Bert Wagner
Project Manager, Consultant, Data Analyst
Experience
Jan 2024 - Dec 2026
2 yearsProject Manager, Consultant, Data Analyst
CARIAD
- Operationalization of control variables and mechanisms
- Further development and positioning of a comprehensive reporting tool for group-wide, standardized platform vehicle projects
- Creation of specially adapted dashboards for different project roles to ensure transparent reporting
- Standardized operationalization of the Control Tower along defined procedures
- Requirements gathering, specification, planning and implementation together with end-to-end responsible roles
- Prioritization (requestor/OPV, Dev/Data Team) and implementation based on release management process
- Technical operation of approved dashboards (Power BI)
- Conception and implementation for connecting and using new data sources (Data-Lakehouse approach, DevOps Azure, Synapse)
- Quality assurance to ensure high result quality
- Management-ready preparation of results and preparation/execution of coordination meetings
- Support through technical consulting and active stakeholder management
- Definition, coordination and maintenance of timelines and milestone plans
- Identification, assessment and mitigation of potential project risks
- Ensuring data processing and reporting comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
2 yearsProject and Portfolio Manager for Agile Software Development
CARIAD
- Agile project management: Coordination and execution of IT projects in Connected Car / Mobile Online Services nationally and internationally
- Planning, adjustment and control of software scopes by maturity level (Release, Services, Functions, Enabler) => PI-Planning (SAFe)
- Integration/validation concept of SW/HW components and possibility of high-degree test automation
- Coordination and planning for test/integration ramp-up (test racks, ECU milestones, dependencies)
- Close collaboration with developers, testers, analysts, architects and designers within CARIAD, brands: Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda
- Coordination in context of change and requirements management to finalize service portfolio
- Creation of decision templates, concepts, presentations, evaluations based on analyses and scenarios
- Organization and execution of cross-project and solution-focused regular meetings
- Process optimization of regular milestone alignments
Key technical topics:
- Analysis and evaluation of dependencies between T1 artifacts and other domains
- Requirements management and planning
- Test management: Module and integration tests, SW/HW dependencies
- Analysis, conception, risk assessment for function ramp-up
- Tools: Confluence, Jira, system42, function42, PREEvision, SCM
- Hardware/ECUs: ConMod, ICAS1, ICAS1gen2, ICC
- Cybersecurity standards implementation
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
2 yearsProject Manager
Volkswagen
Mobile Online Services for VW Touareg-PA:
- Technical support for product application (vehicle project teams, committees)
- Responsibility for technical product description/concept
- Legal clarification with group, brands, importer
- Handling of personal data (special legislation in local markets)
- Technical clarification of alternative solutions for EAEU market
- Business architecture adaptation for non-EU market
- Business processes: Adaptation, harmonization, synergies
- Technical project coordination with Audi and CARIAD
- Roles and rights validation and adaptation
- Portfolio and offering concept evaluation
- Mobile apps integration
- Financial evaluation and business case creation
- Vehicle project coordination (integration, requirements, specifications)
- Regular communication and preparation of decision documents
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
5 yearsIT Consultant and Project Manager
- Technical support, consulting and project coordination with interface function
- Architecture, services, portfolio: Requirements management, technical capabilities for implementation and rollout
- Joint evaluation of alternative solutions
- Business process adaptation (e.g. sales concept VW vs. Audi) also usable for ONE-Infotainment
- IT security, data protection, PDP, legal matters
- Requirements management based on market conditions and synergies with other group brands
- Strategic introduction, planning and validation of OCI@Android Infotainment for non-EU market
- Market analyses (regional customers, local companies/technologies), evaluations, solution adjustments
- Organization and evaluation of PoC (Proof-of-Concept)
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
4 yearsTechnical Project Manager, IT Consultant
Volkswagen
Personal Data Protection project management:
- Ensuring compliance with group guidelines, EU and group data protection
- Assessment, concept and project support for transition of all IT systems used by local companies
- Implementation of new data protection directive
- Joint development of strategic solutions to ensure compliant implementation
- Application of evaluation method (8 alternative scenarios) on all identified IT systems
- Close coordination with stakeholders across Volkswagen Group companies
- Comparison, evaluation and recommendation of measures/scenarios for risk minimization
- Support in reporting all systems to local official authorities
- Adaptation of local data protection guidelines and laws
Jan 2007 - Dec 2021
15 yearsIT Architect, Technical Project Manager, IT Consultant
Volkswagen
- Implementation of corporate guidelines
- Data protection and information security implementation
- IT security assessment and requirements
- ISMS, TISAX certification
- Production systems stabilization
- IT synergies of local VW Group brands
- Harmonization and transition of IT systems
- Rollout of Group IT systems
- Support of digitalization strategy
- Strategic clarification with central Group IT
- Infrastructure projects:
- Passive & active network
- Fire protection, telephony, video surveillance
- Monitoring, remote access, shop floor IT
- Server and client architecture
- Data center setup
- UPS systems
- Physical access control
- Production systems integration (FIS, FAZIT, Q-Systems)
Key projects:
- Factory projects in Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Poland, France
- Order processing EAEU
- Engine factory projects
- VW Crafter Poznan/Wrzesnia
- Bugatti Molsheim modernization
- Process & architecture management tool implementation
Jan 2003 - Dec 2008
5 yearsIT Architect, Technical Project Manager, IT Consultant
Systems Management consulting for various clients:
- Requirements analysis and conception
- Release management for SM tools
- Rule-based software distribution solutions
- Incident management and troubleshooting
- Implementation of test environments
- Software distribution to up to 10,000 clients
- External partner qualification and coordination
- Software package analysis and creation
- Technical support during rollouts
Clients:
- IBM - Outsourcing for Süd-Chemie
- Pfizer
- ATOS|Itellium for Karstadt-Quelle and Neckermann
- DZ-Bank
- CreditSwiss
- BSR
- KabelDeutschland
Jan 2001 - Dec 2004
3 yearsProject Manager, Department Head
T-Systems
Jan 1994 - Dec 2002
7 yearsIT Systems Consultant, IT Architect
IBM
Systems Management projects:
- Requirements analysis
- IT consulting and training
- Software distribution process conception
- Mass rollout implementation
- Systems management tools integration
- Technical project management
- Monitoring and troubleshooting
Clients:
- HASPA
- BAYER AG
- Techniker Krankenkasse
Jan 1993 - Dec 1994
1 yearIT Systems Consultant
IBM
Summary
- Generalist mit Spezialisierung: SDV
- Leidenschaft, Optimismus, Neugierde
- Belastbar, stressresistent, zielstrebig, integrativ, anpassungsfähig, lösungsorientiert
- Arbeitsweise: strategisch, analytisch, methodenbasiert, effizient und strukturiert
- Kundenorientiert (E2E)
- Interkulturelle Kompetenz
Languages
German
Native
Education
Oct 1988 - Jun 1995