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Marco Skulschus

Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer

Marco Skulschus
Zug, Switzerland

Experience

Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
1 year 6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer

NRW.Bank

  • Business analysis for risk controlling.

  • Development of a data warehouse based on MS SQL Server with data from the FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Platform (formerly Front Arena).

  • Implementation of ETL and transformation logic with T-SQL and Python (Jinja2 template engine).

  • Modeling and automation of data structures with Data Vault.

  • Creation of reporting and analysis reports with Microsoft Power BI, including training and onboarding of users.

Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
1 year 1 month
Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany

MS Power BI Developer, Data Warehouse Developer

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH

  • Migration of existing QlikSense reports to Microsoft Power BI.

  • Development of new reports in Power BI according to reporting guidelines.

  • Further development of a data warehouse based on MS SQL Server with SSIS, SSAS and T-SQL.

  • Visualization and analysis of production and machine data as well as data from the ERP system.

  • Use of Analysis Services Tabular Model (SSAS), DAX and MS Power BI for self-service BI.

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 7 months
Hanover, Germany

MS Power BI Developer, Oracle Developer

HDI / Talanx AG

  • Migration of IBM Cognos Report Studio reports to Microsoft Power BI with Oracle DB as the data source.

  • Development of analyses and data queries with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.

  • Analysis and preparation of data from various business processes for reporting and management decisions.

  • Part-time assignment (approx. 25–50%).

Jan 2022 - Present
4 years 3 months
Zug, Switzerland

Self-employed

Comelio Swiss GmbH

  • Self-employed work focusing on BI/DWH development, data analysis, business analysis and data engineering.

  • Execution of client projects in Switzerland, Germany and internationally with a focus on MS SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Azure, Power BI as well as statistical analyses with R and Python.

Jun 2021 - Dec 2023
2 years 7 months
Stans, Switzerland

MS Power BI Developer, Data Warehouse Developer

SoftwareOne AG

  • Replacement of existing MS SQL Server Analysis Services OLAP cubes and multidimensional SSRS solutions with an Azure-based solution using SSAS Tabular Model and Microsoft Power BI.

  • Development and optimization of SQL Server databases and data integration with Azure Data Factory and Power Query/M.

  • Analysis and visualization of data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM in Power BI.

  • Automation of processes and workflows with Microsoft Power Automate.

  • Support for migration from SSAS and MS SQL Server to Databricks.

  • Close, continuous collaboration with distributed teams in India.

  • Work initially full-time, later part-time (approx. 50%).

Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
4 months
Berlin, Germany

XML Consultant

Cornelsen Verlag GmbH

  • Consulting and development for a digitization project for schoolbooks.

  • Setting up an XML single-source publishing workflow with DITA, oXygen, XSLT, and Schematron.

  • Performing technical consulting, quality assurance, and modeling with BPMN and UML.

  • Part-time engagement (about 25%).

May 2020 - May 2021
1 year 1 month
Munich, Germany

Data Warehouse Developer

E.ON Energie GmbH

  • Enhancement and modeling of a data warehouse solution based on Snowflake and SnowSQL.

  • Data integration for contract, customer, and market data using Python and XSLT.

  • Building and maintaining reporting and analysis processes with Microsoft Power BI.

  • Initially full-time, then part-time (about 50%).

May 2020 - Aug 2020
4 months
Berlin, Germany

Web Developer

Comelio GmbH

  • Developing PHP-based websites connected to a PostgreSQL database.

  • Implementing XML integration and XSLT transformations for content and interfaces.

  • Using Bootstrap for responsive frontend design.

  • Work done as part of a project at the Berlin office.

Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
4 months
Berlin, Germany

Data Integration Specialist, Team Lead

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG

  • Consulting and development for a document management and XML single-source publishing approach.

  • XML data integration and transformation with Altova MapForce, XSLT, and Python between various applications in power plant planning and construction.

  • Technical responsibility for interface design and data flows.

  • Part-time engagement (about 25%).

Jun 2019 - May 2020
1 year
Vienna, Austria

Data Warehousing Specialist

Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH und Arbeitsmarktservice

  • Modeling and developing a data warehouse for labor market data based on Oracle and MS SQL Server.

  • Using Data Vault modeling to represent complex historical data structures.

  • Automating load processes and metadata management with WhereScape Red and WhereScape 3D.

  • Implementing T-SQL, PL/SQL, and MDX queries as well as OLAP cubes with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).

Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
2 years
Munich, Germany

Business Intelligence Specialist

PlanetHome AG

  • Modeling, designing, and building a self-service BI platform based on MS SQL Server 2017, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Power BI.

  • Developing an Analysis Services Tabular model (SSAS) and DAX models for reports and self-service analysis.

  • Using R and Shiny to visualize and forecast marketing and market data in the real estate sector.

  • Replacing existing T-SQL and MDX calculations in SSAS with DAX-based models.

  • Conducting analyses for marketing, sales, and market data in a hybrid Azure and on-premises setup.

  • Part-time role.

Apr 2018 - May 2019
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Data Integration Specialist

Loyalty Partner GmbH (Payback)

  • Developing and coding configurable data integration solutions using MS SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and T-SQL.

  • Building ETL pipelines for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) based on MS SQL Server 2014.

  • Implementing data integration for billing with Payback partner companies and the enterprise data warehouse.

  • Part-time role (approx. 50%).

May 2016 - Apr 2018
2 years
Kiel, Germany

Data Warehousing Specialist

HSH Nordbank AG

  • Data Vault modeling and building a central data platform for customer, business, risk, and payment data using Oracle.

  • Creating interfaces with Talend and additional Java and PL/SQL-Apex programming for various banking systems.

  • Developing an enterprise data warehouse with SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and Xtext for the automatic generation of Data Vault structures.

  • Analyzing and optimizing data throughput and query performance.

  • Performing ETL development and data integration to provide mandatory and regulatory reports.

Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Intelligence Specialist, Data Warehousing Specialist

Toolport GmbH

  • Modeling and building a data warehouse for e-commerce and marketing analysis.

  • Designing, consulting, and implementing with MS SQL Server including Data Vault modeling.

  • Developing OLAP cubes with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and reports with Reporting Services (SSRS) and Microsoft Power BI.

  • Implementing ETL processes and ensuring data quality with Integration Services (SSIS).

  • Using R and Shiny for forecasting and segmentation (time series analysis, regression, cluster analysis).

  • Project management with SCRUM and Jira.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year
Paris, France

Data Science Specialist

Atradius Credit Insurance N.V.

  • Building an analysis system for globally collected market and financial data for credit insurance.

  • Integrating data and defining interfaces between different source systems and advising on data quality.

  • Using MS SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, SSAS) and Oracle (PL/SQL) for OLAP and data mining.

  • Developing statistical models to calculate probability of default using Naive Bayes, Bayesian networks, artificial neural networks, and logistic regression.

  • Programming and visualizing the models with R and R/Shiny.

  • Using XSLT, XML Schema, Altova MapForce, and Integration Services for data integration, quality checks, and transformation.

Mar 2014 - Feb 2016
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Team Lead, Reporting Specialist

Österreichische Beamtenversicherung (ÖBV)

  • Automated generation of over 500 documents and PDF reports from a data warehouse containing customer and service data.

  • Development of XML interfaces and reporting solutions using Oracle DB, PL/SQL, XSLT, XML Schema and Altova StyleVision.

  • Use of Oracle APEX for reporting and UI development.

  • Project leadership including tech consulting, data modeling and coaching.

  • Project management following SCRUM using Jira; responsibility as (partial) project manager.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
2 years
Geneva, Switzerland

Team Lead, Business Intelligence Specialist

EFG Bank AG

  • Design and development of a multilingual intranet reporting system for structured financial products.

  • Execution of multidimensional time series analysis and forecasting of market data and customer demand.

  • Technical project leadership for software development and statistical modeling.

  • Use of Oracle DB, PL/SQL, Oracle OLAP and Oracle Data Mining, as well as R and Java.

  • Taking on a subproject lead role in the BI/analytics environment.

Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Data Science Specialist, Team Lead

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Innovation / Hochschule für Philosophie München / Comelio GmbH

  • Design and development of an ontology-based survey system for multidimensional and interactive questionnaires.

  • Integration of standard analyses (descriptive statistics, tests, correlations) and multivariate methods (regression, multidimensional scaling, clustering).

  • Cross-company overall project management with responsibility for architecture, development, and data analysis.

  • Use of MS SQL Server, .NET, OWL, XSLT and XSL-FO, as well as Oracle, PL/SQL, Java, R and data mining.

  • Definition of XML Schema and Schematron rules to validate questionnaire and response data.

Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year
Munich, Germany

Reporting Specialist, Team Lead

Logit Management Consulting GmbH

  • Development of a multilingual evaluation system for employee surveys with up to 400 million records per survey.

  • Implementation of dynamic report generation and team-level analysis with up to 10,000 individual reports in Microsoft PowerPoint.

  • Integration of statistical methods such as correlation, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression and other regression techniques.

  • Technical project leadership for software and database development, data analysis, and ensuring data quality and integrity.

  • Use of MS SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), .NET, VBA and XML Schema.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Data Science Specialist, Team Lead

Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) GmbH / Coca Cola AG

  • Design and implementation of an interactive evaluation system with complex calculations for product placement in retail.

  • Development of a mobile questionnaire for about 600 users to capture product placements in retail.

  • Technical project leadership for software and database development, data analysis and ensuring data quality.

  • Use of MS SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), MS Access, VBA and .NET.

  • Use of data warehousing techniques and T-SQL to model the evaluation and reporting logic.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year
Stuttgart, Germany

Business Intelligence Specialist, Team Lead

AOK AG / AOK Baden-Württemberg

  • Built a data warehouse for insurance services, including modules for online reporting, forecasting, and fraud detection.

  • Responsible for data integration, data quality, and consistency.

  • Technical project management and coaching for software and database development as well as statistical data analysis.

  • Used MS SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) and .NET.

  • Employed MDX, DMX, and T-SQL for complex analyses and forecasting models.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2015
6 years
Chennai, India

Self-employed

Comelio Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd

  • Self-employed work focusing on offshore/nearshore development in databases, BI, and XML.

  • Managed and executed projects with a development team in Chennai.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
4 years
Miami, United States

Self-employed

Comelio, Inc.

  • Self-employed work focused on BI, DWH, and software projects for international clients.

  • Carried out consulting and development projects in the database and reporting area at the Miami location.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 years

Business Intelligence Specialist, Team Lead

Santander Consumer Bank AG

  • Built and enhanced BI and reporting solutions for banking and credit products.

  • Used Oracle DB, Oracle OLAP, and PL/SQL for data warehousing, OLAP analysis, and reporting.

  • As team lead, responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the BI architecture.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Business Intelligence Specialist, Data Integration Specialist, Team Lead

Deutscher Bundesrat

  • Built a data warehouse with interactive reporting and complex data integration for federal state budget financial data.

  • Performed time series analysis and forecasting for budget and financial metrics.

  • Led projects with responsibility for database and software development, data analysis, and ensuring data quality.

  • Used MS SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), T-SQL, .NET, VBA, XML, and OWL.

  • Developed complex reports and OLAP cubes, as well as integration processes for heterogeneous data sources.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Berlin, Germany

Data Science Specialist, Team Lead

T-Systems GmbH

  • Development of an OLAP and analysis system for HR and health data.

  • Conducted various multivariate analyses (e.g. regression and classification methods) in the health and HR context.

  • Technical project lead responsible for database and software development as well as statistical analyses.

  • Used Oracle DB, Oracle OLAP, PL/SQL, Java and R.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Berlin, Germany

Data Science Specialist, Team Lead

Teles AG

  • Developed an ontology-based expert system for monitoring competitors in the technology sector, based on patents and level of invention.

  • Designed and implemented the ontology-based expert system using Oracle DB, Java, PHP, XML and OWL.

  • Used XSLT and XSL-FO for presentation and document preparation.

  • Technical project lead responsible for data modeling, software and database development.

  • Performed data and text analyses to assess technological developments.

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Bochum, Germany

Data Science Specialist, Team Lead

SchürmannSpannel AG

  • Developed an expert system for analyzing and evaluating factory buildings, including usage simulation and an interactive assessment questionnaire.

  • Used MS SQL Server, .NET, XML and OWL for data storage, logic and knowledge representation.

  • Led the project with responsibility for database and software development as well as data analysis.

  • Winning project in the 'Zukunftswettbewerb Ruhrgebiet' competition.

  • Used C#, T-SQL, XSLT and XML Schema to implement the expert system.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
1 year
Paris, France

Reporting Specialist

Maporama SA

  • Developed an analysis system to compare usage profiles in map search.

  • Implemented reports and analyses using Oracle DB and Oracle Reports.

  • Programmed in Java and PL/SQL to implement business logic and map functions.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
23 years
Berlin, Germany

Self-Employed

Comelio GmbH

  • Self-employed focused on BI, data warehousing, data analysis and software development.

  • Set up and led projects for databases, reporting, XML integration and statistical analyses at the Essen and Berlin locations.

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 Information Technology (26 years), Professional Services (26 years), Banking and Finance (7 years), Government and Administration (5 years), Insurance (4.5 years), and Retail (3.5 years).

Information Technology
Professional Services
Banking and Finance
Government and Administration
Insurance
Retail

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 Business Intelligence (26 years), Information Technology (26 years), Project Management (23 years), Product Development (4 years), Finance (3.5 years), and Research and Development (2 years).

Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Finance
Research and Development

Skills

Databases:

  • Ms Sql Server
  • Oracle
  • Snowflake

Methods:

  • 3nf
  • Data Vault
  • Star Schema

Data Integration:

  • Azure Data Factory
  • Integration Services (Ssis)
  • Altova Mapforce

Reporting:

  • Ms Azure Analysis Services
  • Ms Azure Synapse
  • Ms Power Bi
  • Shiny/r
  • Altova Stylevision

Data Analysis:

  • R
  • Python
  • Minitab
  • Ibm Spss Statistics

Software:

  • T-sql
  • Pl/sql
  • Python
  • R

Modeling:

  • Uml
  • Bpmn

Xml:

  • Xml Schema
  • Xslt
  • Xsl-fo
  • Altova Missionkit (Xmlspy, Stylevision, Mapforce)

Software Development And Tools:

  • Git
  • Jira
  • Octane
  • Confluence
  • Sparx Enterprise Architect

Data Analysis Methods:

  • General Linear Model (E.g., Regression Analysis, (M)an(c)ova, Logistic Regression)
  • Multivariate Techniques (E.g., Cluster Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Conjoint Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Time Series Analysis)
  • Data Mining (E.g., Decision Trees, Artificial Neural Networks, (Sequence) Cluster Analysis And Association Analysis)
  • Engineering Statistics (E.g., Experimental Design And Evaluation, Statistical Process And Quality Control)

Software:

  • Analysis, Visualization And Programming With R
  • Ibm Spss Statistics
  • Jmp
  • Minitab

Databases:

  • Ms Sql Server
  • T-sql
  • Data Warehousing With Integration / Reporting / Analysis Services
  • Oracle
  • Sql And Pl/sql
  • Olap And Data Warehousing
  • Data Mining

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Italian
Elementary

Education

Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Diploma · Economics with a focus on Business Informatics · Wuppertal, Germany

Université de Sorbonne I

Licence · Paris, France

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Where is Marco based?

Marco is based in Zug, Switzerland and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Marco speak?

Marco speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Italian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Marco have?

Marco has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Marco has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 29 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Marco may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Marco be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Marco would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer, MS Power BI Developer, Data Warehouse Developer, MS Power BI Developer, Oracle Developer.

What is Marco's latest experience?

Marco's most recent position is Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer at NRW.Bank.

What companies has Marco worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Marco has worked for NRW.Bank, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, HDI / Talanx AG, Comelio Swiss GmbH, and SoftwareOne AG.

Which industries is Marco most experienced in?

Marco is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Banking and Finance. Marco also has some experience in Government and Public Administration, Insurance, and Retail.

Which business areas is Marco most experienced in?

Marco is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management. Marco also has some experience in Product Development, Finance, and Research and Development (R&D).

Which industries has Marco worked in recently?

Marco has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Insurance.

Which business areas has Marco worked in recently?

Marco has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management.

What is Marco's education?

Marco holds a Bachelor from Université de Sorbonne I.

What is the availability of Marco?

Marco is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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