Rudi Salm - Short Course in Compliance

Obernbreit, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - May 2023

5 months

Hagen, Germany

Short Course in Compliance

FernUni Hagen

University
Short Course in Compliance

May 2022 - Nov 2022

7 months

Germany

Project Manager

Federal Ministry of Finance / Customs / ITZBund

Government Agency
Developed software for binding and non-binding customs tariff inquiries
Established a structured project organization
Created detailed, ongoing schedule and workflow plans
Set up and ran test management including test planning
Implemented specific communication structures
Performed project controlling and maintained the project logbook
Tools: Teams, Outlook
Team size: over 30 people

Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

10 months

Bregenz, Austria

Interim Manager Data Processing & Group Controlling

Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group

Railway construction company
Responsible for monthly reporting
Compiled monthly data from branches in Australia, Canada, North America, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
Imported data into the ERP system
Prepared monthly reports
Documented processes
Team size: 9 people
Systems/Languages/Tools: MS Office, Outlook, Teams, Skype, SharePoint
Platform: Power i
Harald Scheifinger, Head of Group Controlling, described my role: “Mr. Salm started in a challenging, unclear situation to take over group monthly reporting after the previous colleague left. With great dedication and persistence, he built documentation and secured operations. He faced many different challenges and handled them successfully with expertise and flexibility. Overall, we can confirm Mr. Salm’s strong problem-solving skills, which helped us through a difficult phase.”

Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

4 months

Vienna, Austria

Project Lead, Project Coordination and Validation

Otto Bock

Industry, manufacturing special prostheses
Validated several hundred applications, tools, and machines for prosthesis production
Created Equipment Qualification Plans and Reports
Developed SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
Defined test runs and test cases
Collected requirements in production
Prepared validation documents
Conducted validation and final documentation
Team size: 3 direct, total including engineers: 27
Systems/Languages/Tools: MS Office, Outlook, BPM, Teams, WebEx, Polarion, SharePoint

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

9 months

Hamelin, Germany

Project Manager

Postbank / BHW Hameln

Finance / Building Society
Project lead tasks according to method (Phase 6 Replatforming / X86 Migration)
Objective: Lead replatforming of COBOL systems for field sales commission and residential organization
Migrated host applications to x86
Tasks:
Project control, coordination, milestone planning, and reporting
Project controlling
Stakeholder management
Professional workshop moderation and team coordination between operations and subprojects
Tracking work packages, liaising with program management
Overseeing coordination lines to operations, job creation for development and databases
Introduced Daily Scrum, Team Dashboard, Manager Dashboard
Team size: 16 plus staff from various departments
Systems/Languages/Tools: MS Office, Outlook, BPM, Jira, HP ALM
Platforms: Host / x86
Database language: SQL

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

4 months

Schorndorf, Germany

Serialization Manager

Catalent

Pharma
Customer onboarding worldwide
Created documents for drug manufacturing (e.g., system integration docs, Master Batch Record)
GMP
Team size: 6 people

Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

2 months

Frankfurt, Germany

ITIL Service Manager, Process Engineering

DZ Bank

Banking / Finance
Defined and described processes for Excel reports to department heads
Database language: SQL

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

8 months

Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany

Validation Engineer (Test Manager) / Test Coordinator / Requirements Engineer / Process Engineering

Boehringer Ingelheim

Pharma
Qualified production lines per EU Directive 2011/62/EU and ISO 13485
Validated MES systems and lines for track & trace, serialization, and aggregation under EU Directive 2011/62/EU, CSV, UAT, GAMP5, Part 11
Wrote test cases and runs, prepared validation and qualification docs (URS, requirements specs, qualification plans, DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, acceptance and deviation reports), Master Batch Record
Executed qualifications (SOPs, SATs, FAT), technical and software tests on production lines; regulatory tracking, trace & trace, serialization, aggregation, acceptance protocols, analyses, quality and validation docs
Software: ERP-MES Werum PAS-X, MS Office
Tools: Teams, Skype
Team size: 15
Documents: Master plan, URS, impact assessment, traceability, risk analysis, qualification plans, reports, MBR, deviation and final reports

Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

2 months

Hof, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Process Engineering

Fondsdepot Bank Hof

Finance
Digital onboarding
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, process modeling, URS
Enabled Allianz Global Investors’ clients to manage portfolios via AGI portal: data entry, video chat identity check, e-signing of pre-filled documents, interactions with output management until depot creation, rejection notices (sanctions, PEP), welcome letters
My role: Analyse touchpoints and write URS
Team size: over 10
Tools: MS Office, BPM, Teams
Database: SQL

Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

3 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test Manager / Test Coordination / Process Engineering

DZ Bank Frankfurt

Finance
Agile project PRIIPs (Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products): provide key info documents (KIDs) for small investors and improve comparability
Prepared weekly meetings and daily stats
Attended Daily Scrum
Software rollout checks at trading desks
Supported UAT testers (requirement analysis, test plan, test case/run descriptions, execution)
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, IT documentation
Team size: over 18
Database: SQL

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

3 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Test Designer - SEPA

DZ Bank Düsseldorf

Finance
Defined test cases and sets for new SEPA requirements from bank21, agree21, GENO pago+
Tested new SEPA features for Nov 2017 / Spring 2018 releases
UAT (requirement analysis, test plan, case/run descriptions, execution)
Process engineering (process analysis, new process derivation, as-is vs. to-be)
Team size: 6
Tools: HPQC, HP ALM, Unifits, MS Office
Database: SQL

Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

4 months

Hanover, Germany

Problem / Incident / Defect Manager (ITIL)

Finanzinformatik / Bankberatung

Finance
Managed problems, defects, and incidents during LBBW migration to Sparkassen-Informatik
Discussed issues in daily calls, status meetings including leadership
Problem manager for LBBW migration
Cut-over planning in HP ALM
Team size: 8 direct / over 50 overall
Tools: MS Office, SRPlus, HP ALM, HPQC

Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

3 months

Berlin, Germany

ITIL Service Manager, Process Engineer

BHF-Bank, Frankfurt & Avaloq, Berlin

Finance
Project stopped by the bank
Wrote operation manuals for service management and processes (Incident, Risk, Problem, Change, Event Management), process manual for implementation, interface descriptions, intake forms, service management structure
Defined service strategy, created IT service catalog, analyzed current processes, defined service processes, defined CMDB
Team size: 7 direct / over 100 across countries
Tools: MS Office, BPM
Quality Management

Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

1 year

Bielefeld, Germany

Test Management - Quality Control – Agile Software Development (Test Coordinator – Test Designer – Product Owner – Requirements)

Haufe-Lexware Group

Software
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, optimization, modeling, analysis, and improvement suggestions; software solution creation; process definition; documentation (URS, specs, IT and user docs, quality assurance, test management)
Reproduced customer-reported bugs, wrote test cases and runs after fixes
Regression tests
Agile heating cost billing project
Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Requirements Engineer
Wrote user stories and detailed specs (PO) for agile DevOps
Tested new/changed modules, approved updates and processes
Defined test cases and runs for new software modules
Tested and accepted processes, test automation
Took PO and requirements roles short-term, project coordinator, test coordinator (Polish team)
Tools: Trello, TFS
Agile people check project: Test Manager / Business Analyst / PO / Scrum Master, compliance with EU sanctions/PEP lists, requirement analysis, test case/run descriptions, testing
UAT (analysis, plan, documentation, execution)
Team sizes varied by subproject (6–15, some in Poland)
Tools: TFS, MS Office, BPM, Trello
Database: SQL
Languages: COBOL, RPG

Sep 2013 - Jul 2015

1 year 11 months

Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Test Manager / Business Analyst / Development / Requirements Engineer / Quality Management

Valovis-Bank

Finance
ITIL risk management, defined and tested SEPA test cases, current process analysis, reporting software analysis, wrote development specs, coordinated between business and IT, created mapping tables for BAIS CRR and CRD IV, validated interfaces and mappings, compliance with EU regs (Art. 290/291 AEUV), KWG, Basel III, FinAV, GroMiKV, asset encumbrance, LCR, COREP, NSFR, leverage ratio, GAP analysis, test case/run definitions
Introduced Scrum
Data separation for bank sale to TARGO
Data quality checks
Defined service processes
QS/QM: data migration to TARGO, mapping tables
Tools: Jira, HPQC, HP ALM, TestLink
UAT (analysis, plan, docs, execution), process analysis for reporting, as-is vs. to-be vs. EU rules
Languages: RPG, COBOL, DB2/400, CL, OS/400, SQL, DDS
Doc review, service and process management, QS/QM: updated and created operation and emergency manuals, SLA checks vs. BaFin rules, emergency planning, ITIL process definitions, automated reporting processes
SEPA test management, UAT steps, reporting
Core banking analysis: CTB and MCM, BAIS, test management, wrote URS, specs, user stories, mapping tables for multiple data types
First Scrum use, wrote about 50 programs for BAIS interfaces in COBOL and RPG, tested and handed over to business
Data separation cut-over planning, wrote programs for data split and tests
Wrote URS and specs, user stories, test docs and execution, partial Scrum
Payment processing: took over role in Jan 2015, modified COBOL and RPG programs, UAT steps
Data migration cut-over planning: wrote mapping tables and migration software in COBOL/RPG, UAT steps, partial Scrum
Software support: modified RPG and COBOL modules as needed
Team size: usually 6–8, up to 15+ during TARGO migration
Systems/Languages/Tools: AS/400, RPG, COBOL, SB2/400, CL, OS/400, SQL, DDS, HPQC, Aris, MS Office, TestLink, Trello
Other: XML

Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

4 months

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Quality Manager, Process Manager

W & W Informatik (Wüstenrot)

Building Society
Prepared documentation for KPMG/BaFin verification
Reviewed existing software docs against process descriptions, used own method

Jul 2012 - Mar 2013

9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Project Lead, Process Manager, Quality Manager, Test Manager, Test Designer, Test Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Risk

Gallinat Bank and Albis Leasing

Banking / Finance / Leasing
Receivables management
Accounting
Lease fee calculation
Brokerage of lease contracts
Reported to Fiducia (agree21)
Imported bank statements into accounting
Defined test cases and runs
Identity Access Management
Prepared software for cooperative association acceptance
Load tests
Audit standard IDW PS 880
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Nov 2011 - May 2012

7 months

Rastatt, Germany

Subproject Lead, Test Manager, Test Analyst, Test Designer, Tester

AvidiaMed

Pharma
Defined test cases and runs
Equipment qualification
Database: SQL
Qualified the equipment
MES-GUS OS Suite
ServiceNow
Documents: Master plan, URS, MBR, impact assessment, traceability, risk analysis, qualification plans/reports, deviation and final reports

Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

3 months

Luxembourg

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, RPG Developer

DEKA-Bank

Banking / Finance
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Other: XML

Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

5 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Business Analyst, Software Developer, Test Manager, Process Engineering

DZ Bank

Banking / Finance
Identity Access Management
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Other: XML
Core Banking System: Olympic

Mar 2010 - Aug 2010

6 months

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Software Developer, Process Engineering

Kreditwerk (Schwäbisch Hall)

Building Society
Process analysis, as-is vs. to-be, specs, implementation
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jul 2009 - Sep 2009

3 months

Essen, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Software Development

Fortis Bank / VonEssen Bank

Banking / Finance
Process analysis, as-is vs. to-be, specs
Developed auto single-value adjustment software
Language: RPG
Database: SQL

Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

8 months

Luxembourg

Business Analyst, Subproject Lead, Developer, Test Manager, Process Engineering

Landesbank Berlin International S.A.

Banking / Finance
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, optimization, modeling, suggestions, measures, software solutions, process docs (URS, specs, IT and user docs, QA)
Test management
Project lead
Reporting
Fee booking
Securities
GroMiKV
CDS (Credit Default Swaps)
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Core Banking: Olympic – Eri Bancaire

Nov 2008 - Feb 2009

4 months

Süßen, Germany

Business Analyst, Developer, Process Engineering

Strassacker GmbH

Metal industry (bronze foundry)
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, optimization, modeling, suggestions, model development, measures, software solutions/development, process description, data modeling, docs (URS, specs, IT and user docs, QA), test management
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Mar 2008 - Dec 2009

1 year 10 months

Software Developer

LHB Internationale Handelsbank AG

Banking / Finance
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Core Banking: Olympic

Jul 2007 - Dec 2009

1 year 6 months

Erlangen, Germany

Interim IT Lead, Project Lead, Business Analyst, Developer, Test Manager, Requirements Engineer, Process Engineering

DM Ullrich

Services
See skills and knowledge
Software development
Data modeling
Languages: COBOL, RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jul 2007 - Jan 2008

7 months

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Developer, Data Modeling, Reporting

PASS Financial Solutions GmbH

Banking software
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

6 months

Burgwedel, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Software Development

Rossmann GmbH

Retail (drugstore)
Automated file reorganization in DB2/400
Data modeling
Designed Identity Access Management tool
Modified existing software
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jan 2005 - Feb 2007

1 year 2 months

Warsaw, Poland

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Subproject Lead, Developer

Bosch Rexroth Group

Industry
Warehouse management (as-is vs. to-be, process analysis, data modeling, documentation)
Languages: RPG, COBOL
Database: SQL

Jun 2005 - Sep 2005

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Business Analyst, Software Analysis

WPK – Federal Chamber of Public Accountants Berlin

Public-law institution
~1800 programs (CL, RPG, COBOL) for reverse documentation
Software analysis
Screen, interface, parameter descriptions
Audit standard IDW PS 880
System: AS/400

Jan 2004 - Sep 2005

9 months

Meerbusch, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Developer

CitiGroup

Banking / Finance
Analyzed global system access, transferred reports to Ireland
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

May 2004 - Dec 2004

8 months

Mönchengladbach, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Developer, Data Modeling, Reporting

Santander Bank

Banking / Finance
Process refinement for WestLB (as-is vs. to-be, specs, docs)
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jan 2004 - Apr 2004

4 months

Giessen, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Developer

Canon

Industry
Managed incoming containers in Rotterdam, matched parts to suppliers
Data modeling
ERP: MAPICS
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jan 2002 - Oct 2003

1 year 10 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Developer

Pax Familienfürsorge – Bruderhilfe

Health Insurance
Designed and implemented sales and commission concepts in existing software
Data modeling
SAP interfaces
Test management
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Aug 2001 - Dec 2002

5 months

Munich, Germany

Project Lead, Test Manager and Contact for HVB / UniCredit Subsidiaries

UniCredit Group

Banking / Finance
Core Banking: PABA/Q
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jun 2001 - Jan 2004

2 years 8 months

Veitshöchheim, Germany

Full IT Support, Project Lead without staff responsibility, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer

Schokoladenwerke Frankonia

Food
Own ERP
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Sep 2000 - Jun 2001

10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Developer, Data Modeling, Test Management

Actis / Temenos

Banking software BAPA/Q
Languages: RPG, COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Nov 1989 - Apr 1994

4 years 6 months

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Head of Clearing Department, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Management, Test Manager

DPD Deutscher Paketdienst

Logistics
Language: COBOL
System: AS/400
Database: SQL

Jan 1981 - Oct 1987

6 years 10 months

Würzburg, Germany

IT Director with staff responsibility, Developer, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineering

Dr. Wagner Group

International real estate developer
Process analysis, as-is vs. to-be, specs, docs, training
Developed software for investment funds, rental and property management, accounting, payroll
Languages: COBOL, RPG, Basic
System: /36 (AS/400 predecessor)

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Accounting, System and Software Migration

AFES Vaduz

Insurance – handled claims and recourse for personal, property, and financial losses across 150+ countries

Balzers, Liechtenstein

Quotation Management

Balzers

Industry

Düsseldorf, Germany

Subproject Lead, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Developer, Data Modeling, Process Engineering

Bast Developer

Developer
Defined processes, as-is vs. to-be, specs
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Duration: 13 months

Schorndorf, Germany

Subproject Lead, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Developer, Data Modeling, Test Management

Bauknecht-Whirlpool

Industry
SAP interfaces
Field service software
Own ERP
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Duration: 18 months

Liechtenstein

Project Lead, Business Analyst, Developer, Process Engineering

Consoft AG

Controlling
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, optimization, modeling, controlling, analysis, improvements, model development, measures, user training, software solutions, process description, docs (URS, specs, IT and user docs, QA, test management)
Controlling software (cost center, cost unit accounting, accounting, sales)
Language: RPG
System: /36 (AS/400 predecessor)
References: Schindler Elevators CH Schlatt, AFES AG FL Vaduz, Optic Balzers FL Balzers, Textildruck Heberlein CH Wattwil, Colgate CH Zurich, Wiener Brückenbau AT Vienna, Fresenius Medical Care CH Stansstad, Swarovski AG FL Triesen, Unisto AG CH Horn
Duration: 14 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Subproject Lead, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineering, Developer

DG Bank – DZ Bank

Banking / Finance
As-is vs. to-be process comparison, optimization, modeling, identity management for foreign branches, analysis, improvements, model development, measures, client training, software solutions, data modeling, process description, docs (URS, specs, IT and user docs, QA, test management)
Language: RPG
System: /36
Database: SQL
Duration: 35 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Lead, Business Analyst

Debis / T-Systems

Banking software
EUR conversion at DZ Bank and Bank of Tokyo
Analyzed core banking mod for EUR conversion
Languages: COBOL, RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Duration: 6 months

Stansstad, Switzerland

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Fresenius

Pharma

Marktbreit, Germany

Deputy IT Lead, Developer, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Lead

GOK Regler- u. Armaturen

Industry
Process analysis, as-is vs. to-be, specs, docs, training
Developed time-tracking software for manufacturing, own ERP, BOM generator
Language: COBOL
System: Siemens 7.722

Wattwil, Switzerland

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Heberlein Textildruck

Industry

Client Support, Developer

IBM Germany GmbH

Software
Payroll, accounting, hotline, training
Language: RPG
System: /36
Total: 37 months

AS/400 and RPG, COBOL Trainer

IBM Germany GmbH

Training

Software Project Lead, CSI Software Validation for Property Management, Test Manager, Test Designer, Tester

IBM Germany GmbH

Took over software after IBM acquisition
Trained clients
Presented at trade fairs
Wrote test cases and runs
Defined processes
System: /36

Darmstadt, Germany

Business Analyst, Developer, IBM ERP MAPICS Hotline Support

MBW Darmstadt GmbH

Software, Industry
Language: RPG
System: /36
Clients: IBM Germany, Danfoss, Diehl Defence
Duration: 11 months

Weißenfels, Germany

Test Manager, Test Designer

MEG Group

Food industry
Wrote test cases from user descriptions
Database: SQL
Duration: 4-week project

Düsseldorf, Germany

Test Manager, Business Analyst, Developer, Test Management

Nedlloyd Unitrans

Logistics
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Duration: 6 months

Basel, Switzerland

Project Lead, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Test Manager, Process Engineer, Developer, Data Modeling

Novartis Pharma AG

Pharma
Version control for formulas, BOMs, work plans
Worldwide BPCS rollout
Language: RPG
System: AS/400
Database: SQL
Duration: 19 months

Schlatt bei Diessenhofen, Switzerland

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Schindler Elevators

Industry

Migration /36 Applications to Sinix, Development and Data Migration

Siemens / Software Ireland

Industry / Software
Worked with Software Ireland and Siemens
Duration: 6 weeks

Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany

Project Lead, Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Process Engineer, Developer, Migration, Test Management

Sparkasse Bayreuth via Service for Data Processing and Programming Christian Seidel

Banking / Finance
Process definition, as-is vs. to-be
Migrated software and data to new environment
Languages: COBOL, Macro Assembler
Systems: GE/400, HB 66/20

Triesen, Liechtenstein

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Swarovski

Industry

Horn, Switzerland

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Unisto

Industry

Berlin, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, Quality Management

WPK

Public institution
Reverse-documented processes from source code (RPG, COBOL)
Audit standard IDW PS 880
Database: SQL
System: AS/400
Duration: 7-week project

Iphofen, Germany

Developer, Materials Management

West German Gypsum Works

Industry
IBM Assembler, RPG
Database: DL/1

Vienna, Austria

Cost Center and Cost Unit Accounting

Wiener Brückenbau

Construction

Rottendorf, Germany

Service Manager

s.Oliver

Clothing retail
Defined service processes
Created service catalog
Duration: 6 weeks

Summary

Project Management
Process Management
Quality Management
Interim Management
ITIL (Defect Management, Problem Management, Incident Management, Service Processes, Certification)
Agility (Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Master, Product Owner)
Testing (Test Manager, Tester, Test Designer, Test Analyst, Validation Engineer)
Business Analyst
Requirements Engineering
Change Management
Requirements Management
Process Optimization
Controlling Training, Workshops, Knowledge Transfer