Markus Maiworm

Interim IT Management

Soest, Germany
Experience
Jul 2024 - Dec 2024
6 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Interim IT Management

understand.AI GmbH

  • Acting head of IT department.
  • Interim IT management at a medium-sized company specializing in autonomous vehicle development through data annotation and scenario generation.
  • Focus on optimizing IT infrastructure, reviewing current license models and deployed software.
  • Implementation of digitalization and optimization measures in various business areas.
  • Administration of Atlassian Suite (Confluence, Jira, Trello), Azure, Active Directory and Google Workspace and handling onboarding and offboarding processes.
  • Additionally sourcing, selecting and onboarding a successor, including reviewing applications, conducting interviews and participating in candidate selection.
Feb 2023 - May 2024
1 year 4 months
Böblingen, Germany

Project Management Cross-Functional Topics Autonomous Driving

Daimler AG

  • Handling cross-functional topics.
  • Coordinating security assurance topics for the autonomous driving component.
  • Analyzing project status and creating a big picture for all stakeholders.
  • Identifying and aligning work packages (definition, responsibility, stakeholders).
  • Coordinating POCs for software industrialization with supplier and Daimler-compliant flashing.
  • Addressing and driving cross-functional topics across multiple departments like variant handling.
  • Enabling testers (IS, Monaco/DTS9 and XENTRY) to flash the ECU.
  • Process for handling complaints (field returns).
  • Coordinating tier-1 suppliers on schedules and deliverables.
  • Risk management.
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
7 months
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Interim Head of IT

D. Lechner GmbH

  • Acting head of IT.
  • Interim IT leadership at a medium-sized company after an investor takeover.
  • Inventory and analysis of current IT operations and infrastructure.
  • Developing quick wins and short-term optimizations for stakeholders in production, internal services, marketing, sales, logistics, etc.
  • Coordination with the insolvency administrator regarding forming and transferring to a new GmbH.
  • Identifying and prioritizing urgent operational risks including development of corrective measures.
  • Reviewing and optimizing existing service provider and license contracts.
  • Coordinating infrastructure and software development team of 19 internal and external staff.
  • Taking over ERP project management for implementing a new ERP system.
  • Designing and partly implementing digitalization projects in production and sales.
  • Staff selection and vendor management.
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
9 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Interim Operations Management

understand.AI GmbH

  • Acting head of operations management.
  • Took over operations management after a company acquisition, including a brief assessment of further action areas.
  • Developed an order management process for handling project requests including execution and change request handling and implemented it in the existing IT structure.
  • Identified optimization potential by consolidating purchasing activities.
  • Analyzed and validated GDPR-relevant processes for compliance.
  • Anonymized faces and license plates from onboard camera footage for further processing.
  • Legally compliant exchange of vehicle data between multiple parties for order processing in third countries.
  • Developed VVT (record of processing activities) for internal processes and as a processor.
  • Classified vehicle and environment data for data protection relevance (no legal advice) in cooperation with lawyers and data protection officers.
  • Drafted a SoW (Scope of Work) document to record customer project deliverables and created a change request process.
  • Established a risk management process and derived corrective measures.
  • Analyzed current OKR process, provided recommendations and aligned objectives with the new business plan.
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
1 year 3 months
Wolfsburg, Germany

IT Project Management in Volkswagen Group IT

Weissenberg Business Consulting in cooperation with Volkswagen AG

  • IT project management for several implementation projects in Volkswagen Group.
  • Multi-project management at Volkswagen Group IT (K-FIMA).
  • Managed and synchronized four IT projects as project manager.
  • Further development of various after sales systems within the GSS release bundles.
  • Classic project management tasks following SCRUM.
  • Technical implementation of GDPR and CCSL (China Cyber Security Law) for selected after sales systems in consultation with legal and specialist departments.
  • Migration of after sales IT infrastructure for the Chinese and Thai markets (Asia region).
  • Closing security gaps in selected IT systems and creating an alert process for security breaches and misuse.
  • Setting up necessary after sales systems for a VW brand with a Chinese partner for a new vehicle model production start in China.
Feb 2017 - Jun 2019
2 years 5 months
Sindelfingen, Germany
Remote

Sub-Project Manager in OEM Documentation Optimization Project

UNITY AG in cooperation with Daimler AG

  • Created documentation foundations for flawless remote software updates of test vehicles and field vehicles.
  • Internal sub-project management to expand remote software update services and digital twin mapping in new vehicle series.
  • Designed integrated process and system landscape for remote software updates and remote diagnosis campaigns via analysis and optimization of existing hardware, software and coding data documentation processes.
  • Ensured process for documenting remote changes on vehicles considering overlaps with workshop processes or recalls.
  • Analyzed use case for automated software updates of vehicles between end-of-line inspection and customer delivery, followed by process and interface design as a feasibility study.
  • Defined requirements for various remote update scenarios including methods to represent a digital twin.
  • Extended documentation process and relevant PDM systems with necessary attributes for remote updates.
  • Coordinated rollout of developed technical concepts based on SCRUM.
Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 6 months
Weissach, Germany
Remote

Project Lead Telematics in OEM Advanced Development Project

HARMAN Connected Car Division in cooperation with Porsche AG

  • Prototypical development of an embedded system for novel remote update and remote diagnosis functions in Porsche AG’s mobile online services.
  • Created and aligned project and sub-project plans.
  • Coordinated sub-projects between HARMAN and Porsche.
  • Developed a remote TCU flash concept.
  • Integrated Redbend OTA update mechanism via OMA-DM and evaluated Redbend Smart-Delta update technology in target.
  • Remote execution of OTX and ODX processes and implemented embedded Linux container environment (Docker).
  • Evaluated predictive analytics concepts for live vehicle data analysis by prototyping a swarm data concept with AHA Analytics Client and cloud connection.
  • Planned work packages, managed activities and monitored milestones and deliverables.
  • Planned software releases and coordinated tier-2 suppliers and monitored their services.
  • Organized internal and external project demos and workshops on design review, lessons learned, security implementation, effort estimation, demo creation, etc.
  • Handled an OEM series RFQ and developed and presented technical proposals.
  • Transferred proof-of-concept results into series project.
  • The advanced development project included full software configuration functions and in-field feature expansions after point of sale. After a successful proof-of-concept phase, the component moved to series development for Porsche Mission E (J1, Taycan).
Apr 2010 - Jun 2015
5 years 3 months

Integration of Online Services in Premium Vehicles

Verizon Telematics in cooperation with Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG

  • Developed and designed telematics solutions for new vehicle generations by integrating online services into conventional and electric vehicles for US, China and Europe markets.
  • Supported and enhanced Mercedes-Benz mbrace® services post-launch at Mercedes-Benz USA in collaboration with Daimler E/E and GSP.
  • Reviewed and evaluated new business cases with MB USA and Daimler GSP.
  • Initial kickoff of group-wide mobile online services (MOD) at Volkswagen AG.
  • Aligned with VW and VW GOA function owners on planned MOD functions and services.
  • Adapted and developed processes for new online services in development, production and after sales.
  • Coordinated with automotive suppliers on hardware and software specifications.
  • Contributed to hardware protocol specifications.
  • Assisted with remote update and remote diagnosis concepts.
  • Prepared and conducted related workshops.
  • Coordinated and supported test drives.
  • Rolled out and implemented in USA, China and Europe.
Dec 2009 - Feb 2010
3 months
Wolfsburg, Germany

Evaluation of eLearning Systems at an Automotive Manufacturer

Volkswagen AG

  • Evaluated selected e-learning systems and assessed them based on customer-specific requirements.
  • Assessed e-learning systems against Volkswagen group strategy.
  • Collected system requirements.
  • Checked application of the introduced blended learning concept.
  • Created possible implementation scenarios.
Feb 2009 - Dec 2009
11 months
Bonn, Germany

Interim Management

Insurance Broker

  • Advised on realigning business operations.
  • Analyzed existing IT processes and applications.
  • Redesigned critical IT processes.
  • Networked multiple sites using OpenVPN.
Feb 2007 - Dec 2008
1 year 11 months
Sindelfingen, Germany

Development of End-to-End E/E Product Documentation and Change Management

Daimler AG

  • Project management support at Mercedes-Benz Technology Center.
  • Advised sub-project managers in MB passenger car and transporter development departments on achieving project goals.
  • Developed execution scenarios and decision templates.
  • Managed projects according to Houston (PMI).
  • Monitored work package results.
  • Escalated deviations in schedule, cost or quality.
  • Prepared and moderated workshops at project and sub-project levels.
Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
7 months

Implementation of a Customer Relationship Management System

Industry

  • Conceptual and technical introduction of a CRM system.
  • Analyzed and redefined customer-oriented CRM processes.
  • Analyzed information flows and existing hardware and software systems.
  • Identified hardware and communication interfaces.
  • Selected a suitable software solution for existing IT environment.
  • Deployed the software solution.
Aug 2005 - Sep 2005
2 months
Paderborn, Germany

Optimization and IT Support of Selected Business Processes

BEIT Systemhaus GmbH in cooperation with University of Paderborn

  • Conceptual design of document and knowledge management.
  • Developed a process model for internal project execution.
  • Structured internal business processes.
  • Created a concept for internal document management.
  • Economic evaluation of market solutions.
  • Advised on selecting a suitable solution.
Sep 2004 - Jan 2007
2 years 5 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Development and Maintenance of a Recruiting Application

Deutsche Bank AG

  • Enhanced and maintained an existing Lotus Notes R5 application used as an intranet solution both web-based and via Notes client for reporting and university outreach.
  • Designed and implemented a project management module for planning and executing projects in the global human resources division.
  • Created an integrated billing system to break down current event and advertising costs by country.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
2 years
Lippstadt, Germany

Employee in Controlling

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.

  • Daimler PDM systems.
Summary
  • Remote Software Updates
  • Digital Twin (Automotive)
  • Process optimization regarding the digitization of selected business processes
  • IT project management of after sales systems
  • Project management of IT and development projects (telematics)
  • Drafting technical concepts on remote software updates and digital twin for digitalization and control of relevant vehicle data
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 2001 - Jun 2006

University of Paderborn

Diploma · Business Informatics · Paderborn, Germany

Oct 1997 - Jun 1999

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co

Industrial Clerk

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