Bernd S. - Product Owner

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Flensburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 2 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 led discussions on MVPs
Launched a new product family
Achieved ISO 27001 certification

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

7 months

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Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Prepared all documents and asset registers for ISO 27001 certification
Demonstrated commitment to protecting sensitive information
Created all necessary documents in collaboration with responsible roles
Provided the documents in the Secjur tool

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

7 months

Product Owner Digitalization OZG

IT.N Niedersachsen

Digitized online application flows in health and social services
Updated interfaces between procedure providers and online application systems
Communicated with procedure providers, healthcare vendors, and municipalities
Launched three online application processes

Jun 2022 - May 2023

1 year

Product Manager

Deutsche Bahn

Responsible for the frontend area of the PRISMA dispatch system
Product manager in a SAFe setup
Facilitated all agile meetings (Grooming, Retro, Review, Standup)
Functionally integrated into three 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 migrating from Azure to Google Cloud Compute Engine
Aligned the CMR service with other services and segments
Improved 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

Digitalizing internal processes to scale the company
Identifying and automating process issues
Acting as Scrum Master and backlog owner, facilitating all agile meetings
Modeling processes in BPMN and doing stakeholder analysis
Leading workshops in Berlin and a Jira project with a subcontractor in India
Applying SPICE® MAN.3 in an agile development environment
Transforming the order and complaint process into a mobile app

Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 3 months

Project Manager

Danfoss Power Solutions

Developed the control unit for autonomous harvesting machines (SIL2 level)
Ensured functional safety based on SFMEA and DFMEA
Full responsibility for schedule, budget, and quality of an international team
Created prototypes to meet end-user requirements

Sep 2019 - Present

6 years 1 month

Founder

3appy UG

Consulting as Product Owner
Project management
Scrum Master and agile coaching

Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

2 years 1 month

Germany

Head of Electrical Engineering

Krones AG

Increased efficiency
Led strategic projects
Managed hardware and software teams
Introduced SAFe
Served as Scrum Master
Changed the development organization from a clear hierarchy to an agile approach
Implemented Azure to organize tasks and interactions with other departments
Had full responsibility for the development department
Improved team 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 to local needs
Developed cost-effective, high-temperature variants
Responsible for business case, stakeholder, and conflict management
Increased 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 merger
Customer segmentation by revenue and application
Business case ownership, stakeholder and conflict management
Presentation in the Product Committee
Reduced the portfolio from 5 to 3 products and cut 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

Launch of a digital mass flow meter
Creation of sales documentation and target price definition
Development of sales strategies for high-volume and low-volume countries
Achieved a satisfactory market share despite intense competition

Mar 2008 - Jan 2011

2 years 11 months

Denmark

Product Manager

Siemens

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

Implemented C, C++ and assembly applications for frequency converters
Developed time-critical algorithms on two ARM controllers with communication via CAN bus
Used Lauterbach debugger and remote GDB debugger for testing
The VLT2800 frequency converter was produced and sold over one million times

Aug 1995 - Jul 1998

3 years

Web Developer

Phillips

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