Stefan Rest
Senior Product Owner
Experience
Dec 2024 - Present
8 monthsSenior Product Owner
Bosch & ETAS Automotive
- Product Owner for the Digital Delivery Team
- Company-wide digitization project at Bosch for software deliveries
- Technologies: SAP EMS, JFrog, Revenera
- Conducting PI Plannings
Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
4 monthsSoftware Project Manager Zeiss Quatera 700
Zeiss Meditec AG
- Creating the 23/24 project plan
- Aligning schedules with stakeholders
- Managing embedded development teams (10 developers)
- Working according to medical standards
Jun 2023 - Nov 2024
1 year 6 months Gütersloh, Germany
Product Owner
Miele und Cie. KG
- Project: Camera & Artificial Intelligence
- Managing hardware development for the camera project
- Managing software development for the camera project
- Developing reliable schedules (Scrum/Waterfall)
- Supporting the creation and demonstration of prototypes
Apr 2023 - Present
2 years 4 months Gütersloh, Germany
Agile Project Manager
Miele und Cie. KG
- Project: Electronics platform for all Miele products
- Aligning platform requirements with internal product units
- Adapting SCRUM/SAFe framework to the development structure
- Setting up a program structure to ensure product SOPs
- Developing a component release strategy for 8 development teams
- Internal digital delivery of platform components to product units
- Coordinating 8 software development teams (about 200 developers) building platform components
- Project scheduling and alignment with relevant stakeholders (VP, Director, Managing Director)
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months Dortmund, Germany
Project Manager
Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH
- Creating user stories in coordination with customers for the IoT software concept
- Developing a subscription model
- Managing external vendors for UI and UX development in the micro pump system
- Aligning UI and UX concepts with customers
Jan 2021 - Present
3 years 7 months Gütersloh, Germany
IT Project Manager
Miele und Cie. KG
- Project: Replacing optical interface with Wi-Fi
- Initiating a company-wide program at Miele to replace the optical interface with Wi-Fi
- Developing technical Wi-Fi concepts for production, labs, and service at all Miele sites in Germany
- Aligning relevant requirements with all Miele production sites and departments for device communication via Wi-Fi
- Developing a security concept with certificate-based pairing and token-based authentication
- Managing PoC embedded developments to validate Wi-Fi concepts (ESP32, STM32)
- Project scheduling and alignment with relevant stakeholders (VP, Director, Managing Director)
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
9 months Gütersloh, Germany
Product Owner for CIAM Miele APP and Miele Devices
Miele und Cie. KG
- Project: Bluetooth pairing and Miele APP login update
- Analyzing pairing between Miele APP and Miele devices
- Digital delivery of smart features like Auto Dos (automatic dosing) and software updates
- Developing technical concept for the Bluetooth pairing process
- Defining requirements for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules
- Managing embedded development on ESP32
- Leading the pairing development as Product Owner
Mar 2020 - Jun 2023
3 years 4 months Bochum, Germany
Strategy Consultant
Kezzel
- Developing a product strategy with input from development partners and planning the go-to-market strategy
Mar 2020 - Jun 2023
3 years 4 monthsStrategy Consultant
Xinco GmbH
- Advising on product development strategy & go-to-market
Nov 2019 - Mar 2023
3 years 5 months Hamburg, Germany
Software Project Manager
Hoyer Handel GmbH
- Leading embedded development for Monsieur Cuisine smart
- Digital delivery for 1 million MC smart customers
- Program management for developing a subscription concept for the recipe platform
- Implementing CIAM from LIDL in the APP, website, and Monsieur Cuisine smart ESP32 development
Nov 2019 - Jul 2021
1 year 9 months Hamburg, Germany
Software Development Lead
Hoyer Handel GmbH
- Leading software development teams in Hong Kong and Germany (50 developers)
- Developing a subscription concept
- Digital delivery of new features
- Integrating LIDL CIAM into the existing login flow
- Defining product strategy in the home appliance sector
- Gathering APP, website, and IoT device requirements at LIDL and converting them into specifications
- Defining hardware requirements for IoT products
- Establishing software development and documentation structure (Confluence and Jira)
- Creating requirements for iOS and Android apps, websites, and cloud backend systems for the IoT product
Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
3 monthsProject Manager and Trainer
Ehm GmbH
- Developing a training concept for project management
- Training apprentices in project management
Sep 2019 - Dec 2020
4 monthsTrainer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
- Project management trainer for chemistry incubator students
Nov 2018 - Present
6 years 9 monthsManaging Director
Modulo GmbH
Feb 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 9 months Switzerland
International Product Manager Thermomix
Vorwerk International Strecker & Co.
- Managing all current Thermomix versions on the market
- Product Owner for Thermomix TM5 embedded software development
- Defining new TM5 features within hardware constraints
- Developing the Cookidoo subscription concept
- Introducing subscription via Cook-Key in Thermomix TM5
- Project manager coordinator for an international test project with 30 team members
- Developing a digital user manual for the Thermomix
- Coordinating foreign sales divisions, especially marketing and sales (Europe, Asia, North America)
- Improving communication processes for product changes
- Analyzing product innovations and establishing partnerships
- Initiating collaborations with potential partners
Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
8 months Gevelsberg, Germany
Product Owner
Nelson Bolzenschweiß-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
- Restructuring the ERP system for extended workbench
- Automating monitoring of suppliers’ certification status
Feb 2014 - Feb 2017
3 years 1 month Switzerland
Product Owner
Vorwerk International Strecker & Co.
- Designing and developing product prototypes in coordination with technical departments
- Creating the connectivity concept TM5+Cook-Key (Wi-Fi module)
- Managing software and hardware development of the Wi-Fi chip TM5 called Cook-Key
- Conducting an international field test for the Cook-Key
- Preparing presentation materials for Thermomix representatives
- Producing product demo videos
- Analyzing the current market position of the Thermomix and creating a competitor evaluation scale
- Identifying and analyzing innovative kitchen products
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Feb 2017 - Oct 2018
Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen
M.Sc. · Business Informatics · Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Oct 2010 - Jun 2013
Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen
B.Sc. · Management & Economics · Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
SAQB Foundation Training
CSPO® Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Prince2 Foundation Training
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