Name: Armin Höfner
Date of Birth: 16.07.1962
Place of Birth: Duchroth
Residence place: 55568 Staudernheim
Mobility: Yes
Nationality: German
Marital status: Divorced, 2 children
Professional experience
02/2014 – today Telehouse Deutschland GmbH
Technical Director
Job description:
- Responsible of HR for the facility management team (FM) and project management (PM) team
- Disciplinary employee management of FM and PM Team
- Employee appraisel FM and PM e.g. performance, to set objectives
- Responsible to prepare the opex and existing capex budget as well as the controlling and review
- Responsible for revenue and income
- Planning and execution of certifications
- Responsible for energy management
- Responsible regarding procure, controlling and managing service provider
- Responsible for the future growth of DC space and technical infrastructure, planning and budget estimation as well preparation
- Supporting customer audits, internal and external examinations
- Responsible for incident management,
customer information and platforms for service relevant incidents, regularly fault analysis as well permanent optimization of processes to minimize risks
- Responsible for customer installations and extensions
- Responsible for the short and long-term
availability of the existing technical infrastructure, maintenance and further development in the data centre (e.g. air conditioning,GenSet, power supplies, fire extinguishing system, …) life cycle managment and optimization
- Responsible for implementation and operate 24/7 FM (Shift Management)
01/2001 – 01/2014 Global Switch FM GmbH
Operation Manager
Job description:
- Ensure operation of all plant parts and security systems
- Planning and execution of maintenance and construction
- Responsible for customer installations and the extensions regarding power and IT systems
- Planning and execution of ISO Certifications
- Energy management
- Controlling and Managing Service Provider
Coordinating and controlling all contractors in the area of facility management; supply offers, regularly supervision, performance removal, audit
- Responsible for the short and long-term
availability of the technical infrastructure,
maintenance and further development in the data centre, server and test rooms (e.g. air
conditioning, generator, power supplies, fire
extinguishing system, …)
- Health & Safety representative
- Supporting customer audits, internal and external Examinations
- Responsible for incident management (e.g.
information of the customer and platforms at
service relevant incidents, regularly fault analysis and permanent optimization of the processes)
- Shift Management
Time and resource scheduling of employees,
depending on the activity profile
08/1996 – 12/2000 HSG Technischer Service GmbH
Facility Manager
Job description:
- 10 kV switching authorization in accordance with VDE
- Technical. Management of the system (electrical, air conditioning, security)
- Risk and hazard prevention
- power and cooling requirements planning
- Coordination and administration of external
Companies
- Planning and implementing a 24 / 7 readiness
08/1982 - 07/1996 Elektrohaus Blattau
Technician / Foreman
Vocational training
07/1994 – 10/1997 Champer of Crafts Koblenz
Studies of electrical engineering
Degree: Certification of Electrical engineering master technician
1978 – 1982 Apprenticeship of Electrical engineer
Degree: Certificate of apprenticeship
School Records
1973 - 1978 Secondary Modern School Bad Sobernheim
Degree: school leaving certificate
1963 - 1973 Basic School Staudernheim
Other Skills
Languages - German native speaker
- English fluent
IT-Technologies - MS-Office applications, DCIM, CAFM
- PC Hardware
- Network Technology
General - Member of Bitkom
- Advanced trainings regarding IT infrastructure,
High Voltage System, Low Voltage System, HVAC, Data Centre Management
