Henning Uiterwyk - Senior Expert Data Quality / Master Data Management

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Leichlingen (Rheinland), Germany

Experience

Jan 2023 - Jun 2025

2 years 6 months

Essen, Germany

Senior Expert Data Quality / Master Data Management

E.ON

Train and support team in developing corporate strategy components for data governance, quality, transformation and master data management
Create enterprise-level business data model reflecting universal data language (customer, supplier, contracts, products, prices, consumption, invoices, dunning)
Pilot implementation of business data model in SQL environment with front-end prototyping
Align business requirements with SAP target system specifications
Support data governance team in two PoCs for ErwinDIS and Atlan
Develop concept for operational compliance with data quality requirements via applications
Coach data governance team on data quality, modeling and migration

Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

8 months

Interim Migration Lead

Leading rail vehicle manufacturer

Develop and optimize migration strategy for data migration from multiple systems (ERP, article management, finance, QM, production planning) to SAP S/4 HANA and Siemens Teamcenter
Lead business organization and project teams (25+ members) for data transformation, cleansing and migration validation
Manage development, testing and deployment of migration tools
Present to project and executive management

Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

11 months

Project Manager

CNC milling machine manufacturer

Gather functional and business requirements with departments and commercial stakeholders
Develop global solution concept including process design, data flows and detailed sub-concepts
Translate solution into project and milestone plans with IT and content considerations, cost estimation
Present to investors and secure budget approval
Select service providers for AI-driven CAD drawing analysis and 3D CAM model generation

Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

8 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Software Project Manager

Leading B2B financial service provider

Led 11-member IT team (2 product owners, 2 architects, 6 developers, 1 scrum master) with ~10 business input providers
Coordinate technical solutions and dependencies across program
Plan and conduct stakeholder meetings for reporting and strategic decisions
Manage budget, resources and cross-team milestone synchronization
Optimize agile team performance, coach scrum master and support product owners in user story creation

Jun 2020 - Present

5 years 2 months

Solution Developer

Self-employed

Automated rule-based data cleansing (Data Quality)
Transformation, classification, and gap analyses for product and article master data
System architecture, data model and process-flow design
End-to-end test planning and execution
Leadership of data migration and transformation projects, including ERP migrations at SMEs and corporations

Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

5 months

Sabbatical

Corona sabbatical

Sep 2017 - Mar 2020

2 years 7 months

Germany

Project Manager

Leading tourism company

Responsible for concept, development, testing, implementation, migration and go-live of master data management system
Replace or integrate 5 legacy systems
Build cross-functional teams (business, development, infrastructure, security, architects, legacy experts, legal)
Drive decision processes between business, legal and IT
Create master plan (content, IT, budget), planning, management reporting
Identify, assess and mitigate project risks
Evaluate technical feasibility of IT systems and data flows
Lead agile software development team (6–8 developers)
Evaluate, assess and implement third-party software in collaboration with procurement
Stakeholder engagement internal and external

May 2017 - Nov 2017

7 months

Consultant

Industry consortium

Advise on data storage, data exchange, data quality management and standardization
Design IT system architecture and process for industry-wide rule-based data quality management
Implement pilot system (management and development)

Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

6 months

Germany

Digital transformation consultant

Warehouse technology company

Strategic advice on value chain changes through digital technologies
Conduct workshops to develop company-specific digital master plan (planning, facilitation, documentation)
Conceptualize product portfolio enhancements for service-oriented offerings
Design B2B platform concept for online sales of customized warehouse technology

Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

6 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Consultant Industry 4.0 and eCl@ss

Huawei

Advise on digitization and standardization developments (Industry 4.0, eCl@ss)
Conceptualize innovation projects and build expert team
Develop partnerships with technology partners, industry associations and universities
Design and initiate specialized lobbying organization in telecom sector for mobile digital services

Jul 2016 - Present

9 years 1 month

Project manager, consultant and solution developer

Self-employed

Software development, migration, data governance, data quality, database design, process consulting

Sep 2012 - Jun 2016

3 years 10 months

Cologne, Germany

General Manager / Division Head eCl@ss

eCl@ss e.V. / Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln Consult GmbH

Responsible management with planning, revenue and cost accountability for eCl@ss e.V.
Moderate and manage committees with complex heterogeneous stakeholder interests
Present technical, political and commercial topics in international stakeholder meetings
Lead ~30 professional staff, direct line management of 7 employees
Mentor in internal mentoring program for future leaders

Jan 2009 - Aug 2012

3 years 8 months

Cologne, Germany

Technical Director / Division Head E-Commerce

eCl@ss e.V. / Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln Consult GmbH

Architecture and project lead for standardized e-commerce technologies for digital product data exchange
IT project management, multi-project planning and control
Advise users, prospects and stakeholders
Develop sustainable release strategy and implement releases

Jan 2003 - Dec 2008

6 years

Bonn, Germany

Managing Partner, Senior Consultant

PRACMA Ltd.

Manage and acquire key accounts
Conduct feasibility studies for software and process innovation projects
Design cross-silo business and data processes
Provide broad IT architecture expertise in processes, databases and applications (CRM, ERP, PIM, e-commerce, controlling)
Lead interdisciplinary project teams up to 25 members

Mar 1999 - Dec 2002

3 years 10 months

Freelance Database Developer

Self-employed

Audi/VW Brazil: Managed control data for paint robots
Deutsche Telekom AG: Resource management for subsidiaries
T-Venture GmbH: Management and controlling of VC investments
VHV Versicherungen: Specialized tool for commission accounting

Jul 1998 - Feb 1999

8 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

System engineering / Project engineer

SMS-DEMAG AG

Develop calculation programs
Conduct and analyze measurements
Create templates for offer specifications

Summary

Authentic and empathetic, business-minded specialist and leader with experience in complex organizational and project structures (agile / waterfall / hybrid)
Extensive expertise in an interdisciplinary field requiring close collaboration of domain experts, IT, legal and management
Broad architecture and process knowledge such as CRM, ERP, billing, PIM, cloud, master data, data quality, data governance, migration, webshops, classification, e-commerce, platforms, etc.
Team and project leadership of software projects (agile / waterfall / hybrid) from concept through development, testing, migration and go-live
Pragmatic enabler, balanced team player, structure creator, organizer, communicator (all levels), manager and motivator, consultant, process designer, leader, experienced database expert (concept and implementation)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1992 - Jun 1998