Ursula Raab - Sabbatical with professional development

Q: Where is Ursula based?

Ursula is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Ursula speak?

Ursula speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ursula have?

Ursula has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Ursula has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 10 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months . Note that Ursula may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What roles would Ursula be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ursula would be well-suited for roles such as: Sabbatical with professional development, Tech Lead / Technical Architect, Senior Backend Developer .

Q: What is Ursula's latest experience?

Ursula's most recent position is Sabbatical with professional development at Own sabbatical .

Q: What companies has Ursula worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ursula has worked for Own sabbatical , DB InfraGO , DB Netz , and 4flow AG .

Q: Which industries is Ursula most experienced in?

Ursula is most experienced in industries like Transportation and Logistics , Education , and Manufacturing . Ursula also has some experience in Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas is Ursula most experienced in?

Ursula is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Project Management . Ursula also has some experience in Operations , Research and Development (R&D) , and Supply Chain Management .

Q: Which industries has Ursula worked in recently?

Ursula has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Logistics .

Q: Which business areas has Ursula worked in recently?

Ursula has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Project Management .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jul 2025 - Present

9 months

Sabbatical with professional development

Own sabbatical

Aug 2023 - Jun 2024

11 months

Tech Lead / Technical Architect

DB InfraGO

Completion of the integrated standard control station for track dispatch and go-live
Transformation from on-premises to AWS cloud including migration from virtual machines to containers and use of AWS services
Delivery of a web portal, a rich client and various web services
Go-live preparation with metrics, dashboards and logging adjustments
Improved security through encryption and protection of REST endpoints
Increased availability and stability by decoupling services via queues, multi-AZ deployment, backup/restore and disaster recovery tests, and performance tests
Tech stack: Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Docker, AWS, GitLab, REST, JavaFX, Kibana, Icinga, Micrometer, OpenAPI, JPA, Oracle, JMS, OAuth2/OpenID Single Sign-On, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ

Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year 6 months

Senior Backend Developer

DB Netz

Development of the integrated standard control station for track dispatch
Implementation, design and architecture of the system
Coordination of requirements with the business department
Contributing to process improvements within Scrum and SAFE
Tech stack: Java 17, Spring Boot, REST, JavaFX, OpenAPI, JPA, Oracle, JMS, OAuth2/OpenID Single Sign-On, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ, Docker (for developer tests)

May 2021 - Dec 2021

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Director Software Development

4flow AG

Lead developer and architect in a greenfield project for material procurement planning in SAP, including transport schedules
Tech stack: AWS, serverless, Java 11, JavaScript, Python, REST, GitLab, Jenkins, OAuth2, SAP, NoSQL, JSON
Supported the product owner in creating user stories
Contributed to the agile transformation

May 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year

Berlin, Germany

Director Product Management

4flow AG

Product manager and product architect for two products for strategic and tactical transport planning
Created the business plan for a new product and planned the product lifecycle for a legacy product
Managed the development of a prototype (MVP) for network visualization (Spring Boot, JPA, OpenStreetMap, Docker, BDD, Swagger, WildFly)
Worked closely with UX experts for user interviews and testing
Contributed to the agile transformation and the "New Work" project

Jul 2017 - May 2020

2 years 11 months

Budapest, Hungary

Lead Software Developer, Budapest

4flow management Kft.

Set up and managed a new development team in Budapest with representation in Berlin
Mentored, onboarded, and recruited staff
Established two Scrum teams, including agile training and coaching until finding a dedicated Scrum Master (summer 2019)
Migrated features of a Java Swing application to a web application (EJB)
Modularized, refactored, and migrated software components to microservices
Documented technical requirements and converted them into Jira tickets
Acted as interim Product Owner
Technologies: EJB, CDI, JBoss/WildFly, JPA, Docker, Spring Boot, SQL, Keycloak Single Sign-On

Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

1 year 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Scrum Master

4flow AG

Introduced Scrum to the team and the organization
Conducted Scrum training and ceremonies
Held discussions with management on agile transformation

Aug 2003 - Jun 2017

13 years 11 months

Berlin, Germany

Developer / Senior Developer

4flow AG

Developed Java backend for a logistics planning application (client/server, later migrated to web)
Technologies: Java Swing, RMI, JDBC, Subversion, later EJB, Hibernate, Smart GWT, JavaScript, Git
Developed new features, modularized, and refactored code
Led technical projects for clients, managed requirements, and designed software
Collaborated with the QA team to improve processes across the software development lifecycle
Led the team
Implemented Jira and Confluence (migrated from Bugzilla and MediaWiki)
Managed the support team, implemented a ticketing system (OTRS), and improved processes and documentation as part of an ASPICE certification

Nov 2001 - May 2002

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Developer

4flow AG

Developed the first version (MVP) of a logistics planning application using Java, Swing, RMI, and JDBC

Aug 2000 - Jul 2003

3 years

Berlin, Germany

Research Associate

Freie Universität Berlin

Introduced an e-learning system (Moodle) into teaching
Taught Java courses

Jan 2000 - May 2001

1 year 5 months

Berlin, Germany

Research Associate

Technical University of Berlin

Collaborated on the research project "Genetic programming for modeling and control of dynamic systems (GEPROG)" using MATLAB and Simulink

Feb 1999 - Mar 2000

1 year 2 months

Java Developer

Freelancer

Developed a gallery/image management system with Java, Swing, JDBC, and Adabas-D

Sep 1998 - Feb 2000

1 year 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Lecturer

TFH Berlin

Taught programming courses

Mar 1993 - Sep 1997

4 years 7 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Programmer

Neugebauer Engineering Office

Developed production planning software for corrugated cardboard manufacturers
Parental leave from March 1995 to September 1997

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Transportation (21 years), Education (5 years), Manufacturing (4.5 years), and Information Technology (1.5 years).

Transportation

Education

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (28.5 years), Product Development (23.5 years), Project Management (15 years), Operations (4.5 years), Research and Development (1.5 years), and Supply Chain Management (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Product Development

Project Management

Operations

Research and Development

Supply Chain Management

Summary

Experienced backend developer / architect and agile coach, strong in concept design, requirements definition and Scrum. Fast learner with interest in continuous improvement

Agile mindset, constant search for process improvements, empathetic, experience in team development and organizational development
Many years of experience in development with Java, JavaEE and relational databases
Analytical thinking, seeing the big picture and good communication with stakeholders
High quality standards, experience with TDD, pair programming and review processes (code and software design)

Skills

Java (<=21), Kotlin, C
Spring Boot, Rest, Ejb, Cdi
Microservices, Docker, Aws, Serverless, Jdbc, Sql, Json
Eclipse, Intellij
Git, Gitlab, Kibana, Icinga, Subversion, Cvs
Gitlab Ci/cd, Gradle, Jenkins
Jira, Confluence
Openapi, Swagger
Refactoring, Oop, Communication With Stakeholders
Scrum, Tdd, Kanban, Ddd, Safe

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Education

Oct 1985 - Mar 1993

Diploma in Business Mathematics · Business Mathematics · Germany

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

aws training and certification

PSM I

Scrum.org

PSPO I

Scrum.org

CSM

Scrum Alliance

Train the Trainer

IHK Berlin

Profile

Created

August 2025

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Where is Ursula based?

Ursula is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Ursula speak?

Ursula speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Ursula have?

Ursula has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Ursula has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Ursula may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ursula be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ursula would be well-suited for roles such as: Sabbatical with professional development, Tech Lead / Technical Architect, Senior Backend Developer.

What is Ursula's latest experience?

Ursula's most recent position is Sabbatical with professional development at Own sabbatical.

What companies has Ursula worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ursula has worked for Own sabbatical, DB InfraGO, DB Netz, and 4flow AG.

Which industries is Ursula most experienced in?

Ursula is most experienced in industries like Transportation and Logistics, Education, and Manufacturing. Ursula also has some experience in Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Ursula most experienced in?

Ursula is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Project Management. Ursula also has some experience in Operations, Research and Development (R&D), and Supply Chain Management.

Which industries has Ursula worked in recently?

Ursula has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Logistics.

Which business areas has Ursula worked in recently?

Ursula has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Project Management.

What is Ursula's education?

Ursula holds a Master in Business Mathematics.

Does Ursula have any certificates?

Ursula has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, PSM I, and PSPO I.

What is the availability of Ursula?

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What is the rate of Ursula?

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