Bernd S. - Product Owner

Go to Website

Flensburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 5 months

Product Owner

OJ Electronics AS

Led the development of IoT temperature sensors and controllers as IoT devices
Developed enclosures, hardware, embedded software, and cloud software including an app
Integrated Apple HomeKit, Matter, and Works with Alexa certification
Created user stories, epics, and mockups
Managed stakeholders and MVP discussions
Launched a new product family
Achieved ISO27001 certification

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

7 months

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Prepared all documents and asset registers for ISO27001 certification
Demonstrated commitment to protecting sensitive information
Created all necessary documents in collaboration with responsible roles
Uploaded the documents to the Secjur tool

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

7 months

Product Owner Digitalization OZG

IT.N Niedersachsen

Digitized online application processes in the health and social sector
Updated interfaces between procedure providers and online application processes
Communicated with procedure providers, healthcare manufacturers, and municipalities
Published 3 application procedures online

Jun 2022 - May 2023

1 year

Product Manager

Deutsche Bahn

Responsible for the frontend area in the PRISMA dispatching system
Product manager in a SAFe setup
Facilitated all agile meetings (grooming, retro, review, standup)
Functionally embedded in 3 subordinate Scrum teams

Nov 2021 - May 2022

7 months

Product Owner

RTL Data

Product Owner for cross-media recommendations (Cross Media Recommendation CMR)
Identified communication pain points in a volatile organization
Prioritized the backlog for the migration from Azure to Google Cloud Compute Engine
Aligned the CMR service with other services and segments
Increased satisfaction, reduced meetings, and achieved a pain-free merge to Google Cloud

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

10 months

Germany

Agile Coach and Product Owner

TESVOLT

Digitization of internal processes to scale the company
Identification and automation of process issues
Scrum Master and backlog owner, moderating all agile meetings
Process modeling in BPMN and stakeholder analysis
Conducting workshops in Berlin and a Jira project with a subcontractor in India
Using SPICE® MAN.3 in an agile development environment
Transferring the ordering and complaint process into a mobile app

Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 3 months

Project Manager

Danfoss Power Solutions

Development of the control unit for autonomous harvesting machines (SIL2 level)
Functional safety based on SFMEA and DFMEA
Overall responsibility for timing, budget, and quality of an international team
Creating prototypes to meet end-customer requirements

Sep 2019 - Present

6 years 4 months

Founder

3appy UG

Consulting as a Product Owner
Project management
Scrum Master and agile coaching

Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

2 years 1 month

Germany

Head of Electrical Engineering

Krones AG

Increasing efficiency
Leading strategic projects
Managing the hardware and software team
Implementing SAFe
Scrum Master
Transitioning the development organization from a strict hierarchy to an agile approach
Introducing Azure to organize tasks and interactions with other departments
Overall responsibility for the development department
Improving performance and well-being

Nov 2014 - Jul 2017

2 years 9 months

Denmark

Product Owner Business Development

Danfoss Drives

Voice-of-the-customer process to adapt products for local requirements
Developing cost-effective and high-temperature resistant variants
Business case responsibility, stakeholder and conflict management
Increasing sales volume by 3% in the following year

Oct 2011 - Oct 2014

3 years 1 month

Denmark

Product Manager Portfolio

Danfoss Drives

Adjustment of the decentralized drive portfolio after the merger
Customer segmentation by revenue and application
Business case responsibility, stakeholder and conflict management
Presentation to the Product Committee
Reduction of the portfolio from 5 to 3 products and maintenance costs

Jan 2011 - Aug 2017

6 years 8 months

Denmark

Global Product Manager

Danfoss Drives A/S

Global market responsibility for decentralized drives
Product management
Portfolio management
Decentralized project management

Sep 2008 - Sep 2011

3 years 1 month

Denmark

Product Launch Manager

Siemens

Market launch of a digital mass flow meter
Preparation of sales documentation and target price definition
Development of sales strategies for high-volume and low-volume countries
Satisfactory market share despite intense competition

Mar 2008 - Jan 2011

2 years 11 months

Denmark

Product Manager

Siemens

Market launch of a new digital flow meter for CNG
Program Management
Launch Management

May 2006 - Aug 2008

2 years 4 months

Denmark

Project Manager

Danfoss Drives

Integration of a frequency converter into an industrial vacuum pump
Stakeholder management, milestone documentation and internal coordination
Use of the V-model and support during the testing phase
Successful integration of the frequency converter into the customer's product

Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

2 years

Denmark

Project Manager

Danfoss Drives A/S

Management of decentralized software projects
Prince2, V-Model

Aug 1998 - Apr 2006

7 years 9 months

Denmark

Software Engineer

Danfoss Drives A/S

Implementation of C, C++ and assembler applications for frequency converters
Development of time-critical algorithms on 2 ARM controllers with CAN bus communication
Use of a Lauterbach debugger and remote GDB debugger for testing
The VLT2800 frequency converter was produced and sold over 1 million times

Aug 1995 - Jul 1998

3 years

Web Developer

Phillips

Implementation of the clinical information system (CIS)
Development of the visual patient plan for the digital patient record
The department was sold in 1998 because the patient record didn't come to market due to data protection reasons