Denis K. - Freelance Management Consultant

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Sep 2022 - Present

3 years 1 month

Cologne, Germany

Specialization in data-driven reporting processes
Implementation of tailored reporting solutions for financial metrics aligned with specific business requirements
Development of a machine learning application that achieved a 250% performance increase
Data Architect "Production-related Quality Assurance": design and implementation of an analytics platform to detect quality deviations in manufacturing; building a scalable data lakehouse architecture on Databricks combined with SAP ERP data via SAP Datasphere; close collaboration with the SAP team to harmonize bill of materials and order data; visualization of KPIs to support shop floor management
Lead Data Engineer "Sales Performance Monitoring": design and implementation of a Databricks-based platform to analyze sales figures and promotion effects; integration of SAP SD data via SAP BW/4HANA; use of Azure DevOps to orchestrate ETL jobs and deploy workflows
Technical Project Lead "Cloud Migration & Data Strategy": migration of a heterogeneous data warehouse stack to a modern cloud architecture on Azure with Databricks as the central processing platform; development of a governance-compliant data architecture to integrate SAP financial data and non-SAP sources

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

8 months

Essen, Germany

Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 5 months

Cologne, Germany

Project manager responsible for the international rollout of a master data system, including the development of an advanced KPI dashboard using PowerBI & Databricks for senior management (retail, banking, insurance)
Key Account Manager for developing strategic Data Science projects, including participation in public tender processes

Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

1 year 1 month

Munich, Germany

Operational management of consulting projects for major automotive groups in the USA, Europe, and China (project volume approx. EUR 350k p.a.) in the area of Supply Chain and Finance & Accounting
Responsible for the design, coordination, and presentation of custom automation and digitalization solutions to optimize business processes

May 2019 - Jun 2019

2 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Development of a sustainable strategy for senior management to improve profit margins of an industrial company
Preparation of a study on material group management in collaboration with the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Logistics (BME)

Nov 2017 - May 2019

1 year 7 months

Livermore, United States