Carsten Hellweger - Developer / Project Planning

Q: Where is Carsten based?

Carsten is based in Dietzenbach, Germany .

Q: What languages does Carsten speak?

Carsten speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Carsten have?

Carsten has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Carsten has worked in at least 25 different roles and for 28 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Carsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Carsten's latest experience?

Carsten's most recent position is Developer / Project Planning at Finance Landscape .

Q: What companies has Carsten worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carsten has worked for Finance Landscape , Atruvia/HCL , Deutsche Bank AG , Moplak Medien Service , and Fresenius Medical Care .

Q: Which industries is Carsten most experienced in?

Carsten is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Healthcare , and Information Technology (IT) . Carsten also has some experience in Media, Entertainment and Publishing , Chemical , and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Carsten most experienced in?

Carsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Product Development . Carsten also has some experience in Business Intelligence , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Carsten worked in recently?

Carsten has recently worked in industries like Healthcare , Banking and Finance , Media, and Entertainment and Publishing .

Q: Which business areas has Carsten worked in recently?

Carsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) and Project Management .

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Dietzenbach, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Mar 2025

9 months

Developer / Project Planning

Finance Landscape

Project planning for the Finls website
Development with node.js, Bootstrap, Express, React, Three.js
Building database structures
Programming APIs
Connecting to various stock exchange portals and integration with finance APIs

Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 4 months

Team lead Nearshore / Scrum Master / Technical Consulting

Atruvia/HCL

Leading the nearshore development team
Migration from Domino Mail to Outlook
Implementing agile structures (Scrum) in the project
Introducing Jira structures
Technical consulting

Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

3 months

Development

NUKEM

Migration of a Gedys contract database based on Lotus
Defining and programming an export of the records
Provision as a combination of Excel export and storage of attachments in the file system

Jan 2015 - Oct 2025

10 years 10 months

Product Owner / Project Lead / Technical Consulting

Deutsche Bank AG

Modernization of a document management system (Compliance DMS)
Implementation of various interfaces as microservices in the form of OSGI plugins
Modernization of the web frontend with xPages, Bootstrap, etc.
Introducing Prometheus monitoring to oversee Domino and Apache servers
Programming an OSGI plugin to provide internal application monitoring raw data
Upgrading Domino and Apache servers
Implementing agile structures (Scrum) and introducing Jira structures
Proof of Concept: Deploying Domino 12 server in a containerized environment with OpenShift and Kubernetes
Migration of Domino applications for BaFin
Programming various programs for analyzing and exporting the data set

Jan 2015 - Dec 2024

10 years

Project Management / Development

Moplak Medien Service

Designing and programming a project management database with a complex workflow
Migration of the CRM system based on Lotus Notes Domino to Odoo
Export of addresses, files, and project data

Jan 2011 - May 2011

5 months

Programming

EMUGE

Carried out a migration from Domino Doc to Lotus Notes Standard
Developed an application to convert a Domino Doc application into a Lotus Notes Standard database
Developed a web application for accessing the documents

Dec 2007 - Jun 2024

16 years 7 months

Project Management / Development / Consultant

Fresenius Medical Care

Migration of the auditing system from Lotus Notes Domino to Teammate Plus
Alignment with the target system and export of various data types and attachments
Maintenance of a complex auditing system based on Lotus Notes Domino
Redesign of the security architecture, planning and project management for its implementation
Technical design and development of an internet portal for training management
Development of a web frontend for course booking, management of personal data, training materials, and access rights
Technical design of an application for certificate management with automatic PDF generation
Runtime management and access control
Project management of the execution, including technical and business leadership
Planning and execution of various Lotus Domino development projects in the area of CRM applications

Apr 2007 - May 2014

7 years 2 months

Planning / Project Engineering / Migration

BB-Promotion

Planning and project design of a portlet for project costing in an IBM WebSphere portal
Upgrade of Domino servers from version 6 to version 7
Migration testing of database functionalities
Overhaul of the databases

Jan 2007 - Dec 2014

8 years

Concept / Programming / Support

Deutsche Bank AG

Design of the migration of a DominoDoc application
Programming of various agents to evaluate the data set
Maintenance and support of the system

Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

2 years 10 months

Project Management / Programming / Concept

Chemische Fabrik Budenheim

Extension of a WebSphere application by adding a search engine for the IBM DB2 Content Manager
Extension of an existing system and design of the workflow for incident management
Development of the workflow system
Project management and extension of an existing CRM system for query management
Design and implementation of a J2EE solution for document workflow in the area of work instructions based on WebSphere Application Server and IBM Content Manager

Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

4 months

Portlet Development

Nextevolution/Viessmann

Portlet programming for the Viessmann corporate portal based on WebSphere Portal

Jun 2006 - Sep 2006

4 months

Langen, Germany

Concept / Project Support

Deutsche Flugsicherung

Concept and project support for the implementation of workflow tools for facility management

Sep 2003 - Mar 2004

7 months

Paderborn, Germany

Concept / Programming / Development

BITS GmbH

Development of an internet-based document management system
Design and programming of advanced features based on Lotus Domino, Java (Eclipse), JavaScript, HTML, CSS, DHTML, and XML

Jun 2001 - Mar 2006

4 years 10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Lead / Concept / Programming

BGS

Leading the project team for the further development of the internet-based document and plan management system PKS-Netplan
Developing technical concepts
Integration of PDF reporting, Crystal Clear, Java iText, and OCR (Abbyy Recognition Server)
Design and programming of advanced features based on Lotus Domino, Java (NetBeans, Eclipse), JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, XML, and CSS

Jun 2001 - Jun 2003

2 years 1 month

Oberursel, Germany

Project Management / Concept

Thomas Cook

Project management for the Team Calendar rollout and bug fixes
Technical design of synchronization agents for integrating Palm organizers into the Lotus Domino Team Calendar

Feb 2001 - Sep 2007

6 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Concept / Programming

VUBIC

Further development of a content management system for the web presence and member administration
Design and programming of extended features based on Lotus Domino, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, DHTML, and XML

Nov 2000 - Mar 2001

5 months

Norway

Software Development

Statoil Norway

Development of software for online transmission and documentation of defibrillator ECG data from oil platforms into Domino databases

Apr 2000 - May 2001

1 year 2 months

Hennef, Germany

Concept / Project Management

Gedys Software Consulting GmbH

Design and project management for creating a system for automated bulk email sending with Lotus Notes (Travelflow)

Jan 2000 - Feb 2001

1 year 2 months

Remscheid, Germany

Managing Director of Development / Concept / Programming

Profound Systems

Leading numerous projects in Agile PM (Scrum), CRM, document management, and mobile data collection
Developing an office solution with correspondence, contact, and document management including core design (script libraries)
Integrating third-party applications (MS Word) and creating installation routines with InstallShield
Designing and programming a project management application including time tracking, reporting, and a browser-based interface
Conducting training sessions and handling numerous smaller projects

Sep 1999 - Feb 2001

1 year 6 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Concept / Project Management / Programming

Cognis

Design and project management for creating a system for automated bulk email sending with Lotus Notes integrating Access databases
Design and programming of a document management system for processing international regulatory submissions using workflow components and mail client integration

Apr 1999 - Jun 1999

3 months

Cologne, Germany

Concept / Project Support

KEP AG

Carried out design and project support for a package tracking system
Integrated handheld scanners, GSM modems, and a central SMS server to process data in relational or Notes databases
Published the tracked data on the web

Jan 1999 - May 2001

2 years 5 months

Neuss, Germany

Project Management / Concept / Organization

Med IQ-AG

Conceptualized and managed an online service exchange for doctors using HTML and JavaScript in Notes databases
Organized financing, project management, and quality assurance for the documentation of medical studies supporting drug approval
Created the concept for collecting (electronic patient records), analyzing, and anonymizing data using Lotus Domino
Secured funding from the state of NRW (Technology Program for Business) and rolled out the software in pilot projects

Feb 1998 - Jun 1999

1 year 5 months

Germany

Concept / Project Lead

Rettungsdienst Mittelhessen

Conceptualized and led the project for decentralized recording of ambulance service operations based on Lotus Notes
Implemented the DIVI protocol and integrated email into an intranet
Integrated mobile data collection devices (Windows CE) and documented defibrillator deployments (ECG)

Jan 1998 - Oct 1999

1 year 10 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Concept / Project Lead

Henkel KgA

Conceptualized and led the development of software for processing print jobs from SAP
Imported and distributed data via replication into Notes databases for output on high-speed label printers

Jan 1998 - Sep 1999

1 year 9 months

Lehrte, Germany

Concept / Programming

Genossenschaftliches Rechenzentrum GRZ

Contributed to the overall concept of the customer information system for cooperative banks
Responsible for processing and preparing import data from the host system for distribution in Lotus Notes via ASCII files

Nov 1997 - Dec 1997

2 months

Hanover, Germany

Integration

BBE Business Management Consulting Company of the Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken

Integrated Lotus 123 as an analysis tool into a Notes database via DDE interface
Automated creation of charts from Notes document data

May 1997 - Aug 1997

4 months

Germany

Training / Administration

Altvater Sulo

Conducted end-user training for the Teamwork Sales solution
Installed and managed the complete training environment on-site

Dec 1996 - Feb 1999

2 years 3 months

Eschborn, Germany

Programming

Deutsche Bank Zentrale

Programmed databases for the intranet (event calendar, classifieds, idea database)
Improved performance and rewrote the IVS interest consolidation database
Implemented workflow components and major structural changes to optimize data flow

Aug 1996 - Dec 1996

5 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Customizing / Development

Bauknecht/Whirlpool

Customized the Teamwork Sales solution to meet customer needs
Developed Notes databases and interfaces in a Novell/host environment

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Banking and Finance (21.5 years), Healthcare (20 years), Information Technology (18 years), Media and Entertainment (10 years), Chemical (4 years), and Manufacturing (2.5 years).

Banking and Finance

Healthcare

Information Technology

Media and Entertainment

Chemical

Manufacturing

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 (29 years), Project Management (27 years), Product Development (9.5 years), Business Intelligence (8 years), Quality Assurance (2.5 years), and Operations (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Project Management

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Quality Assurance

Operations

Skills

Areas Of Expertise

Agile Project Management With Scrum
Software Architecture
Project Management
Consulting And Development Of Complex Projects
Migration Of Hcl Domino Environments

Roles

Scrum Master, Product Owner
Project Management, Planning, Software Architecture, Leadership, Controlling, Executive Management
Leading Offshore/onshore Development Projects
Application Design, Software Development, Training (Application And Development)

Tools

Jira
Confluence
Ms-word®
Ms-project®
Ms-excel®
Ms-powerpoint®
Eclipse
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Open-office
Ms-outlook®
Lotus Notes®

Industries

Financial Sector
Compliance And Audit
Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical Technology
It Service Provider
Banks
Construction Industry
Railways
Chemicals
Municipalities

Additional Experience

As Managing Development Director At Profound-systems Gmbh, I Led Numerous Projects In The Following Areas:

Agile Project Management (Scrum)
Project Management
Agile Programming
Document Management
Customer Relationship Management
Content Management
Document Management
Import/export Interfaces To Sap And Other Rdbms
Mobile Data Collection For Emergency Service Missions, House Calls By Doctors, Inventory, Etc.
Mobile Data Collection And Synchronization
Integration Of Sms Sending And Import
Tapi Integration
Ocr Integration

I Also Conducted Training And Worked On Numerous Smaller Projects.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1988 - Jun 1995

University of Paderborn

Industrial Engineering · Paderborn, Germany

Certifications & licenses

PRINCE2 Foundation Certification

Advanced CLP Certification R6

CLP Certification R7

CLP Certification R6

CLP Certification R5

Profile

Created

November 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Carsten based?

Carsten is based in Dietzenbach, Germany.

What languages does Carsten speak?

Carsten speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Carsten have?

Carsten has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Carsten has worked in at least 25 different roles and for 28 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Carsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Carsten be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Carsten would be well-suited for roles such as: Developer / Project Planning, Team lead Nearshore / Scrum Master / Technical Consulting, Development.

What is Carsten's latest experience?

Carsten's most recent position is Developer / Project Planning at Finance Landscape.

What companies has Carsten worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carsten has worked for Finance Landscape, Atruvia/HCL, Deutsche Bank AG, Moplak Medien Service, and Fresenius Medical Care.

Which industries is Carsten most experienced in?

Carsten is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Information Technology (IT). Carsten also has some experience in Media, Entertainment and Publishing, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Carsten most experienced in?

Carsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development. Carsten also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Quality Assurance (QA), and Operations.

Which industries has Carsten worked in recently?

Carsten has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Banking and Finance, Media, and Entertainment and Publishing.

Which business areas has Carsten worked in recently?

Carsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) and Project Management.

What is Carsten's education?

Carsten holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from University of Paderborn.

Does Carsten have any certificates?

Carsten has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: PRINCE2 Foundation Certification, Advanced CLP Certification R6, and CLP Certification R7.

What is the availability of Carsten?

Carsten is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Carsten?

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