Matthias Kozlowski

Requirements Manager (freelance)

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Oct 2021 - Present
3 years 10 months
Berlin, Germany

Requirements Manager (freelance)

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

  • Maintain the product backlog in collaboration with the PO
  • Analyze and align requirements
  • Create process documentation and status reports
  • Define workflows
  • Prepare and moderate agile meetings
May 2020 - Sep 2021
1 year 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Project Manager (freelance)

Wingaeb

Concept and redesign of the ordering process:

  • Monitor and manage communication with contractors
  • Define the ordering process and select required software components
  • Report to stakeholders
May 2017 - Sep 2021
4 years 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Project Manager (freelance)

BITA Trading GmbH

Development of a measuring device to monitor lubricant consumption in drums:

  • Oversee hardware and software development
  • Define and coordinate tasks
  • Report to stakeholders
  • Coordinate work with team members in Russia and Ukraine, production coordination in China
May 2016 - Sep 2021
5 years 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Head of Software Development (freelance)

Confidence Center Information Logistics AG

Development of a mobile app for digitization (no-code):

  • Technical leadership of 6 developers and testers
  • Coordinate agile development processes
  • Coordinate work with team members in Serbia
  • Plan and review software tests
  • Release management in Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
9 months
Berlin, Germany

Head of Development

MAICO Diagnostics GmbH

  • Manage projects in PC software and firmware in terms of time, budget, and quality

  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of a team of 15: project managers, developers, testers, and technical documentation staff

  • Coordinate agile development processes

  • Coordinate tasks and work packages

  • Coordinate collaboration with group companies in the USA, Denmark, and Poland

  • Oversee the technical documentation department

  • Plan and review software tests

  • Plan training measures

  • Introduced Visual Studio Team Services for application lifecycle management and source code versioning

  • Introduced agile development methods (SCRUM)

  • Defined quality processes for customer complaints and change requests

  • Added 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

  • Designed and developed the orgAnice CRM application, additional components, and interfaces to other products (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, SelectLine)

  • Managed customer projects from consulting and specifications to customizing and rollout

  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of a team of 10 developers, consultants, and support staff

  • Coordinate agile development processes and tools

  • Plan and deliver training and webcasts for end users, administrators, and developers

  • Provide 1st and 2nd level support for end customers and resellers

  • Create technical documentation

  • Oversee user documentation

  • Plan and review software tests, quality assurance

  • Plan and deliver product presentations for end customers and at reseller conferences

  • Led several orgAnice release upgrades

  • Developed a training concept for orgAnice

  • Created a cross-release update concept for orgAnice

  • Introduced source code version control (Subversion)

  • Introduced agile development methods (SCRUM)

  • Berlin Schönefeld Airport: Migrated a legacy system, introduced and maintained the CRM system in marketing and sales; customizing, database adjustments

  • Lufthansa Frankfurt: Developed a management system for apron monitoring, first-class lounges, and check-in counters

  • WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH, Berlin: Implemented the CRM system, developed a parcel management system

  • IBS Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim and Oldenburg: Introduced and maintained the CRM system

  • Moldtech GmbH, Salzkotten: Analyzed and optimized sales processes, contract management

Jun 2001 - Sep 2004
3 years 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Software Consultant

orgAnice Software GmbH

  • Contributed to customer projects
  • Developed software components
  • Created documentation
  • Provided customer support
Apr 2000 - May 2001
1 year 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Software Developer

Bit by Bit Software AG

  • Worked on software component development
  • Provided customer support

Summary

  • 23 years of experience in software development, 17 of them in leadership roles
  • Supervisory and disciplinary manager of up to 15 employees
  • Excellent knowledge of agile software development (Scrum), agile and traditional project management, process analysis, requirements management, quality management, testing methods, training, support, documentation, database design, .NET Framework
  • Many years of experience with multinational and cross-functional teams
  • Liaison between management and development department or client and contractor
  • Strong communication and presentation skills

Languages

Polish
Native
English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Russian
Intermediate

Education

Oct 1996 - Mar 2000

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Diplom-Kaufmann (FH), major in Business Informatics · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany · 1 (very good)

Certifications & licenses

Driving License Class 3

Trainer for IT Specialist in Application Development and IT Specialist in System Integration