IBM DOORS Experts in Munich

• Engaged in a structured career development program while strengthening German language proficiency (B1 level) and evaluating opportunities in ADAS/AD systems and requirements engineering.

• Customer interface and relationship management
• Requirements management and work coordination
• Technical and functional support focusing on automotive Ethernet

• Managing the Systems Engineering department with more than 30 employees in 3 teams
• Providing operational support in defining and implementing SE processes
• Analyzing existing approaches and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Planning resources and determining future staffing needs
• Preparing process and role descriptions
• Coordinating cooperation with other departments
• Planning and coordinating employee training (MBSE, RE, DOORS)
• Systematically developing objectives and templates for implementing efficient Requirement-Based Systems Engineering for new development projects
• Building and maintaining model structures in DOORS
• Creating the requirements management plan and user documentation
• Implementing special approaches using DXL
• Environment and applications: DOORS, Excel, Power BI

• Analysis of affected business processes taking numerous stakeholders into account
• Interface analysis, architecture and system design
• Communicating and coordinating various subprojects and interface partners
• Creating epics and user stories, maintaining the backlog, workshops and review presentations
• Support during implementation between business departments and development
• Test management including strategy and approach definition
• Test case definition, execution and approval
• Cross-team organization of integration and acceptance tests
• Support of test environments
• Technologies and tools: Java, Angular, Kubectl, REST, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, S4/HANA, Bruno

• Developed lateral-safety steering functions across two service packs, serving as Product Owner for SP-2021 and Function Developer for SP-2025
• Defined and maintained system requirements, coordinated validation and testing, and ensured seamless integration into series vehicles across 29 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce models
• Drove a 62.5% reduction in Lane Keeping Assistant PPH (Problems Per Hundred) count from 9.6 (2023) to 3.6 (2025) in the US-IQS (Initial Quality Study) by enhancing function performance, contributing to a 7-position improvement in BMW’s overall brand ranking
• Managed collaboration with two main suppliers, resolving technical challenges and securing on-time milestones
• Delivered safety functions that supported multiple NCAP programs (EuroNCAP, ChinaNCAP, KoreaNCAP, JapanNCAP), with all models meeting or exceeding targets

Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.

Project metrics:

• Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
• approx. 70 people in the core project context
• regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment

My main tasks:

• Overall responsible external project manager
• Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
• Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
• Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
• Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
• Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
• Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
• Planning and leading several hypercare phases
• Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
• Coordination with agile teams
• Coordination with operations, release and deployment
• Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
• Responsibility for creating an AI governance
• Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
• Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
• Support in building an efficient proposal process
• Stakeholder management

Methodology:

• V-Model XT ITZBund
• Scrum

Tools used:

• Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro

REPSEM/REPKON-Energetic (Mechanical Engineering) – General Manager. Start-up company. Setting up the company and its structure. Creating processes, preparing document templates, planning workflows, hiring employees to meet company goals. Training employees and introducing them to the first company project. Project acquisition, meetings about projects with companies. Expanding company goals and strategy. Visiting companies for partnerships. Leading the first company project together with the PM.

• Industry focus: Automotive, IT, Chemicals, Insurance, IT Security
• Project planning & portfolio management with MS Project and cplace
• Implementation and operation of an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
• Process management (modeling & optimization) with BIC
• Delivery of automotive driver assistance systems (ADAS)
• Change management (evaluation to go-live)
• Migration projects and risk management
• IT development (SAP S4Hana, embedded software) using Scrum, Agile and Waterfall
• Data modeling (top-down, bottom-up, re-engineering)
• Master data management (infrastructure, interface, BPM, GPM)
• Customer relationship processes (CRM, ERP)
• Material data management (MDM) regarding consistency and quality
• Digital asset management (content, structure, standard metadata)
• Sales management (service policy, CRM, key account management, vendor management)

• Directed full lifecycle of embedded software projects including LiDAR, BMS, OCU, and Cybersecurity systems.
• Coordinated internal and external stakeholders including suppliers like Bosch, Bertrandt, Magna, Continental and IAV.
• Managed cross-country teams of 12–15 engineers, conducting project onboarding and role-based training.
• Implemented change control and risk registers for safety-critical automotive platforms.
• Oversaw project schedules using MS Project, JIRA, and Azure DevOps to ensure milestone alignment and transparency.
• Extensive hands-on expertise in test planning and execution for ECUs in compliance with Automotive SPICE (SWE.4–SWE.6) and ISO 26262.
• Led digital transformation project with a cross-functional team of 15+, ensuring successful integration of systems and workflows.
• Maintained project overviews and tracking in tools like Milestones (Daimler) and MS Project, and managed status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinated with third-party transformation partners and ensured timely delivery of decision templates and risk assessments.
• Applied PRINCE2 methodology for structured delivery; facilitated agile ceremonies and maintained Confluence-based documentation.
• Strong leadership in cross-functional teams and working in agile environments (SAFe, Scrum).
• Successfully led and supported IT and transformation projects, including those in regulated sectors (e.g., KRITIS or energy sector).
• Represented or supported overall project leadership in large-scale transformation programs.
• Maintained and updated complex project plans (Gantt charts, milestone tracking, and resource allocation).
• Coordinated workstreams and interdisciplinary teams; ensured timely delivery of all work packages.
• Acted as central communication point between project team, senior management, external vendors, and transformation partners.
• Prepared and delivered concise status reports, steering committee presentations, and decision memos.
• Identified project risks, maintained risk registers, and led mitigation planning.
• Assessed resource needs and supported reallocation based on project priorities and constraints.
• Proficient in JIRA, Milestones, Confluence, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Used both Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall (PRINCE2, PMI) methodologies.
• Created and tracked action lists, meeting protocols, and backlog items.
• Conducted critical analysis of project progress, resource bottlenecks, and deliverable timelines.
• Ensured alignment of transformation goals with enterprise IT architecture and business objectives.

• Collaboration with MB (Sindelfingen), NVIDIA (Santa Clara), MBRDI (Bangalore)
• Structure and signal modelling in Rhapsody
• Architectural decision records and requirement reviews
• Technologies: Confluence, Rhapsody, JIRA, DNG, Jama, Slack, GitLab, AWS CDW, Bazel, Docker, QNX

• Developed and operationalized a digitalization strategy to ensure a seamless value chain across all business areas in coordination with executive management
• Implemented a process management standard and led the process organization
• Program management: directed the design, implementation and coordination of the rollout across all value-adding business units
• Reported on the program to stakeholders and executive management
• Supplier management: selected, contracted and managed suppliers within the digitalization program
• Redesigned the process organization, defined new process standards and developed training programs

• Development and implementation of test strategies and test plans based on ISO-29119-2/3 for Porsche and Audi ISO-26262 compliant projects (functional, integration, system & regression tests).
• Leading cross-functional teams across multiple locations, including resource planning, coordination, and milestone tracking.
• Responsibility for defect management, root cause analyses, and process improvements to improve quality and efficiency.
• Technical analysis of test results and creation of structured test reports and KPIs for stakeholders.
• Reviewing specifications and architecture to validate test readiness and requirement compliance.
• Controlling & monitoring test progress using appropriate metrics.
• Communicating evaluated test results as input for function approvals to function project owners.
• Practical vehicle testing, ECU flashing, and troubleshooting – on-board diagnostics and live tracing.

Applied qualifications:

• SW requirements analysis
• Jira X-Ray
• SOME-IP
• ViWI
• Confluence
• Defect management – KPM
• ODIS
• E-SYS
• Agile methodologies

• Project Title: Path Planning Module Development (Oct 2024 – Jun 2025)

• Developed path planning module using C++14 and CMake

• Implemented gRPC communication protocol between modules

• Performed unit testing using Pytest framework and Python

• Project Title: HMI Programming for Battery, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (Aug 2023 – Sep 2024)

• Developed HMI software for BEV/FCEV using Ruby and Crystal for backend

• Implemented frontend using Vue.js framework

• Conducted bug fixes and simulator testing

• Project Title: IFHOST CAN Bus Programming (Jan 2023 – Jul 2023)

• Programmed CAN bus software using C and C++

• Executed unit tests with Google Test framework

• Performed integration testing using CAPL in Vector CANalyzer

• Participated in onsite testing

• Overall process definition, planning, training, tools, effective execution, and progress and quality measurement of test activities at the release level
• Defining and improving the test process
• Scheduling of releases
• Coordinating alignment with release management for test setup and data provisioning
• Coordinating migration test planning for Westnetz, Mitnetz, and EON Grid
• Monitoring test progress, audit-proof documentation, progress tracking via defects, OSS reports, and incidents
• Designing and coordinating potential test automation

IT environment: Jira Zephyr, Confluence, SIGMA, PowerBI