Katarzyna W.-Consultant & Business Coach
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Experience
Consultant & Business Coach
Freelance
- Specializing in coaching and consulting for technical transitions and business development.
- Empowering leaders to increase team performance in agile, high-pressure environments.
- AI Training & Optimization: Leveraging RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback) to optimize technical KI models and prompt engineering.
Lead Process Project Management - Autonomous Driving
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
- Business transformation: Led the cultural and procedural realignment of the Autonomous Driving unit using Systems Engineering.
- Process excellence: Designed and implemented ASPICE-compliant processes, achieving "Level 1 Fully Achieved" and preparing for Level 2.
- Client representation: Acted as a primary liaison for Executive Level stakeholders, ensuring impactful communication of project milestones.
Product Owner (Scrum) - Homologation
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
- Solution design: Conducted IST-analysis and redesigned highly complex international vehicle approval processes.
- Workshop facilitation: Moderated expert workshops to define and implement new target processes for digital workflows.
Technical Project Lead - Special Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
- Cross-functional coordination: Managed technical release processes and coordinated interdisciplinary teams between Germany and Poland.
SET-Engineer (Electrical/Electronics)
IAV GmbH
- International lead: Provided technical leadership for the Simultaneous Engineering Team (SET) on-site in China, managing large-scale projects under high pressure.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology, Strategy, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
Results-driven Management Engineer with over 15 years of experience in high-stakes automotive environments, specializing in Autonomous Driving and Systems Engineering. Proven expert in interpreting complex client needs and designing robust, data-backed process solutions.
Skills
- Consulting & Analysis: Requirement Engineering, Aspice-Compliant Process Design, And Gap Analysis.
- Digital Transformation: Leading Large-Scale Cultural And Procedural Shifts Using Systems Engineering Principles.
- Stakeholder Management: Direct Reporting And Advisory To Executive Boards And Senior Management.
- Project Leadership: Coordination Of International Cross-Functional Teams (China, Poland, Germany) Using Agile/Scrum Methodologies.
- Coaching & Mentoring: Certified Business Coach Focused On Fostering High-Performance Teams And Professional Growth.
- Collaboration Tools: Confluence, Jira (Documentation & Agile Project Tracking).
- Tools/Methods: Salesforce (Process Logic), Scrum, Aspice, Systems Engineering, Rlhf, Prompt Engineering.
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Education
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering, Management Engineering · Management Engineering · Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Management Trainer & Business Coach
DACTE
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Katarzyna is based in Remlingen-Semmenstedt, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Katarzyna speaks the following languages: German (Native), Polish (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).
Katarzyna has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Katarzyna has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Katarzyna may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Katarzyna would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant & Business Coach, Lead Process Project Management - Autonomous Driving, Product Owner (Scrum) - Homologation.
Katarzyna's most recent position is Consultant & Business Coach at Freelance.
In recent years, Katarzyna has worked for Freelance and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Katarzyna is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Katarzyna is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Strategy. Katarzyna also has some experience in Information Technology and Quality Assurance.
Katarzyna has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Katarzyna has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Information Technology, and Product Development.
Katarzyna holds a Bachelor in Management Engineering from Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.
Katarzyna has 1 certificate: Certified Management Trainer & Business Coach.
The availability of Katarzyna needs to be confirmed.
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