Canva Experts in Germany

• Designed and moderated a NIS2 preparation workshop for RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH and its IT service provider Catuno GmbH. Together with executive management and IT leadership, the current status was assessed, an initial GAP analysis was conducted and areas for action were prioritized based on ISO 27001.
• Developed an ISO-27001-based regulatory framework (ISMS) for NIS2 compliance, including a structured current/target GAP analysis, targeted improvement of the security maturity level and preparation of the organization for NIS2 audit readiness.

• Planning and concept development for building a new business model, including structuring and implementing business processes.
• Coordination and management of external service providers as well as interface management.
• Introduction and implementation of new digital tools and processes to optimize operational workflows.

Goal: Future readiness and succession readiness

• Business model assessment: Conducting Business Model Canva workshops to assess the current business model and understand collaboration (3 areas)
• Systemic structural and cultural pattern analysis & role clarification: Conducting employee interviews to clarify responsibilities, interfaces, and decision-making logic in depth.
• Strategy operationalization: Breaking down the company's strategy, mission, and vision into concrete principles and operational goals that can be lived in everyday work.
• Establishment of a feedback system

Sub-project lead in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

• Leading a software development team with 10 employees
• Budget responsibility approx. 3 million euros per year
• Conducting employee and job interviews
• Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
• Digitalization of a web interface
• Regular reporting to customers and stakeholders (C-level)
• Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to guide product development
• Structuring product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
• Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
• Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector incl. knowledge of regulatory processes
• Formulating the sub-project charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
• Controlling service delivery according to the project charter
• Planning and controlling human resources including budget planning for the sub-project
• Ensuring the work capacity of the sub-project participants, e.g. by requesting access rights and documents for the sub-project team
• Planning and control for the respective sub-project (time, scope, budget) including the creation of necessary documents
• Alignment with the business department and Product Owners to plan the sub-project scope and the corresponding implications
• Executing milestone planning according to the agreed process model
• Effort estimation and support of sub-project controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
• Reporting sub-project status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
• Analyzing, preparing, and addressing action and decision requirements
• Escalating sub-project issues to the project management
• Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
• Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (time, scope, and budget)
• Implementation management of the overarching guidelines and requirements in the sub-project, supported by cross-functional roles on the functional and technical side.
• Identifying, managing, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across sub-projects
• Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
• Preparing and managing commissioning including the required documents and protection needs assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the full-stack area (7 people)

• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Implementation of the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (product backlog, sprint backlog, burndown charts), metrics, as well as conducting required training in an agile IT environment
• Preparation of Scrum events such as Daily, retrospectives, Review, Sprint planning, estimation, and refinement (agile way of working)
• Moderation of retrospectives and elimination of obstacles to move the team and product forward
• Preparation of action items and retros via whiteboard and Figma
• Application and improvement of agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
• Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
• Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
• Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creation of filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up cycle time
• Use of Jira & Confluence
• Setting up a progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual efforts for user stories
• Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "velocity", "burn-down chart", "throughput", "costs", "quality", "scope"
• Evaluation of agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
• Communication and moderation know-how
• Methodological competence proven in conflict discussions

Most mid-sized companies already have their numbers. What is missing is the translation: a dashboard with forty tiles does not answer a single question that is actually asked in management.

Analysis

• Evaluation of existing data with Python and SQL
• Checking data quality and methodology before making a statement
• The result is an analysis that leads toward a concrete decision

Preparation

• Reports in Power BI and Tableau
• Interactive calculators and visualizations on the web
• Presentations and specialist texts for customers, sales and the public
• Analysis and communication from one source — that

• Leading and coordinating the sales team (3 people)
• Building (digital) processes, KPIs, and controlling in sales
• Negotiating terms and planning marketing partnerships with key accounts
• Creating forecasts and setting up a CRM system

• Designing UX for a B2B AI SaaS platform covering the full software development lifecycle, including an orchestration transparency panel showing users which AI model is active at each stage, reducing AI opacity and building user trust in multi-model workflows.

• Planning, optimization, and analysis of SEA and Meta campaigns
• Planning and execution of automations and mailings
• Optimization of landing pages (funnel, structure, copy, image)
• Creation of creatives, media plans, and reports
• Planning and support for the move to server-side tracking

• Available for interim assignments as Interim HR Director, Interim Head of HR, Interim CHRO, as well as HR transformation and project assignments; nationwide and pan-European, open to all industries.
• Focus: HR Strategy, organizational development, post-merger integration from Day 1, HR digitalization, performance management, building and scaling HR organizations.

project-based mandate

• Responsibility for marketing, growth, and market expansion strategies for several supplement brands
• Planning and execution of marketing, content, and promotional measures to increase visibility, reach, and revenue
• Building, scaling, and optimizing international sales channels via Shopify, Walmart, eBay, TikTok Shop, Kaufland, Rakuten, EMAG, etc.
• Coordination of product launches, rebranding initiatives, and optimization of brand positioning
• Creation and alignment of product, content, and campaign briefs for different target groups, markets, and platforms
• Managing collaboration with external partners, fulfillment, logistics, marketplace, and distribution partners
• Coordination of product information, claims, platform requirements, and approval processes for international markets
• Analysis of digital performance metrics to identify growth and optimization potential

Project coordination for the development of an automated team performance analysis based on WordPress and Gravity Forms. Responsible for coordination between the client, design, and technology, defining requirements, managing implementation, quality assurance of the content, and supporting testing and go-live through to the successful completion of the digital analysis and reporting tool.

• AI-generated content & design human review

• Created marketing content including videos, graphics for marketing and sales activities
• Developed content strategies using Adobe Creative Cloud tools for course promotion
• Additionally worked on content as director, producer and script writer
• Set up KPIs for online marketing, then analyzed analytics and engagement

• Planning and managing cross-media marketing and content projects for a provider in the high-end designer and luxury furniture space
• Developing and improving the customer journey for a design- and luxury-oriented target group
• Managing external service providers as well as internal campaign and content processes
• Responsible for customer communication and service processes in the premium segment