Resume

Academic education

Study of mechanical engineering

馃嚛馃嚜 Technical University of Berlin 10/2009 – 09/2010

I started my university career here with the plan to specialise in railway engineering, but in the end I found something even more suitable for me with the degree course at the Technical University in Dresden.

Study of transport engineering (diploma)

馃嚛馃嚜 Dresden University of Technology 10/2010 – 05/2016

In addition to traditional engineering sciences such as mathematics and physics, my studies also include basic transport science subjects and the final specialisation in the field of railway systems – railway safety technology and telematics.

Final grade ‘good’ (1.8)

Erasmus scholarship in Riga

馃嚤馃嚮 Riga Technical University 08/2013 – 02/2014

I am very glad that I did this stay abroad, it has broadened my horizons considerably and aroused my curiosity for further experience abroad.

Professional career

Planning engineer train safety technologies

馃嚛馃嚜 Hamburger Hochbahn AG full time 06/2016 – 07/2018

Planning engineer in the train control and communication systems division, train control department, for the underground railway signalling systems in accordance with BOStrab specifications. A very careful and thorough way of working was just as essential as far-sighted planning in close coordination with colleagues from infrastructure, operations and construction.

Consultant

馃嚛馃嚜 BSL Transportation Consultants full time 09/2018 – 03/2021

The rapid familiarisation with new companies and projects, the careful research and preparation of data as well as the targeted recording and optimisation of processes characterised this professional phase and my entry into consulting.The contact with many different personalities, the travelling and the wealth of topics, companies and mobility products made this job so appealing to me.

Senior Consultant

馃嚛馃嚜 BSL Transportation Consultants full time 04/2021 – 07/2024

As I gained more experience, I saw and was given the opportunity to take on more responsibility, including in contact with customers. Still anchored in project work, I saw it as an exciting challenge to lead my team in a human way, to conceptualise and lead workshops, to explain and present complex content in a generally understandable way and to moderate discussions in a balanced manner – always with the drive to (further) develop sustainable mobility solutions.

Senior Advisor

馃嚛馃嚜 BSL Transportation Consultants freelance 08/2024 – today

I am pleased to be able to continue the long-standing and very professional cooperation with BSL Transportation Consultants in the role of Senior Advisor on a project-related basis and to be able to continue to contribute my many years of experience in project and process management and requirements definition as well as my industry knowledge to sustainable mobility solutions.

Freelancer

馃嚛馃嚜 johannesbruening.com freelance 08/2024 – today

“One of the most beautiful things: connecting people.”
With this motto, I am starting my own business and offer the following core services:
– Project and interim management
– Process management
– Definition of requirements and creation of specifications
– Knowledge management

Project Manager

馃嚛馃嚜 mobilit茅 Unternehemnsberatung part time 02/2025 – today

With almost ten years of professional experience and various further training in the field of project management, I support mobilit茅 in the professional handling of projects – my knowledge of the branch and my pleasure in working with people are part of the success here.

Training and certificates

Project Management Professional (PMP)

馃嚭馃嚫 Project Management Institute 04/2021 – 04/2027

Graduates of the globally recognised Project Management Professional (PMP庐) have demonstrated their comprehensive knowledge and mastery of project management concepts, tasks and techniques that can be applied in virtually any industry and methodology. They are able to speak and understand the global language of project management. Individuals who achieve this certification have demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to required to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close a project.

ID: 2992824

Moderation basic training

馃嚛馃嚜 Haufe Akademie 12/2021
  • Principles and benefits of the moderation method
  • Classic moderation techniques, visualisation & questioning techniques
  • Moderating events: Focus on participants, time and goal
  • Targeted use of structured problem-solving aids
  • Optimising your own appearance as a moderator
  • Moderation of sequences from your own professional practice

Leadership skills and communication for project managers – basics

馃嚛馃嚜 Haufe Akademie 路 11/2022
  • Role of the project manager
  • Project management as a communication task
  • Development of a communication culture
  • Targeted use of structured problem-solving aids
  • Conflict resolution skills

Business administration: introduction and basics

馃嚛馃嚜 University of Hamburg 10/2023 – 02/2024
  • Introduction to commercial thinking
  • Basic principles of business management: Profitability, commercial principle, productivity, liquidity
  • Constitutive decisions: Location, legal forms, company mergers
  • Corporate goals
  • Fundamentals of external and internal accounting

Languages

Understanding – ListeningUnderstanding – ReadingSpeaking – InteractSpeaking – ProduceWriting
EnglishBusiness fluentC2C2C1C1C1
ItalianBasic knowledgeA2A2A2A2A2
FrenchBasic knowledgeA2A2A1A1A1
SchwedishBasic knowledgeA1A1A1A1A1
LatvianBasic knowledgeA1A1A1A1A1
According to the self-assessment in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (C2 highest rating)