Fractional CTO | Software & Quality Consultant

2/2019 – offen

Leading four international, cross-functional teams (18+ eingineers), €2M annual budget, reporting directly to the
CTO
• Lead architect & developer for the internal AI project "Synergizer": designed and implemented a no-code AI
platform for workflow automation and developer enablement
• Company-wide rollout of GitHub Copilot → +25% developer productivity
• Migrated and rebuilt observability stack → +25% incident resolution, -55% platform costs
• Established Developer Enablement & Tooling function — core enabler for scaling the engineering org
• Established structured feedback & learning culture (1:1s, learning goals, "Show & Learn" sessions)
• Improved developer retention, productivity (+25%) and internal NPS
• Initiator and main contributor of testla-screenplay-playwright-js – Open Source Framework for modern
maintainable test automation design (Screenplay Pattern)
• Launched scalable code quality platform → -35% critical bugs, -25% PR turnaround time
• Mentored 4 engineering leads across 4 cross-functional teams — fostering knowledge sharing and continuous
improvement
• Actively participated in hiring, interviews, performance reviews, career development

Lead Developer, Teamleiter Softwaretesting, Python-Programmierer, Confluence, Code-Review, Test Automation, Test Management, Java (allg.), Jira, Spring Framework, Typescript, Lead-Management

9/2016 – 1/2019

• Built and led QA teams in complex enterprise projects (e.g., BMW Group)
• Gained foundational leadership experience in large-scale, regulated environments
• Developed and implemented long-term QA strategies (TPI Next) → improved organizational maturity and risk
mitigation
• Optimized QA processes → -15% testing costs, increased efficiency
• Reported key quality metrics and strategic insights to executive stakeholders

Lead Developer, Confluence, ISTQB, Test Automation, Test Management, Java (allg.), Jira, Node.Js, Python, Spring Framework, Typescript, Selenium

1/2011 – 8/2016

Durchführung diverser Testprojekte in verschiedenen Bereichen.

Confluence, Kanban (Softwareentwicklung), Scrum, ISTQB, Test Automation, Test Management, Testdesign (IT), Jira, Selenium