# Dominic Spatz

> Senior IT consultant with over ten years in IT infrastructure, cloud and network security, from architecture to reliable day-to-day operations. Based in Düsseldorf, Germany; works on-site in NRW and remote. Available for consulting mandates, interim management and project work.

I bridge engineering & leadership and build IT infrastructure that lasts. Cloud, networks and security, from the first idea to daily operations.

## About

Senior IT consultant with over ten years in IT infrastructure, including leadership roles as Head of IT Infrastructure and IT Manager, responsible for teams, budgets and multi-site operations. Background in electrical engineering, now specialising in cloud, networking, security and AI adoption for mid-market and enterprise clients.

Specialisations: SD-WAN, Proxmox virtualization, cloud migrations, cybersecurity programmes and organisation-wide AI adoption. Open-source first where it delivers. Available for consulting mandates, interim management and project work in Düsseldorf and remote.

## Experience

- **Senior IT-Consultant**, AVENDIS · IT Services, 01/2026 — present: Pre-sales and advisory across IT infrastructure. Networking, virtualization (including open-source stacks like Proxmox) and data-centre design for mid-market and enterprise clients.
- **Head of IT Infrastructure**, Topgolf DACH (Greenreb) · Entertainment, 05/2025 — 11/2025: Owned the full IT stack across a multi-site entertainment business. Infrastructure, networking, security and support — built for reliability and scale.
- **IT Manager**, AdEx Partners · Consulting, 11/2019 — 04/2025: IT Manager for a consulting firm. Owned the full IT roadmap end-to-end: cloud buildout, zero-touch provisioning, SD-WAN, in-house software development and company-wide AI rollout. Managed external vendors, held budget responsibility and drove each initiative from scoping through handover.
- **IT Systems Administrator & Workshop Manager**, Dosen Zentrale Züchner · Packaging, 07/2017 — 10/2019: Full IT ownership for a mid-size packaging distributor. Built automation where it counted, solved complex problems independently, kept operations running reliably.
- **IT Project Manager**, Livello Technologies · IoT, 01/2013 — 12/2016: Planned and delivered IoT integrations and hardware upgrades for smart vending machines. Firmware, networking and the wiring.

## Skills

- Infrastructure & Networks: IT Infrastructure, Network & SD-WAN
- Cloud & Virtualization: Cloud Computing, Virtualization
- Security & Governance: Cybersecurity, IT Risk & Compliance
- Delivery & AI: IT Project Management, AI Products & Use Cases

Tools and vendors: Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Ubiquiti, MikroTik, Fortinet, HPE, Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft Intune, Apple Business Manager, Samsung Knox, Cloudflare.

## Side projects

Home automation built on Home Assistant, with custom integrations and ESPHome nodes throughout the house. The goal is a system that handles the routine things reliably and stays out of the way otherwise.

3D printing for functional parts, custom enclosures and one-off prototypes. The full process from model to finished part, with a preference for things that actually get used.

## Contact

- Website: https://spatz.uk/ (English), https://spatz.uk/de/ (German)
- Contact form: https://spatz.uk/#contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-spatz
- GitHub: https://github.com/3DJupp
- Languages: German, English

## Optional

- [German version](https://spatz.uk/de/)
- [SPTZ.de](https://sptz.de/): a separate fun project with tongue-in-cheek browser toys and curl endpoints
- [Security policy](https://spatz.uk/security-policy)