Summary
Achim Christ is an IT architect specializing in infrastructure automation with over two decades of experience designing, building, and operating enterprise storage and server solutions. Based in Mainz, Germany, he has led technical strategy and capability development for large EMEA teams, including setting roadmap and training direction for 80+ consultants as CTO of IBM Systems Lab Services. He combines hands-on solution architecture in client-facing engagements with deep expertise in distributed file systems, object storage, and cloud orchestration, often driving pre-sales, service development, and automation initiatives. At IBM he also acted as technical lead for senior specialist teams and later translated that domain knowledge into solution proposals and delivery oversight for complex infrastructure projects. Now at SVA he focuses on applying that blend of strategy and engineering to automate resilient, scalable infrastructures for enterprise customers. A pragmatic problem solver, he often bridges business needs and low-level technical detail to accelerate adoption of modern, software-defined infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Computer Science, Diploma Computer Science at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences