Kristian (Dr.) Carstensen-Owner
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Experience
Owner
CARSTENSEN MANAGEMENT GMBH
Managing Director
DEUTSCHE POST DIREKT GMBH
Managing Director
CLARITAS DEUTSCHLAND DATA + SERVICES GMBH
Managing Director
HOPPENSTEDT FINANCIAL INFORMATION GMBH
Analyst
PRIMARK WEFA GMBH
Research Associate
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Transportation, Education, Advertising, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Strategy, Research and Development, Operations, Business Intelligence, and Finance.
Summary
Leader with 22 years of experience as a General Manager at IT-related service companies; for twelve years as an independent interim manager. Strong project management skills at the intersection of business and IT. Many years of experience in analyzing and reorganizing business processes, as well as initiating and managing change processes.
Management and line roles in IT service and IT services companies
Optimization and digitization of business processes in the IT environment
Professionalization and taking on program and project responsibility (agile, waterfall and hybrid approaches)
Realignment and restructuring of business units (turnaround & change management)
International management and project experience (USA, UK, NL, Sweden)
Management experience in small and medium organizations up to DAX30 corporations
Leadership responsibility for up to 150 employees and budget and P&L responsibility up to €30M
Leading and professionalizing project teams on-site and virtually; cross-functional, cross-departmental and cross-company
Proven successes through forward-looking planning, business-based decision-making and clear, situationally adapted and persuasive leadership
Analytical mindset, strong abstraction skills, structured and methodical
Skills
User Skills
- Methods And Tools For Process Modeling (Bpmn, Uml, Aris)
- Project Management And Collaboration Software (Ms Sharepoint, Ms Project, Jira, Confluence)
- Products Of The Ms Office 365 Family (Ms Excel, Ms Powerpoint, Ms Teams)
Industry Expertise
- Healthcare (Health Insurance Funds, ÖGw, Large Hospitals)
- It-Related Services And It Services
- Insurance Companies And Health Insurers
- E-Commerce, Retail And Wholesale
Languages
Education
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
PhD in Economics · Economics · Frankfurt, Germany
Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research
Economics · New York, United States
University of Bremen
Diploma in Economics · Economics · Bremen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
New School for Social Research, New York, USA
New School for Social Research, New York, USA
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Experience
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Kristian is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Kristian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Kristian has at least 38 years of experience. During this time, Kristian has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 3 months. Note that Kristian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Kristian would be well-suited for roles such as: Owner, Managing Director, Analyst.
Kristian's most recent position is Owner at CARSTENSEN MANAGEMENT GMBH.
In recent years, Kristian has worked for CARSTENSEN MANAGEMENT GMBH.
Kristian is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Transportation, and Education. Kristian also has some experience in Advertising, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.
Kristian is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Research and Development, and Operations. Kristian also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Finance.
Kristian has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.
Kristian has recently worked in business areas like Strategy.
Kristian holds a Doctorate in Economics from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.
Kristian has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP by IIBA), PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner, and Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
The availability of Kristian needs to be confirmed.
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