GDPR Experts in Berlin

Andreas Rühl

Principal Consultant Information Security

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Freelance Consultant for Information Security at A-R-C Andreas Rühl Consulting

Development and implementation of tailored information security strategies
Introduction and further development of ISMS according to ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, and other standards
Risk management and creation of security concepts
Consulting for KRITIS, PCI DSS, TISAX, and VdS 3473/10000
Building and improving security organizations
Creation and implementation of guidelines, policies, work instructions, and process descriptions
Audit support and certification preparation
Conducting trainings, workshops, and awareness campaigns
Selection and consulting on the introduction of IT security solutions such as SIEM, DLP, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and encryption technologies
Conducting penetration tests and vulnerability analyses
Consulting on the selection, integration, and management of security architectures in complex IT environments
Consulting on ITSM and managed security services and SOC
Leading and managing complex projects to improve information security
Process analysis, optimization, and management according to ITIL, ISO 27001, and cybernetics
Introduction and quality assurance of management, documentation, and knowledge management systems
Support in complying with regulatory information security requirements (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, GMP, KRITIS)
Development and implementation of risk analysis procedures
Organizing initial response, forensic investigations, and organizational measures in the event of security incidents
Designing and running targeted workshops on topics such as ISMS, IT risks, and current threat scenarios
Awareness campaigns to promote security culture in companies
Special trainings on ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, KRITIS, and other relevant standards
Simulations and exercises to prepare for information security incidents
Interim management for leading information security projects or IT security organizations
Taking on the role of an external CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Support in developing and implementing IT security and corporate strategies
Coaching and mentoring of managers in the field of information security
Building and leading security departments as well as recruiting and qualifying employees
Temporary assumption of management responsibility in critical situations

Piet Quade

Managing Partner

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IT Project Manager at no release

Industry: Publishing, media Project management for the concept of a RAG-based archive access solution: a secure on-prem or hybrid compute architecture for LLM and embedding operations, pipeline for transcription and automatic tagging, semantic search across audio and video archives. Use case evaluation and make-or-buy together with editorial team, archive, and legal department, taking into account copyright, broadcasting law, and the AI Act. Differentiator: practical LLM infrastructure experience from two own productive platforms combined with C-level program management in regulated industries.

Rashi Jain

Product designer

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Design Consultant at Valutics Inc.

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.

Alexander Zhirov

Senior Data Architect & Data Engineer

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Senior Data Solutions Engineer at VMware Inc.

Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.

Pierre Bernard

Senior Engineering Manager

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Senior Engineering Manager at Audibene GmbH

Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Product Owner to define functional and technical requirements
Quarterly Roadmap definition with Executives and Product Owner
Fix bug and develop new features in Go and Typescript
Manage and mentor full stack engineering team
System Design in a micro-service environment
Guarantee application security
Improve engineering efficiency and deliverable quality
Support automation with agentic-AI workflow
Achievements:
Improved security and data privacy awareness in the team with workshops around best practices, security measures and attacks types
Conceptualized, designed and successfully released a new real-time chat application for our partners improving partner/company relationship and collaboration efficiency in Go and Typescript
Reduced meeting hours for engineers by restructuring projects preparation workflow in collaboration with product team

Maarten Van Der Most

Managing Director

Glienicke/Nordbahn

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Managing Director at House of Code

Led the end-to-end transformation of a 125+-person development organization, driving full operational integration into the Aviv Group within nine months
Overhauled finance, HR, IT, and facilities by establishing scalable frameworks and modern governance models
Introduced structured budgeting and cashflow processes, job leveling, and compensation frameworks to build transparency, accountability, and sustainable growth
Implemented complete financial restructuring with a strategic budgeting process aligned to group objectives
Re-engineered and operationalized HR functions, establishing modern talent management and organizational development processes
Formalized nearshore vendor management by fully integrating partners and processes into Aviv Group’s operational framework
Scaled IT infrastructure and support capabilities, significantly extending helpdesk services
Instituted clear on-call and overtime regulations for nearshore partners to enhance service reliability and cost predictability
Directed facilities and real estate management to ensure productive and efficient work environments
Achieved a cohesive and accountable subsidiary fully aligned with Aviv’s strategy

Anshita Srivastava

Data & Analytics Professional

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Business Intelligence Developer and Data Analyst at Deloitte Consulting

Specialize in turning complex data from diverse environments into actionable business value through compelling visual storytelling. I am an expert in generating actionable insights and presenting recommendations to business stakeholders. My technical proficiency in SQL, Python, and leading data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI allows me to deliver a new generation of self-service tools and analytics services.

Data Visualization & Storytelling: Created impactful data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau and Power BI, effectively communicating findings and presenting actionable recommendations to C-suite stakeholders and business leaders.
Stakeholder Management: Built effective working relationships with key business stakeholders, data engineers, and other partners to achieve common data-driven goals and targets.
Insights & Recommendations: Generated actionable insights from complex data analysis for funnel conversion, marketing performance, and ROI, directly influencing business performance and strategy.
Data Collaboration & Empowerment: Worked closely with cross-functional teams to support the ongoing data needs of internal partners, helping to optimize internal data processes and workflows.
BI & Data Expertise: Applied extensive experience in data modeling, data collection, data mining, and analysis to deliver end-to-end analytical solutions from stakeholder discovery to production.

Rosalina Loclair

Interim & freelance HR/ Culture and Transformation Consultant

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Interim & freelance HR/ Culture and Transformation Consultant at Rosalina Loclair Business Advisory

Act as a senior People & Transformation advisor to startups and mid-sized companies, leading restructuring, HR operating model redesign, and digital HR initiatives end-to-end.
Drive HRIS/ATS selection and implementation (incl. Personio, Greenhouse, etc.), process design, stakeholder alignment, and internal communication to ensure adoption and measurable operational impact.
Advise executives on workforce planning, labour law considerations, organisational structure, and decision-making mechanisms during change and growth phases.
Build pragmatic recruiting strategies for critical roles (incl. AI/Tech), improving sourcing approach, funnel quality, and hiring velocity.
Selected projects:
Marley Spoon SE: supported a major restructuring process, advising on labor law and workforce planning.
Promedio GmbH/Osteopro: HR digitalisation, HRIS implementation, and launch of a modern corporate website (cross-functional transformation).
Journee GmbH: advised on tech recruiting and talent strategy for senior AI profiles.
PTW Europa GmbH: first HRIS implementation, process design, and internal comms.
Focus areas: HR Strategy, Digital HR Transformation, HRIS/ATS implementation, Change Management, Restructuring, Recruiting, and Future Skills (AI in HR).

Natalia Abisso

Independent Fractional Sales & Business Development Consultant

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Independent Fractional Sales & Business Development Consultant at Studio Abisso

Design, optimize, and manage the full B2B sales cycle, from lead generation and qualification through pipeline management, sales conversations, negotiations, and closing.
Align sales and marketing activities to improve market reach and lead quality.
Translate complex technical products into commercial assets that support positioning, sales conversations, and deal progression.

Steffen Seitz

Senior Technical PM, CRM Core Experience & AI

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Senior Technical PM, CRM Core Experience & AI at Propstack GmbH (Scout24 S.E.)

Built a JTBD-based prioritization framework for 3,000+ accumulated feature requests, identified 27 broker jobs, validated 8 through 25 user interviews, and used the resulting job map as a live prioritization filter for all incoming channels (Upvoty, CSAT, consulting tickets).
Responsible for the Scout24 Lighthouse initiative: Document Intelligence with full RAG architecture (semantic chunking, bge-m3 embeddings, pgvector, BM25+Dense hybrid retrieval).
Reduced lead time of customer feature requests to 3.1 days through code analysis, ticket specification, and independent implementation using a coding agent (Codex).
Developed an LLM-based support agent (GPT-4o mini, Codex-generated merge requests) that reduced 3rd-level escalations from 40% to 5% of all monthly tickets.
Integrated six partners through technical coordination, specification, backlog and release management, and led seven full stack developers.
Eliminated regulatory exposure for brokers in six weeks through risk analysis (BGH ruling on distance selling/GDPR), new audit features, and coordination with legal and data protection officers.

Hamza Khan

Academic Research Contributor in Health Sector (Volunteer)

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Academic Research Contributor in Health Sector (Volunteer)

Acted as technical consultant to optimize multi-layer ensemble models combining ResNet, CNN-BiGRU-Attention, and XGBoost.
Guided implementation of a Logistic Regression meta-learner to solve class imbalance problems, achieving 92.86% accuracy and 0.9644 AUC on PTB-XL and Chapman-Shaoxing datasets.

Alexandro Lahmann

Senior Project Manager - RIS & PACS Replacement

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Senior Project Manager - RIS & PACS Replacement

Replacement of a RIS and PACS system in combination with three different software solutions, with a focus on redesigning and further developing existing processes.
Ensuring the interaction of the individual solutions and their integration into one overall solution to provide optimal support for medical staff in their daily work.
Overall project management including coordination of three service providers.
Use of technologies and solutions such as RIS, PACS, Smart Reporting, and Artificial Intelligence.
Leading the RIS & PACS replacement in a hospital.
Support with the communication strategy.
Coordination of external and internal resources.
Stakeholder management.
Steering of steering committees.

Jan Krol

Data Expert

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Data Expert at Manufacturing

Mathias Wilhelm

Development of an AI-driven social media automation for identifying topics, generating text, and publishing content

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Implementation of an on-premise OCR solution with information extraction at Mindhopper GmbH

Insurance service provider*

Challenge: Business-critical documents were processed through external OCR providers, with ongoing costs, dependency, and data privacy risks for sensitive insurance data.

Implementation:

Architecture and production implementation of an on-premise OCR solution with full data ownership
Methods for recognizing document structures as the basis for automated further processing
ML-, NLP-, and LLM/VLM-based information extraction, especially from invoices and quotations

Success: Replaced external providers: full data ownership, GDPR-compliant processing, and 75% lower recurring OCR costs per year

Used technologies: Python, Docker, Microservices, FastAPI, PyTorch, Torchvision, MongoDB, MySQL

Paul Karnowka

Program Manager – Multi-Project Operational Stabilization (Operational Excellence)