Kai L. - Lead Senior Project Manager

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Bergneustadt, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Present

3 years 1 month

Lippstadt, Germany

Lead Senior Project Manager

Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH

Tracking and coordination in a dedicated Climate Control project
Management reporting, maintenance of reporting dashboard
Release, feature, and epic definition and planning
Project scheduling
Development following BHTC product development process (ASPICE Level 2) and SAFe
Issue management and commissioning
Stakeholder management (international)
Agile project management
Technologies used: PTC Integrity, VBA, Python, SharePoint, MS Project, MS Office, Power BI, Azure, DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, SAP Business Warehouse, DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, A-SPICE, ISO 26262

Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Project Manager

Pixolith GmbH & Co KG

Independent management of e-commerce projects (time, scope, budget, quality)
Stakeholder management and coordination of all parties (clients, development, UX & design, external vendors, etc.)
Preparation of proposals and effort estimates
Participation in workshops and pitch presentations
Management reporting at CEO level
Optimization of processes, tools, and methods
Technologies used: Shopware 6, Fibery, Clockodo, MS Office, Scrum, GitLab

Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

3 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Interim Product Owner

CARIAD SE

Planning feature development in the automotive instruments area with milestone tracking and requirement prioritization, creating epics and user stories
Defining products with stakeholders and coordinating work with internal/external developers
Advising and technical exchange with stakeholders
Regular reporting on project progress
Technologies used: MS Office, SharePoint, DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Roadmap, VBA, MS Project, Power BI, Scrum, A-SPICE, SAFe

Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Consultant & Senior Software Developer

UIT Service GmbH

Development: building new software and enhancing existing components, creating and refining user stories
QA: improving code quality and implementing software following PSR standards
Infrastructure monitoring: hardware optimization and performance tuning
Technologies used: C#.NET, ASP.NET, REST, Node.js, unit testing, Jetpack Ryder, PostgreSQL, Docker, DevOps, Git, GitLab, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, React, PHP, Entity Framework Core

Mar 2021 - May 2021

3 months

Lohmar, Germany

Software Engineering Program Manager

GKN Driveline International GmbH

Leading a software engineering program team
Meeting time, cost, quality, and performance targets
Planning the program, negotiating and controlling objectives with stakeholders
Identifying resource needs and allocating them with group leads and management
Managing engineering risks and escalating program management issues
Monitoring and managing commissioning in the project
Ensuring customer satisfaction (internal and external)
Coordinating prototypes and leading software-related testing (e.g. E/E system tests)
Ensuring and managing efficient information flow between internal and external stakeholders
Managing suppliers and engineering partners
Planning and conducting reviews and approvals (internal and suppliers)
Technologies used: DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, PTC Integrity, MS Office, Scrum, Jenkins, SAP, Git, PMI, A-SPICE, ISO 26262

Jun 2017 - Feb 2021

3 years 9 months

Koblenz, Germany

Project Manager

ZF Active Safety GmbH

Initiation, planning, execution, and closing of client projects in EPB, EBKV & ESC fields
Coordination of international development departments
Risk management, resource planning, client evaluation, project presentations, management reporting, commissioning
Development and rollout of reporting dashboards
Technologies used: DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Power BI, PTC Integrity, MS Office, Scrum, VBA, Jenkins, Python, C#.NET, Git, GitLab, SAP, PMI, A-SPICE, SAFe, ISO 26262

Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

3 years

Königswinter, Germany

Development Engineer

Hilgers Technisches Büro

Conceptualizing, planning, and developing new system products for microscope-based camera measurement
Coordinating development and testing departments
Client evaluation and product presentations
Management reporting at CEO level
Advising the CEO on technical matters
Technologies used: C, C#.NET, VB.NET, Visual Studio, unit testing, video metrology, Matrox Imaging Library, microscopy, Eagle

Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

7 months

Nathan, Australia

Development Engineer

Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Applications, Griffith University

Designing and testing measurement devices for sports applications (e.g. swimming, cricket, tennis)
Public relations and product presentations on national TV
Technologies used: embedded software, Visual Studio, Atmel Studio, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C, C++, Eagle

Summary

International network strength and confident interaction at all hierarchy levels
Hands-on mentality with healthy pragmatism as well as innovative spirit
Strong decision-making, determination, and negotiation skills
Experienced in communicating complex issues tailored to different audiences
High problem-solving skills and enjoyment of challenging projects