Silvia Biedermann - Requirement Manager, Defence Systems

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Überlingen, Germany

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Oct 2022 - May 2024

1 year 8 months

Business Consultant - Product Management Banking

Aareal Bank AG

Focus on EBICS optimization and further development of the customer’s internal EBICS application
Business and technical consulting for Aareal First Financial Solutions AG on products and applications of the EBICS standard in the areas of operations and further development, as well as project-related communication with external development partners and the product vendor to map the relevant optimizations on a technical level
In the role of business coordinator, consulting on content-related and regulatory requirements as well as technical prerequisites and needs, and consolidating these on a business level
Consulting on the use of EBICS formats
Review of the current EBICS standard for potential optimizations and further development
Analysis of the current state to identify further development potential and derive suitable recommendations for action, taking regulatory requirements into account
Carrying out EBICS tests during the project
Responsible on a business level for requirements management, and in this context capturing and documenting requirements for such tests
Design of a functional and long-term test management approach
Execution and evaluation of tests
Consulting on sustainable quality assurance and audits
Project languages: German and English
Tools/methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Business Logics Bank Rechner, Business Logics test data generator, Business Logics banking tool, Business Logics test system, DBEAVER, Squirrel, Unix virtual machines, WinSCP, Kitty, PuTTY, various Aareal Bank products, online banking portal, Aareal Sign, core banking system, SAP Blue Eagle, SAP RE-FX, Aareon Wodis Sigma, Haufe Real Estate Wowinex, GAP Group Immotion, UTS Karthago, SAP IS-U/Waste, SIV kVASy, various EBICS clients

Jul 2020 - Present

6 years 3 months

Requirement Manager

Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH

International team Network Combat Systems – Land Systems
Future Soldier System (IdZ), IdZ Division 25, battery charging and management systems, automated test systems (for battle management systems), NNbS, D-LBO, TaWan
Planning the concrete approach for creating and maintaining the system architecture in IBM Rational DOORS / Windows 10
Creating and maintaining system models
Capturing customer requirements in use cases and user stories
Capturing the logical sequences and interactions between system functions or logical elements
Describing the system architecture through different architectural views
Defining the internal and external interface requirements between system elements
Make-or-buy analysis and decision
Maintaining the DOORS requirements database and the system models in common design tools such as EA/Rhapsody
Establishing a new requirement engineering process
Creating a structure and requirements analysis of all technical, organizational, and decision-making measures for the specification of electronic systems in several projects with the aim of creating a Requirement Management Handbook and Requirement Management Plan
Gathering, processing, and tracking requirements and creating a requirements baseline that serves as the basis for defining the required work products
Translating defined customer requirements into technical target requirements that form the basis for system design
Joint review of the system requirements
System architecture design, software requirements analysis
Planning, introducing, and controlling the re-use program
Responsibility for Change Management
Setting up a test environment with DOORS Next Generation and Rhapsody
Project languages: German and English
Tools/methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, IBM Rational DOORS 9.6, DOORS Next Gen, Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody, Sophisten, IREB, V-Model XT, SCRUM (Software Engineering), ITIL (Patch Management)

Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

11 months

Hamburg, Germany

Project Manager - transnational team

Barclays Bank Ireland PLC Hamburg Branch (Barclaycard)

Connection and integration of a world-renowned ePOS partner (AMAZON) into the existing banking infrastructure
Integration of the ePOS partner as a new channel including API interfaces
Responsibility for the focus areas realtime customer onboarding incl. KYC (Know Your Customer), WebID automation and realtime account boarding, as well as integration for finance and control
Integration of the channel into the customer and agent frontend
Integration of all relevant processes/data flows into the existing backend systems
Software/hardware changes for all systems affected by the change
Integration of the processes adapted for the new channel for finance, collections, fraud, sanctions, IT risk, operations, credit risk review, and validation of the functional and non-functional requirements
Review of the IT architecture
Creation of use case diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and class diagrams
Review of software specifications, implementation, and integration in compliance with the applicable Barclays design and process standards, as well as Barclays governance up to go-live
Support for SIT and UAT testing
Release management
Responsibility for solving problem reports (bug fixes)
Project planning, KPIs, risk management, reporting
Responsibility for successful agile development according to the SCRUM process
Responsibility for change and config management
Project documentation, budget planning
Stakeholder management
Key risk management
Change management
Project languages: German, English
Tools/methods: MS Office package incl. Visio and MS Project; Agile Central, Navigator, Scrum, Lean Control Tool, Confluence, Jira, Prince2, API, REST, SOAP, JAVA, XML, cloud services, KYC, online banking app, digital payments, customer journey, BPM

Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

11 months

Hamburg, Germany

Project Management Software Development and Implementation

Barclays Bank Ireland PLC Hamburg Branch (Barclaycard)

Replacement of a payment system (transnational teams – Germany, Great Britain, India)
Bid phase: creation of the required documentation for the tender for a new payment system (SEPA, SWIFT, TARGET2, PSD2, INSTANT PAYMENTS, ISO20022, XML PACS formats, CAMT formats, EBICS reconciliation, reports, connection to the Bundesbank and EBA)
Creation of the long list and short list for supplier selection
Support of supplier selection and supplier pitches
Evaluation of the tender responses and creation of various evaluation matrices for supplier selection
Supplier management and supplier selection
Implementation phase: review and validation of functional and non-functional requirements
Review of the IT architecture
Creation of use case diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and class diagrams
Responsibility for software specifications, implementation, and integration in compliance with the applicable Barclays design and process standards, as well as Barclays governance up to go-live
Project planning, KPIs, risk management, reporting
Responsibility for successful agile development according to the SCRUM process
Responsibility for change and config management
Project documentation, budget planning
Stakeholder management
Key risk management
Project languages: German, English
Tools/methods: MS Office package incl. Visio and MS Project; Agile Central, Navigator, Scrum, Lean Control Tool, Confluence, Jira, Prince2; Vision+; CBPay; Oracle Financials; various banking frontend and backend systems, mainframe, Cobol; Java; SEPA, SWIFT, TARGET2, PSD2, INSTANT PAYMENTS, ISO20022

Mar 2016 - Sep 2018

2 years 7 months

Project Management Software Transition and Further Development A400M Load Master Controls embedded Software

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Team size: 60 employees plus subcontractors
Project management of the software stream (development according to DO-178B)
Transition of the developed software from the civil aviation sector to the military aviation sector
Transition of software, testing, and development know-how and the development team
Transition of the development and test environment (across sites)
Definition of work packages
Management of subcontractors (Germany, Spain, India)
Responsibility for software specifications, implementation, and integration in compliance with the applicable design and process standards for safety-critical software
Responsibility for verification and validation of the software requirements
Responsibility for SW certification according to DO178-B by the EASA
Responsibility for solving problem reports (bug fixes)
Project planning, KPIs, risk management, reporting
Responsibility for successful semi-agile development according to the SCRUM process
Responsibility for change and config management
Project documentation, budget planning
Project languages: German, English
Tools/methods: MS Office package incl. Visio and MS Project; SAP ERP; SAP SRM; DOORS 9.0; ClearCase; ClearQuest; Reqtify; V-Model; DO-178B process; DAL B, DAL D, SCRUM, Artisan, Jira, Confluence

Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

9 months

Bremen, Germany

Multi-project management for development of application software A400M LMC (Loadmaster Controls), incl. software transfer and

ADS Airborne Solutions GmbH

Lead a project in the area of software transfer and transition from a civil aviation division to a military aviation division, incl. staff transfer, know-how transfer, infrastructure transfer (hardware), and transfer/transformation of the development environment
Lead a project in the area of safety-critical (DAL B) embedded software for complex hardware in an aviation application
Responsibility for the entire development and test environment
Lead subcontractors (Germany and India)
Software reviews (SDR, FDR, FFR, CRC)
Responsibility for Change Control Board
Non-conformity management
Software integration and software engineering
Documentation of the software architecture and software design
Compliance with valid design and process standards for safety-critical software (DO178B)
Requirement engineering and re-engineering; sample inspections (from specification to code); tracing
Project planning and monitoring with regard to cost, schedule and progress tracking, material resources, and staff capacity for both projects
Internal and external representation of the projects
Risk management, definition and monitoring of measures to be taken
Support with project documentation
Review of certification documents, design documents, specifications; impact analyses; test cases; test procedures
Professional preparation and presentation of project status and progress; creation of internal and external reporting, reviews, meetings
Support for the system test team
Project language: German, English
Tools/methods: MS Office suite incl. Visio and MS Project; SAP ERP; SAP SRM; DOORS 9.0; ClearCase; ClearQuest; Reqtify; V-model; DO-178B process; DAL B, DAL D, SCRUM

Apr 2014 - May 2015

1 year 2 months

Bremen, Germany

Project management software applications A400M LMC (Load Master Control)

Cassidian Airborne Solutions GmbH

Lead and manage a project in the area of embedded software for complex hardware in an aviation application
Lead two subcontractors (Germany and India)
Software reviews (Software Requirement Reviews, Software Design Reviews, First Flight Reviews) up to the certification review (CRC)
Review of the software architecture, interface definition and partly review of C source code
Cross-functional collaboration with specialist departments and external project stakeholders
Responsibility for change management
Carrying out software integration, support for HW-SW integration
Support with documentation of the software architecture and software design
Compliance with valid design and process standards for safety-critical software (DO178B)
Software engineering
Requirement engineering and re-engineering; sample inspections (from specification to code); tracing
Project planning and monitoring with regard to cost, schedule and progress tracking, material resources, and staff capacity
Internal and external representation of the project
Risk management, definition and monitoring of measures to be taken
Support with project documentation
Review of certification documents, design documents, specifications; impact analyses; test cases; test procedures
Professional preparation and presentation of project status and progress; creation of internal and external reporting, reviews, meetings
Support for the system test team
Project language: German, English
Tools/methods: MS Office suite incl. Visio and MS Project; SAP ERP; SAP SRM; DOORS 9.0; ClearCase; ClearQuest; Reqtify; V-model; DO178B, SCRUM

Apr 2010 - Apr 2014

4 years 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

Project management work package Technical Change Management

Airbus Operations GmbH

Cabin area (A350 program)
Focus areas: Inflight Entertainment, Wireless System, Cabin Intercommunication Data System, Galley Power, Passenger Seats, Cabin Attendant Seats, Monuments (galleys, lavatories, crew rest compartments, etc.)
Budget responsibility: EUR 2.8 million/year
Project management, project controlling, assignment, invoicing
Responsible for leading the work package Technical Change Management A350 Cabin
Development and rollout of the FULL CHANGE PROCESS within a new aircraft program
Introduction of quality management
Creation of a knowledge database in I-Share for config and change managers
Project planning, KPI and milestone definition, reporting
Lean management
Creation of change notes, basic definitions, standard definitions for the cabin
Execution of changes (Request for Change/Critical Review) for the cabin
Monitoring the implementation and rollout of modifications on the aircraft
Initiation, execution and monitoring of changes (Request for Change/Critical Review) as part of a project
Ensuring implementation and certifiability (EASA requirements) of the changes in line with A350 program decisions
Representation of the Cabin/Cargo & Customisation area in change boards (CCC (Change Control Comitee), CCB (Change Control Board))
Ensuring the full change workflow
Maintenance of workflow tools (MODA, MPM, ICC CADB, ACC, CoDaC)
Tracking and presenting the availability of relevant modifications
Identifying and resolving issues in the workflow
Engineering and re-engineering of the aircraft configuration management rules and procedures
Knowledge and conflict management
Creation of technical documentation in the area for cost estimation to prepare customer offers (SCN)
Creation of the required modifications (technical documents) for certification by EASA
Supplier (risk-share partner) monitoring
Project language: English, French and German
Tools: MS Project, MS Office, Interleaf, SAP PM, SAP FI/CO (costs for equipment, installation, provisions and options), SAP SRM, Visio, Paintshop Pro, Catia IV (CAD), IRIS, Windchill (SyCM=System Configuration Management), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Streamline, various Airbus tools (ICC, MODA, TESY, GESY, TAKSY)

Jul 2004 - Mar 2010

5 years 9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Change management in the area of customization

Airbus Operations GmbH

Electrical cabin systems area (A380 program)
Deputy team lead (12 employees)
Execution of changes (Request For Change/Critical Review)
Creation and implementation of modifications
Initiation, execution and monitoring of changes (Request For Change/Critical Review) as part of a project
Ensuring implementation and certifiability of the changes in line with A380 program decisions
Building up the CMDB tool (Integrated Change Control - Certification and Attestation DataBase and Configuration Database), incl. creation of requirement and process documentation
Definition of software interfaces between the relevant Airbus tools and CMDB
Creation of test cases for CMDB
Selection and support of key users for CMDB
Creation of CMDB reporting with Crystal Reports
Leading the user acceptance tests for CMDB (Toulouse)
Leading the document migration from the old Airbus systems to the new CMDB tool
Rollout of CMDB
Representation of the Cabin/Cargo & Customisation area in change boards (CCC (Change Control Comitee), CCB (Change Control Board))
Ensuring the workflow
Maintenance of workflow tools (MPM, ICC, ACC, CoDaC)
Launch and control of delta -2/-1 activities in line with modification opening target dates
Tracking and presenting MP status and modification availability
Identifying and resolving issues in the workflow
Engineering and re-engineering of the aircraft configuration management rules and procedures
Knowledge and conflict management
Creation of the Airbus Wikipedia for the area of change management
Creation of technical documentation in the area of cabin electrical systems for cost estimation to prepare a customer offer (SCN)
Creation of technical documentation for implementation of modifications (MP, TRS, TD, MAS) through to MOD closure
A380 change process engineering and re-engineering
Project language: English, French and German
Tools: MS Project, MS Office, SAP, MS Visio, Paintshop Pro, Catia IV (CAD), IRIS, Windchill (SyCM=System Configuration Management), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Streamline, UML, various Airbus tools (ICC CMDB (Integrated Change Control) ACC2, MODA, TESY, GESY, TAKSY)

Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

1 year 9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Consulting and technical documentation in the area of customizing

Airbus Operations GmbH

Electrical cabin systems area (A380 program)
Configuration and customization management
Clarification of customer requests (airlines) and the requested topics with configuration and customization management
Creation and maintenance of project plans
Recording and maintenance of all customer options (incl. development requirements, lead times, equipment and system provisions)
Creation and evaluation of documentation: SIRD (System Installation Requirements Dossiers), EIRD (Equipment Installation Requirements Dossiers), MOD (Modification Documents), TRS (Technical Repercussion Sheets) regarding information and technical impact of the requested option wishes
Clarification of the impact on the involved departments (system definition, equipment weights and development costs)
Technical documentation of the options incl. creation of technical drawings
Clarification of impacts on other Aircraft Component Management Teams in cooperation with the relevant organizational units
Creation/combination/consolidation of TRS/SIRD/EIRD/MOD received from the Aircraft Component Management Teams
Recording and processing of change notes (standard changes) for the individual test and customer aircraft
Creation of modification documents for the individual aircraft fleets
Creation of technical documentation for standard basic equipment of the Airbus A380 (all fleets)
Creation of technical documentation for aircraft options of the A380 (all fleets)
Project language: English, French and German
Tools: MS Project, MS Office, Interleaf, Visio, Paintshop Pro, Catia IV (CAD), IRIS, Windchill (SyCM=System Configuration Management), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Streamline, various Airbus tools (ACC2, MODA, TESY, GESY, TAKSY)

May 2002 - Sep 2002

5 months

Vienna, Austria

Business Process Implementation, Engineering and Re-engineering in the UMTS area

Hutchison Austria GmbH

Project planning, reporting, controlling, documentation, training
Development of standards for process knowledge transfer to the business owners and implementation of these standards
Gap analysis and interface requirements for local UMTS needs in Austria in line with the HDP (Hutchison Development Process)
Coordination of all activities related to the implementation
Project controlling and reporting
Preparation of interview questionnaires and customer journeys
Implementation of change management processes
Implementation of release management processes
Support for the 5 business analyst teams in the areas of billing, CRM, marketing and sales, campaign management, corporate finance, and content management
Identification of local processes with the business owners, analysis of international business processes, multichannel CRM, OLAP, analytical CRM, data mining
Development and improvement of the business organization according to the results of the process analysis
Development of training material
Preparation of presentations for the business implementation teams
Preparation of reconciliations (queries in MS Access and Excel) for the individual core processes (from Control, Starteam and Caliber)
Project language: English and German
Tools: MS Office, MS Project, Starteam, Control (business processes), Caliber (business components, business use cases etc.), Describe (creation of system use cases), UML

Oct 2001 - Apr 2002

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Project management, project controlling and contract management

Deutsche BP Aktiengesellschaft

Project controlling in the trade loans business area / 120 employees
Gap analysis and interface requirements for trade loans (car barter, refinancing, equipment loans, installment cash loans, periodic payments, rebates in advance, etc.)
Creation of contract management workflows and transaction handling requirements
Contract contents and description, contract calculation, contract pricing and amortisation, invoicing, financial reporting
Coaching users in the contract management application (23 employees)
Technical documentation of the CMA (Contract Management Application)
Preparation of training materials for CMA and ERP
Interface documentation for Oracle Financials and ISPS (ERP system)
Implementation of the CMA satellite (contract management)
Migration from JDE to CMA, creation of test cases, rollout of contract management tools
User acceptance test
Connection and integration of CMA with SAP FI/CO; incl. documentation
Creation of various databases in Access, creation of reconciliation queries in Oracle Financials and JDE
Improvement and implementation of trade loans business processes
Business process analysis in trade loans business and contract management
Creation of various Excel sheets in the controlling area
Project language: English and German
Tools: ERP system, UML, CMA system, Oracle Financials (AR, AP, GL), MS Office, MS Project, JD Edwards; SAP FI, SAP CO; Progress; ISP-A; ISP-S; IMI; CRM (Siebel)

Apr 2001 - Oct 2001

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Program office IT stabilization, project management, project planning, coaching and controlling

Commerzbank AG

Team size: 3 employees in investment banking - IT securities
Controlling for about 30 projects (budget, forecast, analyses, etc.)
Project planning for about 30 projects
Training internal employees in controlling and project planning
Project manager coaching
Reporting of all projects directly to the Commerzbank board or to the steering committee
Forecasting and budget preparation for all IT stabilization projects for the entire Commerzbank headquarters (Frankfurt, London, New York, Tokyo, Prague) for the 2002 fiscal year
Creation of various databases for project controlling in MS Access
Creation of report templates for project management and implementation of their automatic processing in various controlling tools
All projects had to be completed in extremely short timeframes
Tools: MS Project, MS Excel, MS Access, PDF (own Commerzbank controlling tool), MS Sharpowl, SAP FI/C0, SAP PM, Visio, ARIS, Primavera or SureTrack
Project language: English and German

May 2000 - Mar 2001

11 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Technical support and technical writer

Deutsche Börse Systems AG

Support for the trading system EUREX Release 4.0 and 4.1 and Energy Exchange (EEX) incl. clearing
Creation of technical documentation for the EUREX and EEX front end/back end for internal and external system documentation
Creation of user manuals for EUREX, EEX incl. clearing modules
Creation and maintenance of project-critical installation procedures for software developers and software testers
Testing and description of test results for the new user interface on a simulated real-time exchange
Creation of training documentation for the participants (so-called members) of Eurex/EEX (brokerage and banking houses)
Carrying out all work under extremely short deadlines and rollout times
The complete documentation was created in English
Tools: MS Project 98, Word 97, Visio, Adobe Framemaker, Excel 97, Lotus Notes, Primavera
Project language: English

Oct 1998 - Apr 2000

1 year 7 months

Aachen, Germany

Administration and support Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino

Hypercope GmbH

Team lead, 8 employees
Administration and support of Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, active ISDN cards from Hypercope (technical documentation, training, quality assurance, testing)
Migration of Lotus Domino R4 to R5 and connection of all Notes clients via LAN and ISDN in data centers and at major customers
Tools: WinNT 4.0/95/98/2000, Linux, Lotus Notes 4.xx, 5.xx, Domino Designer, Lotus Script, MS Office 97/2000, OS/2 Warp 4, Dreamweaver 2.0, HTML, CGI, various web tools, Pagemaker 6.5, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop 5.0, Paradox 8.0, Primavera, SureTrack
Languages: English, German, French

Oct 1997 - Sep 1998

1 year

Aachen, Germany

Sales and Marketing Manager

CTO Software GmbH

Team leadership, 5 employees in the area of industry solutions
Tools: Windows NT4, MS-Office, CTO-Software, HTML

Mar 1995 - Oct 1997

2 years 8 months

Aachen, Germany

Hotline Coordination for Industry Solutions

CTO Software GmbH

Team leadership, 6 employees
Tools: Windows NT 4/95, MS-Office, Novell Netware, CTO-Software, Pagemaker, HTML, JAVA, CGI, Clipper

Mar 1994 - Feb 1995

1 year

Aachen, Germany

Marketing Assistant

Dressler Computertechnologie GmbH

Marketing assistant in the area of parallel computers and systems house
Tools: MS-Office, MS-Project, CorelDraw, Ventura Publisher, Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

Jan 1986 - Dec 1988

3 years

Aachen, Germany

Training as an Advertising Saleswoman

Fa. Ad Medium

Industry experience

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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Advertising, and Telecommunication.

Aerospace and Defense

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Advertising

Telecommunication

Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Information Technology, Marketing, and Customer Service.

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Product Development

Information Technology

Marketing

Customer Service

Summary

I have extensive experience in consulting and project leadership across banking, defence, and aerospace industries. I focus on optimizing processes, managing technical change, and ensuring high-quality software and system integration. I bring strong expertise in requirements engineering, change management, and agile methods to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

My hands-on knowledge covers IT, finance, and embedded systems, with a proven track record in managing transnational teams and large-scale implementations. I continuously support organizations in turning complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions.

Skills

Project Management, Consulting
Change Management
Configuration Management
Business Process Analysis
Business Design Analysis
Systems Engineering
Requirement Management And Requirement Engineering
Coaching / Training
Organization / Coordination
Administration / Support
Quality Assurance / Testing
Technical Documentation / Dtp
Crm / Erp (Siebel And Isps)
Sap Fi/Co/Pm/Bm/Srm
Itil/Prince2/Pmi/Scrum
Project Management / Project Leadership
Agile Development (Scrum)
Controlling
Administration
Novell Network
Testing (Hardware/Software)
Lotus Notes
Sap Fi/Co/Srm/Pm/Bm
Training, Technical Documentation
1st And 2nd Level Support / Hotline
Setup And Maintenance Of Networks
Isdn
Aris
Primavera
Control
Starteam
Caliber
Describe
Itil It Service Manager
Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner
Do178b/C
Clearquest
Clearcase
Doors And Doors Ng
Cmdb
Jira
Confluence
Kanban
Requirement Management
Windchill
Hardware: As/400, Data Capture Terminals, Embedded Systems, Hp, Macintosh, Pc, Sun, Vax Vms
Operating Systems: Dos, Mac-Os, Ms-Dos, Novell, Os/2, Sun Os, Solaris, Unix/Aix, Linux, Windows (Up To And Including Windows 10)
Communication / Networks: Ethernet, Fax, Hdlc, Ibm Lan Server, Internet, Intranet, Isdn, Iso/Osi, Lan, Lan Manager, Netbeui, Netbios, Novell, Os/2 Network, Pc-Anywhere, Router, Smtp, Tcp/Ip, Token Ring, Windows Network
Programming Languages: Basic, Clipper, Cobol, Dbase, Foxpro, Lotus Notes Script, Paradox, Visual Objects, Html, Java, C, C++
Db/Dc Systems: Ms Access, Bde, Db2, Lotus Notes, Msql / Mysql, Paradox, Sql, Xbase
Application Systems: Lotus Notes 4.6x/5.X, Datapumps (Lotus Notes), Lotus Domino 4.6x/5.X, Lotus Smartsuite, Ms Office, Ms Project, Primavera / Suretrack, Aris / Aris Toolset, Samba, Sap Erp, Sap Fi, Sap Co, Sap Pm, Sap Srm, Star Office, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemill, Adobe Streamline, Quarkxpress, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, Various Web Tools, Eurex 4.0/4.1, Xetra 4.0/5.0, Netfusion, Corel Draw, Freehand, Starteam, Caliber, Describe, Control, Interleaf, Catia Iv, Siebel (Crm), Doors / Doors Ng, Clearquest, Clearcase, Cmdb
Methods: Ood, Windchill, Iso/Osi Layered Model, Db Design, Event-Driven Programming, Quality Assurance, Training, Software Documentation, Hardware Documentation, Image Processing, Financial Accounting, Controlling, Telecommunications, Testing Experience, Writing Specifications, Project Management, Office Communication, Sales Management, Marketing, Itil, Prince2, Scrum, V-Model And V-Model Xt
Industry Knowledge: Deutsche BöRse, Major Banks, Parallel Computers, Telecommunications, Ecommerce, Trade, Transport And Logistics, Shoe Industry, Beverage Industry, Chemical Industry, Raw Materials, Aircraft Construction, Military Products

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Portuguese

Elementary

Education

Oct 1990 - Jun 1994

University of Aachen (University of Applied Sciences)

Diploma in Business Administration, computer science, controlling, finance, human resources, marketing · Business Administration · Aachen, Germany

Oct 1986 - Jun 1988

Ad Medium

Advertising Saleswoman · Aachen, Germany

Oct 1984 - Jun 1984

Jackson Central-Merry High

High School Graduation · Jackson, United States

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

IBM Certified Specialist - Rational DOORS Next Generation

Test Management with IBM Rational Quality Manager v6.0.5 (IBM Engineering Test Management)

Certified IT Service Manager according to ITIL

SAP CO application consultant certification (SAP R3/4.6)

SAP FI application consultant certification (SAP R3/4.6)

Re-certification Lotus Notes R5 (Principal CLP Administration)

Certified Lotus Notes Professional (Principal CLP Administration)

Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 19

Experience in Aerospace and Defense 22 y

Avg length 1 y 11 m

Longest experience 6 y 2 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Austria)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Business Consultant - Product Management Banking, Requirement Manager, Project Manager - transnational team

Main industries Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Project Management, Quality Assurance, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 14

Profile

Member since

December 2024

Last update

August 2026

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Silvia is based in Überlingen, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Silvia speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Portuguese (Elementary).

Silvia has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Silvia has worked in at least 19 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Silvia may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Silvia would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Consultant - Product Management Banking, Requirement Manager, Project Manager - transnational team.

Silvia's most recent position is Business Consultant - Product Management Banking at Aareal Bank AG.

In recent years, Silvia has worked for Aareal Bank AG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH.

Silvia is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Silvia also has some experience in Advertising and Telecommunication.

Silvia is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Product Development. Silvia also has some experience in Information Technology, Marketing, and Customer Service.

Silvia has recently worked in industries like Aerospace and Defense and Banking and Finance.

Silvia has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Quality Assurance.

Silvia holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from University of Aachen (University of Applied Sciences).

Silvia has 14 certificates. Among them, these include: IBM Certified Specialist - Rational DOORS Next Generation, Test Management with IBM Rational Quality Manager v6.0.5 (IBM Engineering Test Management), and IREB Foundation Level Certification - CPRE FL.

Silvia is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 7 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.