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Patrick J.-Business Consultant

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Pasching, Austria

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Experience

Apr 2018 - Present

Business Consultant

Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services

Position summary
Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Strategy
  • Procrastination for Beginners. The companion for your digital business model.
  • The ultimate handbook: Digital strategy, content marketing, search engine optimization, web development, social selling, online courses and consulting—all from one source.
  • Sparring & mentoring for self-employed people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coaches.
  • Website & social media analysis.
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
Linz, Austria

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Marketing Agency

Position summary
Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Marketing Agency
Industries
Advertising
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Create WordPress websites: architecture, design, development
  • WordPress maintenance: updates, upkeep, backups, bug fixes
  • WordPress security: set up and maintain Firewall, fail2ban, Wordfence
  • WordPress migration: modernize existing websites
  • WordPress hosting: Cloud server, Plesk and Webmin configuration
  • Internal WordPress theme templates (quality assurance) via ThemifyMe
  • On-page search engine optimization for all client projects
  • Off-page SEO, including link building
  • Content creation: search-friendly text, images & videos
  • eCommerce: WooCommerce shop, including GermanMarket optimization
  • eLearning: online courses with LifterLMS
  • Community management: BuddyPress sites for WordPress
  • Analytics & reporting: Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Google Data Studio dashboards
  • Advertising and ads: Google Ads (AdWorks) & Bing Ads campaigns
  • Generate client revenue with Google AdSense and affiliate programs
  • Multilingual websites with WordPress, Loco Translate & Polylang.
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Sankt Stefan am Walde, Austria

Freelance Copywriter

Freelance

Position summary
Freelance Copywriter at Freelance
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business areas
Marketing
  • SEO copy
  • Product descriptions & category text
  • Company descriptions
  • Reviews & affiliate copy
  • Spintax copy
  • WDF*IDF copy
  • Manuals
  • Copywriting & ghostwriting
  • Technical instructions.
Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
Austria

Photographer & Original Content Creator

Self-employed

Position summary
Photographer & Original Content Creator at Self-employed
Industries
Arts and Crafts
Media and Entertainment
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Landscape, travel and architectural photography.
  • Sell photos through print-on-demand platforms such as society6, redbubble, deviantArt or Artflakes.
  • Social media marketing and community building on Google+ (22K followers) or Pinterest (18K followers).
May 2012 - Mar 2013

Developer, Programmer & Agency Generalist

Various Clients

Position summary
Developer, Programmer & Agency Generalist at Various Clients
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Development
  • C# programming and software architecture
  • Business intelligence and Oracle SQL programming
  • WordPress sites, templates, designs & data migration
  • Moodle
  • eLearning with Articulate Storyline.
Jan 2010 - Apr 2012
Marchtrenk, Austria

Entrepreneur & Writer

Self-employed

Position summary
Entrepreneur & Writer at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Tourism
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Operator of a web portal for leisure trails in Upper Austria.
  • Visited all 444 municipalities at the time to research leisure activities & attractions.
  • Technical platform: ASP.NET & Microsoft Access database, custom-programmed CMS.
Nov 1996 - Dec 2009
Marchtrenk, Austria

Consultant (Management Consultant)

Jobst IS/IT Consulting

Position summary
Consultant (Management Consultant) at Jobst IS/IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Designed and implemented client/server networks based on Microsoft Windows Server / NT
  • Automated deployment of new applications and updates across networks with over 100 workstations
  • Optimized internal structures and processes
  • Trained and coached employees at client companies
  • Seminars, workshops & presentations
  • Groupware and workflow management: technical implementation and organizational support
  • Data migrations to updated software systems
  • Maintenance, firewall and security for existing systems
  • Designed, modeled, implemented and programmed a CRM system for the housing industry
  • Designed, modeled and programmed a billing system for a pharmaceutical data center
  • Quality assurance for IT processes
  • IT controlling
  • Documentation and guides
  • Trained programmers & developers (web development, ASP.NET, SQL Server, databases)
  • Corporate intranets.
Apr 1995 - Sep 1996
Steyr, Austria

Senior System Administrator

Furniture retail

Position summary
Senior System Administrator at Furniture retail
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
  • IBM S/36 & AS/400 system administrator
  • AS/400 integration and connectivity with Microsoft networks
  • Initiated ideas for groupware & workflow management.
Aug 1992 - Nov 1994
Linz, Austria

IT Manager

Pharmaceutical company

Position summary
IT Manager at Pharmaceutical company
Industries
Pharmaceutical
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Upgraded the Token Ring network to an Ethernet network architecture
  • Upgraded the Novell Netware network to a Microsoft Windows NT client/server network
  • Further developed the internal CRM system.
Sep 1990 - Jun 1992
Asten, Austria

IT Manager

Building materials wholesaler

Position summary
IT Manager at Building materials wholesaler
Industries
Construction
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Supply Chain Management
  • System administration, optimization and further development of IBM AS/400
  • Responsible for the internal ERP system
  • Cost accounting, warehouse optimization & landed cost calculation.

Industry experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time.

Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Media and Entertainment, Tourism, Pharmaceutical, and Arts and Crafts.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Media and Entertainment
Tourism
Pharmaceutical
Arts and Crafts
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Strategy, and Sales.

Information Technology
Product Development
Marketing
Quality Assurance
Strategy
Sales
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Summary

What: Digital business models. Your website with multiple income streams.

How: Remote.

For whom: Self-employed people, freelancers, coaches, entrepreneurs, innovative companies.

Who: Business consultant. Business IT specialist. 35+ years of experience.

Where: On your cloud server. Work from anywhere.

Why: Multiple income streams. More free time. Independence. More fun.

What not: "Must be able to do everything, but it mustn't cost anything."

How I address you: With a respectful, friendly tone.

Skills

Services:

  • Digital Strategy Development
  • Content Marketing
  • Seo/Geo
  • Web Development
  • Social Media
  • Online Courses
  • Consulting & Training

Technology:

  • Wordpress
  • Cloud Server
  • Firewall
  • Fail2ban
  • Wordfence
  • Matomo
  • Woocommerce
  • Sensei
  • Custom Gpt
  • Ai

Roles:

  • Coach
  • Mentor
  • Sparring Partner
  • Advisor
  • Web Developer
  • Systems Architect
  • Content Creator
  • Copywriter
  • Search Engine Optimizer
  • Business Administrator
  • Consultant

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Latin
Intermediate
Spanish
Elementary
French
Elementary
...and 1 more

Education

Oct 1989 - Jun 1993

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Business Informatics · Linz, Austria

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 25 y
Avg length 3 y 5 m
Longest experience 13 y 1 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Austria)
Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Business Consultant, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Freelance Copywriter
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Media and Entertainment
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing
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Patrick is based in Pasching, Austria and prefers 100% remote projects.

Patrick speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Latin (Intermediate), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).

Patrick has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Patrick has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 6 months. Note that Patrick may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Patrick would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Consultant, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Freelance Copywriter.

Patrick's most recent position is Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services.

In recent years, Patrick has worked for Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services.

Patrick is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment. Patrick also has some experience in Tourism, Pharmaceutical, and Arts and Crafts.

Patrick is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Patrick also has some experience in Marketing, Strategy, and Sales.

Patrick has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.

Patrick has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Marketing, and Strategy.

Patrick attended Johannes Kepler University Linz for Business Informatics.

Patrick is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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22% of experts charge between €880 and €960 per day.
33% of experts charge between €960 and €1040 per day.
11% of experts charge between €1200 and €1280 per day.
11% of experts charge €1280 or more per day.
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