Kristian (Dr.) C.

Owner

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Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jan 2009 - Present
17 years

Owner

CARSTENSEN MANAGEMENT GMBH

Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
6 years
Bonn, Germany

Managing Director

DEUTSCHE POST DIREKT GMBH

Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
3 years
Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Managing Director

CLARITAS DEUTSCHLAND DATA + SERVICES GMBH

Jan 1999 - Dec 2001
3 years
Darmstadt, Germany

Managing Director

HOPPENSTEDT FINANCIAL INFORMATION GMBH

Jan 1994 - Dec 1999
6 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Analyst

PRIMARK WEFA GMBH

Jan 1989 - Dec 1994
6 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Research Associate

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

Summary

Leadership personality with 22 years of experience as General Manager of IT-related service companies; for twelve years as a self-employed interim manager. Strong project management skills at the interface between business and IT. Many years of practice in analyzing and reorganizing business processes as well as initiating and managing change processes.

  • Executive and line roles in IT service and IT services companies

  • Optimization and digitization of business processes in the IT environment

  • Professionalization and taking on program and project responsibility (agile, classic, and hybrid approaches)

  • Realignment and restructuring of business units (Turnaround & Change Management)

  • International management and project experience (USA, UK, NL, Sweden)

  • Management experience in small and medium-sized organizations up to DAX30 corporations

  • Leadership responsibility for up to 150 employees as well as budget and P&L responsibility up to 30 MEUR

  • Leading and professionalizing project teams on-site and virtual; cross-functional, cross-departmental, and cross-company

  • Proven track record through forward-looking planning, economically sound decisions, and consistent, situationally adapted, and persuasive leadership

  • Analytical mindset, high abstraction ability, structured and methodical

Skills

User Knowledge

  • Methods And Tools For Process Modeling (Bpmn, Uml, Aris)
  • Project Management And Collaboration Software (Ms Sharepoint, Ms Project, Jira, Confluence)
  • Microsoft Office 365 Products (Ms Excel, Ms Powerpoint, Ms Teams)

Industry Expertise

  • Healthcare (Health Insurance Companies, Ögw, Large Hospitals)
  • It-related Services And It Services
  • Insurance And Health Insurance Companies
  • E-commerce, Retail And Wholesale

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1990 - Jun 1994

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

PhD in Economics · Economics · Frankfurt, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1988

Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research

Economics · New York, United States

Oct 1982 - Jun 1987

University of Bremen

Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Bremen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP by IIBA)

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

New School for Social Research, New York, USA

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

New School for Social Research, New York, USA

Service Management (ITIL® v4)

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