WPS Management GmbH

Head of Research and Development

• Spearhead the strategic software portfolio management and operational oversight of the development organization to ensure streamlined operations.
• Develop, manage, and communicate software portfolio roadmaps for four product lines.
• Partner with C-level executives to align deliverables with business needs.
• Provide leadership for a team of five product owners, 40+ software developers, UX professionals, and other technical professionals.
• Work with business leaders to identify quarterly and yearly objects and convert those into plans for technical solutions, programs, and projects.
• Lead seven cross-functional teams to develop multiple projects using an agile framework.
• Undertake market research and analysis to identify consumer needs and gaps in the market and propose innovative solutions to fill those needs.
• Oversee the entire product development life cycle, including organizing timelines, managing budgets, developing roadmaps, and launching products.
• Communicate strategies and product specifications to teams and senior management to ensure successful product launches.

WPS Management GmbH

Member of the Management Board

• Represent the software development organization at C-level.
• Liaise with stakeholders and partners to develop strategies and operational efficiencies to increase organizational profitability.
• Hold regular meetings and support the management team with creating departmental budgets, roadmaps, and project updates.

Dr. Wolfgang Reinhardt IT Consulting

Business and IT Consulting

• Developed, evolved, supported, and trained Business-Object-Centered Content Management Systems based on the Django framework.
• Designed and implemented individual software applications for SMEs.
• Consulted SMEs during the introduction of database and CRM systems.
• Consulted SMEs with regards to the adoption of social media platforms.

European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning

Secretary

• Organized virtual and physical member meetings.
• Organized general assemblies.
• Membership and website management; management of social media activities.

wallmedien AG

Head of New Products

• Introduced Scrum as an agile methodology in all software development teams.
• Responsible for the organization, optimization, and standardization of software development methodologies.
• Oversaw the entire product development life cycle, including timeline management, budget management, roadmap definition, and evolution, and launched new products.
• Communicated strategies and product specifications to teams and senior management to ensure successful product launches.
• Provided leadership to software developers, business unit leaders, and senior management during the agile transformation.

wallmedien AG

Solution Expert Reporting

• Internal solution expert for the Microsoft SSRS and SSAS-based reporting solution for procurement-related data.

wallmedien AG

Project & Rollout Manager

• Supervised and hold accountability for multiple complex projects in the B2B procurement domain, multitasking according to task urgency.
• Implemented and rolled out e-Procurement solutions of the wallmedien and partner portfolio.
• Managed and developed accounts.
• Listened actively to the clients' needs, used insights to create workable project schedules, and communicated timelines and specifications clearly to colleagues.
• Employed a variety of project management skills, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, estimating, and monitoring, to manage IT development projects using both waterfall and agile methodology.
• Allocated resources to team members based on their task assignments.
• Used IT tools to prepare reports, create presentation slides and develop spreadsheets to account for project costs and schedules.
• Exhibited strong attention to detail when developing project estimates and helping clients determine how much to budget for each project phase.
• Utilized effective communication skills to motivate team members and give project status updates to clients.

University of Paderborn

Coach (Train the Tutors)

• Developed curricula that used different teaching methodologies to inspire an interest in tutoring other students.
• Organized many-on-one and one-on-one tutoring sessions and created learning timelines.
• Utilized technology to deliver virtual tutoring training.

University of Paderborn

Research Associate

• Research associate in the research group "Computer Science Education".
• Developed curricula that used different teaching methodologies to inspire an interest in computer science, agile software development, and social media.
• Adapted teaching methods to meet needs of different abilities and learning styles while fostering student engagement.
• Conducted computer, phone-based, and in-person research interviews and assessments with subjects.
• Ensured accurate, complete, and timely data entry and data analyses.
• Employed a variety of project management skills including planning, budgeting, scheduling, estimating, and monitoring, to manage IT development projects.
• Supervision of approx. 80 Bachelor, Diploma, and Master Theses.
• Application for research grants on national and European level.
• Execution of research projects on national and European level.

Umits Ltd.

CEO

• Responsible for revenue control, costing, and sales.
• Developed, evolved, supported, and trained Business-Object-Centered Content Management Systems based on the Django framework.
• Designed and implemented of individual software applications for SMEs.
• Consulted SMEs during the introduction of database and CRM systems.
• Consulted SMEs in regards to the adoption of social media platforms.

Die Sprachwerkstatt GmbH

Mentor

• Mentor for students in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.

Peter Gläsel Stiftung

Consultant

• Freelance consultant for Typo3 and content production.

Die Sprachwerkstatt GmbH

Lecturer

• Lecturer for Microsoft Office Suite.

Magh & Boppert GmbH

Software Architect

• Freelance Software Architect and Developer (Java, JavaScript).

Hotel Golf Village

IT Administrator

• IT-Administrator and Developer (Excel, VBA, HTML).