Oliver Michels

Interim Automation Project Manager

Werne, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024
3 months
Münster, Germany

Interim Automation Project Manager

Self-employed

  • Automation project management
  • Aligning requirements with customers and stakeholders
  • Planning requirements for modernization
  • Time and resource planning
Jan 2015 - May 2024
9 years 5 months
Braunschweig, Germany
Hybrid

Automotive Quality Management - Battery Management Systems Development

Volkswagen

  • In-process quality assurance (eQS) of battery management systems (BMS - electric and hybrid)
  • Developing concepts, process descriptions, and process optimizations
  • Modifying and evaluating requirements for process and development quality
  • Supporting development activities
  • Ensuring process capability
  • Conducting internal SPICE® audits as intacs assessor - achieved SPICE® Level 2
  • Conducting internal cybersecurity assessments
  • Optimizing development processes according to Automotive SPICE® and ISO 26262
  • Defining, implementing, and ensuring compliance with the system development process within the VDA scope
  • Monitoring compliance with release management and quality assurance processes
Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
5 months

Project Manager LED Luminaire Development

TRILUX

  • Multi-project management for development and procurement projects
  • Development of series products
  • Schedule and milestone planning
  • Resource planning
  • Company-wide coordination internally and with external suppliers
  • Planning and conducting meetings and regular check-ins
  • Planning and conducting project kick-off events
  • Maintaining project data using SharePoint and SAP R/3
Oct 2010 - Jul 2014
3 years 10 months
Germany

PCO (Project Control Office)

Volkswagen

  • Project control for steering electronics, central electronics & special engine development
  • Multi-project management & project controlling
  • Coordinating schedules and milestones for the development department
  • Using metrics to identify project/process weaknesses and assess project performance
  • Resource planning for the development department
  • Preparing, conducting, and following up on schedule and SE meetings
  • Facilitating risk, invention, strategy, and development workshops
  • Facilitating PKO workshops (product cost optimization)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

DAG Technikum Essen

State-certified Electrical Technician · Data Processing Technology · Essen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

PRINCE2 Practitioner

intacs Certified Automotive SPICE for Systems Cybersecurity

intacs

ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation (CTFL)

Process/Supplier Auditor VDA 6.3 Battery Management Systems (BMS - electric and hybrid)

VDA

Automotive Quality Management - Battery Management Development

intacs Provisional Assessor

intacs