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Andreas Klös-Senior IT Consultant

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Langgöns, Germany

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Mar 2024 - Present
Bellheim, Germany

Test / QA / QS

KARDEX Software GmbH KARDEX Remstar

Position Summary
Test / QA / QS at KARDEX Software GmbH KARDEX Remstar
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance

Testing customizations for customer requirements in warehouse / logistics software

Windows 10 / 11 Atlassian Tool Chain Agile Testing / Kanban

Nov 2022 - Feb 2024
Nuremberg, Germany

Test Manager

Federal Office for Migration & Refugees

Position Summary
Test Manager at Federal Office for Migration & Refugees
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Test management for the introduction of the federal client at the Federal Office for Migration & Refugees, a project by PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand GmbH

Windows 10 Microsoft SCCM / EPCM

Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
Hamburg, Germany

Release & Test Manager

Dataport AöR

Position Summary
Release & Test Manager at Dataport AöR
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Release & test management in the agile new development of a web service portal for digital online services (OSI). Key points of the project:

  • Reporting
  • Release planning & coordination
  • Go-live planning & support

Release & Test Management Agile / Scrum Microsoft TFS / Azure DevOps Grafana

Jun 2018 - Jun 2020
Hamburg, Germany

Test Manager & Tester

Dataport AöR

Position Summary
Test Manager & Tester at Dataport AöR
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Test management as part of quality assurance in the agile new development of a web service portal for digital online services (OSI). Key points of the project:

  • creating functional test cases
  • creating non-functional test cases
  • creating test plans
  • test execution
  • reporting / triage meeting
  • go-live support

Test Management Quality Assurance Agile / Scrum Microsoft TFS / Azure DevOps

Sep 2017 - May 2018
Eschborn, Germany

Senior Tester & Test Automation Engineer

Zühlke Engineering GmbH

Position Summary
Senior Tester & Test Automation Engineer at Zühlke Engineering GmbH
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Quality Assurance

Create and perform manual and automated tests as part of an embedded development project. (Portable medical measurement unit for clinical use) Key points of the project:

  • creating functional test cases
  • implementing the test cases
  • integration into the Jenkins-based framework
  • test execution
  • reporting
  • monitoring of analog & digital electronics for simulation (test setup)

Agile / Scrum Ruby Jenkins Continuous Delivery Confluence Integration Microsoft TFS Analog & Digital Measurement Technology

Jan 2015 - Aug 2017
Bad Oldesloe, Germany

Senior Tester & Test Automation Engineer

Minimax GmbH & Co.KG

Position Summary
Senior Tester & Test Automation Engineer at Minimax GmbH & Co.KG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Created and performed manual and automated tests for a new embedded system development. Built a test framework together with an external service provider. Key points of the project:

  • creating functional test cases
  • implementing test cases
  • implementing parts of the test framework
  • test execution
  • reporting
  • error analysis

Agile / Scrum / Kanban JavaScript / TypeScript Selenium / Protractor Python NI TestStand & LabView Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Atlassian Tool Chain

Oct 2011 - Dec 2014
Wolfsburg, Germany

Multi-Project Manager & Defect Manager

Volkswagen AG

Position Summary
Multi-Project Manager & Defect Manager at Volkswagen AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Project lead for an embedded radio / navigation system for use in passenger cars worldwide / multi-lingual and across several company divisions. Key points of the project:

  • coordination of developer teams
  • coordination of testing, integration testing in the vehicle
  • coordination of suppliers, internal & external within the group
  • test execution
  • reporting
  • defect management in cooperation with suppliers and internal specialist departments
  • error analysis

QNX Windows CE HMI Java / J9

Apr 2010 - Sep 2011
Munich, Germany

Tester, Test Developer & Test Manager

Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG

Position Summary
Tester, Test Developer & Test Manager at Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Test development & test management for highly integrated optical network elements. Key points of the project:

  • creating functional test cases
  • implementing test cases
  • test execution
  • creating test & configuration tools
  • error analysis
  • reporting
  • developer support

Agile / Scrum Embedded Linux Java / J9 bash scripting

Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
Paderborn, Germany

Tester, Test Developer & Test Manager

Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH

Position Summary
Tester, Test Developer & Test Manager at Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance

Project / development for integrated, manually operated bank / cash machines with cash flow integration. Key points of the project:

  • creating functional test cases
  • creating E2E test cases
  • implementing test cases
  • test execution
  • creating test & configuration tools
  • error analysis
  • reporting
  • installation (rollout)
  • support for pilot systems at the end customer
  • 3rd level support

Eclipse & NetBeans RCP Windows XP Java

Dec 2007 - Dec 2008
Ingolstadt, Germany

Project Manager & Defect Manager

AUDI AG

Position Summary
Project Manager & Defect Manager at AUDI AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Project / development for radio / navigation systems for the Asian market. Key points of the project:

  • project management
  • creating functional test cases
  • defect management in cooperation with suppliers and internal specialist departments
  • error analysis
  • tracking the integration of functional scope
  • creation of message sequence charts

QNX Java

Jan 2007 - Nov 2007
Munich, Germany

Test Developer & Test

Giesecke & Devrient

Position Summary
Test Developer & Test at Giesecke & Devrient
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance

Test development & testing for mobile phone cards & smart cards. Main points of the project:

  • Test automation with Java & JUnit and C++
  • Performing automated and manual tests

Visual Studio 2005 C++ Eclipse 3.2 Java JUnit 3 Doors

Nov 2005 - Dec 2006
Wetzlar, Germany

Integration & Test

Siemens VDO

Position Summary
Integration & Test at Siemens VDO
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Integration of radio / navigation systems. Main points of the project:

  • Software integration / embedded hardware
  • Coordination of concepts with the system / software architects as part of system integration
  • Creating and carrying out manual and automated tests
  • Measurement-based verification of the test units
  • Troubleshooting & analysis

VxWorks OSGI Jeode (Java EVM) REXX PERL Lauterbach analog & digital measurement technology

Jun 2003 - Jul 2003
Cologne, Germany

Analysis

TelcoMedia Consult GmbH

Position Summary
Analysis at TelcoMedia Consult GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology

Analysis of a Delphi-based application software used to capture, process, and track transport orders (packages).

Borland Delphi 5 Enterprise SQL Anywhere DB

Jun 2003 - Jun 2003
Cologne, Germany

Test

TelcoMedia Consult GmbH

Position Summary
Test at TelcoMedia Consult GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance

Testing of a GPRS PCMCIA card (mobile internet) in various cities across Europe.

GPRS PCMCIA

Jan 2001 - Nov 2005
Munich, Germany

Test Developer, System & Integration Test, Build Manager, Integration

Siemens AG

Position Summary
Test Developer, System & Integration Test, Build Manager, Integration at Siemens AG
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Several projects in embedded optoelectronics / transmission technology development. Radio Network Controller (UMTS) Main points of the project:

  • Software integration / embedded hardware
  • Coordination of concepts with the system / software architects as part of system integration
  • Creating and carrying out manual and automated tests
  • Troubleshooting & analysis
  • Analysis, design & development of test tools for standard and proprietary protocols
  • Creating functional test cases
  • Creating test plans
  • Test automation
  • Build management
  • Monitoring of electronic test setups

TTCN-3 TL-1 PowerPC Embedded Linux C / C++ Java / Swing KornShell / Scripting XML CAN PCB Rational Clear Case analog & digital measurement technology

May 2000 - Dec 2000
Munich, Germany

Software Development

MSI - München GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at MSI - München GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Development of a billing and reporting application for PBX, mobile, and IP services. Main points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Data import / export in different formats

Borland Delphi InterBase Edifact XML

Nov 1999 - Apr 2000
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

TLC GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at TLC GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology

Expansion and new development of a Lotus Notes workflow application for communication between the control center and train attendants and locomotive drivers via e-mail, SMS, fax, and voice. Main points of the project:

  • Software development

Lotus Notes

Sep 1999 - Sep 1999
Bous, Germany

Software Development

Stahlwerk Bous GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at Stahlwerk Bous GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Information Technology

Migration of the production environment of database applications (year 2000 issue). Main points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Database migration

Oracle 6/8i Microsoft Access 2.0/2000 Microsoft VBA

Jul 1999 - Nov 1999
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

Deutsche Börse AG

Position Summary
Software Development at Deutsche Börse AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Porting and expansion of a database application for logistics / organization (year 2000 issue). Adaptation to changed requirements and process changes due to an expanded product range. Main points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Defining the new requirements
  • Database migration

Microsoft Access 2.0/2000 Microsoft VBA Lotus Notes

Jun 1999 - Jun 1999
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

BWS Bank AG

Position Summary
Software Development at BWS Bank AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology

Design and implementation of an application for evaluating annual general meetings of stock corporations. Main points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Defining the new requirements
  • Database migration
  • Reporting

Microsoft Access 2.0/2000 Microsoft VBA

Mar 1999 - Apr 1999
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

Deutsche Börse AG

Position Summary
Software Development at Deutsche Börse AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Porting and extending a database application for logistics / organization (Year 2000 issue). Key points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Defining the new requirements for database migration

Microsoft Access 97 Microsoft VBA

Jan 1999 - Present

Partner, Managing Director

NeoSystems GmbH

Mar 1998 - Dec 1998
Eschborn, Germany

Support

Deutsch Bank

Position Summary
Support at Deutsch Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Introduction (rollout) of a new DB intranet version Key points of the project:

  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd level support

IBM OS/2 / DB2

Jan 1998 - Mar 1998
Bad Homburg, Germany

Software Development

Lawyer Becker

Position Summary
Software Development at Lawyer Becker
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Design and implementation of a client management system incl. reporting for cases of a car insurance company Key points of the project:

  • Software development
  • Defining the new requirements

Microsoft Access 97 Microsoft VBA

Aug 1997 - Sep 1997
Bad Homburg, Germany

Software Development

Basler Insurance Lawyer Becker

Position Summary
Software Development at Basler Insurance Lawyer Becker
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Extension of the dunning system (see project 05 / 1994 – 03 / 1995)

May 1997 - Mar 1998
Offenbach, Germany

Migration

Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH

Position Summary
Migration at Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Information Technology

Key points of the project:

  • Migration of a network from Novell 3.11/WfW to Novell 4.12/Windows NT Workstation
  • Update and expansion of MS Office document templates and documents

Novell network Windows Microsoft Word 97 Microsoft VBA

May 1997 - Feb 1998
Frankfurt, Germany

Standard Software Software Development

forestina Marketing GmbH

Position Summary
Standard Software Software Development at forestina Marketing GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Operations

Introduction and customization of an inventory management and cost accounting system based on Oracle. Key points of the project:

  • Design and implementation of database interfaces to customers and suppliers

Oracle DB SQL Windows Microsoft VBA

Mar 1997 - Aug 1997
Wiesbaden, Germany

Software Development

Jung Systeme

Position Summary
Software Development at Jung Systeme
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Information Technology

Development of a database application for wine wholesale

Delphi 3 InterBase DB SQL

Jul 1996 - Apr 1998
Hüttenberg, Germany

Software Development

Nephromed Bartz GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at Nephromed Bartz GmbH
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Information Technology

Design and development of a database application for customer / supplier management

Access 2.0 VBA

Mar 1996 - Mar 1996
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

C&L Deutsche Revision

Position Summary
Software Development at C&L Deutsche Revision
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology

Concept, design and development of a Lotus Notes database for recording working hours including analysis/reporting

Lots Notes

Jan 1996 - Mar 1996
Friedrichsdorf, Germany

Software Development

ComTel Electronic Systems GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at ComTel Electronic Systems GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology

Development of a user and administrator GUI for an ISDN router

Delphi 3

Dec 1995 - Jan 1996
Giessen, Germany

Software Development

Sero Waste Disposal GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at Sero Waste Disposal GmbH
Industries
Utilities
Business Areas
Information Technology

Development of a software integration incl. GUI to a truck scale system for waste and residual material processing

Microsoft Visual Basic

Jun 1995 - Nov 1995

Software Development

Development of a GUI for a paint mixing and filling system

Position Summary
Software Development at Development of a GUI for a paint mixing and filling system
Industries
Chemical
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Production

Frontend/GUI and program implemented in Visual Basic

Microsoft Visual Basic

Jan 1995 - Jun 1995
Munich, Germany

Software Development

TÜV

Position Summary
Software Development at TÜV
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology

Development of a document archiving system for capturing (scanning), searching and playback on different media (screen, fax, printer)

Microsoft Visual Basic

May 1994 - Mar 1995
Bad Homburg, Germany

Software Development

Basler Insurance Lawyer Becker

Position Summary
Software Development at Basler Insurance Lawyer Becker
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology

Concept and implementation of a dunning system for capturing, processing and evaluating outstanding insurance premiums (on the lawyer side) reporting/statistics for the insurance company

Microsoft Visual Basic Microsoft Access 1.x/2.0 SQL Crystal Reports

Aug 1993 - Nov 1994
Friedrichsdorf, Germany

Software Development

Trius GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at Trius GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Tourism
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Design and implementation

  • of a BTX decoder (ISDN)
  • of a hotel room reservation and management system
  • of a fleet management system

Microsoft Visual Basic Microsoft Access 1.x/2.0 SQL

May 1993 - Jun 1993
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

ITP GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at ITP GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Development

  • Development of a microcontroller-based heating control system (Viessmann)
  • SCSI hard disk controller

SAB 80535/536 Embedded C Analog & Digital measuring devices

Oct 1990 - May 1992
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

Holfelder Elektrotechnik GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at Holfelder Elektrotechnik GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Development of complex basic modules for a warehouse control system (high-bay warehouse)

Dec VMS C / C++

Mar 1990 - Dec 1993
Langgöns, Germany

Service Technician

DCS GmbH

Position Summary
Service Technician at DCS GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management

System technician responsible for assembling and commissioning PCs (servers and workstations), including planning and rollout organization

PC & network components Novell networks

Jan 1990 - Dec 1993

Student Assistant

Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen

Position Summary
Student Assistant at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Industries
Education
Nov 1989 - Mar 1991
Frankfurt, Germany

Software Development

ITP GmbH

Position Summary
Software Development at ITP GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Operating system for a microcontroller board with integrated OMRON fuzzy logic chip

Embedded C FPGA

Nov 1989 - Sep 1990
Frankfurt, Germany

Hardware & Software Development

Hoechst AG

Position Summary
Hardware & Software Development at Hoechst AG
Industries
Chemical
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development

Internship & working student at Hoechst AG (technical control systems)

  • Development of evaluation and monitoring software for a testing machine (prototype development)
  • Design, planning, and implementation of a testing machine (microcontroller control & PLC connection)
  • Planning and implementation of microcontroller controls

Operational amplifiers (analog) microcontroller Turbo Pascal

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Government and Administration, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology
Telecommunication
Transportation
Government and Administration
Automotive
Manufacturing
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Product Development, Operations, and Accounting.

Information Technology
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Product Development
Operations
Accounting
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Skills

  • Studies: Computer Engineering

  • Training: Telecommunications Technician At Deutsche Post

  • Roles: Test Manager, Release Manager, Project Manager, Team Lead, Tester, Software Developer

  • Focus: Release Management

  • Focus: Test Management

  • Focus: Test Automation

  • Focus: Project Management

  • Focus: Software Development

  • Server: Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012

  • Client: Microsoft Windows Vista / Xp / 7 / 10 / 11, Microsoft Office 97 / 2000 / 2007 / 2010 / 2013 / 2016, Microsoft Windows Ce, Linux, Qnx

  • Tools: Microsoft Office, Altova Xmlspy, Angularjs, Bugzilla, Crystal Reports, Doors, Lotus Notes, Hp Qualitycenter, Atlassian Tool Chain, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Azure Devops

  • Databases: Interbase, Microsoft Access, Oracle, Apache Derby, Sql Anywhere Db

  • Programming Languages: C / C++, Delphi, Java, Javascript, Typescript, Visual Basic, Visual Basic For Applications, Python, Powershell, Shell Script, Ruby

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Japanese
Elementary

Education

Deutsche Post

Training as a Telecommunications Technician · Telecommunications Technician · Germany

Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen

Computer Engineering · Friedberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 42
Experience in Information Technology 16 y
Avg length 1 y 9 m
Longest experience 27 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Test / QA / QS, Test Manager, Release & Test Manager
Main industries Information Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Main business areas Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 1

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Andreas is based in Langgöns, Germany.
Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Japanese (Elementary).
Andreas has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 37 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: Test / QA / QS, Test Manager, Release & Test Manager.
Andreas's most recent position is Test / QA / QS at KARDEX Software GmbH KARDEX Remstar.
In recent years, Andreas has worked for KARDEX Software GmbH KARDEX Remstar, Federal Office for Migration & Refugees, Dataport AöR, and NeoSystems GmbH.
Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Transportation. Andreas also has some experience in Government and Administration, Automotive, and Manufacturing.
Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Project Management. Andreas also has some experience in Product Development, Operations, and Research and Development.
Andreas has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Transportation.
Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Project Management.
Andreas attended Deutsche Post for Telecommunications Technician.
Andreas has 1 certificate: Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Andreas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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