Erik Kostka
Freelance Project Manager/Lead, Product Owner & Business Analyst
Experience
Aug 2020 - Present
5 yearsFreelance Project Manager/Lead, Product Owner & Business Analyst
Project and Digitalization Competence – Erik Kostka
- Project management and project/subproject leadership
- Leading traditional and agile project teams
- Product Owner in agile software development projects
- Rollout & transition management
- Quality management
- Change management
- Requirements and backlog management
- Stakeholder and conflict management
- Vendor management
- Risk management
- Business analysis and business process management
- Designing and moderating trainings and workshops
Project references:
- Defense
- Online citizen services (OZG)
- Viticulture
- Cloud PGS
- Payment app
- Instructor at Havelland Adult Education Center, Department: Career and Computers
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
6 monthsProject Consultant
Aviation Services Network GmbH
- Advising IT projects
- Operationalizing digitalization strategy
- Creating management briefings and result presentations
- Planning and conducting/moderating workshops
Project reference:
- Digitalization strategy "Lufthansa Group Ground OPS"
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
2 years 10 monthsDigitalization Specialist – Passenger and Baggage Processes
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Product Owner for agile software development projects (Scrum)
- Subproject lead
- Business Analyst
- Business process analysis, redesign, and digitalization
- Requirements, stakeholder, risk, and change management
- Designing and delivering staff trainings
- Creating workshop concepts and moderations
- Rollout management
Project reference:
- Ground Ops Apps
Jul 2014 - Aug 2016
2 years 2 monthsProcess Development and Implementation Specialist
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Subproject lead
- Release and rollout management for a new handling system
- Business Analyst
- Business process analysis, redesign, and implementation
- Trainer: Designing and delivering staff trainings
- Change management measures
Project reference:
- Departmentwide introduction of the handling system "Altea DCS"
Jan 2012 - Jun 2014
2 years 6 monthsFlight Manager
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Operational responsibility for daily flight and passenger handling
- Technical team leadership (team size ≥ 30 people)
Jan 2007 - Dec 2011
5 yearsService Professional
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Handling daily flight and passenger services
- Designing and conducting technical trainings
- Working in the Special Assistance Team, supporting those affected by flight incidents
Summary
My mission is to successfully implement digitalization projects together.
I am a freelance and certified Project Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Trainer with over 10 years of experience in aviation and tourism, public administration, defense, transport and traffic, and financial services.
My focus is on cost-effective, quality- and results-oriented execution and realization of digitalization projects. I integrate current trends and innovations while considering sustainability and social factors.
User centricity and teamwork are essential for me to create value-adding products, services, and processes.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
ElementaryFrench
Elementary Education
May 2023 - Present
IU – International University
Bachelor of Science, Software Development · Bad Honnef, Germany
Oct 2004 - Dec 2006
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Air Traffic Services Clerk (IHK) · Frankfurt, Germany · 2.0
Aug 2000 - Jun 2003
Pestalozzi Comprehensive School with Upper Level
General University Entrance Qualification · Lychen, Germany · 2.1
Certifications & licenses
ITIL 4
LinkedIn Learning
IPMA Level C
SOPRONIS GMBH
IPMA Level D
SOPRONIS GmbH
PSM I
Scrum.org
PSPO I
Scrum.org
Certified (Specialist) Trainer
Lufthansa School of Business
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