Product Owner
Keywords
Skills
Extensive capabilities as a project manager in
international environments, in the definition of applicable and
pragmatic working processes and in the development and rollout of
products through those.
Beyond this, my core area of expertise lies is in the coaching of Agile
methodologies and in guiding Agile organizations and their teams in
their continuous improvement efforts. Specialized in working with, coaching and leading distributed teams.
All of this hands-on in the direct operation of developing products, as I am experienced in coaching and conveying the principles and
techniques of Agile methodologies, through the roles of Product Owner and Scrum Master.
international environments, in the definition of applicable and
pragmatic working processes and in the development and rollout of
products through those.
Beyond this, my core area of expertise lies is in the coaching of Agile
methodologies and in guiding Agile organizations and their teams in
their continuous improvement efforts. Specialized in working with, coaching and leading distributed teams.
All of this hands-on in the direct operation of developing products, as I am experienced in coaching and conveying the principles and
techniques of Agile methodologies, through the roles of Product Owner and Scrum Master.
Project history
12/2023
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Present
04/2023
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11/2023
Agile Coach
01/2022
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03/2023
Product Owner
12/2019
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12/2021
Product Owner
04/2019
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10/2019
Scrum Master
BMW Group
Project: Product Data Management
Support for transitioning to Agile methodologies, identification of waste,
requirements engineering and meeting moderation, as well as coaching
of Product Owners.
Support for transitioning to Agile methodologies, identification of waste,
requirements engineering and meeting moderation, as well as coaching
of Product Owners.
04/2018
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04/2019
Agile Coach
BMW Group
Project: Smart Maintenance
Coaching of the project leadership team in how to empower their teams to work in a self-organized
manner with increased ownership and responsibility.
Operational responsibility for three teams, moderation and guidance as their Scrum Master.
Coaching of the project leadership team in how to empower their teams to work in a self-organized
manner with increased ownership and responsibility.
Operational responsibility for three teams, moderation and guidance as their Scrum Master.
02/2019
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03/2019
Agile Coach
BMW Financial Services
Project: Agile Transformation
Implementing the BMW Agile Working model, providing introduction
and guidance for individual teams on location in Farnborough and
Agile coaching for executive management.
Implementing the BMW Agile Working model, providing introduction
and guidance for individual teams on location in Farnborough and
Agile coaching for executive management.
11/2017
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12/2018
Product Owner
BMW Group
Project: ASeC - After Sales eCommerce
Product ownership for the PIM (Product Information Management) system as the central data management
system for the online shops of After Sales eCommerce, covering Germany, UK, USA, the Netherlands,
Spain and Italy for the BMW, BMW Motorbike and Mini brands.
Product ownership for the PIM (Product Information Management) system as the central data management
system for the online shops of After Sales eCommerce, covering Germany, UK, USA, the Netherlands,
Spain and Italy for the BMW, BMW Motorbike and Mini brands.
07/2017
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02/2018
Agile Coach
BMW Group
Project: Marketing Assets
Setup of an Agile multi-project for FG-662. Coaching of Agile principles,
moderation and Scrum mastering. Training and support for their Product Owners and the products'
requirement engineering.
Setup of an Agile multi-project for FG-662. Coaching of Agile principles,
moderation and Scrum mastering. Training and support for their Product Owners and the products'
requirement engineering.
01/2014
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12/2017
Freelance App Developer
Project: Esports Companion App
Project leadership and producer for a live esports companion app (product ownership, project
planning, requirement engineering, development management).
Project: Location-based Mobile MMOG
Builder based on OpenStreetMap data that drives a cooperative massively-multiplayer game
Project leadership and producer for a live esports companion app (product ownership, project
planning, requirement engineering, development management).
Project: Location-based Mobile MMOG
Builder based on OpenStreetMap data that drives a cooperative massively-multiplayer game
06/2017
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07/2017
Agile Coach
BMW Group
Project: Central Operation Responsibility for Process Guidance System
IPS-T,
Production Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance for 10 plants
Support in the transformation from a traditional approach to an Agile
methodology for the team "Instandhaltung und Weiterentwicklung IPS-T"
(maintenance and continued development IPS-T). Preparation, execution
and follow-up of the initial kick-off workshop.
Setup of JIRA and coaching for the initial stakeholder map, required roles
and the bundling of user stories and epics for the Product Backlog.
IPS-T,
Production Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance for 10 plants
Support in the transformation from a traditional approach to an Agile
methodology for the team "Instandhaltung und Weiterentwicklung IPS-T"
(maintenance and continued development IPS-T). Preparation, execution
and follow-up of the initial kick-off workshop.
Setup of JIRA and coaching for the initial stakeholder map, required roles
and the bundling of user stories and epics for the Product Backlog.
01/2012
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12/2013
Development Manager
Electronic Arts
Project: Browser & Mobile Entertainment as a Service
Transitioning of the development under a new Agile paradigm and introduction of Scrum. Day-to-day
operational responsibility of a 25-strong, international development team in a global corporate
structure. Continuous improvement of product and practices.
Including:
* Process definition
* Agile Coaching
* Project planning
* Cross-departmental coaching
* Development in and for a running live operation
* Process management
* Release management
* Change management
Transitioning of the development under a new Agile paradigm and introduction of Scrum. Day-to-day
operational responsibility of a 25-strong, international development team in a global corporate
structure. Continuous improvement of product and practices.
Including:
* Process definition
* Agile Coaching
* Project planning
* Cross-departmental coaching
* Development in and for a running live operation
* Process management
* Release management
* Change management
01/2008
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12/2011
Team Lead/Content Lead/Game Designer
B2B
Project: 2.0 Release
AI-Middleware (Engine & Tools) for development of agents, mass and traffic simulations in video
games.
* Team lead
* Scrum Master
* Projekt planing
* Software rollout
* Risk- & change management
Project: Ambient & Combat AI a MMOG
* Scrum Master
* Requirement analysis
* Development
* Integration & operation
Projekt: Script Suite for product release
* Lua Scripting
* Client coaching
* Scrum Master
AI-Middleware (Engine & Tools) for development of agents, mass and traffic simulations in video
games.
* Team lead
* Scrum Master
* Projekt planing
* Software rollout
* Risk- & change management
Project: Ambient & Combat AI a MMOG
* Scrum Master
* Requirement analysis
* Development
* Integration & operation
Projekt: Script Suite for product release
* Lua Scripting
* Client coaching
* Scrum Master
Local Availability
Only available for remote work
