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Management Consultant for Agile Transformation for C-level and executives.
Offering meaningful 1:1 sparring for C-level on a personal level and eye-to-eye.
I support decision-makers in the complex interplay between digitalization and people, IT & AI, efficient processes and sustainability.
Advising on IT strategy and digitalization. Helping with process improvements and efficiency increases using IT systems. Ensuring a better working environment through modern work methods and a healthy learning culture.
I support with individual sparring sessions and group workshops.
Holding lectures and training on agile working methods and digitalization.
Together, we develop the appropriate (hybrid) working methods, business processes, and IT system landscape specifically tailored to your company.
PMO for good agile or classic project management with heart and mind.
I stand for
- Holistic view of the situation
- In-depth analysis to the core of the problem; we identify the most critical issues
- Solution-oriented and pragmatic action
- Good communication and transparency
- Mindful leadership with trust
- Future of Work, New Work
- Creativity in cooperation, co-creation, teamwork
- Project management (classic and agile)
My consulting services benefit from my entire professional and life experience.
What enables me to be a good consultant
I have held diverse roles as a project team member, project manager, program manager, consultant, and leader in the Geo-IT, public transport, and utility sectors as a network owner, network operator, metering point operator, and energy provider.
Actively improving business processes and data quality, and promoting good communication and collaboration among all stakeholders.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Düren (up to 50km), Aachen (up to 50km), Köln (up to 50km), Bremen (up to 50km), Lüttich (up to 50km)
Experience
- Skill Networks Solution FactoryProduct Owner / Project ManagerSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJanuary 2026 - Today (5 months)Bremen, GermanyProduct Owner for IT projects in software development.
- Liaison between clients and developers, acting as a mediator and translator.
- Mentoring developers
- Consulting clients
- Improving project management and project structure to ensure clients see progress and developers can work well and efficiently.
- Ballettschule Oremek-ReevesConsultant & MentorCULTUREApril 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, GermanyConsulting and mentoring the owner in expanding her ballet school.Individual sparring as needed by the owner on all aspects of her business and, in a truly holistic sense, also on private challenges.Initial successes have already been achieved. Student numbers have tripled, two performances per year instead of one, and several new course offerings.Organic growth continues.
- Stadtwerk Netzbetreiber & EnergiewirtschaftHead of Digitalization & ITENERGY AND UTILITIESJanuary 2022 - June 2024 (2 years and 6 months)
- Managed the "Digital Transformation" program
- Developed and implemented digitalization strategies for the corporate group and
- Business units
- Agile Coach - Cooperation, consulting, and implementation partner for
- Technical departments
- Project management (agile and classic) with digital management tools
- Multi-project management of up to 8 projects simultaneously
- Managed a project portfolio of 40 projects
- Recorded and improved processes
- Moderated and coached teams within the company
- Facilitated communication between corresponding functions within the corporate network
- Direct exchange with management, high consulting component
- Managed IT staff and external resources
- Scouted new IT technologies; digitalization and Industry 4.0 enabled digitalization
- Built the ISMS (Information Security Management System), system selection, structural setup, content, coordination, training
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Education
- Academic GeoinformaticianUniversity of Salzburg, UNIGIS2008Einführung in die Geoinformatik Räumliche Daten: Modelle und -strukturen Geodaten-Erfassung und Datenquellen Geo-Datenbank-Management Geo-Applikationsentwicklung Räumliche Analysemethoden Visualisierung und Kartographie Wahlpflichtfach Fernerkundung
- Degree in GeographyUniversity of Trier1995Schwerpunkte Fernerkundung und Geobotanik Angewandte Physische Geographie - naturwissenschaftlich ausgerichtete Geographie mit vielen verschiedenen Themen wie Geomorphologie, Bodenkunden, Raumentwicklung, Stadtentwicklung, Chemie, Geobotanik, Fernerkundung, Interpretation Geomorphologischer Karten, Kartographie und vielen Praktika und Exkursionen in Deutschland und im Ausland. Zustätzlich habe ich Vordiplom in Französisch mit 1,0 bestanden.
Certifications
- Agile Coach - Agile Business Expertiiabc.org2024
- Scrum Master - Agile Business Advanced - Facilitating the Processiiabc.org2024