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Daniel Schaaf

Business and IT Consulting (freelance)

Daniel Schaaf
Offenbach am Main, Germany

Experience

Oct 1999 - Present
26 years 6 months

Business and IT Consulting (freelance)

Self-employed

  • process consulting
  • project management
  • IT architecture and strategy consulting
  • creating and aligning functional and technical specifications
  • agile project methods
  • change management
  • data cleansing
  • testing, quality and requirements management
  • roll-out management
  • financial planning
  • marketing and sales consulting
  • IT trainer
Jan 1997 - Sep 1999
2 years 9 months

Management Consultant Strategic Marketing

Detecon Marketing Consulting GmbH

Jan 1992 - Dec 1996
5 years
Windhagen, Germany

Sales Management, Sales Marketing

Medical Technologies GmbH

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (29 years), Information Technology (26.5 years), and Healthcare (5 years).

Professional Services
Information Technology
Healthcare

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Strategy (29 years), Information Technology (26.5 years), Project Management (26.5 years), Marketing (7.5 years), and Sales (5 years).

Strategy
Information Technology
Project Management
Marketing
Sales

Skills

  • "Trouble Shooter"; Led Projects In Especially Challenging Environments

  • Communication And Mediation Between Business And It

  • Strong Negotiation Skills

  • Strategy Development, Strong Analytical Skills, Data And Business Focus

  • Explaining Complex Matters; Strong Presentation And Communication Skills (Up To Board Level)

  • Process-, Customer- And Market-oriented Thinking

  • Numbers Person, Strong In Analysis, Data Driven

  • Assertiveness And Self-motivation

  • Generalist With International Experience

  • General Experience With Specifics Of Highly Regulated Industries And (Former) State-owned Companies

  • Energy Industry

  • It And Telecom Product Providers

  • Transport, Travel And Tourism

  • Fmcg Food Retail

  • Broad Overview And Market Knowledge In Saas, Virtualization, Cloud, Data Lake, E-business, Platforms, Crm, Dms, Scm, Eai, Dw, Etl, Soa, Interface And Internet Technologies

  • Knowledge Of Relevant Technologies For Software Development And Integration (Rest, J2ee, .Net, Soap, Edi Etc.), Services (Data, Voice, Mpls, Bpo, Sla) And Products (Azure, Camunda, Jboss, Tibco, Cisco, Aspect, Remedy, Siebel, Ms Products Like Office, Sharepoint, Power Tools)

  • It Architectures And Integration Strategies

  • Good Sap Skills (Especially Modules Sd, Mm, Fi, Crm) At Requirements Definition Level For Customizing And Development

  • Databases: Oracle, Mysql, Mariadb

  • Sql And Excel Guru

  • Business Process Modeling Tools: Aris, Visio, Signavio, Adonis

  • It Planning Tools: Alfabet Sitm, Eitam, Adoit, Doors

  • Requirements Management

  • Project Tools: Ms Project, Rational Rose, Bitbucket, Jira, Aiveo, Confluence

  • Testing: Selenium

  • Strong Knowledge In Sql And Data Mining (20 Years)

  • Very Good User Skills In Standard Tools Like Office, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Jira, Confluence, Bug Trackers, Wikis, Lotus Notes

  • Basic Programming Knowledge In Visual Basic, Python, Php (Readable Code)

  • Creation Of Functional And Technical Specifications In Projects

  • Leading Projects And Coordinating Between Business And It

  • Project Management Methods: Pmi, V-model, Rational Unified Process, Prince2, Agile Methods

  • Process Modeling And Management (Bpmn 1 And 2 And Derived Notations)

  • Organizational And Process Planning

  • Program Management And Development Planning

  • Data Analysis And Data Quality

  • Unstructured Data Analysis

  • Change Management

  • It Service Management Itil Ii, Iii

  • Development Of Integration Strategies

  • Data Management

  • It Procurement (As Well As Fmcg)

  • Quality Management

  • Business Cases And Financial Planning, Roi, Cost Calculation And Controlling

  • Competitive And Market Analyses

  • Product Selection And Tendering

  • Workshop Moderation Techniques

  • Sla Definition

  • Innovative

  • Quick Learner And Fast Understanding (Self-taught)

  • Fast Onboarding In Specialized Topics

  • Customer- And Sales-oriented

  • Trouble-shooter Qualities

  • Building Business Units And Divisions Internationally

  • Data Junkie

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1994 - Jun 1996

University of Hagen

Business Administration · Hagen, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1992

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University Frankfurt

Diploma, awarded by the Heraeus Foundation · Physics (solid state physics, scientific photography) · Frankfurt, Germany · 1.25

Certifications & licenses

ITIL II, III (Foundation)

Prince2

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Where is Daniel based?

Daniel is based in Offenbach am Main, Germany.

What languages does Daniel speak?

Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Daniel have?

Daniel has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 11 years and 5 months. Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Daniel be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Daniel would be well-suited for roles such as: Business and IT Consulting (freelance), Management Consultant Strategic Marketing, Sales Management, Sales Marketing.

What is Daniel's latest experience?

Daniel's most recent position is Business and IT Consulting (freelance) at Self-employed.

What companies has Daniel worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Daniel has worked for Self-employed.

Which industries is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Healthcare.

Which business areas is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Strategy and Planning, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management. Daniel also has some experience in Marketing and Sales.

Which industries has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Daniel's education?

Daniel attended University of Hagen for Business Administration.

Does Daniel have any certificates?

Daniel has 2 certificates. These include: ITIL II, III (Foundation) and Prince2.

What is the availability of Daniel?

Daniel is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Daniel?

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