Ripperda TechnologyIT leadership · Transformation

Leading IT strategically. Shaping change effectively.

I make IT a reliable partner to the business: with a clear strategy, robust governance and secure, standardised platforms. And with teams who carry change forward.

  • IT strategy and roadmap derived from business goals
  • Governance, information security and NIS2 readiness
  • Transformation of processes, systems and organisation
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12 yearsIT experienceof which 7 years in leadership roles
400–600Employeeswhose IT I am responsible for as Head of IT
€1mIT budgetPlanning, controlling and vendor management
3 industriesPractical experienceManufacturing, services, rental

What I stand for

Technical understanding, entrepreneurial perspective.

Three levers I use to align IT organisations and to measure my work.

Alignment

Strategy & governance

Derive IT goals from corporate strategy, clarify roles and decision paths, prioritise investments through transparent portfolio management.

Metrics → Share of planned work, portfolio transparency

Execution

Transformation & security

Standardise platforms, digitalise processes and anchor information security as a business prerequisite. Pragmatic and audit-proof.

Metrics → Audit findings, NIS2 maturity

Impact

Business enablement

Position IT as a partner to the business units and make its contribution visible through availability, efficiency, quality and business value.

Metrics → Availability, lead time, satisfaction

Selected results

Impact you can measure.

Examples from my areas of responsibility, each with starting point, approach and result.

IT strategy & governance

From reactive IT to a steering organisation

Starting point
Organically grown structures, unclear priorities, a high share of unplanned work.
Approach
IT strategy and roadmap, demand and portfolio process, clear roles.
−60% unplanned work

Security & infrastructure

Secure, standardised platform as the foundation

Starting point
Heterogeneous system landscape, rising regulatory requirements.
Approach
Consolidation, security baseline, ISMS set-up and NIS2 gap analysis.
−29% platformsconsolidated from 35 to 25

Digitalisation

Core processes fully digital

Starting point
Media breaks, manual interfaces, long lead times.
Approach
Process analysis with the business units, automation, change support.
−70% lead time

Competence profile

Breadth for overall responsibility. Depth where it counts.

In IT leadership, it is not every tool that counts, but the ability to move technology, organisation and people in the same direction.

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Strategy & steering

  • IT strategy & roadmap
  • IT governance
  • Portfolio & demand management
  • Budget & controlling
  • Vendor & contract management

Technology & security

  • Information security / ISMS
  • NIS2 & compliance
  • Cloud & infrastructure
  • ERP & process digitalisation
  • AI enablement

Leadership & change

  • Situational leadership
  • Team & organisational development
  • Change management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Executive management & advisory board

How I approach new responsibility

The first 100 days.

Whether it's a new organisation, a new team or a major initiative: a structured start builds trust, transparency and quick, visible results. Move the slider to see what I work on on a given day.

Technology is the means. Business value is the goal.

My leadership standard: provide direction, deliver reliably, enable change.

Evidence

Proven, not just claimed.

Education

M.A. Leadership and Organisation

Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, 2021. Academic work on developing business models for digitalisation services.

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Book · expected Q1 2027

Business Model for Digitalisation­ Services

A guide for commercial and social enterprises.

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Open source · GitHub

Haus-KI

Local AI assistant on Proxmox, version 1.6.0, MIT licence.

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Career

Three roles, three industries

Wischemann Kunststoff, HHO Verwaltungs GmbH, ELA Container.

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I am happy to send my CV and references on request.

Exchange

Let's talk about IT leadership and transformation.

I welcome professional exchange, requests for talks and workshops, and questions about the book.

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