Markus Haunschmid

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Charles Kettering, American inventor and engineer

Markus Haunschmid
  • Computer Scientist, Project Manager, Cloud Enthusiast
  • Father of two children
  • In the IT industry since 1997
  • Decades of experience in leadership positions and as a project manager in an enterprise environment
  • Interface between IT and organization, with a background in business studies
  • Several years of experience in the consulting business, primarily involved in Azure transformation projects
  • Passionate biker (motorcycle and bicycle)
  • Owner of a wooden house and hobby gardener
  • Certified Nutrition Trainer
  • Resides in Enns, the oldest city in Austria

Haunschmid
Markus

Motivated, Dynamic, and Goal-Oriented

An IT consultant must always stay up-to-date, as technology is constantly evolving. This requires high motivation and determination to continue learning and provide the best service to clients.

Strategic & Analytical Thinking

IT consultants must be able to understand business requirements and recommend the best technical solution. This requires both analytical and strategic thinking.

Social Competence

IT consultants often work in teams and collaborate with various departments and stakeholders. Therefore, it is essential for them to interact effectively with people and build positive relationships.

Organizational Skills

They need to be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.

Service Competence

IT consultants should always keep the customer in mind and strive to provide excellent service, whether it’s in the form of recommendations, implementations, or support.

Communication Skills

One of the primary tasks of an IT consultant is to translate complex technical concepts into language that can be understood by non-technical individuals. This requires excellent communication skills.

Azure Skills

Azure Data Architectures
Cloud Networking Concepts
Azure Security & Governance
Azure Compute Services
Azure Microservice Architectures
Azure Monitoring and Management Tools
Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Azure DevOps

Motorcycling provides a wonderful balance to the often hectic and structured routine of IT consulting. It serves as a reminder of how important it is to have a release and create spaces where one can unwind and relax. It also represents the contrast between freedom and structure that every IT consultant must balance in their professional life.

Professional Career

Since Feb 2023
Business Owner, Sole Proprietor, IT Consultant

Haui’s IT Consulting e.U.



Apr 2022 – Feb 2023

Senior Cloud Consultant

Public Cloud Group GmbH



Oct 2021 – Mar 2022

Azure Solution Sales /Architect

Axians ICT Austria GmbH



Nov 2020 – Sep 2021

Manager Infrastructure

Avanade

Main Activities:

  • Developing cloud concepts for large clients
  • Implementation of Azure Landing Zones
  • Implementation of Azure Data Pipelines
  • Developing and presenting workplace architectures for large clients



Sep 2019 – Oct 2020

Consultant/Architekt Hybrid Data Center & Cloud

ACP IT Solutions

Main Activities:

  • Project management for the transition from data centers to Azure
  • Solution sales for cloud activities
  • Reinforcement of the Account team



Oct 2017 – Aug 2019

Head of Department “Windows System Services”

GRZ IT Center Linz

Responsible for:

  • Operating system design, Windows clients (7, 10), and server OS (2008 R2, 2012, 2016, …)
  • SQL Server design and support
  • Design and support of Document Management Systems (DMS)
  • Active Directory and Identity Management System design
  • Forefront Identity Managers design
  • Various data management and data transfer products like Connect:Direct
  • Citrix design and support



Mar 2017 – Sep 2017

Project Management Office

GRZ IT Center Linz

Main Activities:

  • Project Manager: Designing a privileged management infrastructure
  • Project Manager: Designing a cost center billing structure with a focus on IT products
  • Project Manager: Process design for an approval process
  • Designing company-wide project management controls



May 2006 – Feb 2016

Head of Department “Operating Systems and Monitoring”

GRZ IT Center Linz

Responsible for / Main Activities:

  • All Windows-based operating systems
  • All RHEL-based operating systems
  • Design and implementation of an automated PowerShell library
  • Development of various tools (in C#)
  • Project Manager: Introduction of Windows 7
  • Design and support of the Active Directory
  • Design and implementation of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager for 3,000 servers and approximately 20 LOB applications
  • Design and implementation of DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager, PKI, Radius (Network Policy Server)



May 1997 – Apr 2006

Network Engineer

GRZ IT Center Linz

Main Activities:

  • Network design and support
  • Operating system management, support, deployment
  • Application deployment and support
Since Feb 2023
Business Owner, Sole Proprietor, IT Consultant

Haui's IT Consulting e.U.

Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
Senior Cloud Consultant

Public Cloud Group GmbH

Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
Azure Solution Sales / Architect

Axians ICT Austria GmbH

Nov 2020 - Sep 2021
Manager Infrastructure

Avanade

Main Activities:

  • Developing cloud concepts for large clients
  • Implementation of Azure Landing Zones
  • Implementation of Azure Data Pipelines
  • Developing and presenting workplace architectures for large clients
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
Consultant/Architect Hybrid Data Center & Cloud

ACP IT Solutions

Main Activities:

  • Project management for the transition from data centers to Azure
  • Solution sales for cloud activities
  • Reinforcement of the Account team
Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
Head of Department "Windows System Services"

GRZ IT Center Linz

Responsible for:

  • Operating system design, Windows clients (7, 10), and server OS (2008 R2, 2012, 2016, ...)
  • SQL Server design and support
  • Design and support of Document Management Systems (DMS)
  • Active Directory and Identity Management System design
  • Forefront Identity Managers design
  • Various data management and data transfer products like Connect:Direct
  • Citrix design and support
Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
Project Management Office

GRZ IT Center Linz

Main Activities:

  • Project Manager: Designing a privileged management infrastructure
  • Project Manager: Designing a cost center billing structure with a focus on IT products
  • Project Manager: Process design for an approval process
  • Designing company-wide project management controls
May 2006 - Feb 2016
Head of Department "Operating Systems and Monitoring"

GRZ IT Center Linz

Responsible for / Main Activities:

  • All Windows-based operating systems
  • All RHEL-based operating systems
  • Design and implementation of an automated PowerShell library
  • Development of various tools (in C#)
  • Project Manager: Introduction of Windows 7
  • Design and support of the Active Directory
  • Design and implementation of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager for 3,000 servers and approximately 20 LOB applications
  • Design and implementation of DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager, PKI, Radius (Network Policy Server)
May 1997 - Apr 2006
Network Engineer

GRZ IT Center Linz

Main Activities:

  • Network design and support
  • Operating system management, support, deployment
  • Application deployment and support

Education, Courses, and Certifications

Various Azure Certifications

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Hamburger Fern-Hochschule

Graduate Engineer (FH) in Business studies with Distinction

Microsoft Certification, WIFI

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

HTL Leonding (Austrian Technical College) for IT and Organization

  • Branch: Information Technology and Organization
  • Focus Areas: Programming, Computer Networks, Business Studies, Financial Information

Portfolio excerpt of my projects

Azure Architect and Technical Project Manager at a wholesale company (specializing in steel and wood trade in Upper Austria)
-- Overall project and budget planning
-- Performance and work package planning
-- Network connectivity planning (including SD-WAN)
-- VDI migration planning (Citrix)
-- Deployment of Azure SQL databases
-- Hub/Spoke architecture planning
-- Project meetings / technical architecture / documentation (Atlassian Jira/Confluence)

Skills Used:
Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL), Network Architecture, Project Management / Team Leadership (IT), Network Engineering
Azure Landing Zone and Planning a Data Streaming Architecture at a construction company
Creation and Implementation of an Azure Streaming Architecture for the collection of building sensor data. The following technologies were used:

-- Azure Landing Zone (Hub- and Spoke)
-- Azure Event Hub
-- Azure Stream Analytics
-- Azure Data Lake

Skills Used:
Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Data Engineering
Planning a Real-time Streaming Data Architecture at a telecommunications provider
-- Creation of an Azure Data Streaming Architecture for processing Kafka/Real-Time Streaming data
-- Involved Components: Synapse, Cosmos DB, ASA, EventHub, Databricks
-- Presentation of the design (international team)

Skills Used:
Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure
Creation of a Data Warehouse Architecture based on Microsoft Azure at a building materials wholesaler
-- Azure Synapse Analytics
-- Azure Synapse SQL Serverless Pools
-- Azure Data Factory
-- Azure Data Lake Gen2
-- Power BI

Skills Used:
Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL), Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
DevOps (IaC) Engineer, providing architectural and operational support at a beverage manufacturer
-- Use of Azure DevOps (ARM / Bicep Templates)
-- Development of CI/CD pipelines (YAML)
-- Script development (PowerShell)
-- Implementation of Azure Policies
-- Monitoring complex Azure components
-- Planning Log Analytics Workspaces
-- Daily operational support

Skills Used:
DevOps, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Continuous Integration (CI), Microsoft Azure, PowerShell, Scripting
Development and maintenance of an Azure Landing Zone in the public administration sector
-- Development and maintenance of a Hub-and-Spoke architecture
-- Establishment and management of a web server environment
-- Implementation of Azure AD proxies
-- Configuration of IdM/authentication/Azure AD

Skills Used:
Active Directory, Identity Management (IdM), Microsoft Azure
Development, setup, and operation of an Azure architecture for a web application in the food wholesale and retail industry (web app serving millions of customers)
-- Development and maintenance of a Hub-and-Spoke architecture
-- Design of a hybrid network architecture
-- Architecture and implementation of Azure PaaS services
-- Monitoring, operation, and support of the environment
-- Automation, IaC, Azure DevOps based on PowerShell, Bicep, and YAML pipelines

Skills Used:
Azure Architect, Azure Networking, Azure Firewall, Azure API Management, Azure Application Gateway, Azure private networking, Azure DNS, Azure Database Services, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Monitoring, Azure DevOps, Infrastructure As Code, and more.
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Location

Lorch 23, 4470 Enns

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