Christoffer Shokofan Taudien

Christoffer Taudien Palermo, PA, Italy | - |-| LinkedIn Profile | Portfolio IT Project Manager with 15+ years of experience in development, design, and launch of AI, cloud, and enterprise applications. Successful Tech Team Lead, skilled in delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget by aligning business objectives with scalable IT solutions. Excellent at managing system integrations, software development lifecycles (SDLC), and digital transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation. CORE COMPETENCIES Project Management | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Agile Leadership | Process Improvement Mobile App Development | Strategic Roadmaps | Vendor Management | UX Design Cross-Functional Collaboration | Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) | Integrations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Philip Morris | Remote​ January 2023 to October 2023 Lead Business Designer - Digital Team ●​ Provided leadership to team resulting in better product design and quicker project turnaround ●​ Utilized networking and soft power repositioning to enhance relationship with users and product teams Volvo Cars | Gothenburg, Sweden​ October 2020 to March 2023 Digital Team Lead & Consultant ●​ Improved performance of development team by providing new workflows, providing coaching, and transforming tools to meet project goals ●​ Completed Service App Solution which is now the world’s first industrial Apple Watch app; product adoption increased from 150 to 900 service technicians within 8 months ●​ Secured a feature as a lighthouse project on Apple.com and received a mention by Tim Cook in an earnings call for outstanding product development Polestar AB | Gothenburg, Sweden​ January 2019 to May 2020 Digital Lead / Mobile Applications Consultant ●​ Converted organizational requirements of app management into a service used by Polestar teams, leading to increased productivity ●​ Enabled the world’s first app compliance process for Google Automated Services (GAS), which resulted in quality-assured app releases, decreased development time and a more cohesive brand experience, enabling innovation software teams to focus on value creation for Polestar Car Owners Intraservice Göteborg Stad | Sweden​ January 2019 to June 2020 Enterprise Mobility Strategist - Consultant ●​ Created an app framework for development and requirement analysis to support the City of Gothenburg's 55K employees ●​ Produced and hosted app management training for the organization's service area owners to improve employee knowledge and skill sets ●​ Established a recommendation report for the most suitable source code management system, which provided data-driven guidance to the executive team SKF Global | Sweden​ January 2017 to May 2019 Enterprise Mobility Strategist - Freelance Consultant ●​ Supported mobility strategy by establishing mobile capabilities (apps, infrastructure, support and maintenance, suppliers, systems, quotes, requirements) for building and delivery of applications ●​ Directed team of 3-10 consultants within the mobility journey project and provided subject matter expertise on integrated projects/solutions encompassing SAP, Azure, and AWS ●​ Transformed maintenance team into an Innovation Center of Excellence, scaling from 3 to 20 team members while providing technical leadership ●​ Simplified shop floor industrial app made with Apple and SAP by replacing standard SAP interfaces to utilise Apple’s UX best-in-class frameworks, resulting in a native app experience designed for specific roles in the factory continued… Mölnlycke Health Care AB | Gothenburg, Sweden​ June 2015 to February 2017 Service Owner - Mobile Applications ●​ Transformed company's mobile strategy by enabling mobile devices across 32 markets, establishing standards, building frameworks, and producing secure, regulatory-compliant applications ●​ Oversaw deployment of iPads, iPhones, and Android devices to 4K employees within two years, while creating a centralized App Center of Excellence to connect teams ●​ Awarded IT Game Changer Prize for directing rebuild of a mission-critical sales application ecosystem in just two weeks, which initially was estimated to take 6–12 months ●​ Honored with Keep Being Curious Award for ability to engage teams in meeting company objectives ●​ Aligned and centralized siloed app development into one portfolio with 36 apps, thus reducing costs by 100K Euros, time to market by weeks instead of months, and assuring enterprise security. ●​ Defined an Enterprise Mobility Strategy and roadmap by identifying improvements in current systems, bridging business needs with IT, and capitalizing on business innovation capabilities ●​ Drove enterprise mobility with an end-user perspective, leading to increased adoption and user satisfaction ●​ Anticipated customers’ changing business requirements and proactively proposed solutions to meet needs ●​ Communicated with stakeholders regarding project progress and issues to support informed decision-making ●​ Served as Chairman of Competence Network Mobility and hosted monthly global meetings with all local IT departments to share best practices Mölnlycke Health Care AB | Gothenburg, Sweden​ October 2015 to February 2017 Vendor Manager - Apps & Web ●​ Oversaw 15-member steering committee by ensuring supplier delivered according to contracts and provided recommendations for business decisions and budgets, leading to quality, technical, and process due diligence ●​ Monitored supplier performance with evaluation reviews regarding service level follow-ups and KPIs ●​ Organized continuous improvements with suppliers which increased delivery quality and efficiency Mölnlycke Health Care AB | Gothenburg, Sweden​ September 2012 to May 2015 Service Owner - Mobility ●​ Established global Enterprise Mobility Management from the ground up by gathering business requirements from users/use cases and integrating services to meet ITIL framework specifications ●​ Rolled out Mobile Device Management system by establishing processes and new services for device security and mobile app development with a global deployment to 2K employees and 2K sales reps on iPads ●​ Created App Factory Service/App Center of Excellence to centralize app development and application lifecycle management, using checklists, standards, and transformation handover drive project cycles ●​ Secured contracts through effective negotiation strategies, saving the company thousands of Euros in additional costs TECHNICAL SKILLS Slack | Jira Full Suite | DevOps | Agile Methodologies | iOS/Android | Mobile Applications | Scrum | Azure | AWS | MDM | App Factory Service | EMM | Source Code Systems | ITIL Framework | CRM | Web Solutions | Microsoft Technologies LANGUAGES Swedish: Native | English: Fluent | Italian: Basic PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Apple Sweden Enterprise Mobility Network | Mobile Thought Leaders EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering and Management, University of Gothenburg & Chalmers Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Projectspecialisten Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Offerings and Agreements, ITIL | ITIL Foundation Certificate, ITIL SUP140 - Sybase Unwired Platform 2.1 (SAP Mobile Platform) Certification, SAP Courses: Vendor Manager, AXELOS | Effect Management Course, Inuse | IT Production Management, AXELOS