Florian Schmidt - Management Consultant

Neuwied, Germany

Experience

Mar 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 8 months

Management Consultant

Schmidt Consulting

Preparation and presentation of regulatory requirements
Creation of business requirements documentation for implementing EMIR Refit reporting obligations
Support in the selection process (RFI/RFP) and integration of a leading IT service provider in reporting
Coordination and support in developing a new (DaaS) reporting architecture
Support of operational reporting activities in the derivatives area
Creation and review of compliance documents required under MaComp
Participation in working groups with market participants and discussions on regulatory topics (BVI, buy-side and sell-side)
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of operational reporting under the current EMIR derivatives regulation
Liaison with counterparties in derivatives trading to ensure EMIR reporting obligations
Technical support in replacing and improving existing operational and technical reporting processes
Support in contract drafting for asset management from a regulatory perspective

Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 6 months

Business Analyst

Deutsche Boerse AG

Analysis and creation of evidence on the security of international connections in the group-wide network infrastructure
Development of a feasibility study for introducing KPI reporting on the security of group-wide network connections
Creation of evidence on the use of network security systems for external trading partners and clients
Identification and assessment of security risks within data centers
Preparation and presentation of cryptographic authentication methods for data encryption
Creation of internal documents and reports
Coordination with internal auditors of subsidiaries and external audit firms
Coordination with external service providers and internal subject matter experts
Preparation of presentations, organization of internal and external meetings, and project coordination

Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

1 year

Business Analyst and Requirements Manager

Österreichisches IT-Unternehmen

Analysis of requirements to assess a software copy protection method for patentability
Patent research in validation and licensing procedures
Preparation of a patent application in Germany and the EU
Creation of patent descriptions and drafting of drawings
Modeling processes between cloud infrastructure and the end user
Definition and monitoring of KPIs within the AWS cloud environment
Implementation of project management tools JIRA/Confluence
Preparation of presentations, client meetings, and marketing materials
Creation of internal guidelines and documents

Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

3 months

Business Analyst

Österreichischer Telekommunikations- und Verkehrstelematikkonzern; Deutsches Ticketing-Unternehmen; Führende Anwaltskanzlei

Preparation and documentation of project progress
Fact-finding to prepare for an arbitration process
Coordination of fact-finding and presentation with a leading law firm
Identification and preservation of evidence
Coordination with subcontractors for fact-finding and evidence preservation
Implementation of a document management system
Data backup and handover of fact-finding and documentation

Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

5 months

Requirements Manager and Workstream Leader

Österreichischer Telekommunikations- und Verkehrstelematikkonzern; Deutsches Ticketing-Unternehmen; Bundesbehörde

Leading the requirements workstream to ensure compliance with contractual requirements across 16 subprojects
Analysis, prioritization, and detailing of contractual requirements
Creation of business concepts for development and architecture
Review and support of development in creating user stories
Leading a joint working group between the operating company and a federal agency
Coordination of subcontractors and external service providers
Review and acceptance of deliverables from subcontractors
Review and acceptance of contractual deliverables for the main client
Development and detailing of non-functional requirements
Creation of guidelines for technical scaling of subsystems based on volume estimates
Development and detailing of performance requirements
Support in decision-making on technology choices for web services (JSON, SOAP)
Coordination of legal review of business content in client letters and official notices
Support in creating and agreeing on contractually required performance processes with subcontractors

Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

5 years

Senior Consultant

Exprio Services GmbH

ITIL® Foundation Level v3/2011 and ARIS EPC/BPMN training and certifications (December 2018 – January 2019)
Integration of a merchandise management module into an ERP system to increase process efficiency in a medium-sized trading company (October 2018 – November 2018):
Analysis of supply chains
Current state analysis, target state and process analysis
Process modeling using BPMN 2.0
Definition of KPIs
Discussion and analysis of action alternatives
Evaluation and consideration of risk and change management
Creation of an implementation roadmap
Private client investment area for an international major bank Frankfurt/Eschborn (April 2018 – September 2018):
Support in mid-term planning in web order forms, limit functionalities, pricing models, inducements, and measures to improve efficiency of order processes through KPI evaluation
Expert support and creation of business specifications (e.g. one-sided price quoting, inducements in connection with ex-ante and ex-post cost disclosure, MIC codes)
Support of the branch office in South Korea regarding local regulatory requirements
Opening of omnibus accounts via SWIFT instructions for securities custody
Statistical evaluation and error analysis of quote and order performance using DECIDE software integrated with MS Access and R
Support in product management for funds and customer complaints (VIP clients)
Requirements analysis and configuration of new trading partners (FIX Gateway)
Business functional analyst and project coordinator for the order routing and order management software DECIDE, international major bank Frankfurt/Eschborn (September 2017 – March 2018):
Requirements and functional analysis for implementing the new infrastructure
Analysis of interface specifications (FIX, MQ/XML, DB2/COBOL)
Documentation of all configuration steps and creation of user documentation
Design of process diagrams in UML and MS Visio
Preparation and conducting workshops with the IT vendor
Coordination with trading partners during the test phase and execution of load tests, UATs, etc.
Recording and handling of defects in HP ALM
Building an MS Access database (VBA) for performance analysis
Designing an operating handbook for direct trading
Test analyst for the interface with the Deutsche Börse Regulatory Reporting Hub according to MiFIR, private German bank (July – August 2017):
exprio internal training in HP QC and test management
Creation of a test design for HP QC using Excel upload (requirements, test cases, test data requirements)
Specification of the interface with the Deutsche Börse Regulatory Reporting Hub for connecting Kordoba-Global Securities according to MiFIR, system provider and German private bank (May – June 2017):
Analysis of the Deutsche Börse interface specification for the APA Service Pilot 6
Creation of a requirements catalog and specification for reports (data requirements, reporting logic, mapping rules)
Coordination with the system provider and managing the overall process
Remote support on exprio projects and project acquisition (January – March 2017):
Support in a preliminary study on overdraft processing at a savings bank
Preparation of acquisition meetings on SFTR for private bank and savings bank
Processing regulatory requirements of SFTR and EMIR 2.0, exprio internal project (November – December 2016):
Analysis and comparison of reportable fields
Documentation of results
Creation of a business concept for collateral management and reporting to the transaction register Regis-TR according to EMIR, German insurance group (August – October 2016):
Workshops with business departments for implementing collateral management
Analysis of the Regis-TR interface specification
Specification of reporting via file upload and preparation of extended regulatory requirements
Creation of a business concept for collateral management of OTC derivatives according to EMIR, German insurance group (January – July 2016):
Specification of data requirements for an SAP module (contract master data, transaction data, collateral positions)
Specification of calculation logic for the module
Process design for cross-departmental processes (back office, risk controlling, cash management) in Signavio BPMN 2.0 (contract master data maintenance, market values, margin call, dispute management, payments)
Process design for liquidity risk management in BPMN 2.0