Christian Seiser - Cognos Business Intelligence Consultant

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Vienna, Austria

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Experience

Feb 2025 - Jul 2025

6 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Austrian Airlines

Migration of AMOS reporting from Sybase to PostgreSQL
Revision of SQL statements, Framework Manager models and reports
Migration of the Cognos environment from version 11 to 12
Tools used: Cognos 11, Cognos 12

Oct 2021 - Present

5 years 1 month

Vienna, Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Wien Digital MA01

Further development of the Cognos environment for TCI at Wien Digital MA01
Development and expansion of Cognos reports, dashboards and models
Tools used: Cognos 11

Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

11 months

Munich, Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

M-net

Creation of dashboards for Softquadrat at M-net
New development of dashboards and linked reports based on PowerCubes
Tools used: Cognos 11

Jul 2017 - Jul 2021

4 years 1 month

Frankfurt, Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Alte Leipziger Versicherung

Creation of dashboards for Holon at Alte Leipziger Versicherung
New development of dashboards and linked reports based on PowerCubes
Tools used: Cognos 10.2

Jun 2017 - Jan 2021

3 years 8 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

ibis acam

Set-up of a reporting environment
Migration of the environment to Cognos 11
Maintenance and new development of reports and dashboards based on TM1
Support with modeling TM1 Cubes
Tools used: Cognos 11

Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

5 years

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Toyota Austria

Support with the further development of the Cognos environment for epunkt at Toyota Austria
Maintenance and new development of data models and reports based on PowerCubes and Oracle
Tools used: Cognos 10.2, Cognos 11

Feb 2016 - Mar 2018

2 years 2 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH

Support with the further development of the BusinessObjects environment for iTEC
Maintenance of data models and reports
Tools used: BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0

Sep 2015 - Dec 2023

8 years 4 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Erste Digital

Support with the maintenance and further development of the Cognos environment
Migration to Cognos 11
Administration of the Cognos environment
Maintenance and development of data models and reports based on Oracle
Tools used: Cognos 10.1, Cognos 11, WebFocus 8207

Mar 2015 - Present

11 years 8 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

TKL Supply Chain GmbH

Set-up of a DWH and BI environment for Team43
Migration to Cognos 12
Datamart design and creation of data models and reports based on Dynamic Cubes
Design, installation and administration of the Cognos environment
Tools used: Cognos 10.2, Cognos 11, Cognos 12, Cognos Dynamic Cubes

Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

2 years 9 months

Munich, Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions

Support with the further development of the Cognos application TAA for Team43
Maintenance of data models and reports
Tools used: Cognos 10.1

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

A1 Telekom Austria

Migration of Cognos reporting to BusinessObjects for SoftCom
Creation of data models and reports
Tools used: BusinessObjects 4.0

Sep 2014 - Present

12 years 2 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Bundesministerium für Gesundheit

Migration and further development of DIAG reporting
Migration to Cognos 12
Creation of data models, cubes (Dynamic Cubes, DMR), dashboards and reports
Installation and administration of the Cognos environment
Tools used: Cognos 10.2, Cognos 11, Cognos 12, Cognos Dynamic Cubes

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

11 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

AMS Arbeitsmarktservice

Development of a cube-based analysis environment for Comesio at AMS
Definition and creation of data models and cubes
Tools used: Cognos 10 Transformer

Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

2 months

Germany

Cognos Trainer

Telefonica Germany

Delivery of Cognos user training for The Campus
Training users in the use of Cognos reporting and analysis tools

Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

2 years 6 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

RBI Raiffeisen Bank International

Development of reporting as part of the EDWH project
Creation and documentation of data models, cubes and reports
Setup, maintenance and further development of the reporting environment
Optimization of Cognos queries on MSAS cubes
Tools used: Cognos 8, Cognos 10, Cognos Insight

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

5 years

Coburg, Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

HUK Coburg

Further development of reporting for Holon at HUK Coburg
Creation of data models and reports
Conducting user training
Tools used: Cognos 8, Cognos 10, TM1 9.5, TM1 10.2, Cognos Dynamic Cubes 10.2

Dec 2010 - Jul 2011

8 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

T-Mobile Austria

Migration from Cognos 7 to Cognos 10 for Newcon
Cognos 10 server installation
Design of the entire Cognos environment (security, data model, auditing, reports)
Creation of data models and reports
Tools used: Cognos 7, Cognos 8, Cognos 10

Jan 2010 - Present

16 years 10 months

ValueNet Partner

IBM

IBM ValueNet partnership in the field of Business Intelligence
Implementation of BI projects based on the IBM Cognos product portfolio

May 2009 - May 2010

1 year 1 month

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

T-Mobile Austria

Design and setup of the Cognos reporting environment for the new DWH for Newcon
Design of the entire Cognos environment (security, data model, auditing, reports)
Creation of data models and reports
Tools used: Cognos 8

Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

3 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Austrian Airlines

Maintenance of the Cognos reporting environment
Optimization and further development of the Cognos server environment
Tools used: PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Sep 2007 - Dec 2010

3 years 4 months

Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

o2 Germany

Further development of reporting for Holon at o2 Germany
Conducting workshops
Documentation of the existing Cognos environment
Creating data models, cubes and reports
Tools used: Cognos 8, PowerPlay Transformer

Jul 2007 - Present

19 years 4 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

IPA Verlags GmbH

Introduction and maintenance of a Cognos reporting system
Definition of dimensions and key figures
Creating data models and reports
Conducting user training
Tools used: Cognos 7 Impromptu, PowerPlay, Transformer

Aug 2006 - Jan 2007

6 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Baxter AG Österreich

Further development of the OLAP reporting environment for Vector at Baxter AG Österreich
Creating data models, cubes and reports
Conducting user training
Tools used: Cognos ReportNet, PowerPlay

Nov 2005 - Jan 2009

3 years 3 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

RI AG

Setting up a reporting system based on Oracle Finance for BearingPoint at RI AG
Creating data models, cubes and reports
Tools used: Cognos 8, PowerPlay

Nov 2005 - Apr 2006

6 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

ORF

Presentation and analysis of broadcast data from Millionenshow
Creating data models, cubes and reports
Tools used: Cognos PowerPlay, Impromptu

Apr 2005 - Apr 2005

1 month

Graz, Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

DaimlerChrysler Computing Systems

Set up a 24x7 Cognos Web Reporting Server environment for Vector
Installed Cognos Server software on Sun Solaris in a fail-safe configuration
Created data models, cubes and reports
Tools used: Cognos PowerPlay, ReportNet, Connection

Mar 2004 - Mar 2005

1 year 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Olympus Europe

Further development and maintenance of the OLAP reporting environment
Created and further developed data models and cubes
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay

Nov 2002 - Jun 2003

8 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen

Further development of reporting as part of the DIAG project for Mummert & Partner
Created data models, cubes and reports
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Sep 2002 - Present

24 years 2 months

Services Partner

HaPeC

Worked as a HaPeC Services Partner in the BI environment
Supported customer projects with a focus on Cognos

Jul 2002 - Jan 2016

13 years 7 months

Austria

IT Consultant Business Intelligence

A1 Telekom Austria

Further development and maintenance of Cognos reporting
Created and documented data models, cubes and reports
Set up, maintained and further developed the reporting environment
Automated maintenance processes (cube creation, security, etc.)
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Metrics Manager, ReportNet, Cognos 8, BusinessObjects 4.0

May 2002 - Nov 2002

7 months

Munich, Germany

IT Business Intelligence Consultant

Allianz VersicherungsAG

Set up a web reporting environment to analyze system availability for B&C Deutschland GmbH
Created data models, cubes and reports
Set up a web reporting environment
Automated the cube creation and backup process
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Apr 2002 - Oct 2002

7 months

Munich, Germany

IT Business Intelligence Consultant

BMG Entertainment

Further developed reporting for B&C Deutschland GmbH at BMG Entertainment
Created data models, cubes and reports
Maintained reporting and migrated it to a Client/Server architecture
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Jan 2002 - Present

24 years 10 months

Services & Reseller Partner

Cognos

Partnership as a Cognos Services & Reseller Partner
Consulting, implementation and sales of Cognos-based Business Intelligence solutions

Dec 2001 - Jul 2002

8 months

Germany

IT Business Intelligence Consultant

Webasto Deutschland

User training and further development of reporting for B&C Deutschland GmbH at Webasto Deutschland
Conducted user training for Impromptu and PowerPlay
Maintained reporting and migrated it to a Client/Server architecture
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Jul 2001 - Present

25 years 4 months

Freelance IT Consultant

Freelance

Designed, set up and further developed Business Intelligence and reporting environments
Focus on Cognos (Impromptu, PowerPlay, ReportNet, Cognos 8–12, TM1, Dynamic Cubes) and BusinessObjects
Designed Data Warehouses and Datamarts
Created data models, OLAP cubes, dashboards and reports
Installed, administered and optimized BI server environments
Conducted user training and workshops
Provided long-term support to customers in Austria and Germany

Jul 2001 - Jan 2002

7 months

Austria

IT Business Intelligence Consultant

ÖBB Technische Services

Set up a Cognos-based reporting system for ITelligence GmbH at ÖBB Technische Services
Created data models, cubes and reports
Set up a security concept and a web reporting environment
Monitored production operations and optimized performance
Tools used: Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager

Dec 2000 - Jun 2001

7 months

Vienna, Austria

Presales Consultant

Cognos Austria GmbH

Presales support for business intelligence solutions (including Cognos)
Supported sales with customer presentations and workshops
Created solution concepts and proof of concepts

Aug 1997 - Nov 2000

3 years 4 months

Klosterneuburg, Austria

Head of Consulting for Austria and Southern Germany

Business & Communication Beratungs GesmbH

Project management
Customer support
Consulting

Apr 1995 - Dec 1996

1 year 9 months

Vienna, Austria

Management Assistant

Symat Baumaterialien GesmbH

Customer and project support
Product management
Technical development
Order processing

Industry experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Telecommunication, Government and Administration, and Transportation.

Professional Services

Information Technology

Media and Entertainment

Telecommunication

Government and Administration

Transportation

Business area experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Sales, Customer Service, Project Management, and Operations.

Business Intelligence

Information Technology

Sales

Customer Service

Project Management

Operations

Summary

IBM Cognos BI since 1999

Skills

Cad
Automotive Engineering
Ergonomics

Operating Systems

Windows
Unix (Basic Knowledge)

Business Intelligence

Cognos Reportnet 1.0 – 1.1 / Cognos 8 – 12.0 (Certified Consultant)
Cognos Tm1 For Bi 9.5.2 – 10.2
Cognos Dynamic Cubes 10.2 – 12.0
Cognos Transformer 5.2 – 7.5 / 8 – 11.0 (Certified Consultant)
Cognos Powerplay 5.2 – 7.5 (Certified Consultant And Trainer)
Cognos Impromptu 4.01 – 7.5 (Certified Consultant And Trainer)
Information Builders Webfocus 8207 App Studio
Businessobjects Enterprise Xi 4.0 Web Intelligence
Businessobjects Enterprise Xi 4.0 Universe Designer
Businessobjects Enterprise Xi 4.0 Information Design Tool

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

TU Wien

Diplomingenieur · Industrial Engineering · Vienna, Austria

Certifications & licenses

Cognos Impromptu (zertifizierter Consultant und Trainer)

Cognos PowerPlay (zertifizierter Consultant und Trainer)

Cognos ReportNet (zertifizierter Consultant)

Cognos Transformer (zertifizierter Consultant)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 39

Experience in Professional Services 28.5 y

Avg length 5 y 3 m

Longest experience 25 y 3 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Austria, Germany)

Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles IT Consultant Business Intelligence, Cognos Trainer, ValueNet Partner

Main industries Professional Services, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment

Main business areas Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 4

Member since

March 2026

Last update

October 2026

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Christian is based in Vienna, Austria and prefers 100% remote projects.

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Christian has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 36 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Consultant Business Intelligence, Cognos Trainer, ValueNet Partner.

Christian's most recent position is IT Consultant Business Intelligence at Austrian Airlines.

In recent years, Christian has worked for Austrian Airlines, Wien Digital MA01, M-net, Toyota Austria, and Erste Digital.

Christian is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Media and Entertainment. Christian also has some experience in Telecommunication, Government and Administration, and Transportation.

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Sales. Christian also has some experience in Customer Service, Project Management, and Operations.

Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Sales.

Christian holds a Master in Industrial Engineering from TU Wien.

Christian has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Cognos Impromptu (zertifizierter Consultant und Trainer), Cognos PowerPlay (zertifizierter Consultant und Trainer), and Cognos ReportNet (zertifizierter Consultant).

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