeinsam in sehr vielen großen Sales-Projekten, die sich alle um das Thema Data Center oder Netzwerk Automatisierung drehten.
Olaf ist ein top Experte im Thema Automatisierung und ein wahrer Presales Profi in all seinem Handeln.
Wir haben Angebote und Verträge mit führenden DAX und MDAX Konzernen entwickelt und verhandelt, die technisch sehr anspruchsvolle Prozesse in deren IT-Systemen abbildeten.
Olaf sorgte immer dafür, dass die Kunden abgeholt wurden. Er hat die Fähigkeit, Experten auf Kundenseite in unterschiedlichen Themen qualifiziert und überzeugend zu begegnen. Er verfügt eine große Bandbreite an Fachwissen.
Sein sehr breites technisches und wirtschaftliches Verständnis sorgte immer dafür, dass unser Vertrieb immer höchste Kompetenz demonstrierte und die notwendigen Einsparungen auf Kundenseite aufzeigte. Unsere Zusammenarbeit war jederzeit hochprofessionell und hat viel Freude bereitet.

Olaf and I have encountered each other in various situations on many levels and in different roles in life. At the executive level, he advised me in my roles as CEO and CIO. In the consulting realm, we worked collaboratively as a team across various corporations and in the mid-market sector. On the entrepreneurial level, we collaborated in the development of the Synchronic Transformation, and last but not least, we know each other on a personal level. With this 360° perspective, I am giving this recommendation for Olaf.

Olaf is one of the most brilliant minds in the field of IT. He has an extremely broad and precise knowledge base. He is passionate about technology while always remaining business-relevant. His approaches and solutions bring quantifiable added value for both the organization and the business. His professional and personal life experience makes him a valuable sparring partner for any executive. Olaf is not only excellent in his field but also as a leader; people trust and follow him.

A structured, partner, critical thinker, and innovator with his heart in the right place.

During our professional time together, we have experienced many highs and some structural changes.
Olaf distinguished himself, not only in the interest of our customers, among other things by keeping a "cool head" and analyzing situations in a structured, precise and logical way and working out a solution in a team. Olaf is able to explain things in such a way that even someone without expert knowledge can easily understand what the challenge is and what the possible solutions could look like (which, as I have learned, is not a matter of course in the IT industry).
I learned a lot during our time together and always had the opportunity to get involved in very different areas.
Working with him will be enriching in many ways and you certainly won't know any less at the end.
I have no doubt that working with him will be successful and that your "problem" will be in good hands.

In unserer gemeinsamen Zeit bei SYSBACK haben wir, neben vielen Projekten, die Partnerschaft mit der Deutschen Telekom erfolgreich ausgebaut. Der von Olaf in dieser Zeit entwickelte Servicekatalog hat das GtM und die Leistungserbringung sehr positiv unterstützt. Nur ein kleiner, aber wichtiger, Auszug einer sehr konstruktiven und partnerschaftlichen Zusammemarbeit.

When Olaf joined our team at IPSoft, it changed our way to engage at CTO / CIO level from day 1. His seasoned, well tempered leadership combined with sharp vertical and strategic knowhow in the Enterprise ICT domain is one important aspect. The other is his ability to look out-of-the-box and to think intuitively always striking a balance between customer needs and delivery capabilities. His kind of credibility , swiftness of action paired with long-term considerations both the team and customer side, made him a true asset and - still valued companion - in my long working history in this great industry.

I was cooperating with Olaf on development and introduction of a CFD trading platform. Olaf was really precisely taking care of planning and managing all the necessary IT infrastructure. It was a pleasure to cooperate with him.