Thomas Mustermann Muster Strasse 1

8001 Zürich

+41 76 111 11 11

Curriculum Vitae

Born 20.08.1973, German, single

KEY SKILLS

§  Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of processes and tools in the area of agile software development, product management and marketing
§  Comprehensive experience in implementing and optimizing E-Commerce business models
§  Ability to effectively translate user needs and requirements into relevant software solutions with a sound sense of quality for design and usability
§  Delivering significant business results, i.e. increase of turnover, traffic, user satisfaction and sustainable development
§  Strong interdisciplinary thinker and creative problem solver, goal oriented, with a strong drive for quality, value and innovation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01.2010 - 05.2011 Immobilien Scout GmbH, Berlin, Senior Product Manager
Development and optimization of the product offer for mortgages and loans. Coordination of online and classic marketing channels, lead local and remote Scrum developer teams
§  Product Owner for product area mortgages and loans
§  Development of strategic product road-map and prioritization of product backlog
§  Responsible for design, development and launch of new products, improvement and life-cycle management of product offers
§  Development and launch of a Reverse-Auction-Platform for mortgages
§  Launch of iPhone App for mortgage calculation and comparison
09.2007 - 12.2009 Immobilien Scout GmbH, Berlin, Product Manager E-Commerce
Successful development of a strategic business area, increase of turnover, traffic and conversion rate, in particular with cost per lead business models. Product management team leader, managed also internal and external design and developer teams (Java and PHP).
§  Product responsibility for E-Commerce portal relocation and move
§  Project Manager E-Commerce partnerships, e.g. Deutsche Telekom AG
§  Development and launch of online address change portal for German market
§  Initiation and optimization of online marketing activities (SEM, Affiliates, Ads)
§  Continuous KPI monitoring (traffic, conversion, turnover)
03.2005 - 05.2007 Electrolux AB, Stockholm, Web Communication and Marketing Systems Manager
§  Development and implementation of the European internet marketing strategy in cooperation with the Business Segments across all brands
§  Management of systems and tools in the area of cross-media publishing of centrally developed BTL and ATL material
§  Support for product marketing, supply units and European sales companies in key areas of the product launch and range management processes as well as IT-systems
§  Owner of European marketing budget for internet and new media of SEK 15 Mio
03.2001 - 02.2005 AEG Hausgeräte GmbH, Nürenberg, Digital Communication
Manager
§  Development and implementation of new media brand and marketing strategy for AEG and Progress
§  Project Manager E-Commerce - B2C sales of consumables and accessories
§  Project Manager Restructuring and Business Change Project Germany
§  Execution of different trade marketing and product management tasks

INTERNSHIPS AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

05.2000 - 09.2000 Internship
AEG Hausgeräte GmbH, Nuremberg
§  Supporting sales and marketing manager
§  Supporting the re-launch of the German sales organization
04.1997 - 04.2000 Research assistant and student worker
University of Bonn
§  Research and multivariate regression analysis
§  Administration of the Bonn University public website

FURTHER EDUCATION

09.2010 Certified Scrum Product Owner
09.2009 Seminar Rhetoric and Communication
05.2009 Seminar Introduction to Agile Software Development with Scrum
04.2008 Seminar Team- and Conflict Management
02.2008 Seminar Leading Dialogues and Communication
12.2007 Seminar Manage and Motivate Staff
10.2006 Electrolux Product Management Flow
06.2006 Electrolux Marketing Academy
07.2005 Electrolux Project Master

EDUCATION

09.1993 - 02.2001 University of Düsseldorf, Germany
North America Program
Economics, Sociology
Magister Artium
Miami University, Oxford, OH. USA (08.1995 - 08.1996)
Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
08.1984 - 03.1993 Beethoven Gymnasium, Düsseldorf
Abitur (university entrance diploma)

LANGUAGES

German mother tongue
English fluent spoken and written
French basic knowledge
Swedish good knowledge

IT-SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Methodologies Agile software development with Scrum
Use Case Modeling and requirements engineering
Principles of good usability and user experience
Fundamentals of software quality assurance
Technologies XHTML, CSS, LAMP, Java EE and JBoss
RESTful Web services
Continuous Build and Integration, e.g. with Maven and Hudson
Tools Prototyping: Axure RP, Balsamic Mockups
Bug & Issue tracker: Jira, Trac, Redmine, Bugzilla
Photoshop CS
MS-Office, MS-Visio, MS-Project

INTERESTS

sailing, snowboarding, skating, literature, motorcycles

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