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name: Generali GDIS Zeugnis (Employment Reference)
description: Generali Deutschland Informatik Services GmbH — Developer, May 2015–Jun 2017, BDD/Selenium/Java/RPA/UIPath/Jenkins, "gut" rating
type: project
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# Generali Deutschland Informatik Services GmbH (GDIS) — Zeugnis

> Issued: 30 June 2017 | 2 pages | Signed by: Rainer Achenbach + Ines Bruchhausen (GDIS)

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## Employment Facts

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Company | Generali Deutschland Informatik Services GmbH (GDIS) |
| Parent | Generali Group — central IT provider for Generali Germany + 10 Eastern European entities |
| Location | Köln, Germany |
| Start date | 16 May 2015 |
| End date | 30 June 2017 |
| Duration | ~25 months |
| Title | Entwickler (Developer) |
| Department | Abteilung Versicherungsbetrieb, Gruppe Geschäftsvorfallsteuerung & PIA-Basiskomponenten |
| Departure | Voluntary ("auf eigenen Wunsch") |

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## Two-Phase Career at Generali

### Phase 1: Trainee Program

- Evaluated IBM Operation Decision Management (ODM) Decision Center v8.7
- Conceived and implemented BDD test automation
- Project assistance — international infrastructure project "GALILEO fat engineering"
- Project assistance — Outsourcing Policy + Task-Force OPTIK (Optimierung digitaler Kundenkommunikation / digital customer communication)

### Phase 2: Gruppe Geschäftsvorfallsteuerung & PIA-Basiskomponenten

**Test Automation & BDD:**
- Held **technical responsibility** for test automation in PIA-Postkorb/SE-Projekt Workflow
- Requirements gathering and estimation for new test automation cases
- Designed and developed automated UI tests with **Serenity-BDD, Selenium, JBehave**
- Administered BDD build jobs in **Jenkins**
- Presented BDD in Java Community + PIA-Postkorb project (internal tech evangelism)
- Knowledge transfer and training of team members in BDD
- Advised business units on BDD-based testing

**Application Development:**
- Application development in PIA-Postkorb/SE-Projekt Workflow (Java/J2EE)
- Bug fixing and new feature implementation
- Migrated WebServices to new deployment process (**XLDeploy**)
- Architecture decision support for Aufgabenservices

**RPA & Integration:**
- **Robotic Process Automation** (RPA)
- Developed **UIPath POCs**
- Dispatcher POC using **Apache Camel** and **Spring Boot**
- Point of contact for Generali group companies at GDIS
- Live demo presentations for consulting and sales purposes

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## Tech Stack Confirmed by Zeugnis

| Category | Technologies |
|----------|-------------|
| Languages | Java, J2EE |
| Test frameworks | Serenity-BDD, Selenium, JBehave |
| CI/CD | Jenkins, XLDeploy |
| Integration | Apache Camel, Spring Boot |
| RPA | UIPath |
| IBM | IBM Operation Decision Management (ODM) |
| Domain | Insurance IT, business process automation |

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## Performance Rating (German Zeugnis Decode)

| Phrase | Interpretation |
|--------|---------------|
| "stets zu unserer vollen Zufriedenheit" | "gut" tier (vollen, not vollsten) |
| "Arbeitsmenge und Arbeitstempo lagen über unseren Erwartungen" | Exceeded expectations (moderate; no "sehr weit") |
| "stets vorbildlich" (conduct) | Exemplary — strong signal |
| "stets guten Leistungen" (closing) | Consistently good performance |
| "konzentrierten und effizienten Arbeitsstil" | Focused and efficient work style |

**Overall grade: gut (good)** — consistent with Fraunhofer reference. Standard for developer-level roles in German corporate IT.

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## Key Signals for Resume/CV

- **Technical ownership of BDD test automation** — explicitly "technische Verantwortung" (technical responsibility)
- **UIPath / RPA** — confirms LinkedIn mentions; POC developer
- **Java/J2EE** — core language of this era confirmed
- **IBM ODM evaluation** — rules engine/decision management experience (niche, useful for InsurTech/FinTech roles)
- **Internal tech evangelism** — multiple presentations (Java Community, project demos, knowledge transfer)

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## Provenance Notes

- **"Technische Verantwortung"** for BDD = technical lead/owner for that workstream — full ownership verb appropriate
- **UIPath POC** — explicitly listed; safe to claim "Developed UIPath POC"
- **Apache Camel POC** — listed as "Einarbeit in Dispatcher POC" = participated/learned; use "Contributed to" or "Implemented POC"
- **Architecture decisions** — "Mitwirken" = contributed, not led; hedge accordingly
- **IT-Beratung seminar** (Mar 2017, from certifications) issued by same employer GDIS — consistent timeline