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Bernhard (H.) Schmitz

Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer

Bernhard Schmitz
Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
4 months
Germany

Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer

Deutsche Post DHL

  • Agile project 'PEPSi Annual Leave Planning MVP Lite' (digitization project).
  • Definition of state transitions for the JUP Lite functionality.
  • Creation of user stories for login/logout and registration.
  • Quality assurance of the business-side design.
  • Preliminary analysis for transforming the old PersPlan into DigiPEP.
  • Tools used: Signavio, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Jira, Confluence, Mural, Miro, Conceptboard, MS Teams, Mattermost.
Apr 2023 - Nov 2023
8 months
Germany

Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer

Mercedes-Benz AG

  • Project 'MVP NextGen for Squid applications for supplier evaluation'.
  • Collaboration with business stakeholders and developers.
  • Alignment of requirements and user stories with product management and external service providers.
  • Updating and reviewing business concepts.
  • Consolidation of information from multiple sources, identifying inconsistencies, open issues, and tasks.
  • Data and process modeling using UML, BPMN, and business object model (GOM).
  • Functional documentation of the user interface (GUI).
  • Writing and updating user stories.
  • Tools used: Signavio, MS Office, Jira, Confluence, Mural, Miro, Conceptboard, MS Teams, Mattermost.
May 2022 - Jun 2022
2 months
Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer in an agile environment

REWE Systems

  • Analysis of the current state in market product information and market prevention.
  • Creation of user stories.
  • Start of release planning for the future platform.
  • Contribution to the target concept of the future platform.
  • Tools used: Conceptboard, Confluence, JIRA, MS Office.
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
6 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Requirements Engineer / Co-Product Owner

etengo (client: finance, sales)

  • Agile project for replacing legacy systems.
  • Documentation of existing legacy systems and operational procedures.
  • Development and structuring of new documentation as well as documentation of the current state.
  • Reviewing and aligning requirements for completeness and consistency.
  • Analysis, gathering, and documentation of business requirements in the insurance and banking environment.
  • Identification and consolidation of cross-cutting requirements.
  • Development of concepts and IT solutions in collaboration with legacy system departments.
  • Contribution to the new data model, considering historically grown data models and processes.
  • Development of customer-oriented and innovative solution strategies.
  • Evaluation and identification of preferred solution strategies regarding cost-effectiveness, resources, and risks.
  • Creation and alignment of user stories.
  • IT environment: Kotlin, cloud, Azure, Confluence, Jira, Slack, MS Teams, MS Office.
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
9 months
Esslingen, Germany

Requirements Analyst / IT Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer

Daimler Truck Engineering IT

  • Project KEM factory distributor in the area of BOM (Bill of Materials).
  • Definition of the distribution of components and product documentation to factories.
  • Transition from manual factory assignments to automated calculation.
  • Development of concepts and IT solutions in collaboration with the business unit and software development.
  • Documentation of existing legacy systems and procedures.
  • Reviewing and aligning requirements for the second implementation phase for completeness and consistency.
  • Validation of the calculation algorithm (Boolean algebra, set theory) for distributing product variants.
  • Performed VBA programming to illustrate complex examples.
  • Designed usability for the specifications matrix, including logically combinable filters and visual indicators.
  • Creation of wireframes for the user interface.
  • Design of a concept including later expansion phases and dynamic rights management.
  • Proposals for expanding the data model for future factory supply improvements.
  • Tools used: Skype, MS Office, VBA, BCP matrix, SAFIRA, EDS/BCS.
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
5 months
Dortmund, Germany

Requirements Analyst / IT Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer

KVWL Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Westfalen-Lippe

  • Agile digitization project ProShare (project management with SharePoint).
  • Revision and addition to requirements documentation according to IREB in the requirements specification.
  • Creation of business and system use cases for project management applications.
  • Consolidation of existing intranet wireframes for various stakeholders.
  • Modeling wireframes and creating a click dummy with Balsamiq.
  • Description of workflows, processes, and information.
  • Tools: MS Office, Balsamiq, Confluence.
Jan 2017 - May 2017
5 months
Mainz, Germany

Consultant for Software Quality Management Systems

ZDF

  • Project SuDocu (Sustainable Documentation) as part of a host migration.
  • Design of a software quality management system for documentation requirements in service contracts.
  • Development of customizable guidelines (tailoring) for internal and external projects.
  • Ensuring knowledge transfer for future competitive bidding.
  • Optimization of the cost-benefit ratio of documentation.
  • Planning procedures using network diagrams and setting up processes.
  • Consolidation of requirements from cascading guidelines into documents and templates.
  • Design of service description templates according to UfAB VI.
  • Proposal for project risk management including an Excel workbook and manual.
  • Quality review of project documentation from pilot projects and external contractors.
  • IT environment: Host, Cobol, Natural, Adabas, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Confluence, Jira.
Nov 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 2 months
Berlin, Germany

IT Business Requirements Analyst

ORION Systems Integrators Germany GmbH (Client: KPMG)

  • Projects HR skill management (online CV) and IMPaCT engagement planning and controlling.
  • Gathering requirements from a business perspective and discussing alternatives with the client.
  • Solution design: functional description of website processes and dialogs from the user's perspective.
  • Translating documentation into English for sites in India.
  • Collaborating on the creation of test cases.
  • Software reengineering and updating documentation for IMPaCT.
  • Tools: MS Office, Lync, Visio (BPMN), SharePoint, TFS, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
Nov 2013 - Jan 2014
3 months
Zollikofen, Switzerland

IT Business Analyst

T-Systems Data Migration Consulting Schweiz (Client: SBB Cargo)

  • Presales activities for modernizing software from Cool:Gen/DB2 to Java/MySQL.
  • Preparation of opportunity assessments for global data consolidation.
  • Text analysis of tenders (RfPs).
  • Development of solution design and project strategy.
  • Estimation of effort, costs, and project duration.
  • Tools: MS Office 2010, Webex, SharePoint, Confluence.
Apr 2013 - Sep 2013
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer

DV-Ratio / syngenio (Client: Bank)

  • Project "Tax Adjustments" as part of an application replacement.
  • Gathering high-level business requirements.
  • Creation of detailed functional requirements.
  • Reviewing requirements for completeness and consistency.
  • Coordination with international teams and developers in the Far East.
  • Tools: MS Office, Lotus Notes, SharePoint.
May 2012 - Sep 2012
5 months
Salzburg, Austria

IT Business Analyst

SPAR Österreich Business Services ICS

  • Projects: Balanced Scorecard (BSC) deployment upgrade, BSC extension, and ePayment.
  • Planning and preparation of regression tests for BSC upgrades.
  • Ensuring consistency between Austrian functionalities and international ASPIAG programs.
  • Setting up acceptance and production environments and coordinating with EAI and system engineering.
  • Verifying mass data transfer using EAI message tracking.
  • Documenting requirements and specifications after the fact.
  • Developing parameters to determine requirements and test cases for card payments.
  • Creating parameterized test case templates in Excel.
  • Executing and logging tests for PayLife and CardComplete with an ATM simulator.
  • Handling tickets, data analysis, and user support.
  • Tools: SAP BW, Squirrel (SQL), MS Office 2010, InterSystems Cache DBMS, FOLIO.
Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
1 year
Bonn, Germany

Business Analyst and Designer

Deutsche Post DHL IT Services

  • Mobile Hand Scanner (HASCI) project for delivery staff.
  • Joint Application Design (JAD) and User Centered Design (UCD) with product managers.
  • Consolidation of current state and requirements from heterogeneous sources.
  • Facilitating workshops from a business perspective.
  • Solution design: modeling business requirements and dialog processes for mobile hand scanners.
  • Process modeling using eEPK in ARIS.
  • Screen design and mask navigation using Axure and Excel.
  • Extending the UML data model.
  • Reverse engineering to identify requirements from existing PAKET processes.
  • Tools: ARIS Business Designer 7, MS Office, Axure, i-Share.
Jul 2010 - Jan 2011
7 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Functional Analyst / Architect

DB Systel (DB AG)

  • EPA (Electronic Booking System) and RESI (Reservation Information) project.
  • Creating a feasibility study, decision paper, and proposal for the detailed business analysis.
  • Stakeholder identification and needs analysis.
  • Structuring information in the project data model and reference model.
  • As-is analysis of processes, systems, and interfaces.
  • Conducting impact and feasibility analyses.
  • High-level design of functional architecture variants and alignment with the IS roadmap.
  • Evaluating migration strategies to replace legacy systems.
  • Effort estimation using Function Point Analysis (FPA).
  • Designing the project roadmap for future phases.
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio, Lotus Notes, Athene.
Jul 2009 - Dec 2009
6 months
Heidelberg, Germany

Sub-Project Lead Solution Design / Business Analyst

Lloyds Banking Group (IFS)

  • Projects 'Tax Changes 2010' and 'Bestandsprovision / Renewal Commission' (B2B).
  • Business and systems analysis and design in a model-based environment.
  • Acting as liaison between business and IS departments.
  • Reviewing business requirements and functional designs.
  • Creating technical design overview documents.
  • Conducting impact analyses and feasibility studies across multiple systems.
  • High-level design for partner master data management, LifeFactory 4, SAP FS-CD, and Qapla.
  • Defining system requirements for interfaces, data, and GUI.
  • Deriving critical test cases from requirements.
  • Traceability analysis using the Catalogue of Requirements (CoRe).
  • Coaching and improving BA-RE processes and optimizing the SDLC.
  • Organizing workshops to involve suppliers early.
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio, Sharepoint.
Feb 2009 - Mar 2009
2 months
Backnang, Germany

Consultant for Planning Processes and Reporting

Tesat Spacecom (EADS Astrium)

  • Consulting to improve program planning and increase on-time delivery.
  • Designing and implementing data analyses and dashboards for the COO.
  • ETL processes from Primavera into Excel using VBA.
  • Load-transforming SAP data in Excel macros.
  • Leading status meetings with production controllers and quality assurance.
  • Supporting program planning for satellite equipment.
  • Tools: Primavera Enterprise 5.0, SAP, Excel, VBA.
Nov 2007 - Sep 2008
11 months
Ingolstadt, Germany

Interim Project Manager / Business Analyst

Media-Saturn IT (METRO)

  • Card payment projects (B2C) and migration strategy from EFT 2010 to SEPA.
  • Reengineering and consolidation of business processes, infrastructure and software architecture.
  • Pre-study and research on the SEPA Card Framework (SCF).
  • Impact analysis of SCF on the business architecture of the POS systems.
  • Preparation of vendor selection (beauty contest) in collaboration with the CFO.
  • Development of a model for requirements and as-is analysis of the EFT landscape across 15 countries.
  • Optimization of the SDLC for requirements engineering and testing.
  • Crisis management and turnaround for the EFT project in Portugal.
  • Creation of test guidelines and test case specifications.
  • Execution of functional user acceptance tests (UAT) and integration tests (WWS).
  • Methodical troubleshooting of technical server issues.
  • Tools: Java, C++, MS Office, Visio, StarTeam, Wincor Nixdorf POS systems.
Sep 2007 - Oct 2007
2 months
Hanau, Germany

Consultant for business concepts and business process analysis

Schwab Versand (OTTO)

  • Creation of the business concept 'New Login' for the POS online shop.
  • Business process analysis and definition from the customer's perspective.
  • Definition of required adjustments for customer accounts, newsletter and referral promotions.
  • Solution design for different login types, considering security zones.
  • Usability assessment and development of improvement recommendations.
  • Development of a migration strategy for master data and functions.
  • Design and execution of user acceptance tests (UAT) for the relaunch.
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio, online shop systems.
Aug 2006 - Aug 2007
1 year 1 month
Backnang, Germany

Consultant for PM governance and planning

Tesat Spacecom (EADS Astrium)

  • Management consulting on PM governance, organization and planning processes.
  • Coaching of managers for planning and project management.
  • Recommendations for an expansion strategy.
  • Initial planning for the YAMAL-300 satellite program using Primavera V5.
  • Optimization of program plans for international satellite equipment projects.
  • Leading status meetings with production controllers and QA.
  • Tools: Primavera Enterprise V5, SAP, MS Office.
Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
7 months
Bern, Switzerland

Test Lead / Requirements Engineer

SBB CFF FFS

  • Project to replace a POS card payment system with an ep2 standard product.
  • Project recovery after internal audits.
  • Process modeling of business use cases and organizational workflows.
  • Development of a method to consolidate requirements from tender documents and proposals.
  • Coordination between IT, finance department and customer service.
  • Creation of the test concept including risk analysis and usability testing.
  • Design of generic test cases to ensure financial integrity.
  • Execution of functional acceptance tests (UAT) and mass data tests.
  • Defect management and high-level migration concept (cutover).
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio, MS Project, Lotus Notes, PMS topas SBB.
Jul 2005 - Dec 2005
6 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Project Leader / Test Manager

Credit Suisse

  • Leadership of the PeopleSoft HCM Salary + Bonus and eDossier (digital personnel file) projects.
  • Test management and metrics for user acceptance tests (UAT).
  • Creation of milestone forecasts.
  • Clarification of business architecture requirements for the eDossier evaluation project.
  • Tools: PeopleSoft HCM, MS Office, Excel, Visio.
Jan 2004 - Jun 2005
1 year 6 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Consultant for large-scale project planning and control

Alcatel SEL (Thales)

  • Planning and control of large-scale projects across the entire process chain (system engineering to testing).
  • Optimizing processes for planning, project controlling and PM governance.
  • Developing and implementing an estimation system and monitoring KPIs/metrics.
  • Creating forecasts (ETC, EAC) for budgets and milestones.
  • Performing defect forecasts for test management.
  • Resource and budget planning as well as creating rolling forecasts.
  • Maintaining CMM Level 2 criteria in project management.
  • Knowledge transfer and coaching for project managers and line managers.
  • Projects: DB LBS control & operation system and LZB Munich subway M21.
  • Tools: Primavera 3.5.1, MS Office, Excel, Visio, ClearDDTS, DOORS.
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
1 year
Venice, Italy

Business Process and Website Reviewer

Adria Travel Point

  • Reviewing business processes and website usability for POS search engines.
  • Advising on market and growth strategies.
  • Search engine marketing (SEM) and controlling using Google AdWords.
  • Creating graphical reports on metrics and conversion rates.
  • Configuration management for booking requests.
  • Tools: MS Office, Excel, Google AdWords.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
1 year
Düsseldorf, Germany

Project management consultant and coach

EMPRISE

  • Supporting proposal creation in presales.
  • Strategic consulting for the reorganization of software development processes.
  • Process analysis for project management governance.
  • Introducing methods for planning, time and effort estimation as well as KPI metrics.
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
1 year
Munich, Germany

Project manager for business process analysis

SFS

  • Leading business process analysis projects in the financial sector.
  • Presales support for proposal creation.
  • Project planning and conducting project risk analyses (FMEA).
  • Project control based on KPIs and metrics.
  • Tools: MS Office, Visio.
Jun 1998 - Dec 2000
2 years 7 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Interim Programme Office Manager / Process Consultant

Deutsche Bank

  • Managing the global PeopleSoft BPR db-people to replace national legacy systems.
  • Steering the transition from project to line organization (Global Center of Competence).
  • Defining processes and KPI metrics for implementation.
  • Setting requirements for archiving legacy system data.
  • Activating the HR Competence Center for continental Europe.
  • Designing and introducing a process model in the HR-IS team.
  • Conducting PM assessments based on the IPMA Project Excellence Model.
  • Coaching on organization, planning and communication.
  • Consulting for the strategic EURO/y2k project in continental Europe.
  • Designing a PM cockpit for project data and forecasts for up to 400 projects.
  • Creating milestone trend analyses.
  • Tools: PeopleSoft HCM, MS Project, MS Office, Visio, Lotus Notes, Access.
Mar 1998 - May 1998
3 months
Munich, Germany

Interim Project Manager for Documentum

Telefónica O2 Germany

  • Design and implementation of document management for order and contract management.
  • Coordination with the Documentum provider.
  • Leading domain architecture workshops for process modeling and interface definition.
  • Establishing a DMS/CMS structure and archiving strategy.
  • Identifying project risks using project and process FMEA.
  • Planning the rollout.
  • Tools: Documentum, MS Project, Visio, MS Office.
Jan 1997 - Feb 1998
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Project Management Consultant and Coach

BayernLB

  • Designing and introducing project and program management processes for risk controlling.
  • Training and coaching managers and project leads on PM implementation.
  • Creating the project manual and communication plan.
  • Modeling and rolling out the ARTEMIS multi-project management tool.
  • Defining standards for order management, reporting, and escalation processes.
  • Ensuring the conceptual integrity of PM processes.
  • Designing PM metrics and a program cockpit.
  • Tools: ARTEMIS, ARIS Toolset, MS Office, Visio.
Jun 1996 - Jun 1996
1 month
Germany

Process Analysis Consultant

Commerzbank

  • Analyzing and defining processes for the production test and reference field.
  • Developing guidelines for management, quality management, and system administration.
  • Coaching the test field manager and training internal clients.
  • Focusing on the organizational framework for collaboration.
Jan 1995 - Dec 1996
2 years
Nuremberg, Germany

Quality Management Software & Controls

Siemens

  • Project baggage handling system for the new Hong Kong airport.
  • Designing process-oriented quality plans for software engineering, manufacturing, and installation.
  • Evaluating subcontractor proposals in presales.
  • Collaborating with international quality managers.
  • Conducting internal and external audits in the Netherlands and Hong Kong.
  • Monitoring traceability and advising on automated testing.
  • Tools: HP-UX, C++, PL/SQL, MS Office, Access.
Nov 1991 - Dec 1993
2 years 2 months
Germany

Reviewer / Project Management Consultant

DPMA Deutsches Patent- und Marken-Amt

  • Strategic DEPATIS patent information system project.
  • Reviewing work for the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Patent Office.
  • Scheduling and technical controlling, as well as risk analysis.
  • Requirements, claim and contract management.
  • Consolidating requirements to prepare for acceptance.
  • Conducting acceptance tests and user acceptance tests (UAT).
  • Enforcing prototyping to validate usability.
  • Documenting lessons learned and recommendations for further project phases.
  • IT environment: Ingres, C++, MS Office.
Oct 1989 - Oct 1991
2 years 1 month
Aachen, Germany

Software Developer

InfoGraph

  • Development of CAD software for structural engineering (InfoCAD).
  • Implementation of structural calculations using the finite element method (FEM).
  • Development of mathematical algorithms for static and dynamic loads.
  • Created a formula interpreter using test driven development (TDD).
  • Implemented DXF interfaces for AutoCAD.
  • Developed a black-box regression test tool for test automation.
  • Technologies: Fortran, MS DOS, C.
Jun 1988 - Jun 1989
1 year 1 month
Paderborn, Germany

Software Developer

Nixdorf Computer

  • Software development in the financial sector.
  • Evaluated a tool for software distribution.
  • Development for customer service centers (ATMs).
  • Created a test tool for simultaneous modules for test automation.
  • Technologies: Business Basic, C, MS DOS.
Apr 1987 - Apr 1988
1 year 1 month
Darmstadt, Germany

Software Developer / Diploma Candidate

Fraunhofer IGD / Alcatel SEL

  • Wrote a diploma thesis on a CAD expert system GUI for printed circuit board layout.
  • Developed using rule-based systems (OPS5).
  • Technologies: C, CommonLISP, VMS, VAX.
Jan 1984 - Dec 1986
3 years
Darmstadt, Germany

Research Assistant / Software Developer

Tech. Univ. Darmstadt

  • Software development in research projects.
  • Conducted software lab sessions on the mainframe.
  • Pair programming projects in graphics.
  • Technologies: PL/1, Pascal, Assembly, BS2000, C.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance (7.5 years), Information Technology (6.5 years), Transportation (4 years), Professional Services (3.5 years), Education (3 years), and Government and Administration (2.5 years).

Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Transportation
Professional Services
Education
Government and Administration

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (16.5 years), Project Management (12.5 years), Quality Assurance (11 years), Product Development (6.5 years), Research and Development (4 years), and Human Resources (3.5 years).

Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Product Development
Research and Development
Human Resources

Summary

Making complexity transparent Focus areas since 2006: analysis, requirements, processes independent of industries, vendors, products, technology Preferred roles: IS Business / Process / Requirements Analyst, Product Owner Activities: business + process + functional analysis, modeling, requirements engineering, requirements / specification documents, analysis, impact analysis, feasibility and preliminary studies, presales, proposals, evaluation, implementation: estimates, forecasts, risk management, business concepts, rough designs, solution design, requirements specifications, user stories.

Type: method expert, thinker-doer, communicator, optimizer, pragmatist (connector between theory and practice) Strengths: fair, self-driven, forward-looking, priority-oriented, goal-oriented, flexible, innovative, logical-analytical, holistic, coherent, solution-oriented, methodical-systematic, careful, transparent, eager to learn Orientation: customer success, consistency/coherence, optimization

Typical environments: between business side & development, client & contractor (internal & external), e-business, information systems, custom-built applications, extension of software applications especially custom software Most common industries: retail, passenger transport (automotive & rail), finance, logistics, large programs (up to 150 staff or 10-15 projects) to small projects (5-10 staff) many international projects, teams or contacts, including nearshore & offshore (India), 5 projects abroad (3x Switzerland, 1x Austria, 1x Italy)

Professional experience: various company-specific & project-specific topics Management experience: project management from 1992 to 2009 Technical experience: developer until 1991

Skills

  • Methods**

  • Requirements Analysis / Requirements Engineering, Fit/gap

  • Interviews, Moderation, Workshops

  • Process Analysis, Modeling (Bpmn, Eepk, Uml), Optimization

  • Impact Analysis, Feasibility, Solution Design, Detailed Design

  • Methodologies: Impa, Pmi, Prince2, V-model, Incremental, Iterative, Waterfall

  • Risk Analysis, Approach/strategy, Planning

  • Estimates, Forecasts, Etc, Eac

  • Kpis / Metrics, Eva (Earned Value Analysis)

  • Project Management, Control, Monitoring, Reporting

  • Decision Preparation (Kepner-tregoe)

  • Test Concepts, Interactive Functional User Acceptance Tests

  • Tools**

  • Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

  • Visio

  • Primavera

  • Dms/cms

  • Organization & Management Of Projects & Processes**

  • Project Leadership And Management, Interim Management

  • Large Projects, Multi-project And Program Management

  • Project Consolidation, Rescue, Crisis Management, Turnaround

  • Methodical Innovative Problem Solving, Corrective Actions, Escalation Management, Task Forces

  • Decision Preparation (Kepner-tregoe)

  • Coaching, Pm Roll-outs And Enhancements

  • Project Setup And Process Organization / Project Design

  • Project & Program Competence Centers / Offices (Pmo)

  • Approaches, Planning Processes, Prevention

  • Process Analysis, Modeling, Definition, Optimization

  • Forecasts, Etc, Eac, Kpis / Metrics, Target Controlling

  • Project Control, Coordination, Monitoring, Reporting

  • Requirements Analysis / Requirements Engineering, Fit/gap

  • Impact Analysis, Feasibility

  • High-level Design, Solution Design

  • Scrum, Agile Projects

  • Human Change Management / Change Processes

  • Pm Governance, Methodologies (Waterfall, V-model, Spiral, Iterative, Incremental), Sdlc, Software Engineering, Process Maturity

  • Cockpits, Dashboards For Pm And Testing, Eva (Earned Value Analysis)

  • Project Risk Analysis And Management, Project Fmea

  • Kvp, Cip, Continuous Improvement Process, Process-oriented Quality Management

  • Proposal Development, Evaluation, Tool Selection / Evaluation

  • Test Management, System Analysis, Design, Programming, Testing

  • Order And Change Request Management Processes

  • Interviews, Moderation, Negotiation, Workshops

  • Functional Interactive User Acceptance Tests, Uat, Test Concepts

  • Use Cases

  • Training Modules On Project Management, Facilitation Concepts

  • Qfd, Demand Management, Claim Management

  • Migration Strategies, High-level Concepts, Release Management, Cutover

  • Usability Engineering

  • It Governance, It Security

  • Agile Project Management

  • Standard Methods And Modeling**

  • Data Flow, Activity, Dependency Diagrams

  • Modeling For Processes, Methodologies, Projects, Software (Esp. With James Martin / Information Engineering With Visio)

  • Network Planning, Pert, Gantt

  • Eepk, Information Engineering (Visio)

  • Erm / Erd / Rdbms

  • Petri Nets, Condition-event Nets, Level-rate

  • Project Fmea, Software Fmea, Process Fmea

  • Sadt, Sa/sd

  • Cmmi / Cmm (Capability Maturity Model)

  • Ipma Project Excellence Model, Efqm

  • Iso 9000, 9001, 900x Qms

  • Uml 2

  • Aris Method

  • Tdd (Test-driven Development)

  • Pair Programming (Xp)

  • Prince2, Bpmn

  • Dbms, Esp. Rdbms

  • Professional Experience (Selection)**

  • Hr Skill Management

  • Bsc (Balanced Scorecard)

  • Parcel/mail Delivery, Mobile Scanners

  • Pos Online Shops

  • Card Payments: Debit / Credit

  • Passenger Transport / Traffic / Travel (Rail)

  • Customer Service / Customer Care

  • In-force Commission / Renewal Commission

  • Pos Sco (Self-check-out)

  • Scf (Sepa Card Framework)

  • Satellite Devices (Telecom)

  • Manufacturing

  • Eft Pos Terminals, Atm

  • Hr: Payroll / Salary, Bonus

  • Personnel File / Dossier

  • Vehicle Devices (Rail/subway)

  • Risk Controlling

  • Baggage Handling (Airport)

  • Structural Analysis (Building Statics)

  • Standard Products / Tools**

  • Office, Esp. Excel For Requirements Engineering, Msta/mta Milestone And Error Trend Analysis, Cost Analysis, Hands-on Data Mining, Forecasts Etc., Eac

  • Visio, Mind Maps

  • Primavera V5 (Oracle Ppm Portfolio Management)

  • Artemis (Multi-project Planning, Ppm)

  • Jira, Confluence, Dms/cms Portal

  • Aris Business Designer, Aris Toolset

  • Lotus Notes

  • Starteam (Configuration Management)

  • Ms Project

  • Signavio

  • Sharepoint (Dms/cms Portal)

  • Squirrel (Sql), Sap Bw Reports

  • Folio (Dms/cms Portal)

  • I-share Dms/cms Portal

  • Athene Dms/cms Portal

  • Vensim (Simulation)

  • Argouml, Bouml

  • Oracle Peoplesoft Peopletools V8

  • Ecm² Documentum (Dms/cms)

  • Ingres (Rdbms)

  • Programming**

  • C, Fortran

  • Pl/1, Pascal, Assembly

  • Editors, Scripting Languages, Macros, Shell

  • Ms-dos On Pc

  • Infocad (Similar To Autocad) Structural Analysis With Fem

  • Vms On Vax

  • Bs2000 On Mainframe

  • Vba (Excel), Windows

  • Access Rdbms

  • Sql

  • Common Lisp, Ops5 (Rule-based), Basic

  • Personal Attributes (Excerpt)**

  • Fair, Self-motivated, Forward-looking, Priority-oriented, Goal-focused

  • Flexible, Innovative, Logical-analytical, Holistic, Coherent

  • Solution-oriented, Methodical-systematic, Meticulous, Transparent, Quick Learner

  • Dialogue-oriented, Sociable, Adaptable, Realistic, Coaching-oriented

  • Precise Communicator, Integrity, Persuasive, Able To Handle Conflict

  • Intrinsically Motivated, Proactive, Planning-oriented, Structured, Systematic, Persistent

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Dutch
Elementary

Education

Oct 1989 - Oct 1991

RWTH Aachen

Postgraduate studies in Business Administration · Business Administration · Aachen, Germany

Oct 1982 - Dec 1987

TU Darmstadt

Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science (minor in Mathematics) · Darmstadt, Germany · 1.75 (good)

Sep 1972 - May 1981

Gymnasium Theresianum

Mainz, Germany · 2.1 (good)

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Certifications & licenses

Certified DGQ Quality Manager (EOQ)

Certified Project Management Specialist / PMA (GPM / IPMA Level D)

Certified Trainer for Communication, Coaching, Change

Certified Coach & Communication Trainer INLPTA (USA), certified Master Practitioner & Practitioner (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

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Where is Bernhard based?

Bernhard is based in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

What languages does Bernhard speak?

Bernhard speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Dutch (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Bernhard have?

Bernhard has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Bernhard has worked in at least 30 different roles and for 33 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Bernhard may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Bernhard be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Bernhard would be well-suited for roles such as: Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer in an agile environment, Requirements Engineer / Co-Product Owner.

What is Bernhard's latest experience?

Bernhard's most recent position is Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer at Deutsche Post DHL.

What companies has Bernhard worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Bernhard has worked for Deutsche Post DHL, Mercedes-Benz AG, and REWE Systems.

Which industries is Bernhard most experienced in?

Bernhard is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Transportation and Logistics. Bernhard also has some experience in Professional Services, Education, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas is Bernhard most experienced in?

Bernhard is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA). Bernhard also has some experience in Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Human Resources (HR).

Which industries has Bernhard worked in recently?

Bernhard has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Transportation and Logistics, and Retail.

Which business areas has Bernhard worked in recently?

Bernhard has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Quality Assurance (QA).

What is Bernhard's education?

Bernhard holds a Master in Computer Science (minor in Mathematics) from TU Darmstadt.

Does Bernhard have any certificates?

Bernhard has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified DGQ Quality Manager (EOQ), Certified Project Management Specialist / PMA (GPM / IPMA Level D), Certified Trainer for Communication, Coaching, and Change.

What is the availability of Bernhard?

Bernhard is immediately available for suitable projects.

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