David Kaselow - Test and Release Manager

Q: Where is David based?

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

Q: What languages does David speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does David have?

David has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, David has worked in at least 22 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that David may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is David's latest experience?

David's most recent position is Test and Release Manager at KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel .

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

In recent years, David has worked for KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel , DB Fernverkehr , DB Netz/ Infra Go , Mercedes-Benz Mobility , and DB Personenverkehr .

Q: Which industries is David most experienced in?

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

Q: Which business areas is David most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in industries like Professional Services , Transportation and Logistics , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Strategy and Planning , and Product Development .

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Brühl, Germany

Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

1 year 1 month

Test and Release Manager

KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel

Jan 2024 - Nov 2024

11 months

Deputy Product Owner & Release Manager

DB Fernverkehr

Requirements analysis & management
Deputy Product Owner
Release management

Feb 2023 - Dec 2023

11 months

Deputy Product Owner & Release Manager

DB Netz/ Infra Go

Requirements analysis & management
Deputy Product Owner
Release management

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

1 year 1 month

Requirements Analyst & Process Modeler

Mercedes-Benz Mobility

Requirements analysis and management
Functional design
Process modeling

Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

2 years 10 months

Business Analyst for Vehicle Projects

DB Personenverkehr

Requirements analysis and management
Creating epics and user stories in JIRA
Effort estimation
Supporting the Scrum and test teams

Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

2 years 10 months

Multi-Project Manager Passenger Information

DB Personenverkehr

Budget and project control
Managing analysis, development, testing, and commissioning activities
Stakeholder management
Average budget approx. €0.3–1.5 million per vehicle project / approx. €1.5–2 million total annual spend

Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

2 years 10 months

Deputy Product Owner Redesign RIS Back Office Vehicle

DB Personenverkehr

Supporting the Product Owner and Scrum team
Managing development and release activities
Managing production hotfixes
Representing the Product Owner

Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

1 year 1 month

Customer Function Owner (Sub Product Owner)

Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vans

Requirements analysis and management
Creating epics and user stories in JIRA
App Store coordination (Apple App Store, Google Play Store)
Release management
Functional testing and UAT

Feb 2016 - Nov 2017

1 year 10 months

Business Analyst Passenger Information

DB Personenverkehr

Requirements analysis and management
Creating epics and user stories in JIRA
Effort estimation
Coordinating functional acceptance tests

Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

9 months

Coach for requirements management, enterprise architecture modeling, and tool usage

Daimler

Sep 2013 - Mar 2014

7 months

Requirements Analyst, Functional Design and Process Modeler KQM

DB Fernverkehr

Apr 2012 - Nov 2014

2 years 8 months

Business Analyst FIS Data Supply Optimization

DB Personenverkehr

Requirements analysis and management
Functional design
Process modeling
Effort estimation
Support for development and test teams
Test coordination of business acceptance tests

Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

10 months

Requirements Analyst and Process Modeler ISTP

Deutsche Bahn

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

6 months

Requirements Analyst and Process Modeler Connection Prioritization and Intermodality

DB Regio

May 2010 - Jun 2010

2 months

Requirements Analyst and Functional Design PlusService/Service Center Online

eBusiness/ Finance

May 2009 - Feb 2010

10 months

Requirements Analyst and Functional Design for the Energy Data Management Portal (EDM)/e:visual

ista GmbH

Nov 2008 - Feb 2009

4 months

Requirements Analyst and Business Process Analyst GPA-GPM

DB Netz

Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

3 months

Test Manager eTicket NRW - Stabi Phase 1

DB Regio

Requirements analysis
Test execution
Test management and control

Jan 2008 - Present

18 years 2 months

Senior Business & IT Consultant

Freelancer

Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

6 months

Requirements Analyst and Functional Design for the Merchandise Management System (MMS)

Metro Group

Dec 2006 - Aug 2007

9 months

Test and Offshore Coordinator Allegra

DB Personenverkehr

Requirements analysis
Coordination of functional and technical tests
Coordination of the offshore development partner

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

Associate Consultant

CGI (formerly Logica GmbH & Co. KG / Unilog Avinci)

Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

4 years

Dual studies: Liaison between business and IT

Deutsche Post ITServices (formerly Deutsche Post ITSolutions GmbH)

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 Professional Services (20 years), Transportation (15 years), Information Technology (3 years), Automotive (2.5 years), Banking and Finance (1 year), and Energy (1 year).

Professional Services

Transportation

Information Technology

Automotive

Banking and Finance

Energy

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 (23 years), Strategy (18 years), Product Development (7.5 years), Quality Assurance (7 years), Project Management (3 years), and Operations (2 years).

Information Technology

Strategy

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Operations

Summary

IT & business consulting for renowned SMEs and corporations.

Project management and product ownership
Requirements management using traditional and agile methods
Process analysis and management
Test management

Skills

Project Roles:

Project Management And Product Ownership
Requirements Management Using Traditional And Agile Methods
Process Analysis And Management
Test Management

Core Competencies And Project Experience:

More Than 17 Years Of Experience In Analyzing And Managing Requirements In Traditional And Agile Projects
More Than 15 Years Of Experience In Leading And Coordinating Projects, Including Scheduling And Resource Management
More Than 15 Years Of Experience In Optimizing And Documenting Business Processes Using Uml, Bpmn And Aris

Technical Qualifications (Most Frequently Used Tools):

Jira
Ms Project
Aris
Confluence
Ms Visio
Subversion
Cvs
Hp/ Opentext Quality Center/hp Alm
Bugzilla
Xray
Enterprise Architect

Industry Knowledge:

Automotive: Peugeot, Daimler Mercedes-benz Cars, Daimler Mercedes-benz Vans
Banking: Mercedes Benz Bank
It Services: Cgi/logica, Db Systel, Self-employment
Ebusiness/finance: Medium-sized Company (Client Confidentiality)
Retail: Metro Group
(Sub)metering & Billing/energy: Ista Gmbh
Passenger Transport: Db Regio, Db Fernverkehr, S-bahn Berlin, S-bahn Munich, S-bahn Rhein-neckar
Transport & Logistics: Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Post
Postal Services: Deutsche Post
Digital Marketing: Wakeupscreen Ug, Mylockscreen Ug, Self-employment
Public Sector: North Rhine-westphalia/federal Government/elster/konsens

Expertise/skills:

Methods, Procedures And Standards: Requirements Analysis And Management, Aris, Bpmn, Business Intelligence, Cmmi, Documentation, Document Management Systems (Dms), Domain-driven Design, Eepk, Entity-relationship Modeling, Eticket, Gis, Geo, Gpa/m/o, Ireb, Istqb, Itil, Logica Testframe Method, Ooa, Ood, Project Coordination And Management, Prototyping, Relational Database Design, Risk And Requirement Based Analysis, Risk And Requirement Based Testing, Smart Metering And Billing, Uml, Use Cases, V-model, Vdv, Workshops
Requirements Analysis: Atlassian Confluence + Jira, Caliber Rm, Doors, Hp Demand Manager, Ireb
Process Modeling: Aris Toolset, Bpmn, Enterprise Architect, Ibm Rational Software Architect, Magicdraw Uml, Ms Visio, Uml, Asciidoc, Draw.io
Office Communication: Ms Windows 95-11, Ms Office, Mindmanager, Openoffice, Lotus Notes, D.3
Mobile Apps: Mobile Business, Coordinating App Store Publishing (Apple App Store, Google Play Store), Digital Marketing, Certified Digital Marketing Professional
Configuration Management: Cvs, Subversion, Tortoise
Project/process Management: Ms Project, Hp Project & Portfolio Management, Liveproject
Portal Technology: Ajax, Cms, Html, Http, Javascript, .Net, Soap, Tcp/ip, Xml/xslt/xpath
Other: Billing, Database Systems, Data Protection, Edm/energy Data Management, Procurement, Enev, Eprocurement, Eticket, Heating Cost Billing, Hkvo, Cost Accounting, Logistics, Marketing & Sales, Public Transport, Sap Integration Projects, Scm, Smart Metering, Software Ergonomics, Spv, Supply Chain Management, Vdv
Testing: Bugzilla, Opentext/hp Quality Center/hp Alm, Jira, Sqs-test, Xray

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Sep 2006

Berlin School of Economics and Law

Diploma in Business Administration (BA), specializing in Business Informatics · Business Administration, majoring in Business Informatics · Berlin, Germany

Certifications & licenses

IREB Certified Professional for Requirement Engineering

ISTQB Certified Tester + Test Manager

ITIL-Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Scrum Alliance / Scrum.org - Scrum Product Owner + Scrum Master

Profile

Created

January 2025

Last Update

July 2025

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Where is David based?

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

What languages does David speak?

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

How many years of experience does David have?

David has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, David has worked in at least 22 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that David may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would David be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, David would be well-suited for roles such as: Test and Release Manager, Deputy Product Owner & Release Manager, Requirements Analyst & Process Modeler.

What is David's latest experience?

David's most recent position is Test and Release Manager at KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel.

What companies has David worked for in recent years?

In recent years, David has worked for KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel, DB Fernverkehr, DB Netz/ Infra Go, Mercedes-Benz Mobility, and DB Personenverkehr.

Which industries is David most experienced in?

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

Which business areas is David most experienced in?

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

Which industries has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Transportation and Logistics, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Strategy and Planning, and Product Development.

What is David's education?

David attended Berlin School of Economics and Law for Business Administration, majoring in Business Informatics.

Does David have any certificates?

David has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: IREB Certified Professional for Requirement Engineering, ISTQB Certified Tester + Test Manager, and ITIL-Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.

What is the availability of David?

David is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of David?

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