Christopher B. - Crew Development & Communications Manager

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Hann. Münden, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Feb 2025

6 months

Crew Development & Communications Manager

SeaChefs (Mein Schiff 4)

Personnel development and career planning for all crew members
Acting as interface between HR Manager on board and the Training & Development team ashore
Planning, organizing and conducting training sessions for the crew on board
Building mutual trust and maintaining transparent communication with crew members on board
Co-responsibility for all activities of the Crew Welfare Committee

Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

1 year 8 months

Germany

Scrum Master & Agile Coach

Media Markt Saturn Technology GmbH

Supported multiple dev/ops teams in agile ways of working as coaching on organizational level.
Ran experiments to deliver transparency by inspecting capacities and adapting it to predictability.
Minimising risks by developing teams to have a stable velocity and deliver valuable increments.
Organised and facilitated Scrum events, learning groups and trainings for people development.
Introduced and implemented lean flow metrics to Scrum and Kanban Teams

Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

5 months

Germany

Scrum Master & Agile Coach

Meta System GmbH

Conducted Facilitation of Scrum events like Sprint Planning, Dailies, Reviews and Retrospectives.
Living Holacracy as participating on facilitation of Tacticals and Governance Meetings.
Co-Designed and moderated strategy, culture and organizational development Workshops.
Working with Scrumban as experimenting with lean / agile / and teal frameworks.
Establishing OKR’s connected with tools like Meta Impact or Evidence-based management.
Collaborated with various organisations, such as CARIAD, A Volkswagen Group.

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

5 months

Outdoor & Activity Guide / Shore Excursion Supervisor

AIDA Cruises (AIDA Nova & AIDA Blu)

Organized and led a variety of outdoor activities and excursions
Conducted safety briefings and guided guests through adventure activities
Trained and supervised team members as conducting safety training for the high ropes course
Collaborated with local tour providers to ensure high-quality guest experiences.
Occasionally incorporated environmental education elements to enhance guest understanding of local nature and ecosystems.

Nov 2018 - Present

7 years 2 months

Agile Mindset Enabler, Experiental Trainer & Coach

Freelance

Conducted facilitation of workshops related to agile mindset, frameworks and leadership.
Designed training for change management, transformation, empowerment and new work.
Supported organisations to implement agile processes and continuously improve.
Moderated retrospectives to help teams to inspect and adapt and to become autonomous.
Improved processes and coordinated organisational procedures for maximised value delivery.
Collaborated with various organisations, such as FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE

Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

3 months

Sonthofen, Germany

Temporary B.A. Thesis Cooperation

ICO Oberstdorf GmbH

New agile leadership – How to develop agile business culture in the complexity of the 21st century
Project management of team- and personal development trainings (indoor / outdoor).
Co-moderated bottom-up feedback workshops for managers and directors to grow transparency.
Implementing change processes by supporting empowerment and agile transformation workshops.
Collaborated with various organisations, such as DAIMLER BENZ, WMF

Jun 2016 - Present

9 years 7 months

Experiental Educater, Trainer & Guide (Indoor / Outdoor)

Freelance

Facilitated corporate events.
Guided and supported people to get out of their comfort zone and pushed them outside their boundaries (f.e. High Ropes Course, Wild Water Rafting, Expeditions, Outdoor Workshops).
Conducted team training around various areas: Communication, feedback and people skills.
Design and execution of a VUCA Leadership Expedition in Romania’s Wilderness.
Selection of companies I worked with: FASZINATOUR, INDOTREK, DELOITTE, PORSCHE

Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

3 months

Medellín, Colombia

German Teacher

Centro Cultural Austriaco

Teaching German as a second language (DAF)
Exploring the country and the amazon

May 2013 - May 2014

1 year 1 month

New Zealand

Work & Travel New Zealand

American Institute for Foreign Studies

Several customer orientated jobs, such as front of house, wine tastings, waiting tables, bartending vineyard and farm work.

Mar 2009 - Feb 2013

4 years

Göttingen, Germany

Project Lead / Stakeholder Management

Huether Objekttueren GmbH

Supervised and guided builders to ensure high quality of work on time and in budget.
Oversaw the budget, execution and outcomes of various projects.
Lead the project road map to ensure delivery of the contracted work on time.
Hired subcontracts to ensure the continuity of the workflow that benefited multiple interest groups.
Handling of multiple projects in parallel of multi locations within Germany.
Managed critical situations and solve complicated problems solution orientated.