Ursula Raab-Sabbatical with Training
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Sabbatical with Training
Own Sabbatical
Tech Lead / Technical Architect
DB InfraGO
- Completion of the integrated standard control center for route dispatching and go-live
- Transformation from on-premises to AWS cloud, including migration from virtual machines to containers and use of AWS services
- Delivery of a web portal, a rich client, and various web services
- Preparation of the go-live with metrics, dashboards, and logging adjustments
- Improved security through encryption and protection of REST endpoints
- Increased availability and stability through decoupling of services via queues, multi-AZ deployment, backup/restore and disaster recovery tests, and performance tests
- Tech stack: Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Docker, AWS, GitLab, REST, JavaFX, Kibana, Icinga, Micrometer, OpenAPI, JPA, Oracle, JMS, OAuth2/OpenID Single Sign-On, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ
Senior Backend Developer
DB Netz
- Development of the integrated standard control center for route dispatching
- Implementation, design, and architecture of the system
- Coordination of requirements with the business side
- Contribution to process improvements within Scrum and SAFE
- Tech stack: Java 17, Spring Boot, REST, JavaFX, OpenAPI, JPA, Oracle, JMS, OAuth2/OpenID Single Sign-On, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ, Docker (for developer tests)
Director Software Development
4flow AG
- Lead developer and architect in a greenfield project for material procurement planning in SAP, taking transport schedules into account
- Tech stack: AWS, serverless, Java 11, JavaScript, Python, REST, GitLab, Jenkins, OAuth2, SAP, NoSQL, JSON
- Support for the Product Owner in creating user stories
- Contribution to the agile transformation
Director Product Management
4flow AG
- Product manager and product architect for two products for strategic and tactical transport planning
- Creation of the business plan for a new product and planning of the product lifecycle for a legacy product
- Management of the development of a prototype (MVP) for network visualization (Spring Boot, JPA, OpenStreetMap, Docker, BDD, Swagger, WildFly)
- Close collaboration with UX experts for user interviews and tests
- Contribution to the agile transformation and the "New Work" project
Lead Software Development Budapest
4flow management Kft.
- Building and leading a new development team in Budapest with a representative in Berlin
- Guiding, onboarding, and growing the team
- Building two Scrum teams, including agile training and coaching until a dedicated Scrum Master was found (summer 2019)
- Moving functions from a Java Swing application into a web application (EJB)
- Modularization, refactoring, and migration of software parts to microservices
- Documenting technical requirements and turning them into Jira tickets
- Interim Product Owner
- Technologies: EJB, CDI, JBoss/WildFly, JPA, Docker, Spring Boot, SQL, Keycloak Single Sign-On
Scrum Master
4flow AG
- Introducing Scrum in the team and in the company
- Running Scrum trainings and Scrum ceremonies
- Talks with management about agile transformation
Developer / Senior Developer
4flow AG
- Java backend development of logistics planning software (client/server, later transformation to the web)
- Technologies: Java Swing, RMI, JDBC, Subversion, later EJB, Hibernate, Smart GWT, JavaScript, Git
- Development of new features, modularization, and refactoring
- Technical project lead on customer projects, requirements management, and software design
- Working with the QA team to improve processes across the whole software development process
- Team lead
- Introducing Jira and Confluence (migration from Bugzilla and MediaWiki)
- Leading the support team, introducing a ticket system (OTRS), as well as process improvements and documentation as part of an ASPICE certification
Developer
4flow AG
- Developing the first version (MVP) of a logistics planning software with Java, Swing, RMI, and JDBC
Research Assistant
Freie Universität Berlin
- Introducing an e-learning system (Moodle) into teaching
- Teaching Java courses
Research Assistant
Technical University Berlin
- Worked on the research project “Genetic Programming for Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems (GEPROG)” using MATLAB and Simulink
Java Developer
Freelancer
- Developed a gallery/image management system with Java, Swing, JDBC and Adabas-D
Lecturer
TFH Berlin
- Taught programming courses
Programmer
Neugebauer Engineering Office
- Developed production planning software for corrugated cardboard manufacturers
- Parental leave from March 1995 to September 1997
Industry experience
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Experienced in Transportation, Education, Manufacturing, and Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Operations, Research and Development, and Supply Chain Management.
Summary
Experienced backend developer / architect and Agile Coach, strong in design, requirements definition, and Scrum. Fast learner with an interest in continuous growth
- Agile mindset, constant search for process improvements, empathetic, experience in team development and organizational development
- Many years of experience in development with Java, JavaEE, and relational databases
- Analytical thinking, seeing the big picture, and good communication with stakeholders
- High quality standards, experience with TDD, pair programming, and review processes (code and software design)
Skills
- Java (<=21), Kotlin, C
- Spring Boot, Rest, Ejb, Cdi
- Microservices, Docker, Aws, Serverless, Jdbc, Sql, Json
- Eclipse, Intellij
- Git, Gitlab, Kibana, Icinga, Subversion, Cvs
- Gitlab Ci/Cd, Gradle, Jenkins
- Jira, Confluence
- Openapi, Swagger
- Refactoring, Oop, Communication With Stakeholders
- Scrum, Tdd, Kanban, Ddd, Safe
Languages
Education
Diploma in Business Mathematics · Business Mathematics · Germany
Certifications & licenses
AWS Training and Certification
Scrum.org
Scrum.org
Scrum Alliance
Train the Trainer
IHK Berlin
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Ursula is based in Berlin, Germany.
Ursula speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).
Ursula has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Ursula has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Ursula may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ursula would be well-suited for roles such as: Sabbatical with Training, Tech Lead / Technical Architect, Senior Backend Developer.
Ursula's most recent position is Sabbatical with Training at Own Sabbatical.
In recent years, Ursula has worked for Own Sabbatical, DB InfraGO, DB Netz, and 4flow AG.
Ursula is most experienced in industries like Transportation, Education, and Manufacturing. Ursula also has some experience in Information Technology.
Ursula is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Ursula also has some experience in Operations, Research and Development, and Supply Chain Management.
Ursula has recently worked in industries like Transportation.
Ursula has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Ursula holds a Master in Business Mathematics.
Ursula has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, PSM I, and PSPO I.
The availability of Ursula needs to be confirmed.
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