PROFILE
I have held almost every role in the software development lifecycle – from requirements analysis and project management to owning the test strategy, test automation and DevOps integration of entire application landscapes.
My focus is on risk and regulatory reporting in banking: MaRisk-compliant processes and documentation, representing the team in internal and external audits, and leading international QA teams. Today I bring this experience to the introduction of artificial intelligence.
20+
years of experience in IT management
80
people led in international QA teams
12+
years of QA for risk and regulatory reporting
3
major outsourcing initiatives supported
FOCUS AREAS
Project lead for AI initiatives in asset management, studies on AI use cases in software testing, talks and workshops on introducing AI.
Test strategies for all test levels, functional and non-functional – including process analyses and concrete improvement programmes.
Building automation teams, build and deployment services, and DevOps integration of large application landscapes.
MaRisk-compliant test and documentation guidelines, audit support, and QA lead in agile transformations (SAFe).
PROJECTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
Workshops, strategy consulting and expert talks on artificial intelligence and test management.
CAREER
since 03/2025
DekaBank · Frankfurt am Main
Test management for fund systems and project management for AI initiatives in asset management.
05/2024 – 02/2025
Self-employed · Rhine-Main region
Consulting on test management, quality in software development and process improvement.
07/2023 – 04/2024
msg for banking AG · Software Product Lines
Quality management of the standard software suite for regulatory reporting, risk reporting and loan/savings calculation. Analysis of the test processes with an improvement programme, set-up of a farshore team for test automation and DevOps, studies on AI use cases in software testing.
12/2014 – 06/2023
Deutsche Bank AG · Financial Data Warehouse
Responsible for all test activities of the FDW application stack, which runs the group's entire regulatory reporting and risk calculation. Built and led teams of up to 80 people in Germany, India, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Product Owner Test Automation (from 2020), DevOps Lead (from 2021), Product Owner Build & Deployment Services (from 2022).
10/2011 – 12/2014
Deutsche Bank AG · Infrastructure GT
Set up UAT and regression test procedures from scratch, coordinated test execution across the finance application stack, designed and introduced test automation.
10/2004 – 10/2011
Deutsche Bank AG · Compliance IT
Projects in the KYC, Transaction Monitoring and Position Monitoring programmes: IT project lifecycle according to PMI, financial control, requirements and process design down to functional specifications at pseudocode level.
09/2001 – 10/2004
Krappe & Associates GmbH (formerly Solution Providers)
Project manager and business analyst in a transaction monitoring project at Deutsche Bank.
08/1999 – 12/2001
Becker & Jähn GbR · IT consulting & web design
Project management and sales of web-based solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.
EDUCATION
1996 – 2001
EBS University of Business and Law, Oestrich-Winkel – majors in information management, finance & banking, and human resources management. Internship in Xiamen, China.
1998 – 1999
James Madison University, Harrisonburg (USA) – one-year exchange programme.
TOOLS & LANGUAGES
Languages: German (native), English (fluent, spoken and written)
CONTACT
I look forward to hearing from you about talks, AI workshops or an exchange on test management and DevOps.