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Bartosz Nowicki

Bartosz Nowicki

Summary

Perceptive Quality Manager well-versed at identifying and documenting complex software problems and causes. Designs test plans and procedures and equips and trains newer colleagues. Demonstrates practiced expertise in product design and participates in design reviews to offer early input on functional requirements and potential problems. Proven skills in completing black, white and grey box tests. Background writing and implementing test cases, developing testing plans and identifying use cases. Fully versed in complete SDLC.

Work History

Software Quality Assurance Manager

NOKIA
06.2021 - Current
  • Supervising projects to check processes violations and processes gap detection,
  • Detection of improvement opportunities and driving most significant improvement projects,
  • Maintain project management processes and tools,
  • Responsible for quality assurance and process adherence and control at tribe level (~300 people),
  • Responsible for driving quality culture and mindset within Tribe in scope,
  • Agile coach for promoting empirical learn from mistakes (also 3 Scrum pillars),
  • Leader of Tribe Scrum Master's Guild,
  • DFMEA process owner for whole Nokia Mobile Network organization (~30 000 people),
  • Coach of RCA/EDA and Definition of Done,
  • Concept owner of Planning Management Helper Tool (100 users), RF stakeholder for new MN Planning Tool for all R&D teams using Jira Fusion
  • Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.

Product Owner

NOKIA
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Ownership of development items within own development teams (6 teams, over 30 people in all teams),
  • Accountable for the product backlog, reviews and reprioritizes backlog in JIRA for iteration planning,
  • Responsible for Pipeline and efficiency within own development team,
  • Responsible for planning, execution, and reporting of the tests for the legacy features owned by the development team,
  • Responsible for following-up DoD and for declaring team backlog items as done,
  • Coordinates team dependencies with other Agile teams,
  • Participates in PO Sync to address relevant topics with PM and other POs

Project Coordinator

NOKIA
10.2018 - 11.2019
  • Project Management mentor for PM adepts (RawDiamonds program),
  • Main administrator of external server dedicated for polish Nokia sites (nokiawroclaw.pl, nokiabydgoszcz.pl, nokiakrakow.pl, nokiagarage.pl, etc.),
  • Technical leader / concept co-owner / mentor in recruitment projects
  • Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.

Senior Engineer Software Development / Smart Projects Coordinator

NOKIA
09.2017 - 11.2019
  • Maintained existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.
  • Product's Configurators (IPC models) development (on input is dimensioning and on output is BoM),
  • Additionally Product Owner & coinventor for Nokia Smart Configurator product,


Owner

PromoBALL Bartosz Nowicki
06.2011 - 10.2017
  • Projects Management, Projects Audits, Pre-implementation Requirements Analysis,
  • Implementations of Enova ERP System, developing in C# + MS SQL, PHP + MYSQL, WCF,
  • Distribution (import/export) of promotional gadgets, and import goods from India, Pakistan, Slovenia, China, Canada (main suppliers).
  • Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.

Chief Operating Officer

VEGAMARKET Piotr Spyrczak
12.2013 - 08.2017
  • Refined organizational structure to consolidate, streamline, and delineate necessary functions.
  • Represented organization at external meetings and events to promote and build relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Negotiated contracts and agreements to secure favorable terms and maximize profits.
  • Developed and implemented recommendations for service improvement.
  • Identified and pursued business development opportunities to grow organization and increase revenue.
  • Management of: office, sales representatives, warehouse, IT and business development, creating and implementation of business process procedures, recruiting new employees, caring for their personal development.
  • Driving implementation projects of ERP, CRM, TNA and B2B systems.

Managing Director

NOWICKA Holding Ltd.
01.2011 - 03.2012
  • Carry out restructuration and transformation from an Adidas and Puma equipment distribution company to the manufacturer of sports advertising.
  • Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
  • Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
  • Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.

Analyst & Designer business processes

GRENO Ioannis Blatsios
05.2009 - 04.2011
  • Maintained strong working knowledge of ERP, CRM and business intelligence tools and operational features.
  • Assessed business processes and identified ways to boost improvement.
  • Mapped processes to holistically examine business flow and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Analyzed and assessed functional and organizational activities.
  • Developed system for new franchising network (Bielbaw home) - PHP (web client for customers), C# (desktop client for office, plugin for customer's system) + MySQL (as db)

Project Manager

VEGA Europe
08.2007 - 07.2009
  • Project Manager /with developing/: new sales & warehouse system working on linux - own micro ERP written in Java (desktop client), PHP (web client), MySQL (storage procedures on db as server layer), administration of the linux Diskless Terminal network, administration of the linux /Ubuntu, Debian, PLD/ servers, administration of the database MySQL.
  • Development team members recruitment
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.

Network administrator / PHP & MySQL developer + Java

VEGA Europe
03.2000 - 07.2007
  • Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with PHP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, MySQL and JSON coding.
  • Coded websites using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery languages.

Co-administrator of the estate network

Akron
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
  • Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
  • Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware.
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Engineer of network systems

Academy "Copernicus" in Wroclaw
Poland/Wrocław

Skills

  • SQL Platforms
  • PHP Development
  • Business and Technical Analysis
  • Version Control Systems: Git, GitHub
  • Agile Development Methodologies
  • PRINCE2
  • NET Development
  • DFMEA, RCA/EDA, PDCA, DMAIC

Certification

  • APM GROUP, PRINCE2 - Foundation level, 08/29/2008
  • APM GROUP, PRINCE2 - Practitioner level, 11/03/2008

Languages

Polish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Hobbies

• Smart Home devices development based on Arduino, ESP8266 ESP32
• Playing chess,

Recognitions

Nokia TC Wroclaw Awards 2023 - 5th edition

  • iRecognition: For DFMEA Tool - in role of creator, concept owner
  • Best Technical Initiative: Nokia SmartConfig - in role of concept owner and product owner
  • Volonteering Champion: Charity campaigns support.

Recognition of Mer of Wrocław

  • For commitment and active activities for children and youth from the Centers for Development and Activity of Children and Youth

Nokia TC Wroclaw Awards 2021 - 3th edition

  • InnoBOX recognition: For Project Management Helper Tool - in role of creator, concept owner

Hobbies

• Smart Home devices development based on Arduino, ESP8266 ESP32
• Playing chess,

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