Head of IT · PlantaCorp GmbH · Hamburg
Bridging IT Strategy, Enterprise Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence.
I'm Hafiz Adnan, a hands-on IT leader focused on building reliable technology foundations, modernizing enterprise applications, and transforming business processes through AI and automation.
Philosophy
Build the foundation first. Automate what repeats. Keep people in charge of the decisions that matter.
Technology earns its place when the business can rely on it. I would rather ship a small system that is tested, documented and recoverable than a large one that only its author understands.
IT Leader
I set the direction for IT: strategy, budgets, vendors, projects and the daily operations a business relies on.
Technical Architect & Builder
I still design and build systems myself, from server and network architecture to the web applications people use every day.
AI & Digital Transformation
I put AI to work where it helps, with local models where data must stay in-house and human approval where mistakes cost something.
Featured projects
Work across platforms, AI and infrastructure.
Areas of expertise
From the server room to the AI model.
IT Leadership & Strategy
Turning business priorities into an IT roadmap, then running it with budgets, vendors and clear ownership.
Enterprise Infrastructure
The servers, networks, storage and cloud services that a business stands on.
AI & Automation
Practical AI with clear limits: local where data requires it, and approved by people where risk requires it.
Software & Web Development
Internal business applications, and the careful work of moving legacy systems onto modern stacks.
Security & Identity
Identity, access and recovery designed in from the start, with GDPR and NIS2 readiness in mind.
Career highlights
Leadership that stays hands-on.
2018 to 2022
From working student to Head of IT
Joined PlantaCorp as an IT working student in December 2018 and have led IT since January 2022.
Cloud workplace
Moved a company to Microsoft 365
Led the migration from dedicated mail servers to Microsoft 365, including SharePoint and Teams.
Legacy to web
Legacy applications replaced and retired
Rebuilt business applications on modern stacks, keeping the same data and business rules.
AI in practice
Private AI, with people in control
Built a self-hosted AI platform and assistants that can read and propose, with people approving what happens next.
Let's talk about technology that has to work.
I am always glad to hear from IT leaders, recruiters and potential collaborators.