Dimitrij Neumann - Logistics Designer for Rail Freight

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 9 months

Logistics Designer / Network Designer

Deutsche Bahn Cargo

Requirements analysis, design, and development of a product for freight logistics (dispatching, planning, timetable and network optimization)
Documentation of technical focus areas and support with acceptance and integration testing
DBMS-agnostic modeling and mathematical algorithms for optimization with solver integration (Gurobi, Cplex, Coin-OR)
Implementation of service layer, automated testing, and integration with third-party systems

May 2019 - Dec 2022

3 years 8 months

Optimization software for terminal control

Deutsche Bahn Cargo

Development of an optimizer for controlling a terminal/transshipment yard including simulation
Requirements analysis and implementation according to user stories/specifications
Synchronization and methodological support for the external development team
Business process modeling, development, and team coaching

Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

8 months

Project Sandbox (traffic simulation)

Deutsche Bahn AG / Digital Rail for Germany

New development of a cross-platform framework for event-driven railway operation simulation
Introduction of Scrum in a distributed team (Frankfurt and Berlin)
Architecture, business logic, DBMS-agnostic data layer modeling, performance tuning, and unit testing

Oct 2015 - Sep 2018

3 years

Digital strategy – online banking software architecture

Commerzbank AG

Requirements analysis and development of online banking modules based on the Salient OpenForms framework
Integration into online and intranet portals with connection to new and existing services
Planning and running sprints with on-/off-shore teams in Frankfurt and Pune
Coordination of external vendors, release management, and coaching of developers

Sep 2014 - Oct 2015

1 year 2 months

Optimized Product Replenishment

Celesio AG

Development of a software product to optimize the supply chain of pharmacies
Integration with pharmacy inventory management systems
Introduction of Scrum for several teams and team training

Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

6 months

Asset Quality Review

Ernst & Young Deutschland (i. A. BaFin)

Development, deployment, and support of a software product for audit support for financial institutions
Planning the implementation, introducing Scrum, and coordinating the rollout across six teams
Evaluation and reporting of the results

Jun 2013 - Aug 2025

12 years 3 months

Freelance Developer / Consultant

Requirements analysis and architecture
Development of business logic and frameworks
Optimization, migration, and application lifecycle management

Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

10 months

Product Allocation Engine

Celesio AG

Development of a product for calculating and optimizing pharma trading routes
Integration with SharePoint and implementation of a test framework
Focus on scalability and performance

Nov 2011 - Mar 2013

1 year 5 months

Application Server / Cloud Services

Sage Software GmbH

Further development and optimization of an application server and the cloud services infrastructure
Main focus: scalability, load balancing, blob storage, security, and token-based authentication
Development of a web client

Mar 2010 - Oct 2011

1 year 8 months

Development of a Metadata-Driven Development Platform

Sage Software GmbH

Redesign/extension of an ERP application into a metadata-driven client-server platform
Implementation of an application designer with REST services
Analyst, developer, reviewer, and tester

Apr 2009 - Mar 2010

1 year

Application Server / REST Services

Sage Software GmbH

Development of a server and service infrastructure for REST services (SData protocol)
Implementation of serialization, URL parsing, expression handling, and a generic client

Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

1 year

Control Center

Sage Software GmbH

Design and development of a dashboard for an ERP application
Integration into the existing application and high flexibility

Jan 2008 - Mar 2008

3 months

Development of a Search Engine

Sage Software GmbH

Design and development of a configurable search engine for the application

Apr 2007 - Mar 2008

1 year

.NET Migration of an ERP System

Sage Software GmbH

Migration of the system core and large parts of the business logic of a COM- and Access-based ERP application to .NET
Automation, extensive unit tests, and introduction of style guides for code reviews

Feb 2007 - Mar 2007

2 months

Dunning Engine

Sage Software GmbH

Design and development of a dunning workflow for an ERP application

Sep 2006 - Jan 2007

5 months

Preparation of the .NET migration of an ERP system

Sage Software GmbH

Refactoring and tool development to automate the migration from VBA to VB6
Redesign of interfaces and master data areas

Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

3 months

BI-Connect

Sage Software GmbH

Design and development of an adapter for integrating an ERP application with a BI solution

Dec 2005 - May 2006

6 months

Data Migration Assistant

Sage Software GmbH

Further development of a tool for data migration between ERP applications
Increasing the customer migration rate

Apr 2005 - Nov 2005

8 months

CRM Integration

Sage Software GmbH

Development of adapters for integrating different CRM products (ACT!, SLX) with an ERP application

Apr 2004 - Mar 2009

5 years

Sage Office Line System

Sage Software GmbH

Technical design, development and test support in the system area of a large ERP application
Data interfaces, security, customizing interfaces and administration tools

Feb 2001 - Mar 2013

12 years 2 months

Software Developer / Senior Developer

Sage Software GmbH

System and database development
Development of services and business processes
Integration with other solutions

Feb 2001 - Mar 2004

3 years 2 months

Sage Office Line Inventory Management

Sage Software GmbH

Technical design, development, and test support for modules in the inventory management area
Document entry, master data entry, warehouse management, stocktaking, reporting, and workflow

Mar 2000 - Jan 2001

11 months

Training for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

CDI Frankfurt

Jan 1996 - May 1999

3 years 5 months

Russian Federation

Software Developer / Analyst

Real Estate Dealers Association

Requirements analysis and development of software for real estate trading and real estate management
Technical design and development of various software products in the real estate area: sales, rental, management

Sep 1990 - Feb 1996

5 years 6 months

Novosibirsk State Technical University

Computer science studies with a Diploma Engineer degree
Specialization: software support for computer technology and automated systems

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Transportation, Education, Real Estate, Banking and Finance, and Pharmaceutical.

Information Technology

Transportation

Education

Real Estate

Banking and Finance

Pharmaceutical

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.

Information Technology

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Research and Development

Logistics

Supply Chain Management

Summary

I am an experienced consultant (software developer / technical lead / business analyst) with a focus on requirements analysis, architecture, technical and methodological team leadership. I am also very familiar with other areas of the software development lifecycle such as testing and maintenance.

I have gained my professional experience through more than 25 years of project work. By taking part in various projects/products, I have built up a broad range of technical expertise and a very good understanding of customer requirements. My motivation is to find the simplest possible solution for complex problems: "A solution that can be explained to a child is the best one!"

Skills

Hard Skills

Algorithms And Interfaces
Business Process Optimization
Agile Methods
Application Lifecycle / Devops
Software Architecture / Domain-Driven Design

Soft Skills

Leading/Supporting Development Teams – Communicative, Motivating, And Good At Resolving Conflicts
Process-Oriented Project Work
Goal-Oriented And Independent Work
Pragmatic Problem Solving

Roles

Analyst Expert
Software Architect Expert
Software Developer Expert
Software Tester Very Experienced

Technologies

Databases / Ms Sql Server 97 – 2019 Expert
Databases / Ms Access 2.0/95/Xp/2003/2007/2010 Expert
Databases / Mysql Experienced
Databases / Postgresql Experienced
Databases / Oracle Basic Knowledge
Containers / Docker Experienced
Markup Languages / Xml, Xsd, Dtd Expert
Markup Languages / Xslt, Xpath, Xquery Expert
Markup Languages / Wsdl Expert
Markup Languages / Xaml Experienced
Programming Frameworks / Com, Com+, Dcom Expert
Programming Frameworks / .Net, .Net Core Expert
Programming Frameworks / Ado.Net Expert
Programming Frameworks / Entity Framework, Ef Core, Linq To Entities Expert
Programming Frameworks / Linq To Sql Expert
Programming Frameworks / Linq To Objects Expert
Programming Frameworks / Linq To Xml Expert
Programming Frameworks / Windows Forms Expert
Programming Frameworks / Wcf Expert
Programming Frameworks / Wpf Very Experienced
Programming Frameworks / Wif Experienced
Programming Frameworks / Entity Framework Expert
Programming Frameworks / Asp.Net, Asp.Net Mvc Experienced
Programming Frameworks / Web Api Expert
Programming Languages / C# Expert
Programming Languages / C++ Experienced
Programming Languages / Javascript / Typescript Practical Knowledge
Programming Languages / Php Basic Knowledge
Programming Languages / Python Basic Knowledge
Programming Languages / Vb.Net Expert
Programming Languages / Visual Basic Expert
Programming Languages / Visual Basic For Applications Expert
Programming Languages / T-Sql Expert
Tools / Sonar Expert
Tools / Stypecop Expert
Web Development / Browser / Chrome Practical Knowledge
Virtualization Software / Vmware Expert
Virtualization Software / Virtual Pc Experienced
Development Models / Waterfall Expert
Development Models / Oop Expert
Development Models / Test-Driven Development Expert
Development Models / Scrum Expert
Development Models / Spiral Expert
Development Models / Waterfall Expert

Industries

Logistics (Transportation) Expert
Logistics (Retail) Very Experienced
Erp - Merchandise Management/Logistics Expert
Erp - Accounting Experienced
Crm Very Experienced
Real Estate Experienced
Finance/Banking Very Experienced

Products

Content Management System / Ms Sharepoint / Moss 2003-2010 Very Experienced
Software Deployment / Inno Setup Experienced
Software Deployment / Installshield Experienced
Software Development / Design / Ms Visio 2002 - 2012 Expert
Software Development / Development Suites / Eclipse Practical Knowledge
Software Development / Development Suites / Ms Visual Studio 6.0 Expert
Software Development / Development Suites / Ms Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008/2010 Expert
Software Development / Project Management / Ms Project Experienced
Software Development / Version Management / Ms Visual Sourced Safe Experienced
Software Development / Version Management / Ms Team Foundation Server Expert
Software Packages / Office Suites / Ms Office 97 To 365 Expert
Software Packages / Office Suites / Open Office Practical Knowledge
Software Packages / Portal Software / Ms Office Sharepoint Portal Server Experienced
Erp / Sage / Office Line / Line 100 Expert
Erp / Sage / Classic Line Very Experienced
Erp / Sage / Pc Kaufmann Very Experienced
Crm / Sage / Act! Very Experienced
Crm / Sage / Sales Logix Practical Knowledge
Crm / Sage / Sagecrm Practical Knowledge

Languages

German

Native

Russian

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 1990 - Feb 1996

State Technical University of Novosibirsk

Dipl.-Ing., software support for computer engineering and automated systems · Computer Science · Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Certifications & licenses

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 25

Experience in Information Technology 30.5 y

Avg length 2 y 6 m

Longest experience 12 y 2 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Russian Federation)

Primary country Russian Federation

Expertise

Recent roles Logistics Designer / Network Designer, Optimization software for terminal control, Project Sandbox (traffic simulation)

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation, Education

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Member since

August 2025

Last update

August 2026

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Dimitrij is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Dimitrij speaks the following languages: German (Native), Russian (Native), English (Advanced).

Dimitrij has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Dimitrij has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Dimitrij may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Dimitrij would be well-suited for roles such as: Logistics Designer / Network Designer, Optimization software for terminal control, Project Sandbox (traffic simulation).

Dimitrij's most recent position is Logistics Designer / Network Designer at Deutsche Bahn Cargo.

In recent years, Dimitrij has worked for Deutsche Bahn Cargo and Freelance Developer / Consultant.

Dimitrij is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Education. Dimitrij also has some experience in Real Estate, Banking and Finance, and Pharmaceutical.

Dimitrij is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Dimitrij also has some experience in Research and Development, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.

Dimitrij has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Transportation.

Dimitrij has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Logistics, and Operations.

Dimitrij holds a Master in Computer Science from State Technical University of Novosibirsk.

Dimitrij has 2 certificates. These include: MCSD and MCP.

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