Visual Studio Experts in Munich

Ursula Helfer

Product Owner | Scrum Master | Finance Expert

Last position:

Subproject Lead & Scrum Master at DB Energie

Subproject management in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

Leading a software development team with 10 employees
Budget responsibility approx. 3 million Euros per year
Conducting employee and job interviews
Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
Digitalization of a web interface
Regular reporting to clients and stakeholders (C-level)
Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to steer product development
Designing product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector including knowledge of regulatory processes
Formulating the subproject charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
Steering performance delivery according to the project charter
Planning and steering human resources including budget planning for the subproject
Ensuring the working capacity of subproject participants, e.g., by requesting access rights and documents for the subproject team
Planning and steering for the respective subproject (Time, Scope, Budget) including the creation of necessary documents
Coordinating with the department and Product Owners to plan the subproject scope and the corresponding implications
Conducting milestone planning according to the agreed process model
Effort estimation and support of subproject controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
Reporting subproject status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
Analyzing, preparing, and addressing needs for action and decisions
Escalating subproject issues to project management
Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (Time, Scope, and Budget)
Steering the implementation of cross-cutting specifications and requirements in the subproject, supported by cross-functional roles on the business and technical side.
Identifying, steering, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across subprojects
Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
Preparing and steering commissioning including required documents and protection requirements assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the fullstack area (7 people)

Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
Introducing the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Charts), metrics, and conducting required training in an agile IT environment
Preparing Scrum events such as Daily, Retrospectives, Review, Sprint Planning, Estimation, and Refinement (agile way of working)
Facilitating retrospectives and removing impediments to drive the team and product forward
Preparing action points and retros via Whiteboard and Figma
Applying and improving agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creating filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up Cycle Time
Using Jira & Confluence
Setting up progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual effort for user stories
Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "Velocity", "Burn-Down Chart", "Throughput", "Costs", "Quality", "Scope"
Evaluating agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
Communication and moderation know-how
Proven methodological competence in conflict resolution discussions

Sebastian Ostermeier

Founder & Managing Director

Pliening

Last position:

Founder & Managing Director at OS-Cons GmbH

Consulting across two integrated areas: Commercial Strategy (pricing, sales steering, marketing strategy, market expansion, margin management) and Operational Efficiency (process automation, AI integration, workflow design, last-mile automation).
Development of custom SaaS solutions, explicitly tailored to the specific requirements and processes of each company.
Delivery of AI training and change management workshops for managing directors and specialist departments, including AI competence training with a certificate of attendance under Art. 4 of the EU AI Act.

Kapil Bhayani

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Poing

Last position:

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer at BMW group

Testing and verification of high-voltage systems

Performed integration and system tests for control units in PHEV/EV vehicles using ECU-TEST (TraceTronic), Vector CANoe, CANalyzer, ETAS INCA, Tornado, E-Sys, and EDIABAS.
Analyzed the interaction of high-voltage control units (including CCU, BMU, inverter, IPB, and IPF) and carried out software updates and flash processes to verify new software versions.
Worked closely with software, system, and integration teams in an agile development environment to analyze issues and verify new software versions.

Thies Schneider

PM & UX Lead

Last position:

Spatial UX Lead at govar

Concept, interaction and UX for XR experiences for the automotive industry
Optimizing XR experiences
Building experiences with AI

Giuseppe Abrignani

Software, AI & Automation Architect

Germering

Last position:

Embedded Software Developer at Inheco

AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Design and build of an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data for the automated analysis of technical documents and error logs.
Design & Implementation: Design of a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device to control medical shaker systems.
Architecture & Protocol Design: Implementation of a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and definition of hardware-close, resilient communication protocols including multithreading and advanced error handling.
Quality Assurance & DevOps: Test automation using xUnit, integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintenance of technical documentation according to strict medical technology standards via Azure DevOps.

Label: C#, .NET, LLMs, RAG, n8n, RS-232, UART, Multithreading, async/await, xUnit, gRPC/protobuf, Blazor, MudBlazor, EF Core, Visual Studio 2026, Azure DevOps

Christiane Neher

Management Consultant

Last position:

Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting

Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:

Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters

Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:

Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX

Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:

Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management

Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:

Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)

Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:

Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level

Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:

Analysis of current challenges
Definition of overarching goals
Development of a proposal for a new team structure
Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy

André Howe

Diploma in Engineering Physics

Last position:

Linux IT Admin at ReiserST

Development and maintenance of IT architectures with embedded Linux systems.
Designing, implementing, and optimizing backend applications and script-based solutions.
Analyzing and resolving issues, including troubleshooting and user support.
Developing and implementing security concepts for cloud solutions.
Administering networks (DHCP, DNS, NTP, VPN).
Technologies: Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, GitLab CI.
Methods: Kanban.

Stefan Wimmer

Architect/Software Developer/Infrastructure

Ottobrunn

Last position:

Architect/Software Developer at Global Logistics Support GmbH

Task

Further development of a new ERP system with Blazor
Creation of e-invoices in the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats
UI/UX design Client-server system
Windows 11 Technology
Microsoft .NET 9, Git, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET, MSSQL, Blazor Programming languages
C#, MVVM Development tools
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2022 Database
MSSQL Industry
Other

Burak Güzel

Jedox Developer

Last position:

BI Consultant TM1 at Accantec GmbH

Project description: Design and step-by-step implementation of a central, multidimensional controlling platform based on IBM Planning Analytics to optimize and automate internal company planning and reporting.

Business & technical consulting: Analyzed the provided operational base data and proactively advised the controlling team on cube design best practices and optimal dimension structures.

Data integration & ETL: Designed and developed robust TurboIntegrator processes for automated data loading, transformation, and dimension maintenance.

Logic & business implementation: Implemented complex business logic and calculations with high performance using TM1 business rules (including efficient skipping/feeding).

Development of a Python HTTPS server to integrate an input widget in IBM PAW, enabling direct data write-back to TM1 cubes via the TM1 REST API.

Reporting & analytics: Created dynamic, user-friendly reports and dashboards for management and specialist departments.

Ernst Höfler

Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

München

Last position:

Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

Support and further development of a complex process for creating XML documents for electronic invoices / E-Invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD)
Automation of operational processes, process development and optimization
Development of frontend applications with MS Power Apps
Porting SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2022
SQL Server database administration

Elena Nizovtseva

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain)

Last position:

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain) at AGCS

Coordinating several Pega projects being part of CoE
Participating in major architecture meetings
Running LSA coordination meetings
Providing guidance to the project teams
Helping with technical issues resolution including performance problems
Contributing to improving developers best practices and guidelines
Providing expertise in ensuring high system availability
Running PoCs
Responsible for deployment pipelines implementation
Individual targets rated over 100% every year

Thomas Langer

Consultant for AI, Electronics Development and System Integration

Unterhaching

Last position:

Consultant for AI-driven process automation at Lumiz

AI-driven automation of purchasing on a printing company's website, including selecting delivery times, order options, ordering, payment, and uploading print data from the Lumiz Cloud.

Christoph Koldehoff

Project Management/PMO/Multi-Project Management/Program Management

Vaterstetten

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Project Management/PMO/Multi-Project Management/Program Management at kmc - Koldehoff Management Consulting

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)

Siegfried-Thor Bolz

AI Solutions Architect & Developer

Grasbrunn

Last position:

AI Solutions Architect & Developer at E-Commerce

Integrated LangChain middleware between AEM and SAP PIM system
Developed a FastAPI interface for system communication
Implemented vector embeddings for semantic product search
Evaluated LLM models (Vertex AI/Gemini, LM Studio, Hugging Face, OpenAI) for product analysis
Developed an AEM component to display product recommendations and integrated the recommendation API into the AEM authoring process
Designed and implemented Pinecone vector database for product embeddings
Optimized response times and caching strategies
Evaluated Vertex AI Studio for LLM testing and prompt workflows
Implemented secure API routing and access control for AI components via FastAPI and gateway validation

Ivan Atanasov