Christian Wegener - Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager

Q: Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Bodenheim, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Christian speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 1 company . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months . Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager at Christian Wegener Beratung .

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

In recent years, Christian has worked for Christian Wegener Beratung .

Q: Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Transportation and Logistics , Information Technology (IT) , and Professional Services . Christian also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA) , Information Technology (IT) , and Project Management . Christian also has some experience in Supply Chain Management , Product Development , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Transportation and Logistics .

Q: Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Customer Service .

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Bodenheim, Germany

Experience

Sep 2022 - Present

3 years 6 months

Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Defect management
Supplier management
Team coordination
Estimation of test effort and reporting
Test planning
Ongoing and new development of integrated scheduling systems
Java web client / Linux server, Oracle Instant Client / Oracle Database Appliance server, Unix, ESB – Enterprise Service Bus, SQL, TIBCO EMS – Enterprise Message Service / JMS, REST, Impero Guest
HP ALM / Micro Focus Quality Center, Citrix, JIRA, XRAY, Impero Guest, MobaXTerm, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office

Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

11 months

Functional Senior Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Defect management
Supplier management and customer support
Further development of an integrated scheduling system and its interface partners
Quintiq technology, IBM Mainframe MVS, TSO, ISPF, DB2, XML
HP ALM / HP Quality Center, DB Visualizer, IBM host mainframe, Host on Demand, MS Office, JIRA, Confluence

Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

1 year 2 months

Test Automation Engineer

Christian Wegener Beratung

Converting manual functional test cases into automated test cases
Test automation of portfolio projects
Quintiq technology, Java
HP ALM / HP Quality Center, DB Visualizer, IBM host mainframe, Host on Demand, MS Office, JIRA, Confluence

Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

2 years 3 months

Test Manager and Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Estimation of test effort and reporting
Defect management
Team coordination
Supplier management and customer support
Onboarding new employees
Test automation
New design and implementation of a backend system to decouple order and capacity planning and enable message exchange with European transport partners
Java
Camunda, HP ALM / HP Quality Center, DB Visualizer, IBM host mainframe, Host on Demand, MS Office, JIRA, Confluence

Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

1 year 1 month

Test Manager and Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Estimation of test effort and reporting
Defect management
Team coordination
Supplier management and customer support
Onboarding new employees
Replacing a mobile software solution with current technology
Android, Java web client
HP ALM / HP Quality Center, ClearQuest, DB Visualizer, IBM host mainframe, Host on Demand, MS Office

Oct 2014 - Feb 2017

2 years 5 months

Team Lead Functional Testing and Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Estimation of testing effort and reporting
Defect management
Team coordination
Supplier management and customer support
Conducting workshops and onboarding new team members
Redesign of an integrated supply chain management tool to introduce and support a new business model
Further development of an integrated scheduling system and its interface partners
Quintiq technology, IBM Mainframe MVS, TSO, ISPF, DB2, JCL / batch jobs, Oracle DB, XML
HP ALM / HP Quality Center, Clear Quest, SOAP UI, DB Visualizer, IBM Host Mainframe, Host on Demand, Lotus Notes, MS Office

Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

1 year 1 month

Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation and review of test conditions and test plans
Execution of functional tests
Defect management and test documentation
Documentation review
Reporting and analysis
Further development of a portfolio management system
IBM Mainframe MVS, TSO, ISPF, DB2, JCL / batch jobs, Oracle DB, XML
Integration with an ERP system: SAP R/3, Oracle DB, XML messaging, web services, Java
HP ALM / HP Quality Center, JIRA, SoapUI, Hermes JMS, DB Visualizer, SQL Developer, SharePoint, Quick 3270 emulation, Lotus Notes, MS Office

Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

3 years

Test Manager and Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Test management (test organization and coordination)
Requirements analysis
Creation and review of test conditions and test plans
Execution of functional tests
Defect management and test documentation
Test automation
Documentation review
Reporting and analysis
Supplier management and delivery planning
Cross-department test coordination and preparation of release notes
New development of an entertainment application in an agile software project (set-top box, Scrum)
Further development of a configuration and statistics system (browser application)
Microsoft Mediaroom Presentation Framework MPF, XML, Oracle DB, SOAP, web services, WSDL, Axis2, Tasman, Scrum, HTML, JavaScript, Java
HP Quality Center, GARD/JIRA, SoapUI, Selenium, MonkeyTalk, Eclipse, MS Office

Mar 2009 - Jul 2010

1 year 5 months

Test Manager and Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Test management (test organization and coordination)
Preparation of a test plan
Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Defect management and test documentation
Documentation review and system documentation
Training of testers
Business concept design
Test automation
AIR2 - Further development of a CMS for publishing marketing and corporate activities on intranet and internet
PHP, Zend Framework, .NET, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, MS SQL DB
JIRA, MS Office, MS SQL Server, Selenium

Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

10 months

Functional Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Review of the requirements specification
Creation of test conditions
Review of test specifications
Execution of functional tests (pre-test, system test)
Defect management and test documentation
Redesign of a MES for integration with an ERP system
Replacement of the legacy system using new technologies while following regulatory requirements (FDA, 21 CFR Part 11, GMP/GAMP, Eudralex)
Java Swing client on Windows XP, Java Pnuts, MS Windows Server, JBoss Application Server, JDBC, MS SQL Database Server/Oracle DB, XML
Rational ClearQuest (web interface), UML, Lotus Notes, MS Office

Sep 2006 - Feb 2008

1 year 6 months

Team Leader Functional Testing

Christian Wegener Beratung

Support of overall test management and reporting to project management
Coordination of test planning and execution with the client
Coordination of cross-project tests
Creation of test conditions
Execution of functional tests (system and acceptance tests)
Delivery coordinator for software deployments
Defect management
Review of test documentation (verification and validation according to CMMI Level 3)
Hermes: System for data exchange with international railway companies (Web client on Windows NT 4.0, z/OS on MVS host, Cobol, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, JBoss Application Server, EDI/EDIFACT, JCL, DB2, HTML)
Performance recording for freight cars: Control system (Web client on Windows NT 4.0, JBoss Application Server, Oracle DB, Connect:Direct, JCL, JDBC)
Schedule management: Application for visualization and message hub (PowerBuilder client on Windows NT, z/OS on MVS host, Cobol, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, DB2, EDI/EDIFACT, JCL, Sun Solaris, NVS, Connect:Direct)
HP Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest, SilkTest, JCL & DB2 Utilities, TOAD, IBM Host On-Demand, TSO/ISPF, RUMBA, UltraEdit, DB Visualizer, Lotus Notes, MS Office

Jul 2003 - Aug 2006

3 years 2 months

Functional Tester

Christian Wegener Beratung

Creation of test conditions
Execution of functional and non-functional tests (module group and integration tests)
Defect management
Test documentation
Coordination of tests and deliveries of the offshore partner
Training of testers
Review of test documentation (verification and validation according to CMMI Level 3)
Load deadline monitoring: Billing system (PowerBuilder client on Windows NT, z/OS on MVS host, Cobol, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, DB2, JCL, Sun Solaris, Visual Basic)
Performance booking: Application for calculating the optimal transport route (PowerBuilder client on Windows NT, z/OS on MVS host, Cobol, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, DB2, EDI/EDIFACT, Sun Solaris)
Cargo schedule planning: Capture of timetable data (Java Swing client on Windows NT, Sun Solaris, BEA WebLogic, z/OS on MVS host, DB2, JCL, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, Connect:Direct)
Cargo digital data communication: Handheld for mobile data collection (Java front end on Windows Pocket PC, GSM/GPRS VPN, BEA WebLogic, Sun Solaris, z/OS on MVS host, DB2, JCL, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series)
Freight transport production process: Application for production execution (Natural client, Adabas, NVS messaging system, z/OS on MVS host, DB2, JCL, IBM CICS, IBM MQ Series, Cobol)
Rational ClearQuest, JCL & DB2 Utilities, IBM Host On-Demand, TSO/ISPF, RUMBA, Lotus Notes, MS Office

Mar 2003 - Jun 2003

4 months

Functional Concept Design

Christian Wegener Beratung

Conducting workshops to collect business requirements
Creating functional specifications
Presenting developed solutions
Customer contact for the design area
Shipment tracking: Functional design of an application for Europe-wide monitoring of import, export, and transit traffic against their target transport plan
Integration into the Railion Service Online portal RSO

Oct 2002 - Feb 2003

5 months

Business Process Management/Modeling

Christian Wegener Beratung

Conducting workshops to gather business requirements
Process modeling to support IT for complex logistics processes in combined rail freight transport
Supporting the design team in process mapping within the order system
Customer contact for process modeling
Presenting developed solutions
Process optimization at the transshipment port

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 Transportation (14 years), Information Technology (13.5 years), Professional Services (3.5 years), Banking and Finance (1 year), and Pharmaceutical (1 year).

Transportation

Information Technology

Professional Services

Banking and Finance

Pharmaceutical

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 Quality Assurance (22 years), Information Technology (16 years), Project Management (2.5 years), Supply Chain Management (2.5 years), Product Development (1.5 years), and Customer Service (1 year).

Quality Assurance

Information Technology

Project Management

Supply Chain Management

Product Development

Customer Service

Summary

Self-initiative, commitment, and a high level of independence are part of my daily interaction with colleagues and clients. By involving all stakeholders (functional contact, developers, environment team, project management, Product Owner, etc.), the highest quality of the product is ensured.

In addition to a solution-oriented and structured way of working, I am characterized by reliability and a strong willingness to perform. Thanks to a highly developed team spirit, I enjoy quickly immersing myself in new contexts.

Skills

Design, Preparation, And Execution Of Functional Module Group, Integration, System, And Acceptance Tests
Organization And Coordination Of Testing
Documentation For Verification And Validation According To Cmmi Level 3
Creation Of Test Conditions And Scripts
Design, Preparation, And Execution Of Functional And Non-functional Tests Using Static And Dynamic Test Methods
Test Management
Delivery Coordination
Defect Management
Test Documentation
Reviews
Test Automation
Software Design For It Support Across The Entire Logistics Chain
Participation In Workshops, Development, And Specification Of Customer Requirements
Creation Of Functional Specifications
Expert Knowledge In Rail Freight Transport Logistics
Ibm Mainframe Mvs/cics
Ibm Mq-series
Jcl / Batch Jobs
Visual Basic
Cobol, Java, Javascript
Quintiq
Microsoft Mediaroom Presentation Framework Mpf
Db2 And Oracle
Sql, Uml, Xml, Html
Android
Hp Quality Center / Alm
Rational Clearquest
Jira, Confluence
Camunda
Selenium
Toad, Db Visualizer, Sql Developer
Soapui
Monkeytalk
Ibm Host On Demand
Tso/ispf
Aris Toolset
Silktest
Sap R/3
Ultraedit, Notepad++, Pspad
Lotus Notes
Ms Office

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Berufsakademie Mannheim

Diplom Engineer in Industrial Engineering (including Software Engineering) · Industrial Engineering · Mannheim, Germany

Certifications & licenses

IREB™ Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - CPRE-FL

ISTQB™ Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager - CTAL-TM

ISTQB™ Certified Tester Foundation Level – CTFL

Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

October 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Bodenheim, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Christian speak?

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

How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Christian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager, Functional Senior Tester, Test Automation Engineer.

What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager at Christian Wegener Beratung.

What companies has Christian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christian has worked for Christian Wegener Beratung.

Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Transportation and Logistics, Information Technology (IT), and Professional Services. Christian also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Information Technology (IT), and Project Management. Christian also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Transportation and Logistics.

Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Customer Service.

What is Christian's education?

Christian holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Berufsakademie Mannheim.

Does Christian have any certificates?

Christian has 3 certificates. These include: IREB™ Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - CPRE-FL, ISTQB™ Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager - CTAL-TM, and ISTQB™ Certified Tester Foundation Level – CTFL.

What is the availability of Christian?

Christian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Christian?

Christian's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.