ASCII Experts in Germany
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David Kaselow
Last position:
IT Business Analyst at REWE digital
LOIS is the central integration platform that enables the processes between all REWE applications across the entire supply chain. As an IT Business Engineer, I support the NEO program in renewing the logistics integration platform "LOIS" for REWE and Penny in Germany and Europe.
Luca Pacor
Last position:
ERP Program Manager at Fiserv
The client is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. All SAP ECC landscapes worldwide are being migrated to SAP S/4HANA, with the goal of introducing a global standard template.
The program also includes the migration and modernization initiative "RISE with SAP", which may involve migrating selected country installations to the SAP Private Cloud.
On the stakeholder side, the program's reporting line extends up to the company's board and the implementation partner's board.
Fiserv Germany's ERP landscape currently includes several non-standard SAP tools and applications that extend the ECC environment's functionality and often integrate with downstream systems. As part of the move to SAP S/4HANA, it is essential to assess the core functionality, integration points, and future viability of these applications to determine their alignment with the target architecture.
The focus of the role is to provide expert advice and assessment to define the scope, strategy, and roadmap for migrating Fiserv Germany's SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA.
SAP's recommended best practices are followed, and a structured approach is used to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption while maximizing business value.
This assessment forms the basis for a successful SAP S/4HANA transformation, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, regulatory compliance, and future scalability.
Migration strategy definition – evaluating available transition approaches based on business objectives, technical feasibility, and SAP best practices.
Technical readiness assessment – conducting a system analysis to assess compatibility, custom code impact, data volume management, integration points, and infrastructure readiness for SAP S/4HANA.
Business process impact analysis – reviewing the latest business process documentation to define the scope and effort needed to implement required functions in SAP S/4HANA and identify process optimization opportunities.
Roadmap for non-SAP systems and applications – evaluating third-party and legacy applications for SAP S/4HANA integration and recommending consolidation, migration, or replacement strategies.
Deployment & implementation planning – defining a phased rollout approach, including project timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and key milestones aligned with business priorities.
The transformation is carried out in phases: the discovery phase leads to the explore phase, which then leads to the design phase and finally to the implementation phase.
Program management
Change management
Requirements management
Transition management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Comprehensive coordination
André Görst
Last position:
IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management at T-Systems (on assignment for government agencies)
- Projects for federal networks (NdB).
- CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
- Data center planning.
- Project management and engineering subproject management.
- Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.
Hellmuth V. Künsberg
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect / Team Coordinator at Provider of system solutions in the field of electric drives
- Analysis and inventory of a system consisting of 2 control units
- Creation and derivation of the static software architecture
- Optimization and standardization of structures for model-based control
- Creation of the dynamic software architecture
- Development of improvement proposals in workshops with the customer
Ben Spouse
Last position:
Data Engineer/ ETL Developer at Deutsche Bahn
- Developed data extraction from PostgreSQL with Talend ETL tool
- Developed SQL/PL SQL scripts and views as required for ETL process
- Used the GIT repository together with the existing CI/CD process for testing and production deployment
- Created and updated multiple complex ETL jobs for mapping tarif data into SQLite files for the Input Pool
- Extracted and transformed source data via an H2 DB into SQLite for MT and ticket machines
- Collaborated closely with requirements engineers and data managers in an Agile environment
Detlev Neumann
Last position:
Migration from MapInfo to QGIS at City Region Aachen, Environmental Office
Redesign and implementation using Python.
- Technologies: Python 2.7, QGIS 2.6, Qt, MapInfo/MapBasic
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Statistics of experts using ASCII
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
33 years
Position duration
1 years
Positions per freelancer
30
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Energy
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
50%
Master's degree or higher
25%
Doctorate
25%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using ASCII
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
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About the technology
What ASCII is
ASCII, short for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a basic character encoding for English text, control codes, and machine-readable text exchange. It still matters in systems that handle logs, command lines, file formats, network protocols, and legacy integrations.
Where it appears
- Text processing and data import/export
- Protocols, headers, and control characters
- Legacy software and mainframe interfaces
- Validation rules for plain text files
- Tooling for terminals, scripting, and parsers
Common related terms
People also search for US-ASCII or 7-bit ASCII, especially when they need strict plain-text behavior. Strong professionals understand where ASCII ends and where extended encodings such as ISO-8859-1, UTF-8, or Windows-1252 begin, and they know how to avoid silent text corruption.
Typical expert work
Companies bring in freelance specialists when systems fail on non-ASCII characters, when file exchanges break between tools, or when protocol fields need exact character handling. In Germany, this often comes up in international IT environments where English-language system text, supplier interfaces, and legacy applications must work together cleanly.
What strong professionals do
- Trace encoding issues through apps, scripts, and interfaces
- Define safe validation rules for plain-text inputs
- Fix conversion problems between ASCII and Unicode text
- Review data pipelines for hidden character loss
- Document edge cases for operations and support teams
Why companies hire them
ASCII problems are small on the surface and expensive in practice. A strong specialist spots byte-level issues early, explains the impact clearly, and keeps systems predictable across terminals, APIs, batch jobs, and old file formats. That is valuable when stability matters more than novelty.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about ASCII.
ASCII is used for plain text, control characters, and older interfaces that expect a strict 7-bit character set. It still shows up in logs, terminal output, network protocols, file names, and validation rules where exact text handling matters.
A company usually needs an ASCII specialist when text breaks after a system change, when imported files contain unexpected characters, or when a protocol rejects input. This is common in legacy environments, integration projects, and support work around older tools.
ASCII is much smaller and only covers basic English characters and control codes, while UTF-8 covers global text and keeps ASCII-compatible values for common characters. Most modern systems use UTF-8, but ASCII still matters when a tool, protocol, or file format is strict about plain text.
In practice, US-ASCII and 7-bit ASCII are used to mean the same core character set. The difference usually appears in documentation or standards wording, not in day-to-day implementation work.
A strong ASCII freelancer should also understand Unicode, UTF-8, encodings such as ISO-8859-1, and text handling in shells, scripting languages, and parsing tools. Knowledge of protocols, regular expressions, and data validation is often important too.
Often not. ASCII work is frequently remote because the task is usually analysis, troubleshooting, or specification review. On-site collaboration can help when the issue sits inside local infrastructure, a regulated environment, or an older internal system.
Look for someone who can explain exactly where characters change, how they verify byte-level behavior, and how they prevent the same problem from returning. A solid ASCII specialist gives clear examples, checks edge cases, and works well with logs, sample files, and protocol traces.
Typical deliverables for ASCII work include encoding audits, fix recommendations, validation rules, interface notes, and tested conversion steps. In some cases the output is a short technical guide for support or operations teams so the behavior stays consistent.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects is 111 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 886 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects, 50% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 25% hold at least a Master's degree, and 25% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects have 33 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1 year.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (50%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (83%), and Energy (83%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used ASCII in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (83%).
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