Core competencies
- Up-to-date SAFe® SPC certification and Scaled Agile® Inc. membership
- Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification
- Training qualification for the SAFe® roles in German and English (teams, product owners/managers, scrum masters, architects, release/solution train engineers, portfolio managers and management)
- Agile coaching (SAFe®/Scrumban) across all levels from management to implementation at team level
- C-level management consulting (e.g. Lean Canvas, SWOT analysis, TOWS matrix)
- Strategic management consulting for the combination of agile and digital transformation
- Implementation of compliance/certification/homologation in agile development projects
- Solution/Programm (ART)/Project/MVP Setup Team Ramp-Ups
- Lean Portfolio Management Setup Value Stream Ramp-Ups
- Turnaround Management
- Jira/ALM consulting (products, plugins, setup, configuration, methodology, automation, reporting, testing, CI/CD)
- Scrum/Agile Master especially for implementation and migration projects
- Classic IT project management according to PMI
- Release Solution Train Engineer for major projects
- Risk Issue Manager for major projects
- Business Analyst for PLM MES projects (development, production and assembly)
- Industry-specific business process consulting in the areas of development, production assembly (analysis, harmonization, development, implementation)
- Vendor management for PLM projects (with a good practical overview of vendors and service providers)
- Cross-tool and cross-divisional closed-loop system architecture (PLM/ERP/MES)
Experience
| PDM/PLM | 8 years |
| CAD/CAM/MES | > 20 years |
| ALM | 6 years |
| Consulting | > 20 years |
| Project Management | > 20 years |
| Agility | 12 years |
| Requirements Determination | > 10 years |
| Software development | 7 years |
Languages
| German | Mother tongue |
| English | business fluent |
| French | very rusty |
Soft Skills
The consultant is a very curious person and a good listener. He loves to ask in-depth questions and to lead people to solutions by asking specific questions. His extensive general knowledge, his many years of project, tool and market experience as well as his great willingness to help make him a sought-after contact person. He is a role model for agile values and communicates with everyone, regardless of hierarchy, with great respect and at eye level. At the same time, he is exceptionally driven by success, efficiency and technology. He quickly familiarizes himself with new project environments and specialist areas. He uses available tools intuitively and likes to use them with maximum functionality.
Expertise
| Expert | Requirements engineering, project management, PLM/MES/ALM consulting, agile methods/coaching, KANBAN, Scrum, Scrumban, SAFe®, waterfall, lean management, Six Sigma, project setup, vendor management, process and value stream mapping, identification of action areas, V-model, process consulting/design/harmonization, concept development, system architecture, rough/fine/IT/business concepts, specification, (pre-)refinement, organization and implementation of workshops, Scrum Master, RTE |
| Specialist | ROI analysis, BOM management, CAD part alignment, ALM, mechatronics PLM, closed loop ERP/PLM/MES, document management, change management, systems engineering, manufacturing and mold making processes, injection molding and progressive manufacturing, Die-sinking and wire EDM, production data management (material, machine and tool database), digital work instructions, CAQ, release/solution train engineer, WordPress, WPML, Camtasia, BPMN, CMMI, portfolio management (Lean Canvas, SWOT, TOWS) |
| Basic knowledge | Configuration management, supplier portal, solution train engineer, interface development, application development, full stack development, Java EE, JDBC, JavaFX, C++, UML, Android, SQLite, Firebase, SQL, Oracle SQL, MySQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, React, Rest API, White Hat Hacking, Big Data, IoT, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python, Anaconda, Apache Spark, Dash, Plotly, Dashboard development, Low Coding, CAE, CAQ, (A-)SPICE, FMEA, Teamcenter implementation, BMIDE, Stylesheets, Windchill configuration, Thingworx development, Mendix development |
Tool experience
| PDM/PLM | Teamcenter, Windchill, Agile e6 |
| MES | Camstar, SimaticIT, Certa |
| CAD | CimatronE, SolidWorks, NX, Catia, Creo Parametric |
| CAM | CimatronE, VirtualGibbs (MTM) |
| ALM (agile) | Jira, Polarion, Codebeamer |
| Project (waterfall) | SharePoint, Confluence, TFS, MS Project, SAP PPM, cPlace |
| BPM | Signavio, Draw.io, Lucid, LeanIX, Visio, Enterprise Architect |
| (I)IoT | Thingworx, MindSphere (both only basic knowledge) |
| Low Coding | Mendix, Thingworx (both only basic knowledge) |
Development environments
Eclipse, JavaFX, Android Studio, Visual Studio, Qt, Jupyter, Brackets, Atom, Unity, Maya, Blender, Wireshark, Nmap, Mendix, Spyder, MindSphere, Thingworx
Previous roles
Account Manager, CAD/CAM Presales, PLM Presales, PLM Consultant, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Consultant Process Development, Business Process Consultant, Vendor Manager, Release Train Engineer, Solution Train Engineer, Risk Issue Manager
Training and certifications
| 1992 | Mathematics and science high school diploma (degree 2.6) |
| 1994 | Training as an industrial clerk (IHK) |
| 1995 | IHK trainer of trainees (ADA) |
| 1996 | CAD basic, volume, surface and CAM training (Cimatron) |
| 2006 | CAD basic training (SolidWorks) |
| 2016 | Siemens PLM Germany SalesRep Certificate |
| 2021 | PTC Thingworx Fundamentials Certificate 2021 |
| 2021 | PTC Windchill Fundamentials Certificate 2021 |
| 2024 | Scaled Agile® Inc. SAFe® 6.0 Practice/Program Consultant (SPC) |
| 2024 | Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Certificate |
Industry experience
Toolmaking, mold making, parts production, injection molding, automotive, aerospace, medical technology, consumer goods, industry, mechanical engineering
Other experiences
Game development, white hat hacking, music production (StudioOne), tutorials and online training video production (Camtasia), WordPress, LearnPress, internationalization (WPML, DeepL)
Curriculum vitae
| Employer | Project |
|---|---|
| Agile Coach / SAFe® Trainer / Owner Bizagility.de, Dietmannsried 04/2020 – today | SAFe® Trainer / Agile Coach 04/2020 – today Execution of trainings Agile coaching Professional services and strategic consulting |
| Training for SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC) 04/2024 – 07/2024 SPC-Course Training enablement courses for different roles Creation of training plans Expansion of the website for SAFe® courses Preparation of the SAFe® trainings | |
| Consultant Process Development INNEO Solutions GmbH, Ellwangen 10/2023 – 03/2024 | Scrum Master (Gemü, Künzelsau) 10/2023 – 03/2024 Project setup Lean startup |
| Scrum Master (Rational, Landsberg) 11/2023 – 03/2024 Project setup Lean startup | |
| ALM Consultant (internal) 12/2023 – 02/2024 SAFe® implementation (Codebeamer) A-SPICE implementation (Codebeamer) | |
| PLM Consultant Piterion GmbH, Ismaning 04/2018 – 09/2023 | Vendor Manager / Product Owner (Siemens Energy, Berlin) 01/2023 – 09/2023 Supplier selection Project setup Vendor management Business process analysis Business process development/harmonization Systems architecture Requirements determination |
| Business Process Consultant / Product Owner (Daimler Trucks, Untertürkheim) 02/2023 – 07/2023 Business process analysis / consulting / design / business unit harmonization Business process mapping with Teamcenter OOTB tool processes PLM consulting Definition of business process requirements (Features) Interface between business and development teams | |
| PLM Consultant / Product Owner (Cellcentric, Kirchheim/Teck) 01/2023 Enterprise closed loop architecture support Project setup (pre-project phase) PLM consulting High-level requirements determination | |
| Project Manager / Scrum Master / RTE (ZF, Friedrichshafen) 01/2022 – 12/2022 Project management (migration and development projects) Agile coaching Turnaround management Release train management Risk and issue management | |
| tPLM Presales (Piterion, internal) 05/2020 – 12/2021 Presales Knowledge graph support (Siemens Corporate) Thingworx Training Windchill training Short-time work | |
| Scrum Master / Product Owner (BMW AG, Landshut) 10/2019 – 04/2020 Agile coaching for BMW and Siemens teams Process documentation Polarion implementation, configuration and support Business process analysis DoR-Check (dependencies, format, …) Refinement, estimation, prioritization Teamcenter configuration (simple tasks) Tools: Jira, Polarion, SharePoint, Confluence, Teamcenter, Catia, NX | |
| PLM Consultant (Piterion, internal) 05/2019 – 10/2019 Machine Learning, Big Data, IIoT Data analysis, data training, data prediction Creation of dashboards and diagrams Mendix training MindSphere training | |
| Scrum Master / Product Owner (Audi AG, Ingolstadt) 01/2019 – 05/2019 Project setup Project management Agile coaching Development of new web applications for automation and preparation of pre-series production Business process analysis, creation of business concept | |
| Business Analyst / Product Owner (Siemens Healthineers, Forchheim/Erlangen) 04/2018 – 12/2018 Business unit project support (CT and MR) Translation of business processes into TC tool processes Support for change and feature requests Tools: Teamcenter, SharePoint, TFS, Visio PLM areas: BOM management, change management, configuration management, ERP integration | |
| Software-/ Database-/ Web-Developer Freelancer 05/2017 – 04/2018 | Deepening and expanding knowledge in software development full stack web development |
| Account Manager PLM KPIT Solutions GmbH, Bielefeld today: Birlasoft 04/2016 – 04/2017 | Product Owner: Business process analysis PLM/MES consulting Projekt Jet Aviation: Vendor management consulting Projekt Aero: Business process analysis, business concept Projekt Marenco/Copter: Project planning consulting, business process analysis, business concept Siemens NX Teamcenter Tecnomatix SimaticIT Camstar Preactor At times Scrum Master |
| Area Sales Manager Cimatron GmbH, Ismaning today: 3D Systems Software GmbH 10/2011 – 09/2015 | CAD/CAM software, training, support and sales Presentation of the CAD/CAM solutions CimatronE and VirtualGibbs Process consulting for tool and mold making Organization and implementation of technology workshops Project management At times Scrum Master |
| Sales Consultant Elan IT Resource GmbH, Munich today: Experis GmbH 05/2011 – 09/2011 | Placement of IT staff |
| Freelancer Marinelli Business Services, Munich 11/2008 – 12/2013 | Sales services Creation of marketing documents eMail marketing |
| Sales Manager Emailvision GmbH, Hamburg today: SmartFocus GmbH 07/2007 – 10/2007 | eMail marketing service sales and eMail marketing consulting |
| Senior Sales Manager Arcor AG Co. KG, Munich today: Vodafone GmbH 09/2004 – 06/2007 | Sales of WAN connections, data connections, security and IP telephony solutions |
| Business Sales Manager Broadnet mediascape communications AG, Munich today: QSC AG 04/2000 – 08/2004 | Sales of WAN connections, data connections, security solutions |
| Sales Manager Cimatron GmbH, Ismaning today: 3D Systems Software GmbH 06/1998 – 08/1999 | Sales of CAD/CAM software, training and support Presales for the CAD/CAM software CimatronIT |
| Head of Accounting ce Consumer Electronic AG, Munich 04/1997 – 05/1998 | Head of finance and payroll accounting Preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements Controlling quarterly and annual planning Support and preparation of the IPO |
| Head of Accounting Nico Fahrzeugteile GmbH, Bad Rappenau 06/1994 – 03/1997 | Head of financial and payroll accounting Preparation of annual financial statements IT tasks Introduction of CAD/CAM |
