Data Visualization Experts in Munich

Ursula Helfer

Product Owner | Scrum Master | Finance Expert

Last position:

Subproject Lead & Scrum Master at DB Energie

Subproject management 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 clients and stakeholders (C-level)
Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to steer product development
Designing product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define 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 including knowledge of regulatory processes
Formulating the subproject charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
Steering performance delivery according to the project charter
Planning and steering human resources including budget planning for the subproject
Ensuring the working capacity of subproject participants, e.g., by requesting access rights and documents for the subproject team
Planning and steering for the respective subproject (Time, Scope, Budget) including the creation of necessary documents
Coordinating with the department and Product Owners to plan the subproject scope and the corresponding implications
Conducting milestone planning according to the agreed process model
Effort estimation and support of subproject controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
Reporting subproject status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
Analyzing, preparing, and addressing needs for action and decisions
Escalating subproject issues to project management
Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (Time, Scope, and Budget)
Steering the implementation of cross-cutting specifications and requirements in the subproject, supported by cross-functional roles on the business and technical side.
Identifying, steering, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across subprojects
Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
Preparing and steering commissioning including required documents and protection requirements assessment

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

Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
Introducing the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Charts), metrics, and conducting required training in an agile IT environment
Preparing Scrum events such as Daily, Retrospectives, Review, Sprint Planning, Estimation, and Refinement (agile way of working)
Facilitating retrospectives and removing impediments to drive the team and product forward
Preparing action points and retros via Whiteboard and Figma
Applying and improving 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, creating filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up Cycle Time
Using Jira & Confluence
Setting up progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual effort for user stories
Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "Velocity", "Burn-Down Chart", "Throughput", "Costs", "Quality", "Scope"
Evaluating agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
Communication and moderation know-how
Proven methodological competence in conflict resolution discussions

Michael Berninger

Product Design & Design Systems Expert | Helping Startups and Companies Transform Ideas into Scalable Products

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Senior Product Designer at Awake Mobility GmbH

Spearheaded efforts to enhance product consistency and achieve significantly better usability, ensuring a more intuitive experience
Partnered with the founders to define a new go-to-market strategy through product discovery
Directed the process of creating a new company website from concept and wireframes to design and final implementation in Webflow
Responsive Webdesign
WCAG
Corporate Branding
Product Discovery
MVP
Product Design
User Experience
Rapid Prototyping

Philipp Grunert

Machine Learning & Data Engineer

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Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH

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

Ines Lukin

Sr UX/UI Designer (B2B, SaaS) Code-First Prototyping

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UX designer for AI products at freelance

Designing AI-first workflows that integrate AI into existing product experiences
Developing UX concepts for prompt management, reusable and combined prompt workflows, tagging, search and information organisation
Creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity interfaces in Figma
Defining reusable UI patterns, components and interaction logic for scalable products
Exploring human-AI interaction patterns with emphasis on user control, transparency and manageable cognitive load
Translating product requirements and technical constraints into developer-ready UX/UI specifications

Matthias Voit

Senior Frontend Developer & Architect

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Senior Frontend Developer / Technical Web Architect – Consent Management

Project for a leading German email and cloud service provider: As Senior Frontend Developer and Technical Web Architect, I developed an international, multi-tenant white-label consent management layer for several brands.

Main tasks:

Architecture and implementation with Vue 3, TypeScript, and Vite
Development of automated tests with Vitest and Playwright
Creation of brand-specific CMP configurations, CSS themes, i18n structures, and vendor settings
Implementation of the playout and initialization logic as well as backend integration
technical decision support, project and code documentation

Impact: Replacement of external CMP solutions with a reusable and long-term maintainable in-house base for several international brands and rollouts.

Technologies: Vue 3, TypeScript, Vite, Vitest, Playwright, IAB TCF, Google Additional Consent, i18n, Git, CI/CD.

Tezcan Dilshener

Solution Architect / Project Manager

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Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association

Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions

Mirza Klimenta

Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project

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Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project at Freelance

Created a multi-agentic system supported by a knowledge graph to automate drafting of research papers
Used multiple experts (OpenAI models) collaborating during document drafting
Extracted useful information from the knowledge graph
Technologies: LangChain, LangGraph, Smolagents, LlamaIndex, dspy
Infrastructure: Terraform and GitHub Actions (CI/CD) on AWS
Deployed initial application as a Streamlit app

Christiane Neher

Management Consultant

Last position:

Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting

Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:

Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters

Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:

Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX

Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:

Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management

Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:

Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)

Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:

Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level

Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:

Analysis of current challenges
Definition of overarching goals
Development of a proposal for a new team structure
Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy

Suyash Shaha

Business Data Science Intern

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Data Analyst - Reporting & Analytics at SIXT SE

Developed & maintained customer analytical reporting solutions to identify revenue trends, performance drivers, risks & optimization opportunities to ensure data driven decision making across Sales, Finance, Product, Data Engineering & Controlling.
Defined & analyzed customer trends & performance metrics to identify root causes behind variances, anomalies & emerging risks across business domains to deliver actionable recommendations.
Developed & owned analytical data models & reporting layers to ensure scalability, performance & analytical robustness to support executive & operational reporting across business domains.
Planned, tracked & executed projects by ensuring adherence to timelines, data accuracy, consistency, deliverables, reliability & data quality standards through rigorous validation & reconciliation processes.
Raised the analytical maturity by formalizing analytical workflows, documenting data processes & standard operating procedures (SOPs) & conducting training sessions to drive adoption of self-service analytics & embed a data driven culture across operational and business teams.
Took ownership of the end-to-end lifecycle roadmap from requirement gathering, collection, transformation, developing robust business logics to data storytelling & stakeholder delivery.
Converted complexity into structured clarity by translating requirements & business processes into analytical recommendations to ensure alignment between non-technical & technical stakeholders.
Conducted advanced SQL based analysis of complex business datasets to uncover trends, correlations & performance improvement opportunities.
Drove process automation & efficiency improvements by leveraging Python, SQL optimization & AI assisted tools to reduce processing time & increase reliability across analytical & operational workflows.
Standardized KPI definitions & reporting logic to ensure consistency & trust across reporting solutions.
Developed process monitoring dashboards & analyses to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks & compliance deviations across end-to-end business processes to derive actionable recommendations for process improvement & automation.

Any-Arlene Niyubahwe

Data Analyst · SQL · Python · Tableau · Power BI

Last position:

Co-Founder · Data Engineering & Backend at zirikana (Kirundi Bible Web App) – Civic Technology

Built a Python pipeline that converts lectionary web content into structured daily JSON, applying liturgical-calendar rules for accurate weekday and Sunday coverage.
Shipped a read-only FastAPI REST API with shared Pydantic models and delivered a Kirundi-first web client for browser and mobile use.
Owned the data layer and backend architecture, collaborating closely on system architecture and interfaces while automating refreshes with GitHub Actions and validating the ETL with pytest.
Impact: Created a reliable, API-driven source of truth for daily Bible readings in Kirundi, enabling consistent access to previously unstructured content.

Krithika Chand

Professional Reorientation

Garching

Last position:

Professional Reorientation at Von Rundstedt

Engaged in a structured career development program while strengthening German language proficiency (B1 level) and evaluating opportunities in ADAS/AD systems and requirements engineering.

Rebekka Brandt

Contract Start-Up Operations Lead

Haar

Last position:

Contract Start-Up Operations Lead at Self Employed

Delivered both strategic guidance and hands-on operational support to early-stage start-ups focusing on building, implementing, and scaling business processes in operations, product development, e-commerce and management.
Partnered directly with founders to design and execute customized, best-practice solutions, ensuring the optimization and automation of business processes to drive sustainable growth.
Led end-to-end execution of process optimization and organizational development projects, combining strategic oversight with day-to-day involvement to establish efficient, scalable structures in fast-paced environments.

Yannik Süß

Freelance - IT Data Project Manager

Aschheim

Last position:

Freelance - IT Data Project Manager at Messe München GmbH

Integrated data from various sources into the Datawarehouse using Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring data integrity and optimizing performance
Developed and implemented multiple data visualization solutions in PowerBI, Excel, and Looker Studio, focusing on scalability and efficiency
Managed close stakeholder relationships, ensuring consistent communication and understanding of data needs
Conducted thorough requirement analysis to align with business objectives
Led cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven projects on time

Azadeh Tavassoli

AI Engineer | RAG, AI Agents & Multimodal Systems | Ex-Data Analyst (6+ yrs)

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AI Engineering Fellow at Turing College

Completed an intensive AI Engineering Program focused on LLM evaluation, retrieval, agent orchestration, and multimodal workflows.
Designed retrieval pipelines with document ingestion, semantic search, and citation-aware outputs using LangChain and ChromaDB.
Built LangGraph-based agent workflows with state handling, clarification loops, and human-in-the-loop approval steps.
Applied prompt engineering and evaluation patterns, including scoring logic and guardrails, to improve output quality and reliability.
Worked extensively with Python, FastAPI, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LangGraph, and ChromaDB in end-to-end implementations.

Anadeel Rahman

Startup Founder