Adrian K.-Senior Advisor | Automotive & Autonomous Mobility | Digital Product Strategy & Transformation
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Senior Advisor, Process Governance & Transformation
MOIA GmbH
- Ran a group-wide steering committee to set strategic direction for a turnaround program. Planned delivery to secure go-to-market and investor milestones
- Prepared the project structure and supplier management process for an ACQ.4 Automotive SPICE audit. Built dry runs and compiled evidence with the team, resulting in a successful CL2 assessment
- Synchronized Automotive SPICE activities with the organization's SAFe rollout by screening base practices and agile artifacts for overlap. Avoided approximately 30% duplicate effort
Project Lead, Release Management
Volkswagen ADMT GmbH
- Established a release framework incl. roadmap, scope consolidation, entry/exit criteria, rollback and contingency procedures for homologation-ready software releases. Coordinated workshops with engineering, QA, and platform teams to design an audit-ready, end-to-end release and cutover process
- Built release dashboards tracking ODD and functional readiness across fleet functions. Leveraged AI reporting agents to synthesize complex trend data. Established clear decision criteria and human-vetted recommendations for the Release Board for use on public roads
Business Analyst
Commercial Electrical Service Supplier
- Analyzed 20+ competitors and identified over CAD 15 million in potential in the smart-office segment
- Evaluated business cases as the basis for investment decisions
- Created a differentiated growth strategy, expanding the sales channel by 15%
Executive Consultant, Digital Product Strategy
BMW AG
- Identified trends shaping the in-car digital services roadmap through 2035 via market and competitor analysis
- Led innovation workshops with expert teams to derive hardware requirements for two vehicle platforms (SOP 2026+)
- Developed a Confluence knowledge base that centralized project communication for 150+ team members and accelerated reporting by 40%
Freelance Management Consultant
PalmTree Kerber Consulting
- Designed and rolled out an architecture design strategy, including training for 200+ employees
- Led the redesign of feature lifecycle management and the release process for an autonomous mobility company
- Created dashboards and C-level reports for a DAX company to manage the development division
- Managed 500+ requirements for a software-defined vehicle
- Conceptually and technically evaluated future digital product portfolios for two vehicle platforms with SOP 2026+. Prepared for 12 new features
- Developed a digital driving function, including the setup of MBSE requirements management
Executive Consultant, Software-Defined Vehicle
CARIAD SE
- Designed and implemented an approach for achieving a target system architecture through two streams within an architectural design strategy for functions, logical systems, and physical implementations
- Supported the introduction of MBSE as the overarching methodology across all vehicle platforms to manage mainline requirements in development
- Conceptualized Power BI dashboards for C-level executives to track engineering velocity in real time. Reduced reporting time by 65%
Project Lead, ALM Suite Implementation
Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Conducted expert interviews and design-thinking workshops with division heads, producing a consolidated target vision for supplier specification
- Modeled and optimized 5 end-to-end processes using BPMN 2.0 as a blueprint for a new tool. Standardizing the processes resulted in a calculated 15% reduction in the error rate
- Trained 350 employees for the rollout by developing the structure and creating content for MOOCs and webinars
Business Analyst, Market Diversification for PU Components
Covestro AG
- Determined new use cases for plastic components by redesigning the value proposition, including €12 million in sales forecasts to guide the strategic prioritization of development investments
- Formulated a scalable growth strategy for PU components in BEV batteries to systematically open up untapped market segments and commercial potential
- Assessed strategic development campaigns for solid-state batteries and defined investment priorities to secure the 2030+ product pipeline
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, and Chemical.
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Strategy, and Marketing.
Summary
Senior Advisor & Executive Consultant with 10+ years of experience at the intersection of strategy, technology, and process governance in the automotive and autonomous-vehicle space (SDV, MaaS, digital consumer experiences). A trusted sparring partner to CxOs on transformation programs with heavy change-and stakeholder-management demands.
Skills
IT
- Power Bi & Superset (Data Modeling, Dashboards)
- Azure Devops & Atlassian Suite (Roadmapping, Planning, Kanban)
- Ibm Rational Change (Change, Configuration)
- Siemens Polarion & Ptc Codebeamer (Alm, Requirements)
- Miro & Mural & Figjam (Workshops)
Framework Expertise
- Safe Lpm
- Information Security Per Enx Tisax & Iso 27001
- Aspice Acq.4 (Cl2)
Interests
- Scuba Diving (Padi Aowd)
- Calisthenics (Working Toward A 30-Second Handstand)
- Geocaching (Mystery Caches)
- Rhine River Cleanups
Languages
Education
RWTH Aachen University & RMIT
Master of Science, Plastics and Textile Engineering · Plastics and Textile Engineering · Australia
RWTH Aachen University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Aachen, Germany
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Experience
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Profile
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Adrian is based in Düsseldorf, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Adrian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native).
Adrian has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Adrian has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Adrian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Adrian would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Advisor, Process Governance & Transformation, Project Lead, Release Management, Business Analyst.
Adrian's most recent position is Senior Advisor, Process Governance & Transformation at MOIA GmbH.
In recent years, Adrian has worked for MOIA GmbH, Volkswagen ADMT GmbH, Commercial Electrical Service Supplier, BMW AG, and PalmTree Kerber Consulting.
Adrian is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Chemical.
Adrian is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Business Intelligence. Adrian also has some experience in Information Technology, Strategy, and Marketing.
Adrian has recently worked in industries like Automotive and Information Technology.
Adrian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.
Adrian holds a Master in Plastics and Textile Engineering from RWTH Aachen University & RMIT and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.
Adrian has 3 certificates. These include: Professional Scrum Master I (Scrum.org), Project Management Professional (PMI), Six Sigma Green Belt (WZL, and RWTH Aachen).
Adrian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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