Matthias Kozlowski - Requirements Manager (Freelance)

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Oct 2021 - Present

4 years 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Requirements Manager (Freelance)

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Maintaining the product backlog in collaboration with the PO
Analyzing and aligning requirements
Creating process documentation and status reports
Defining workflows
Preparing and facilitating agile meetings

May 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 5 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager (Freelance)

wingaeb

Monitoring and managing communication with contractors
Defining the order process and selecting the required software components
Reporting to the stakeholders

May 2017 - Sep 2021

4 years 5 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager (Freelance)

BITA Trading GmbH

Monitoring the development of hardware and software
Defining and coordinating tasks
Reporting to the stakeholders
Coordinating collaboration with team members in Russia and Ukraine, and production coordination in China

May 2016 - Sep 2021

5 years 5 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of Software Development (Freelance)

CONFIDENCE CENTER Information Logistics AG

Technical leadership of 6 developers and testers
Coordinating agile development processes
Coordinating collaboration with team members in Serbia
Planning and reviewing software tests
Release management in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

9 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of Development

MAICO Diagnostics GmbH

Managing projects in PC software and firmware in terms of time, budget, and quality
Technical and disciplinary leadership of a team of project managers, developers, testers, and technical documentation staff (total of 15 people)
Coordinating agile development processes
Coordinating tasks and work packages
Coordinating collaboration with corporate companies in the USA, Denmark, and Poland
Overseeing the technical documentation department
Planning and reviewing software tests
Planning training measures
Introducing Visual Studio Team Services as a tool for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and source code version control
Introducing agile development methods (SCRUM)
Defining quality processes for customer complaints and change requests
Introducing logging functions in device firmware

Oct 2004 - Aug 2015

10 years 11 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of Software Development and Project Management

orgAnice Software GmbH

Design and development of the orgAnice CRM application and additional components and interfaces for MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and SelectLine
Execution of client projects from consulting and specification writing to customization and rollout
Technical and disciplinary management of a team of 10 developers, consultants, and support staff
Coordination of agile development processes and tools
Planning and delivering training sessions and webcasts for end users, administrators, and developers
1st and 2nd level support for end customers and resellers via phone, email, and remote maintenance
Creation of technical and user documentation
Planning and reviewing software tests and quality assurance
Planning and delivering product presentations to end customers and at reseller conferences
Project management of multiple orgAnice release upgrades
Development of a training concept for orgAnice
Development of a concept for cross-release update capability of orgAnice
Implementation of source code version control (Subversion)
Introduction of agile development methods (SCRUM)
Berlin Schönefeld Airport: Migration of a legacy system, implementation and ongoing support of the CRM system in the marketing and sales departments; customizing, database adjustments
Lufthansa Frankfurt: Development of a management system for ramp operations, first-class lounges, and check-in counters
WISTA-Management GmbH, Berlin: Implementation of the CRM system, development of a land parcel management module
IBS Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim and Oldenburg: Implementation and ongoing support of the CRM system
Moldtech GmbH, Salzkotten: Analysis and optimization of sales processes, contract management

Jun 2001 - Sep 2004

3 years 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Consultant

orgAnice Software GmbH

Participation in client projects
Development of software components
Preparation of documentation
Client support

Apr 2000 - May 2001

1 year 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Developer

bit by bit Software AG

Participation in development of software components
Client support

Summary

23 years of experience in software development, including 17 years in leadership roles
Technical and disciplinary supervisor of up to 15 employees
Excellent skills in agile software development (Scrum), agile and traditional project management, process analysis, requirements management, quality management, testing procedures, training, support, documentation, database design, .NET Framework
Many years of experience with multinational and cross-functional teams
Active knowledge of multiple programming languages
Interface role between management and development department or between client and contractor
Strong communication and presentation skills

Skills

Software – Very Good: Ms Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Powerpoint, Onenote), Ms Windows, Ms Sql Server, Ms Sql Reporting Services, Confluence, Jira, Subversion, Targetprocess, Tfs, Azure Devops, Organice Crm
Software – Good: Git, Gitlab, Hyper-v, Ms Windows Server, Ms Project, Vmware
Software – Basic Knowledge: Ms Exchange, Ms Dynamics Crm, Ms Iis, Ms Sharepoint
Technologies / Programming Languages – Very Good: Agile Software Development, Digital Signatures (Smart Card, Soft Tokens), Pki Infrastructure, Scrum, Kanban, Sql, T-sql, Relational Databases, Database Design, .Net Framework, Xamarin, Visual Basic .Net, Visual Basic, Vba, Vbscript, Com, Cti
Technologies / Programming Languages – Good: Active Directory, C#, Dde, Html, Mapi, Pop3, Imap, Smtp, Windows Forms, Webforms, Windows Azure, Sql Azure, Xml/xsl, Json
Technologies / Programming Languages – Basic Knowledge: Css, Gis, Oracle, Powershell, Tapi, Tcp/ip, Wpf, Asp, Asp.net, Cobol, Java, Javascript, Pascal
Project Experience – Areas: Mobile Apps, Digitization, Digital Signatures, Trust Centers, Crm, Ecm, Erp, Pki, Document Management, Software Integration, Hybrid Mail, Human Resources Management, Mail Incoming And Outgoing, Software Interfaces, Bi
Project Experience – Industries: It, It Security, Medical Technology, Financial Services, Transport, Logistics, Telecommunications, Trust Centers, Services, Real Estate Agencies, Call Centers, Training
Driver's License: Class 3 Since 1995
Trainer For The Professions Of It Specialist Application Development And It Specialist System Integration