Gerald Bode - Management Consultant for Chemicals

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2018 - Present

8 years 5 months

Freelance Consultant

Oct 2005 - Mar 2018

12 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Consultant (promoted to Managing Consultant in 2008 and Senior Project Manager in 2012)

Horváth & Partners Management Consultants

Employed as a consultant since October 2005
Promotion to managing consultant in 2008
Promotion to senior project manager in 2012
Set up PMI-PMO for supporting Post Merger Integration projects in a medtech company, applied tools and templates to start up one project (2020)
Set up PMI-PMO office and was a member of the project leadership team for preparing Day 1 to integrate a company and its operations into a major car manufacturer’s legal entity (2019/2020)
Led the outsourcing of national maintenance and logistics services for approximately 2,000 employees in an international oil company (2013/14)

Industry experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Automotive, Energy, and Healthcare.

Professional Services

Automotive

Energy

Healthcare

Business area experience

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Experienced in Logistics, Operations, Project Management, and Strategy.

Logistics

Operations

Project Management

Strategy

Summary

Management consultant with extensive experience in the chemical, oil and pharmaceutical industries. Projects range from operative to strategic topics and from medium-sized to global DAX companies (project list attached).

Innovative and visionary with track record in developing unconventional and far-reaching solutions, which were influenced by MIT’s approach of generally questioning the status quo, addressing major challenges and finding innovative solutions.

International/intercultural orientation with several years’ work experience abroad (oil industry – approx. 7 years in Romania) and international cooperation (USA, Switzerland) during PhD project.

Interdisciplinary education and work experience with business management and chemical engineering background. Several consulting projects with strong focus on chemistry-/engineering-related topics.

Capable of understanding and interpreting complex environments with pronounced analytical skills and flexibility to address a large variety of potential topics.

Skills

Extensive Skills In Standard Software For Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Databases, Monte Carlo Simulation.
Programming Skills In C#, Visual Basic (Standard And Vb For Applications) And Ms Access.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Romanian

Elementary

Turkish

Elementary

Education

Aug 2004 - Sep 2005

Technical University of Berlin

Post-Doc · Industrial Engineering and Management · Berlin, Germany

Jul 2000 - Jul 2004

Technical University of Berlin

Dr.-Ing. · Chemical Engineering · Berlin, Germany · magna cum laude

Oct 1994 - Jul 2000

Technical University of Berlin

Diploma, industrial engineering and management, specialization in industrial chemistry · Industrial Engineering and Management · Berlin, Germany

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Statistics

Experience

Total positions 2

Experience in Professional Services 21 y

Avg length 10 y 5 m

Longest experience 12 y 5 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Freelance Consultant, Consultant (promoted to Managing Consultant in 2008 and Senior Project Manager in 2012)

Main industries Professional Services, Automotive, Energy

Main business areas Logistics, Operations, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Member since

January 2024

Last update

July 2026

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Gerald is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Gerald speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Romanian (Elementary), Turkish (Elementary).

Gerald has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Gerald has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 10 years and 5 months. Note that Gerald may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Gerald would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Consultant, Consultant (promoted to Managing Consultant in 2008 and Senior Project Manager in 2012).

Gerald's most recent position is Freelance Consultant at Freelance Consultant.

In recent years, Gerald has worked for Freelance Consultant.

Gerald is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Automotive, and Energy. Gerald also has some experience in Healthcare.

Gerald is most experienced in business areas like Logistics, Operations, and Project Management. Gerald also has some experience in Strategy.

Gerald has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.

Gerald has recently worked in business areas like Strategy.

Gerald holds a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering and Management from Technical University of Berlin, a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Technical University of Berlin and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management from Technical University of Berlin.

Gerald is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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