Daniel Barniak
Senior Program & Project Manager
Bratislava
Summary
Senior Program & Project Manager with 15+ years delivering complex, multi-country transformations across financial services, FMCG, energy, and telecom. Proven success leading data center migrations, SAP & application moves to Microsoft Azure, service transitions, and global infrastructure programs. Expert in stakeholder management, vendor governance, risk & issue control (RAID), budgeting/forecasting, and end-to-end delivery from discovery to hypercare and decommissioning. Hands-on with ITIL-based service transition, Azure IaaS/PaaS, SAP on Azure, SharePoint, and enterprise ITSM/PPM tools (MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, Clarity). Track record partnering with C-level and steering committees to meet regulatory, security, and performance targets while optimizing cost and time-to-value.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Project Manager (Freelance)
Finserv
07.2023 - Current
- Led Poland Data Center migration to Germany covering 12 banks, 90,000+ payment/POS terminals, and supporting infrastructure.
- Developed end-to-end migration plan, budget, resource model, and governance; aligned with global standards and evolving bank regulations.
- Drove application, server, and security remediation prior to migration; coordinated cutover and hypercare with cross-functional teams and vendors.
IT Manager (Freelance)
People in Need (Nonprofit)
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Assessed and modernized IT landscape; led HQ and 50+ branch offices across Slovakia & Ukraine to Microsoft Azure.
- Supported ~250 employees; delivered secure connectivity, identity, and collaboration services aligned to budget and grant constraints.
- Established operational runbooks and ITSM processes for supportability and resilience.
Transition Project Manager (Freelance)
MOL Group / Slovnaft
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Led acquisition-related transition for Slovnaft Slovakia; coordinated timelines, dependencies, and risks across business & IT.
- Reported progress to senior leadership; ensured alignment to strategic objectives and regulatory obligations.
Project Manager (Freelance)
Erste Bank Serbia
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed core banking upgrade program; coordinated internal teams and multiple third-party vendors end-to-end.
- Provided executive updates to CEO and top management; controlled scope, schedule, and quality; managed delivery risks and dependencies.
Program Manager (Freelance)
Mondelez International
11.2018 - 10.2021
- Owned program to migrate application & SAP landscapes to Microsoft Azure; orchestrated multi-vendor delivery (Accenture, DXC, Infosys).
- Directed application assessments, Azure builds, migration runbooks, cutover & hypercare; governed decommission of legacy platforms.
- Managed program budget, forecasts, and benefits realization; standardized reporting to PMO/SteerCo.
EMEA Cloud First Transition Lead (Freelance)
Mondelez International
11.2015 - 01.2018
- Led EMEA workstream in global transition of ~2,700 servers to HP Virtual Private Cloud.
- Partnered with US counterpart; presented status and risks to Centre of Excellence, steering committee, and senior leaders.
- Defined migration approaches and ensured minimal disruption to business operations.
Delivery & Transition Lead (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Transitioned support operations of multiple HP customers from various countries into the Bratislava delivery center.
- Single point of contact for customers and HP account teams; safeguarded SLAs and customer satisfaction.
- Monitored progress, resolved issues, and executed change plans to land steady-state operations.
SharePoint Solution Architect & Project Manager (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services (World's largest escalator company)
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Led redesign and migration of intranet/content to SharePoint; planned migration for ~140 TB of file server data.
- Owned architecture, project management, implementation, and post-go-live service transition.
Systems Administrator (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services
01.2004 - 01.2010
- Administered HP internal and customer servers; incident response, on-call, customer support, and root cause analysis.
- Maintained server stability and performance to meet availability targets.
Implementation Team Member (Employee)
Eurotel Slovakia (T-Mobile)
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Implemented Genesys call/chat/email routing and Clarify CRM; collaborated with Siemens and Avaya teams.
- Provided ongoing operational support for contact center platforms.
System Administrator & Developer (Employee)
Ticket Restaurant (Accor Services)
01.1997 - 2002
- Led administration of company IT infrastructure: servers, AD, DNS, SQL, intranet, endpoints, and printers.
- Executed backups/restores and server implementations to maintain business continuity.
Education
High School Diploma -
Electrotechnical High School
Bratislava01.1997
Skills
- Program/Portfolio Management
- Project Delivery (Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid)
- PMO & Governance
- Stakeholder & Executive Communication
- Risk/Issue Management (RAID)
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Optimization
- Resource & Vendor Management (SOW/RFP/Contracts)
- Change & Release Management
Certification
MCP: Windows XP (70-270), Windows 2000 Server (70-215), Windows Server 2003 (70-290), SQL Administration (70-228)
ATS KEYWORDS
- Program Manager
- Project Manager
- PMO
- Portfolio Management
- ITIL
- Service Transition
- Service Delivery
- Data Center Migration
- Cloud Migration
- Azure
- SAP on Azure
- Infrastructure
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- SQL Server
- SharePoint
- Vendor Management
- SOW
- RFP
- Contract Management
- Risk Management
- Issue Management
- RAID
- Budget Management
- Forecasting
- Cost Optimization
- Resource Planning
- Change Management
- Release Management
- Cutover
- Hypercare
- Decommissioning
- Compliance
- Banking
- Financial Services
- FMCG
- Energy
- JIRA
- Confluence
- ServiceNow
- MS Project
- Clarity PPM
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Hybrid
Timeline
Project Manager (Freelance)
Finserv
07.2023 - Current
IT Manager (Freelance)
People in Need (Nonprofit)
03.2023 - 06.2023
Transition Project Manager (Freelance)
MOL Group / Slovnaft
04.2022 - 08.2022
Project Manager (Freelance)
Erste Bank Serbia
10.2021 - 01.2022
Program Manager (Freelance)
Mondelez International
11.2018 - 10.2021
EMEA Cloud First Transition Lead (Freelance)
Mondelez International
11.2015 - 01.2018
Delivery & Transition Lead (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services
01.2013 - 01.2015
SharePoint Solution Architect & Project Manager (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services (World's largest escalator company)
01.2010 - 01.2013
Systems Administrator (Employee)
Hewlett Packard – Enterprise Services
01.2004 - 01.2010
Implementation Team Member (Employee)
Eurotel Slovakia (T-Mobile)
01.2002 - 01.2004
System Administrator & Developer (Employee)
Ticket Restaurant (Accor Services)
01.1997 - 2002
High School Diploma -
Electrotechnical High School
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