Rudi W.
Interim R&D Project Manager
Experience
R&D Project Manager Support and Consulting
- Relieved, advised, and represented the project manager in scheduling, quality, and risk management (development of an electronics platform)
- Tools used: MS Teams, Azure DevOps
R&D Project Manager
- Managed an R&D project involving hardware, software, and mechanics
- Scheduling and monitoring, risk response, regular reporting, budget responsibility, stakeholder management
- Tools used: Confluence, MS Project, Webex
R&D Project Management: Task Force Management
- Supported, coached, and deputized the internal project manager in team leadership, risk management, result documentation, and stakeholder management
- Led root cause analyses and feasibility studies
R&D Project Management (SW, agile): Embedded Platform
- Assignment for two projects:
- Post-merger: Interface coordinator between the parent company and the newly integrated startup in a joint development project
- Task force support: Took on tasks of the product owner, release management, stakeholder communication
- Tools used: Jira, Confluence
R&D Project Management: 8D Task Force Support
- Relieved, supported, and represented the leader of a task force (8D root cause analysis)
- Facilitated project meetings internally and with suppliers
- Communicated with internal and external stakeholders
- Shaped and facilitated the 8D process with the client's development engineers
R&D Project Management (HW, SW, Mechanical): Vehicle Sensor
- Clarification of questions about product requirements with the end customer
- Responsible for ensuring quality, deadlines, budget and processes in the development of a safety-critical vehicle sensor
- Project planning, cross-site project coordination, risk management
- Point of contact for process audits (VDA)
- Coordination between the parent company's quality assurance and the development team of the involved subsidiary
- Tools used: Confluence
R&D Process Consulting for the Head of Development
- Advising the R&D head on series launch and conducting internal audits
R&D Project Manager Coaching
- Coaching and support of the project manager in schedule planning and people management
Context: Product development at an internationally active sensor manufacturer
R&D Project Management: Medical Device (FDA, MDR)
- Leading a development team consisting of internal and external resources
- Responsible for meeting the set deadlines for specific work packages within an international large-scale project
R&D Management Consulting in Change
- Advising the second management level of a fast-growing technology company during ongoing change processes
- Designing and conducting workshops to reshape the product development process with project manager coaching
R&D Project Management: Multi-Project Coordination
- Coordinated multiple projects and coached project managers at a mid-sized technology company
R&D Project Management: Safety Component
- Project lead at a mid-sized sensor technology company
- Ensured on-time implementation of safety requirements according to EU directives and ISO standards
- Collaborated with the certification body
Trusted Advisor and Pre-Seed Investor for Technology Startups
- Supported, advised, and mentored on project and risk management during product development, especially for hardware startups
- Topics: CE, electrical safety, EMC, project planning, structuring, and tracking
Head of Development (authorized signatory)
SCHNIER Elektrostatik GmbH
Responsibility for product development including certifications (CE, UL)
Production startup, implementation of quality gates and end-of-line testing
Selection and qualification of EMS service providers
Patents, management of funded projects, coordination of external service providers for development and production
Global customer support (USA, Asia, DACH, Eastern Europe)
Participation in DKE standards committees
Controlling and preparation of monthly reports for shareholders
Contract drafting and negotiations with customers, suppliers, and banks
Results:
Renewal of the entire product range, strong growth and increased profitability
Implementation of required processes and competencies in development and production
Awards:
1st place in the Baden-Württemberg Innovation Award 2015
Listed among FOCUS "Growth Champions 2016"
Head of Development
bebro electronic
Revenue and profit responsibility for the development profit center with 30 engineers and technicians in Germany and Czech Republic
Departments: product development, CAD/design, and from 2006 test systems
Results:
Transformed development into a profit center for custom electronics and mechatronics solutions
Significant improvement in revenue and earnings
Implementation of a development process with project controlling to meet quality goals
Certification to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485
Established and integrated a development team in the Czech subsidiary
Development Engineer and Project Manager
Acterna (formerly Wandel & Goltermann)
- Development engineer and ASIC designer: digital and analog measurement hardware, embedded software, ASIC chip design, VHDL and FPGA logic synthesis
- From 1996, project manager for US-specific products, developing measuring instruments for the US market
- Carried out collaborative projects with US customers and supported sales in the USA
Summary
I support companies in carrying out even critical development projects as reliably and predictably as possible.
As an experienced hands-on professional, I deliver rapid relief during staffing shortages, challenging project situations, and as parental leave cover.
Languages
Education
Offenburg
Diploma (University of Applied Sciences) · Communications Engineering · Offenburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Jira Practical Seminar "Jira in Action"
Solution-Oriented Coaching
Agile Project Management (Tagueri)
Advising and Coaching Seminar
ComTeam
Business Facilitator
ECA
Participation in Internal Leadership Programs
Transactional Analysis
Project Management College TAE Esslingen
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