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Philipp Grunert-Machine Learning & Data Engineer

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2020 - Present

Data Scientist & ML Engineer

Data-Science Factory GmbH

Position Summary
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
  • Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
  • Development of LLM and NLP models
  • Creation of interactive reports
  • Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019

Founder and Head

Sentiment Analytics

Position Summary
Founder and Head at Sentiment Analytics
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Investments and M&A
  • Creation of automated CFD financial trading based on web crawling and statistical text mining algorithms
  • Hedging of stock portfolios
Jan 2014 - Dec 2019

Head of Digital Solutions

E.ON Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Head of Digital Solutions at E.ON Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Utilities
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Marketing
Sales
  • Building the Digital Analytics pillar (strategically, organizationally, and operationally)
  • Team building and operational implementation of use cases, processes, and automation
  • Consolidation of online and offline data
  • Conducting more than 300 analyses and updates per year
  • Internal clients: sales, marketing, controlling in the private customer and SME environment
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

Managing Consultant / Team Lead Germany Big Data Analytics

Capgemini Consulting

Position Summary
Managing Consultant / Team Lead Germany Big Data Analytics at Capgemini Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Sales
  • Projects in data mining, analytical CRM, risk management, and customer value analytics
  • Building and leading the Big Data Analytics unit in the DACH region with 8 employees
  • Business development, sales and presales for international large corporations
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

Manager and Team Lead Analytics

SHS VIVEON AG

Position Summary
Manager and Team Lead Analytics at SHS VIVEON AG
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Marketing
Sales
  • Data mining, analytical CRM, risk management, and customer value analytics
  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of an analytics team with up to 10 employees
  • Business development, sales and presales for international large corporations
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

Senior Data Miner

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

Position Summary
Senior Data Miner at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Research and Development
  • Built a new Data Mining department
  • Strategic projects in Controlling, Risk Management, Market Research, and Research
  • Customer segmentation, forecast models, and churn prevention
  • Developed new business models based on analytics
Jan 2006 - Present

Coach and Lecturer

Statistik-Institut

Position Summary
Coach and Lecturer at Statistik-Institut
Industries
Education
Professional Services
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Research and Development
  • Training in statistics software and statistical consulting
  • Supervision of bachelor's theses, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations
  • Projects for large corporations, mid-sized companies, universities, and universities of applied sciences
Jan 2003 - Present

Data Scientist & ML Engineer / Analyst & Reporter (Freelancer)

IMSP – Institut für Marktforschung, Statistik und Prognose

Position Summary
Data Scientist & ML Engineer / Analyst & Reporter (Freelancer) at IMSP – Institut für Marktforschung, Statistik und Prognose
Industries
Healthcare
Government and Administration
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Marketing
Strategy
  • Statistical analyses in the health field and market research studies (design, planning, execution, evaluation)
  • Data mining and strategy analyses with recommendations for action
  • Business planning and health economics studies
  • Book publications and company training in Data Science, Economics, Business Administration, Statistics, CRM, and Controlling
  • Projects for large corporations, mid-sized companies, federal authorities, and the European Union
Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

Research Associate

Bundeswehr-Universität München, Institut für Angewandte Statistik

Position Summary
Research Associate at Bundeswehr-Universität München, Institut für Angewandte Statistik
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Research and Development
  • Work in research and teaching on multivariate methods and longitudinal data analysis
  • Leading exercises, lectures, and seminars
  • Dissertation on methodological concepts for analyzing the course of complex criteria
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Intern

Steuerberaterkanzlei Schöllhammer

Position Summary
Intern at Steuerberaterkanzlei Schöllhammer
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Accounting
Audit
Finance
  • Assistance with tax audits, controlling, and preparation of financial statements for mid-sized companies
Jan 2002 - Dec 2004

Full-time teacher for mathematics, business administration, accounting, and data processing

Privatschule Sabel

Position Summary
Full-time teacher for mathematics, business administration, accounting, and data processing at Privatschule Sabel
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

Employee

Consline AG

Position Summary
Employee at Consline AG
Industries
Automotive
Energy
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Research and Development
Strategy
  • Medium-term planning through 2005 for a utility company
  • Analyses of the electricity and gas markets in European countries as well as the automotive industry
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

Consultant

Institute for Economic Analysis and Communication (IWK)

Position Summary
Consultant at Institute for Economic Analysis and Communication (IWK)
Industries
Banking and Finance
Professional Services
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Research and Development
  • Preparation of market research studies, competitive analyses, and economic forecasts
  • Projects on Basel II, exchange rate and country analyses, risk management
  • Clients included Robert Bosch GmbH, Bayerische Landesbank, Wacker Chemie, BMW
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

Intern

Institute for Economic Analysis and Communication (IWK)

Position Summary
Intern at Institute for Economic Analysis and Communication (IWK)
Industries
Construction
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Research and Development
  • Industry structure analysis of the construction sector as well as employee and revenue forecasts for Bayerische Landesbank

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Education, Professional Services, Healthcare, Government and Administration, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.

Education
Professional Services
Healthcare
Government and Administration
Information Technology
Banking and Finance
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Research and Development, Strategy, Marketing, Sales, and Information Technology.

Business Intelligence
Research and Development
Strategy
Marketing
Sales
Information Technology
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Summary

  • Data Scientist and Data Engineer
  • Expert in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Data Engineering as well as in the development and production deployment of Data Science models and use cases with Python, R, SAS, SPSS, Knime, Stata, PowerBI, Tableau, sql, streamlit, flask, dash, kubeflow and others since 2001
  • Expert in Customer, Business and Risk Analytics
  • Hands-on implementation of models (ad hoc analyses and reporting, end-to-end production deployment)
  • Example projects: end-to-end setup of NLP and Large Language Models and Chat Bots, automated pricing with several million price points to generate new customers; award for the most successful individual company project; automated scoring systems; analytical models responsible for double-digit million budgets; group-wide innovation award from a client for the development and implementation of a forecasting framework
  • Extensive experience in project management, support in building analytics teams and departments
  • Many years of work as a lecturer, coach and trainer in companies and as an adjunct lecturer at several universities with a large number of publications
  • Statistical consulting for the EU and the federal government and ministries
  • Book publication "Machine Learning and Neural Networks in Python" (Amazon bestseller)

Skills

Core Competencies

  • Data Science, Data Mining, Statistics, Big Data, Data Engineering, Reporting, Development Of Analytical Models, Customer And Business Analytics, Scoring, Building Analytical Business Models
  • Forecasts, Optimization, Simulations, Analytics Processes, Automations, Cloud, Setup And Quick Wins Analytics, Llm, Nlp

Tools

  • Python, Sas, R, Spss, Stata, Statistica, Knime, Rapid Miner, Powerbi, Tableau, Sql, Streamlit, Flask, Dash, Kubeflow

Industries

  • Retail B2c, Retail B2b, Finance, Insurance, Health, Telco, Media, Transport, Industry, E-Commerce

Expertise – Analytical Crm

  • Model Development, Deployment, Automated Production, Scoring, Forecasts, Uplift Modeling, Customer Segmentation, Customer Value Forecasting, Churn Prevention, Cross- And Up-Selling, New Customer Acquisition, Customer Win-Back, Response Optimization, Campaign Selection, Campaign Evaluation, Campaign Optimization, Nlp And Llm Models, Campaign Management, Driver Analyses, Media Mix Models, Customer Journey Analyses, Cex And Nps Models, Social Media Analytics, Web Analytics, Geo Analyses, Lead Scoring, Predictive Maintenance, Customer Lifetime Value (Clv) Calculations, Sentiment Analysis, Market Basket Analysis, Recommendation Engines, Multi-Channel Analyses, Time Series Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Event-Driven Marketing, Attribution Modeling, Retargeting, Customer Experience Measurement, Price Optimization, Real-Time Analytics

Expertise – Business Analytics

  • Forecasting, Simulations, Business Cases, Cost-Benefit Models, Optimization, Potential Analyses, Budget Control, Predictive Modeling, Data Mining, Driver Analyses, Rca – Root Cause Analysis, Operations Research, Geographic Models, Market Models, Process Mining, Performance Management, Analytical Decision Theory, Market Research (Survey Analysis), Deriving Recommendations For Action From Kpis, Benchmarking, Scenario Analyses, Dashboarding, Ad Hoc Analyses, Financial Modeling, Risk Analyses, Monte Carlo Simulations, Value Driver Trees, Time Series Analyses, Portfolio Analyses, Sensitivity Analyses, Kpi Monitoring, Balanced Scorecard, Exploratory Data Analysis (Eda), Hypothesis Testing, Data Visualization, Business Process Modeling, Log File Analytics

Expertise – Risk Management

  • Risk Management Strategies, Risk-Value Balance, Maturity Assessments In Risk Management, Risk Kpi Systems, Risk-Based Pricing, Basel Ii-Compliant Risk Scoring, Pd, Lgd, Ead, Rating, Application Management, Limit Management, Receivables Management, Collections Processes, Fraud Prevention, Profit-Based Offering, Stress Tests And Scenario Analyses, Operational Risk Management, Compliance Management, Risk Identification And Assessment, Risk Mitigation Techniques, Credit Risk Analysis, Market Risk Management, Liquidity Risk Management, Reputational Risk Analysis

Expertise – Business Intelligence

  • Migrations Between Languages, Building Standard Reports, Data Quality Analysis, Reporting, Kpi (Key Performance Indicators) Definition, Olap, Business Scorecard, Planning And Budgeting, Data Integration, Dashboards, Ad Hoc Reporting, Data Warehousing, Etl Processes (Extract, Transform, Load), Self-Service Bi, Data Governance, Advanced Analytics, Mobile Bi, Real-Time Reporting, Drill-Down Analyses, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Data Lakes, Benchmarking, Geographic Information Systems (Gis), Cloud Bi, Natural Language Processing (Nlp) For Bi

Expertise – Data

  • Database Architecture, Data Modeling, Analytical Datamarts, Abts, Automations, Cloud, Docker, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Lakes, Etl Processes (Extract, Transform, Load), Data Governance, Metadata Management, Big Data Technologies, Nosql Databases, Data Migration, Api Development, Real-Time Data Processing, Data Lineage, Data Catalogs, Master Data Management (Mdm), Scalability, Stream Processing, Kubernetes

Expertise – Data Protection

  • Certification, Support In Building Data Protection-Compliant Analytics Marts And Use Cases, Coordination With Data Protection Officers

Method Expertise – Analytics/Statistics/Data Mining/Data Science Methods

  • Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Regression Analyses, Multicategorical And Multinomial Models, Decision Trees, Random Forests, Gbm, Gbc, Xgb, Neural Networks, Simulations (Monte Carlo), Linear/Quadratic Optimization, Time Series Analysis (Xarima-X, (I, E)-Garch-(M), Smoothers, Forecasting Models, Econometrics, Panel Data Models), Cluster Analyses, Discriminant Analyses, Factor Analyses, Mds, Conjoint Analyses, Survival Analyses, Genetic Algorithms, Association Analysis, Bagging, Boosting, Support Vector Machines, Bootstrapping, Cost-Benefit, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Text Mining, Natural Language Processing (Nlp), Large Language Models (Llm), Experimental Design, Sampling, Social Media Analysis, Web Mining And Crawling, Bayesian Inference, A/B Tests, Principal Component Analysis (Pca), Hierarchical Clustering, Anomaly Detection, Gradient Descent, K-Means Clustering, Collaborative Filtering, Recommendation Systems, Image Processing, Sentiment Analysis, Transfer Learning, Feature Engineering, Cross-Validation, Dimensionality Reduction, Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, Bayesian Networks, Markov Chains, Hidden Markov Models

Method Expertise – Leadership Skills In The Data Science Environment

  • Team Leadership, Technical And Disciplinary Leadership, Also On An Interim Basis At Clients (In Different Companies With Up To 10 People), Managing Director, Company Founder, Interim Manager, Change Management, Coaching And Mentoring, Strategic Planning For Analytics And Data Science, Project Management, Decision-Making, Employee Development In Data Science, Company Culture Development, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Promoting Innovation, Team Building, Goal Setting And Evaluation Skills, Agile Leadership, Networking And Relationship Management

Method Expertise – Project Management In The Data Science Environment

  • Project Leadership (Traditional And Agile), Scrum, Kanban, Design Thinking, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Management Methodology, Process Models, Project Planning And Control, Risk Management, Budget And Cost Control, Milestone Planning, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Communication Management, Quality Management, Change Management, Project Controlling, Time Management, Project Completion And Documentation, Conflict Management, Requirements Management, Agile Coaching, Hybrid Project Management

Method Expertise – Strategy For Data Science

  • Roadmap Creation For Data Science Departments, Consulting And Coaching Up To C-Level At Large Dax Companies, Building Several Data Science Departments And Companies, Strategic Planning And Implementation, Competitive Analysis, Market And Trend Analyses, Company Development, Innovation Management, Business Model Development, Transformation Management, Analytical Support For Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Kpi Definition And Monitoring, Swot Analysis, Risk Analysis And Assessment, Benchmarking

Method Expertise – Communication

  • Presentation, Moderation, Conversation Techniques, Workshop Facilitation, Analytics Storytelling, Support With Hiring

Method Expertise – Process Management

  • Process Analysis, Process Mining, Process Optimization And Simulation, Transformation Processes From Reporting To Analytics And Then To A Data Science Company, Implementation Of Best Practices, Interface Management, Quality Management, Performance Measurement, Risk And Compliance Management

Method Expertise – Architecture And Role Concepts

  • Building Data Processes, Building Data Science Architectures Including Role Concepts, Full Automation Including Model Historization

It Competence – Analytics/Reporting Tools

  • Python (Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Tensorflow, Pytorch, Keras, Pyspark, Streamlite, Dash, Flask), R (R-Studio, Tinn R, Shiny, Knitr), Sas Eg, Sas Forecast Studio, Sas Enterprise Miner, Sas Ci, Sas Di, Sas Ma, Sas Mo, Sas Visual Analytics, Sas Workload, Spss Statistics, Spss Modeler, Statistica – Data Miner, Rapid Miner, Stata, Data, Amos, Excel Solver, Excel Monte Carlo, Excel Bootstrapping, Portrait Uplift, Delta Master, Knime, Portrait Miner, Smartpls, Ms Project, Google Cloud, Google Analytics, Google Big Query, Tealium, Responsys, Intelliad, Adobe Sitecatalyst, Vertexai, Qlik, Powerbi With Daxstudio, Tableau, Llm (Bert, Llama2, Gpt4), Gpower, Databricks, Looker, Aws, Snowflake, H2o.Ai

It Competence – Programming Languages

  • Python, R, Sas Base, Spss Syntax, Stata, Sql, Plsql, Vba, Bayesx, C++, Java, Html, Javascript, Matlab

It Competence – Applications

  • Jira, Confluence, Git(Hub), Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, Cloud Run, Airflow, Kubeflow, Trello, Jenkins, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Bitbucket, Azure Devops, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Jupyter Notebook, Vs Code, Pycharm

It Competence – Databases

  • Sql/ No-Sql Databases, Azure, Aws, Biqquery, Google Cloud, Snowflake, (Gcp), Oracle, Sap Bw/Isu, Mysql, Hadoop, Teradata, Dbeaver, Microsoft Sql Server, Db Visualizer, Ms Access, Mongodb, Postgresql, Cassandra, Gis, Mariadb, Ibm Db2, Sqlite, Clickhouse

It Competence – Other

  • Ms Office, Pc#Tv, Datev, Axciom, Infas

Industry Expertise

  • Insurance (Direct And Traditional), Retail (Department Stores, Retail, E-Commerce), Consumer Products, Energy, Health, Financial Services (Retail Banking, Direct Banking, Automotive Banks), Telecommunications, Industry, Automotive, Real Estate, Media (Broadcasting, Online, Publishers), Public Authorities And Associations, Transport/Tourism, Logistics, Pharmaceutical Industry, Education, Food Industry, Public Administration, Financial Technology (Fintech), Insurance And Financial Technology (Insurtech), It Services, Start-Ups

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Latin
Advanced
French
Elementary
Russian
Elementary

Education

Oct 2003 - Oct 2005

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Diplom-Kaufmann, honors degree · Business Administration · Frankfurt, Germany · 1.3

Oct 2002 - Apr 2006

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Master of Science in Statistics, honors degree · Statistics · Munich, Germany · 1.3

Apr 2001 - Mar 2002

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

University certificate in Statistics · Statistics · Munich, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

Data Protection Certification

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 14
Experience in Education 24.5 y
Avg length 6 y 2 m
Longest experience 23 y 7 m

Expertise

Recent roles Data Scientist & ML Engineer, Founder and Head, Head of Digital Solutions
Main industries Education, Professional Services, Healthcare
Main business areas Business Intelligence, Research and Development, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

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Philipp is based in Munich, Germany.

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Latin (Advanced), French (Elementary), Russian (Elementary).

Philipp has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Data Scientist & ML Engineer, Founder and Head, Head of Digital Solutions.

Philipp's most recent position is Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH.

In recent years, Philipp has worked for Data-Science Factory GmbH, Statistik-Institut, IMSP – Institut für Marktforschung, and Statistik und Prognose.

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Education, Healthcare, and Government and Administration. Philipp also has some experience in Professional Services, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Strategy. Philipp also has some experience in Marketing, Sales, and Information Technology.

Philipp has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Government and Administration, and Professional Services.

Philipp has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Strategy.

Philipp holds a Master in Statistics from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a Master in Politics, History and Philosophy.

Philipp has 1 certificate: Data Protection Certification.

Philipp is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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