Experience in the Industry and in the Academia
From 1999 until 2003, I was actively involved in the analysis, design, and development of web-based business applications using a three-tier model.
Later, as a student helper during my M.Sc. studies, I worked on the implementation and evaluation of wireless routing protocols and their extensions in a simulation environment.
During my PhD, my research topics included the provisioning of context-aware services in Converging Networks, the exposure of telecommunication features to IT environments, and the performance evaluation of IMS infrastructures.
From 2010 until February 2014, I worked at Vodafone Germany in Düsseldorf, initially as a Professional Development Engineer and later as a Technical Product Manager.
Then, from March 2014 until April 2019, I worked as Product Definition Manager at Sony Mobile, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, also in Düsseldorf.
Since May 2019, I'm working as Product Manager Connectivy at Robert Bosch Power Tools located in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, south of Stuttgart.
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbHLeinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany |
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Product Manager Connectivity & HMI
Marketing Product Management - Blue Industrialized Markets | Since May 2019 | 3 years and 9 months
- Application of UX research techniques for developing connectivity and HMI value propositions
- Coordination of the development process across the entire product portfolio
- Cooperation with other Bosch divisions for value proposition development
- Definition of a customer-centric policy for deciding on the implementation of connectivity and HMI in the portfolio
- Based on the Value Proposition Canvas concept for mapping Customer Profiles and Value Maps
- Implemented as an extension to the Tool Bag initiative for industrialized markets
- Establishment of a CRS and SRS master library for connectivity and HMI features
- Requirement elicitation and management in cooperation with a cross-functional team including, among others, product owners, SW and HW engineers, Quality Assurance, and product safety
- Implemented on the requirements management platform at Power Tools
- Agile product ownership of the Bosch mobile app for connected power tools
- Streamlining of the SW development process
- Steering of an external agency for app development
- Strategic analysis of the competitive landscape in the power tools market
- Execution and evaluation of user and market research related to connected tools, digital offerings, and IoT business models for the power tool industry
- Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data with local, national, and international focus
Sony Mobile Communications International ABDüsseldorf, Germany |
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Product Definition Manager
Customer Product Management | From March 2014 until April 2019 | 5 years and 2 months
- Definition and alignment of value propositions in the areas of IoT, 5G, smart products, and smartphones
- Management of business and consumer portfolio opportunities
- Consolidation of customer technology roadmaps and alignment with internal stakeholders
- Monitoring and analysis of the competition at the global and regional levels
- Management of the portfolio lifecycle for the Global Customer Unit of a tier-1 network operator
- Go-to-Market planning: Participation in the portfolio line-up process of the Region Europe
- Sell-In: Execution of national and international product launch activities
- Demand planning and forecast: Follow-up of the monthly budget reviews
- Sell-Through execution: Participation in business reviews evaluating account performance
- End-of-Life: Evaluation of backwards compatibility for applications and services in the new portfolio
- Business development of the cloud solutions portfolio within the Market Unit DACH / NL
- Undertaking of the role as technology SPOC for our business offerings
- Support of sell-in efforts
Vodafone GmbHDüsseldorf, Germany |
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Technical Product Manager
Products and Demand Management | From April 2013 until February 2014 | 11 months
- Accountability for the technical end-to-end product life-cycle management of B2B telephony solutions
- Execution in line with the feedback from internal stakeholders and from customers
- Enhancement the product development process by incorporating aspects regarding user experience, online capabilities, and consistent behavior across sell channels
- Elicitation and management of all functional and non-functional solution requirements
- Requirement elicitation for the network systems, the Operation Support Systems (OSS), and the Business Support Systems (BSS)
- Inclusion of all relevant business processes like sales, ordering, fulfillment, operations, and customer services
- Project management for solution realization
- Undertaking of the role as technology SPOC for the S&M organization along all the phases of the product lifecycle
- Execution according to the signed feature scope and within the agreed time and budget constraints
Professional Development Engineer
Network Enabler Engineering | From September 2010 until March 2013 | 2 years and 7 months
- Alignment of the scope for the delivery of B2B telephony solutions on a hosted IP-Centrex platform (NGIN)
- Implementation on different end-points like fixed-line phones, mobile phones, and softphones
- Enablement of features such as multi-ringing, group pick-up, call toggle, and single mailbox
- Verification of IP line and supplementary services including CLIR, CF, CW, CB, call limiter, and emergency call
- Management of the technical realization of selected features on the relevant systems
- Adaptation of front office applications
- Configuration of unified communications services
- Verification of the consistent behaviour of the Presence Enabler across end-points
- Execution of the capacity and release planning of core network platforms
- Enhancement of the system architecture according to the forecasted growth
- Preparation of the business case for its approval by the relevant decision boards
- Execution of vendor selection and management
RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany |
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Research and Teaching Associate
Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems | From May 2006 until July 2010 | 4 years and 3 months
- Management of R&D projects in the fields of all-IP mobile clients and infrastructures, service delivery platforms, context-aware services, and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI)
- Publication and presentation of research contributions at national and international scientific conferences in the fields of mobile and wireless communications, service oriented computing, and next generation mobile applications and technologies
- Supervision of Diplom and Master Theses developed in cooperation with selected industry partners
Student Assistant
Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems | From January 2005 until March 2006 | 1 year and 3 months
- Modification and performance evaluation of network and wireless routing protocols in discrete event simulators
InterPlanet, S.A. de C.V.Mexico City, Mexico |
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Software Developer
Software Development Unit | From June 1999 until July 2003 | 4 years and 2 months
- Development and continuous improvement of cloud solutions using open-source software development tools and platforms
- Preparation of storyboards, mockups, and detailed customer journeys for the development and optimization of graphical user interfaces
- Setup, monitoring, and capacity planning of web server infrastructures