David K.

Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Product Owner, Project, Test and Release Manager

Brühl, Germany

Experience

Feb 2025 - Present
6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Test and Release Manager

KONSENS/ Elster/ Lavendel

  • Responsible for test and release management.

  • Project description:

  • KONSENS (Coordinated new software development of the tax administration) is Germany's largest digitization project.

  • "Lavendel" provides the wage tax deduction procedure for the federal states.

  • Goal: Expand the wage tax deduction procedure with new features.

Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
11 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Deputy Product Owner / Requirements Manager / Release Manager

DB Fernverkehr

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Deputy Product Owner.

  • Release management.

  • Project description:

  • Goal: Enable customers of Deutsche Bahn to book international tickets using the new OSDM standard.

  • Rollout in most European countries.

Feb 2023 - Dec 2023
11 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Deputy Product Owner / Requirements Manager / Release Manager

DB Netz/Infra Go

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Deputy Product Owner.

  • Release management.

  • Project description:

  • Goal: Create a unified infrastructure data system for scheduling and operations.

  • Data from long-term planning to the day of travel should be made systematically available.

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Stuttgart, Germany

Requirements Manager / Functional Design Specialist

Mercedes-Benz Mobility

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design.

  • Process modeling.

  • Project description:

  • Goal: Provide customers with an overview of leasing and finance contracts in 13 European markets.

  • Implementation of self-services.

Feb 2019 - Nov 2021
2 years 10 months
Germany

Multi-Project Manager / Deputy Product Owner / Business Analyst

DB Personenverkehr

  • Multi-project management (65% share):

  • Coordination of analysis, development, testing, and deployment activities.

  • Stakeholder management.

  • Budget and project control.

  • Challenges: resource shortages and limited testing options.

  • Deputy Product Owner (25% share):

  • Support for the Scrum team.

  • Coordination of development and release activities.

  • Representation of the Product Owner.

  • Business analysis (10% share):

  • Creation of epics and user stories in JIRA.

  • Effort estimation.

  • Support for Scrum and test teams.

Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 1 month
Stuttgart, Germany

Customer Function Owner

Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vans

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Creation of epics and user stories (JIRA).

  • App Store coordination (Apple App Store + Google Play Store).

  • Release management and functional testing / UAT.

  • Project description:

  • Introduction of a web- and app-based fleet/driver management tool for B2B customers.

  • Goal: Launch in Europe and the USA and comply with GDPR and App Store regulations.

Feb 2016 - Nov 2017
1 year 10 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Business Analyst

DB Personenverkehr

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Creation of epics and user stories (JIRA).

  • Test coordination and effort estimation.

  • Project description:

  • Passenger information systems and related backends to be further developed.

Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
9 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Coach

Daimler

  • Activities:

  • Coaching in requirements management, enterprise architecture modeling, and tools.

  • Project description:

  • Expansion of in-car digital services for the international market.

  • Adaptation to market requirements.

Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
7 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Assistant Project Manager

DB Fernverkehr

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design.

  • Process modeling.

  • Project description:

  • Communicate disruptions and train car sequence information to travelers more quickly and without errors.

Apr 2012 - Nov 2014
2 years 8 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Business Analyst

DB Personenverkehr

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design and process modeling.

  • Effort estimation.

  • Functional support for development and test teams.

  • Project description:

  • Optimization of data provision for passenger information systems in vehicles.

  • Implementation of a system-supported, vendor-independent solution.

Jun 2011 - Mar 2012
10 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Business Analyst

Deutsche Bahn

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design and process modeling.

  • Project description:

  • Improvement of dispatch and information capabilities within the RBL framework.

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
6 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Business Analyst

DB Regio

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Effort estimation and functional design.

  • Process modeling.

  • Project description:

  • Systematization of planning between transport modes.

May 2010 - Jun 2010
2 months

Business Analyst

eBusiness/ Finance Company

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design.

  • Project description:

  • Unified access for information and purchase of web services.

May 2009 - Feb 2010
10 months
Essen, Germany

Business Analyst / Project Coordinator

ista GmbH

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design and project coordination.

  • Project description:

  • Development of an energy consumption portal for business and end customers.

Nov 2008 - Feb 2009
4 months
Saarbrücken, Germany

Business Analyst

DB Netz

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis.

  • ARIS modeling and business process analysis.

  • Project description:

  • Consistent process documentation for geo-information systems.

Sep 2008 - Nov 2008
3 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Test Manager

DB Regio

  • Activities:

  • Test management and controlling.

  • Requirements analysis and testing.

  • Project description:

  • Stabilization of the back-end system for eTicket NRW.

Jan 2008 - Present
17 years 7 months

Senior Business & IT Consultant

Freiberufler

  • IT & business consulting for well-known SMEs and corporations.

  • Focus on:

  • Project management and product ownership

  • Requirements management using classic and agile methods

  • Process analysis and management

  • Test management

Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Business Analyst

Metro Group

  • Activities:

  • Requirements analysis and management.

  • Functional design.

  • GP modeling (ARIS).

  • Project description:

  • Consulting in the area of the merchandise management system (MMS) for goods sales.

Dec 2006 - Aug 2007
9 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Test and Offshore Coordinator

DB Personenverkehr

  • Activities:
  • Coordination of functional and technical tests.
  • Coordination of offshore development partners.
  • Requirements analysis.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years

Associate Consultant

CGI

  • Expertise in IT consulting in BI and testing.
Jan 2003 - Dec 2006
4 years

Dual Study Program

Deutsche Post ITServices

  • Study of business administration (BA) with a specialization in business informatics in cooperation with the Berlin School of Economics and Law.
  • Activities: IT coordination and mediation between business and IT.
  • Certifications:
  • ITIL - Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
  • Scrum Alliance / Scrum.org - Scrum Product Owner + Scrum Master
  • ISTQB - Certified Tester + Test Manager
  • IREB - Certified Professional for Requirement Engineering

Summary

  • Project management and product ownership

  • Requirements management using classic and agile methods

  • Process analysis and management

  • Test management

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Jun 2006

Berlin School of Economics and Law

Diploma in Business Administration, specialization in Business Informatics · 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 Master

Scrum Alliance / Scrum.org

Scrum Product Owner

Scrum Alliance / Scrum.org

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