Holger Kruse-Independent Senior Advisor
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Experience
Independent Senior Advisor
Independent Management Consultant
- Customer Value Management
- Program & project management
- Digital transformation
- Business development
- IT integration, IT processes
- Change management
Senior Advisor
Umlaut - Part of Accenture
- Strategy development
- Business development
- Establishment of the UI/UX research and design thinking group
- Successful completion of various UI/UX design & research projects for products, applications, websites, and services
Senior UI/UX Researcher
Orbitak AG
- Coordination of all market intelligence activities worldwide
- Successful conduct of product clinics as well as UI/UX research for multimedia systems, mobile apps, websites, and online platforms, content management
- Successful support of automotive manufacturers in UI/UX design up to market readiness
Founder & CEO
Metis Investigación de Mercados S.L.
- Start-up and business development in market research, UI/UX & market intelligence across various industries
COO
IPSOS España S.A.
- Reorganization and modernization of work processes & efficiency improvement in market data production
- Leadership of projects in the automotive, energy, telecommunications and public sector industries
Managing Director
INRA España S.A.
- Successful turnaround by improving market presence, service portfolio, internal organization, and IT
- Led projects in the automotive, energy, telecommunications, and public sector
Authorized Officer & Head of Automotive Market Research
INFRATEST BURKE AG
- Conducted product clinics & UI/UX research
Market Research Project Manager
CIMEI S.A.
Market Research Project Lead
Sample Institut GmbH
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Automotive, Information Technology, Energy, and Telecommunication.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Research and Development, Product Development, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Strategy.
Summary
- Internationally experienced senior UI/UX researcher, market research, market and business intelligence expert
- Over 200 completed projects for product testing and UI/UX research across various industries
- Gathering customer requirements along the customer journey, creating use cases, wireframes, and MVPs, testing UI & UX
- Carrying out iterative development and improvement processes until market readiness
Skills
Expert In Design Thinking And Agile It Project Management
Management Consulting
Market & Ui/Ux Research
Market & Business Intelligence
Customer Value Management
Program & Project Management
Digital Transformation
Business Development
It Integration, It Processes
Change Management
Strategy Development
Establishment Of The Ui/Ux Research And Design Thinking Group
Successful Completion Of Various Ui/Ux Design & Research Projects For Products, Applications, Websites, And Services
Automotive Manufacturers & Suppliers
Energy
Telecommunications
Public Sector (Including Bsi)
Banking & Insurance
Microsoft Windows (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, Access, Onedrive, Onenote, Planner, Project, Power Bi)
Mac Osx (Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Mail, Etc.)
Whiteboard Applications (Miro, Mural, Ms Whiteboard, Mac Os Freeform, Etc.)
Confluence
Jira
Scaled Agile Framework (Safe)
Chatgpt
Languages
Education
European Business School
Business Administration · Paris, France
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Profile
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Holger is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Holger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Intermediate).
Holger has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Holger has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 10 months. Note that Holger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Holger would be well-suited for roles such as: Independent Senior Advisor, Senior Advisor, Senior UI/UX Researcher.
Holger's most recent position is Independent Senior Advisor at Independent Management Consultant.
In recent years, Holger has worked for Independent Management Consultant and Umlaut - Part of Accenture.
Holger is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Automotive, and Information Technology. Holger also has some experience in Energy and Telecommunication.
Holger is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Project Management. Holger also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Strategy.
Holger has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.
Holger has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Product Development, and Research and Development.
Holger attended European Business School for Business Administration.
Holger is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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