James Walker

Angestellt, Research Engineer - Project & Portfolio Management, FFA Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen
Köln, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Automotive Industry Experience
Telecommunications Industry Experience
Project Management Experience
International Project Management Experience
Presenatation experience
moderation experience
Sotware testing
studying for an MBA with focus on International Bu
Development of Test Cases
UAT Testing
Regression testing
HP Mercury Quality Centre. Agile Project Managemen

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von James Walker

  • Current 14 years and 3 months, since Mar 2012

    Research Engineer - Project & Portfolio Management

    FFA Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen

  • 2 years and 4 months, Nov 2009 - Feb 2012

    Program Engineer

    PDE Automotive

  • 6 months, May 2009 - Oct 2009

    Business Analyst/Tester

    Addmore Gmbh

    • Analysis of Use Case • Development of Test Cases • UAT Testing • Regression testing • Defect Management using HP Mercury Quality Centre.

  • 1 year and 7 months, Jul 2007 - Jan 2009

    Project Manager

    PAC Project Advisors

    • Working as a member of the Program Management Office • Providing Project Management lead to Research and Advanced Engineering Projects • Project planning • Project Controlling (Time, Cost, Quality) • Gateway Milestone management. • Leading weekly Issues and Risks meetings • Leading Gateway review meetings • Implementing Good Project Management Practice

  • 1 year and 2 months, Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

    Director

    James Walker Consulting LTD

    Working as a freelance providing Project Management services to Automotive OEM's

  • 2 years and 5 months, Feb 2004 - Jun 2006

    Round the World Trip

    Travelling

    Between February 2004 and June 2006 I was travelling around the world

  • 1 year and 11 months, Feb 2002 - Dec 2003

    Project Engineer

    PAC Project Advisors LTD

    • Team member of a multi national/multi-site Diesel Integration Program Management Team. Specific vehicle applications for two all new diesel engines in a co-operation between Ford and PSA. • Co-ordinate support from non-Gemini areas to support prototype vehicle build requirements. • Prototype Parts control and supply management. • Development and update of Gemini Engine Tracking Matrices. • Developed and held weekly status review of workplans (MS Project 2000) for Engine Hardware revision and Engine U

  • 9 months, Apr 2001 - Dec 2001

    Project Manager

    Pcubed

    Working as a project management consultant on various assignments in the automotive industry

  • 1 year, Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

    Project Coordinator

    Hawtal Whiting

    Working as a project coordinator on a Vehicle launch for a Automotive OEM

  • 7 months, Feb 1999 - Aug 1999

    Praktikant

    EUPA GmbH

    Working as an Intern in a web design company. Producing basic webpages and databases

  • 11 months, Apr 1998 - Feb 1999

    User Acceptance tester

    Cable and Wireless

    Working as a User Acceptance tester on a software implementation program.

  • 6 months, Oct 1997 - Mar 1998

    Customer Services Advisor

    Cable and Wireless

    Working as a Telephone customer services advisor for a Cable television and telehony company

Ausbildung von James Walker

  • 2 years, Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

    Master of Business Administration

    FOM University of Applied Sciences

  • 2 years and 11 months, Sep 1994 - Jul 1997

    European Studies

    University of Derby

  • European Business

    University of Derby

Sprachen

  • English

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • German

    C1 (Fließend)

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