Bernd Schröder - Product Owner and Agile Coach with SCRUM

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Flensburg, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2019 - Present

7 years

Founder

3appy UG

Consulting as Product Owner, Project Management, SCRUM Master, and Agile Coaching

Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

2 years 1 month

Germany

Head of Electrical Engineering

Krones AG

Increase efficiency
Leading strategic projects
Managing the hardware and software team
Introducing SAFe
SCRUM Master

Jan 2011 - Aug 2017

6 years 8 months

Denmark

Global Product Manager

Danfoss Drives A/S

Global market responsibility for decentralized drives
Product management
Portfolio management
Decentralized project management

Mar 2008 - Jan 2011

2 years 11 months

Denmark

Product Manager

Siemens

Launch of a new digital flow meter for CNG
Program Management
Launch Management

Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

2 years

Denmark

Project Manager

Danfoss Drives A/S

Leading decentralized software projects
Prince2, V-Model

Aug 1998 - Apr 2006

7 years 9 months

Denmark

Software Engineer

Danfoss Drives A/S

Development of time-critical algorithms in C and C++ for frequency converters

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Energy.

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Energy

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.

Product Development

Project Management

Information Technology

Skills

Product Management: Global Responsibility For Decentralized Frequency Converters; Launch Processes For Complex Technical Products
Project Management: Prince2, V-Model; Ms Project; Agile Development Processes; Azure Devops, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Slack, Git; Stakeholder Management; Data Management, Data Governance, Itil Processes; Ms Office, Visio, Sharepoint, Acrobat Reader; Spice Man.3
People Management: Leading Software And Hardware Departments; Managing A Development Organization; Supporting Startups; Guest Examiner At Ihk Flensburg
Embedded Software: Development Of Time-Critical Algorithms In C And C++ For Frequency Converters
Program / Portfolio Management: Global Portfolio Adjustment After Organizational Merger
Web Application: Php, Mysql, Javascript, Html5, Css, Rest Apis, Devops, Aws, Gcp
Safe: Industry 4.0
Compliance Management: Iot; Predictive Maintenance
Risk Management: Management Of Strategic Projects
Scrum Master: Supporting Agile Development Processes; Scrum Master Certified
Process Management: Itil Processes, Isms, Iso 27001, Bsi Basic Protection

Languages

German

Native

Danish

Advanced

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2015 - Present

Fernuniversität Hagen

MBA · Change Management, Marketing · Hagen, Germany

Oct 2002 - Jun 2007

Aarhus University

M.Sc. Eng. · Software Engineering and Project Management · Aarhus, Denmark

Oct 1990 - Jun 1995

University of Applied Sciences Flensburg

Dipl. Engineer (FH) · Electrical Engineering with a focus on Software · Flensburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

peoplecert

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Manufacturing 21 y

Avg length 4 y 8 m

Longest experience 7 y 8 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Denmark, Germany)

Primary country Denmark

Expertise

Recent roles Founder, Head of Electrical Engineering, Global Product Manager

Main industries Manufacturing, Information Technology, Energy

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Created

September 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Bernd is based in Flensburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Bernd speaks the following languages: German (Native), Danish (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Bernd has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Bernd has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 8 months. Note that Bernd may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Bernd would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder, Head of Electrical Engineering, Global Product Manager.

Bernd's most recent position is Founder at 3appy UG.

In recent years, Bernd has worked for 3appy UG.

Bernd is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Energy.

Bernd is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.

Bernd has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

Bernd has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bernd holds a Master in Change Management, Marketing from Fernuniversität Hagen, a Master in Software Engineering and Project Management from Aarhus University and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Software from University of Applied Sciences Flensburg.

Bernd has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: PRINCE2® 7 Foundation, Certified SCRUM MASTER, and CE Coordinator.

Bernd is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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