Thore Fahrtmann - Data & AI Consultant for Databricks

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Hanover, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2026 - Present

2 months

Hanover, Germany

Data & AI Consultant

ContiTech GmbH

Consultancy Databricks Lakehouse Platform Architecture
Migration of existing manufacturing data services to Databricks. Existing services are running on various platforms & tools and are unified on target platform
Implementation of new Data & AI use cases on Databricks platform (e.g. connecting new systems, building AI Agent prototypes, …)

Tech Stack: Databricks, Azure, PySpark, Python

Jan 2026 - Present

8 months

Hanover, Germany

Data Consultant

Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG

Consultancy Microsoft Power Platform
Harmonization and standardization of existing Power Platform applications. Existing Apps are edited to meet new company style guide and governance requirements.
Implementation of new Microsoft Power Platform Apps (Power Apps, Power Automate, …)

Tech Stack: Microsoft Power Platform

Nov 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

Instructor Data Analytics & Data Engineering

MSIT GmbH

Data Analytics & Engineering live sessions & content development for the German market
Teaching & Content Development for Python, Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark) & ETL/ELT

Sep 2024 - Jun 2026

1 year 10 months

Hanover, Germany

Data & AI Engineer

ContiTech GmbH

Setup & design of Manufacturing & Engineering domain data model for Analytics & AI. The Lakehouse integrates related (streaming) data sources across plants.
Consulting & (Proof-of-concept) development of Data & AI use cases in manufacturing plants worldwide (e.g., IIOT Edge Platform, Energy Usage Optimization, Mixing Optimization, Maintenance Chatbots)
Global rollouts of end-to-end Data & AI solutions
Conduction of global workshops to identify use cases, synergies and to scale solutions across plants

Tech Stack: Databricks, Azure, PySpark, Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, MQTT

Apr 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year 5 months

Hanover, Germany

Data Engineering & Analytics Consultant

Continental AG

Data Warehousing projects for IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Product Owner for IT Infrastructure Analytics solution
Migration and extension of on-premises data warehouse solution to cloud solution for IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity. The solution integrates data from 30+ sources, provides standard reports and capabilities for Self-Service Reporting.

Tech Stack: Redshift, AWS, Python, SQL, Matillion ETL, Dremio, Data Vault 2.0

May 2022 - Mar 2023

11 months

Omaha, United States

Data Engineer

Tenaska Inc.

Built data pipelines for Analytics and AI purposes
Migration of on-premises data warehouse to enterprise cloud data warehouse
Geospatial application development for the approximation and visualization of the natural gas pipeline system and the capacity utilization of individual sections.

Tech Stack: Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure, SQL Server, SSIS, Python, Tableau

May 2021 - May 2022

1 year 1 month

Data Analytics Consultant

Univativ GmbH

Data projects for Volkswagen AG and Enercity GmbH during study abroad
Implemented end-to-end data pipelines to monitor, historize and visualize project management data. Automation saved ~10h of manual labor per week.
Implemented a data product to estimate and visualize energy consumption in geospatial areas. With the solution gas consumption, hotspots and irregularities can be identified.

Tech Stack: Python, PowerBI, PostgreSQL, Tableau

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

7 months

Braunschweig, Germany

Data Analyst

Siemens Mobility GmbH

Data Analytics for sensor data from freight trains in a project with Deutsche Bahn AG
Developed a data mart for sensor data to determine and analyze loading and unloading events in specific areas of interest (e.g., ports or steel mills)
Built dashboards to monitor sensor quality and release enhancements

Tech Stack: PostgreSQL, Tableau

Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

7 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Data Analyst

Porsche AG

Technical project member for manufacturing reporting
Created end-to-end data pipelines and visualizations for manufacturing data mart
Developed real-time reporting for management with threshold alerting and forecasting. Solution allows management to react fast to operational issues.

Tech Stack: SQL Server, QlikSense, Python

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 10 months

Wolfsburg, Germany

IT Project Management

Volkswagen AG

IT Project Management in a co-innovation project with SAP for the development of a cloud-based procurement system based on SAP S/4HANA
Requirements Management & Project documentation in JIRA & Confluence
Test Management for the subproject Online Negotiation Tool

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing, Education, Energy, and Utilities.

Information Technology

Automotive

Manufacturing

Education

Energy

Utilities

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Operations.

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Procurement

Quality Assurance

Operations

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

University of Nebraska

M.Sc. · Management Information Systems · Omaha, United States

Oct 2019 - Aug 2021

TU Braunschweig

M.Sc. · Business Informatics · Braunschweig, Germany

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

Missouri State University

Computer Information Systems · Springfield, United States

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner

Databricks Data Engineer Professional

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Information Technology 5 y

Avg length 1 y

Longest experience 1 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Data & AI Consultant, Data Consultant, Instructor Data Analytics & Data Engineering

Main industries Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing

Main business areas Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 3

Profile

Created

August 2026

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Thore is based in Hanover, Germany.

Thore speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Thore has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Thore has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Thore may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Thore would be well-suited for roles such as: Data & AI Consultant, Data Consultant, Instructor Data Analytics & Data Engineering.

Thore's most recent position is Data & AI Consultant at ContiTech GmbH.

In recent years, Thore has worked for ContiTech GmbH, Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG, MSIT GmbH, Continental AG, and Tenaska Inc..

Thore is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Manufacturing. Thore also has some experience in Education, Utilities, and Energy.

Thore is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management. Thore also has some experience in Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Operations.

Thore has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Education.

Thore has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Project Management.

Thore holds a Master in Management Information Systems from University of Nebraska, a Master in Business Informatics from TU Braunschweig and a Bachelor in Economics from Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Thore has 3 certificates. These include: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner, and Databricks Data Engineer Professional.

Thore is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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