Data Protection Officer and Manager of Reporting Offices under the Whistleblower Protection Act
Crimmitschau, Germany
Experience
Dec 2023 - Present
1 year 10 months
Manager of Reporting Offices under the Whistleblower Protection Act
Freelance
Responsibility for reporting offices under the Whistleblower Protection Act
Sep 2022 - Jan 2024
1 year 5 months
Data Protection Specialist (Part-time, 50%)
Association (unnamed)
Permanent position at an association for its member companies
Collaboration with various departments and colleagues
Own work on hot topics like MS 365, cookie banners, etc.
Continued freelance work in data protection
May 2018 - Present
7 years 5 months
Data Protection Officer
Freelance
Support for more than twelve mandates as data protection officer for companies and institutions in four federal states according to the GDPR, new BDSG and DSG-EKD
Data protection consulting without mandate as data protection officer
Apr 2015 - Aug 2022
7 years 5 months
Consultant for Internationalization, Certification, Fiscalization and Data Protection
Software manufacturer in the SAP environment (unnamed)
Consulting on internationalization, certification and fiscalization of software
Data protection consulting in the SAP environment for major retail clients
Continued consulting in data protection and Microsoft infrastructures from May 2017 on a part-time basis
Teaching assignment in data protection
May 2014 - Present
11 years 5 months
Data Protection Officer
Freelance & System house (unnamed)
Initial assessments and certifications for data processors
Handling urgent data protection cases (data subject requests, contract reviews, pre- and on-site audits)
Conducting data protection training
Jan 2012 - Apr 2014
2 years 4 months
Freelance Support and Consultant (Training, Consulting, Data Protection)
IT service provider in the Zollern-Alb district (unnamed)
Preliminary checks of new procedures (e.g. GPS location data collection, CRM systems, BDE systems)
Drafting and reviewing contracts and amendments for data processing agreements under GDPR Article 28 and DSG-EKD § 30 in German and English
Handling data subject access requests
Creating records of processing activities
Reviewing websites and privacy notices
Conducting compliance checks for entire companies on BDSG and GDPR
Audits and certifications under § 11 BDSG (old)
Training for data protection officers, data protection coordinators, and staff
Jan 1995 - Dec 2003
9 years
Lecturer and consultant in the Microsoft system and back-office environment
Training Center for Information Technology, Donaueschingen
Conducting training and consulting in the Microsoft system and back-office environment
Jan 1991 - Dec 1995
5 years
IT service provider
Training Center for Information Technology, Donaueschingen
Jan 1990 - Dec 1990
1 year
Telecommunications consultant
Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH i. G. (now D2 Vodafone)
Analysis of existing training programs and goal definitions
Development of training courses and seminar concepts
Organization of the first training events
Jan 1988 - Dec 1989
2 years
Lecturer and technical author
Training Center for Information Technology, Donaueschingen
Languages
German
Native
English
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Education
Oct 1982 - Jun 1988
University of Stuttgart
Electrical Engineering, Physics and Vocational Education · Stuttgart, Germany
Oct 1971 - Jun 1980
Hoptbühl High School
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Oct 1967 - Jun 1971
Primary School in Villingen
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Amateur Radio License Class A
Data Protection Officer
EKD
Data Protection Officer
IHK
Expertise for a Reporting Office under the Whistleblower Protection Act