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Diana Thomson

Project Manager

Diana Thomson
Munich, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Present
3 years 6 months

Project Manager

Audi Sport (via Peerless)

  • Planning and implementation of a cloud PLM system
  • Coordinating stakeholders and ensuring handover to operations.
Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
1 year

Project Manager

Benteler (via Peerless)

  • Project management for the implementation of a PLM system
  • Structuring, scheduling, and reporting to management.
Aug 2021 - May 2023
1 year 10 months

Project Manager

VW AG (via Peerless)

  • Organizational project management
  • Project coordination and process management within a company-wide PLM implementation project.
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
6 years 3 months

Scrum Master – Agile Coach

Audi AG / VW (via Techmatrix GmbH)

  • Scrum Master for 5 development teams
  • Setting up agile development for further corporate projects
  • "Bridge builder" within the project for VW and AUDI.
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
9 months

Project Manager for Multi-Project Planning in Vehicle Dynamics

BMW AG (via Vispiron Engineering GmbH)

  • Developing the MPP annual plan
  • Coordinating schedules with module coordinators, software leads, and functional project managers
  • Updating the generic schedule
  • Organizing regular multi-project planning meetings, including preparation and follow-up.
Jan 2015 - Mar 2015
3 months

Team Member for Connected Car Center | Subproject Management

Audi AG Ingolstadt

  • Support in clarifying various technical topics
  • Adjust and ensure the technical interfaces
  • Coordinate the involved departments
  • Report results to overall project management and department management
  • Collaborate on operationalizing processes
  • Organize service planning.
Nov 2014 - Jan 2019
4 years 3 months

Scrum Master – Agile Development

Audi AG (via Techmatrix GmbH)

  • Scrum Master for 3 development teams
  • Release coordination
  • Deployment coordination
  • Cross-program tasks.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
3 years

Project Management Office

Audi AG Ingolstadt

  • Scheduling and milestone planning
  • Requirements management
  • Risk management
  • Change Management
  • Project controlling
  • Drafting decision-making guidelines
  • Monitoring CMMI standards and preparing CMMI assessments
  • Test management, setting up projects according to CMMI standards and preparing CMMI assessments
  • Document review
  • Preparation and creation of tenders, setup and maintenance of SharePoint platforms.
Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
4 months

Subproject Management Electrical / Electronics

BMW AG

  • Integration and tracking of required TPAs
  • Stabilizing the feedback loop to enforce linking of QC defects
  • Optimizing result management with regard to test coverage
  • Supporting the overall project with process-related questions.
May 2011 - Aug 2011
4 months

Executive Assistant to Management

INPROSAS GmbH

  • Marketing and sales activities
  • Handling written and phone inquiries, organizing training sessions
  • Preparing website materials
  • Administration, database maintenance, SharePoint maintenance.
Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
1 year 1 month

Project Management Office Requirements Subproject

Audi AG Ingolstadt

  • Schedule and milestone planning
  • Requirements management
  • Risk management
  • Change management
  • Project controlling
  • Preparation of decision proposals
  • Monitoring CMMI standards and preparing CMMI assessments
  • Test management, setting up projects according to CMMI standards and preparing CMMI assessments
  • Document review
  • Preparation and creation of tenders, building and maintenance of SharePoint platforms.
Nov 2009 - Apr 2011
1 year 6 months

Executive Assistant

Five Steps GbR

  • Customer contact and maintenance
  • Marketing and sales activities
  • Handling written and phone inquiries, organizing training sessions
  • Preparing materials for websites
  • Administration, database maintenance
  • Creating and sending email newsletters.
Mar 2009 - Aug 2010
1 year 6 months

Project Management Office

Fujitsu Technology Solutions Germany

  • Creating and distributing meeting minutes, scheduling appointments for project managers
  • Updating and coordinating various project tools, tracking pending issues and their escalation
  • Preparing presentations for the steering committee
  • Setting up and administering MS SharePoint, managing the customer relationship between Fujitsu and AUDI AG.
Oct 2008 - Mar 2009
6 months

Project Management Office

Siemens AG

  • Creating and distributing meeting minutes, scheduling appointments for project managers and stream leads
  • Updating and coordinating various project tools, tracking pending issues and their escalation
  • Preparing presentations for the steering committee, setting up and administering MS SharePoint
  • Organizing and coordinating country workshops
  • Supporting global country communication.
Jun 2008 - Jun 2009
1 year 1 month

Project Management Office

Kabel Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

  • Creating and distributing meeting minutes, scheduling appointments for stream leads and project managers
  • Assisting in onboarding new project team members
  • Comprehensive SharePoint administration and permission management
  • Setting up and maintaining a document storage web part in SharePoint
  • Updating and coordinating various project tools, project controlling (budget monitoring)
  • Preparing presentations for the steering committee, organizing lessons learned workshops.
Jun 2008 - Jun 2008
1 month

Project Manager Support

Deutsche Bahn AG

  • Taking minutes of meetings on the technical specifications, ensuring deadlines are met (Timekeeping).
Apr 2008 - Jun 2008
3 months

Sales / Sales Structure

Südkraft Logistik GmbH

  • Tracking mailings
  • Price calculations
  • Offer creation and follow-up
  • Supervising trainees.
Jan 2008 - Mar 2008
3 months

Sales, Project Management

Faircontrol GmbH

  • Offer creation and revision
  • Translating offers (DE > EN, EN > DE)
  • Acquiring new customers
  • Managing existing customers.

Summary

Dynamic project manager with over 15 years of experience coordinating PLM systems at top companies like AUDI and VW. Strong skills in stakeholder management and process optimization ensure successful project handovers. Successful implementation of cloud PLM solutions and agile methods led to a significant increase in project efficiency. With targeted expertise to ensure project success in challenging situations, I can make a valuable contribution to future projects.

Skills

  • Ms Windows
  • Ms Office
  • Ms Project
  • Cmmi
  • International Project Management Standards
  • Scrum
  • Safe
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Sharepoint
  • Azure
  • Sap S/4
  • Project Management
  • Pmo
  • Agile Coaching
  • Team Leadership
  • Cloud & Digitalization Projects
  • Process Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Stakeholder & Change Management
  • Risk, Quality, And Resource Management
  • Communication
  • Moderation
  • Decision Support

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Mar 2003 - Mar 2006

VWA Munich

Diploma in Business Administration · Munich, Germany

Aug 1997 - Jun 2000

AFBB gGmbH Dresden

Training as an office clerk with a European additional qualification · Dresden, Germany

Aug 1985 - Jun 1997

Gymnasium Oederan

High school diploma · Oederan, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Coach

Certified Safe 5 Agilist

IHK Project Management Certificate

IHK

Leading SAFe 5.0 Seminar

London Chamber of Commerce

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