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Hervé Teguim

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Data Engineer & MS Fabric Expert

Oberhausen
Hervé Teguim

Last position:

Senior Data Engineer at Schweizerische Post AG

Tools: Fabric, AWS, dbt, Power BI, SQL, DWH, R, Python

  • Supported customers in implementing an architecture design for extracting and preparing data
  • Planned the design and implementation of the BI and DWH platform
  • Ensured the scalability and performance of the data platform
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Sarvesh Lunia

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Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration

Ratingen
Sarvesh Lunia

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Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration at Harz University

  • Created data pipelines and visualization tools to support sustainable energy decision-making
  • Developed insights that could optimize renewable energy deployment and grid integration strategies
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Laurin Hagemann

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Software Architect (Freelance)

Bochum
Laurin Hagemann

Last position:

Software Architect (Freelance) at Care4Sure

  • Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
  • Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.
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Alexander Döring

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Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

Wuppertal
Alexander Döring

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Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at Löwenstein Medical Technology GmbH & Co. KG

  • Overall responsibility for strategic and operational procurement, Procurement Management (11 FTE).
  • Further development of the procurement and procurement organization, including task and role model.
  • Management of cross-functional special projects (e.g. value engineering, design-to-cost).
  • Development and implementation of a holistic sourcing and procurement strategy with a focus on resilience, ESG, de-risking, decoupling and cost performance.
  • Execution of a comprehensive procurement transformation with a new supply chain strategy alignment.
  • Reorganization of the procurement team to improve efficiency through clear role allocation and relief from non-core and non-functional tasks.
  • Professionalization of contract management processes and supplier development programs.
  • Process optimization along the S2C and P2P chain, including standardization and automation in line with MDR (EU Regulation 2017/745), GxP compliance & quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
  • KPI development and optimization of the KPI system for performance and efficiency measurement in critical paths and missing parts.
  • Coaching the team in strategic procurement work, project management and procurement due diligence.
  • Implementation of AI-supported tools for sourcing, spend analysis and inventory management to optimize inventory.
  • Achieved inventory reduction of ~31% through professional inventory management.
  • Management of two cost reduction (cost avoidance) programs with quantified results: ~50% reduction in manufacturing costs for one core component and ~64% reduction in material costs for the successor platform through redesign and category sourcing.
  • Savings in the low double-digit million range versus the baseline.
  • Material groups: contract manufacturing, PCBA, EMS, blower, silicone injection molding, power supplies, batteries, displays, hoses, masks, valves, foams, cables, sensors, wireless modules (2G–5G), telemedicine components, laboratory services.
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Henok Abraham

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Founder and Managing Director

Essen
Henok Abraham

Last position:

Founder and Managing Director at Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting

  • The goal of Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting is to make small and medium-sized companies more competitive by overcoming challenges in digitalization, automation, and data management.

  • Tailored technology, strategy, and specialist consulting designed to meet the individual needs of each company.

  • Analyzing the company's current situation and developing the best possible solution together with the client.

  • Using both agile and classical IT project management methods to deliver projects on time and within budget.

  • Focusing on automating and orchestrating all data flows in a data warehouse to create a unified and standardized data foundation.

  • Considering the dependencies between IT and business to achieve sustainable positive effects.

  • Employing modern strategies and tools specifically tailored to the company's needs.

  • Supporting digitalization, the introduction of agile working methods, and the creation of up-to-date reports and analyses.

  • Objective: streamlining management and enabling well-founded, data-driven decision-making.

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Asım Yurduseven

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist

Essen
Asım Yurduseven

Last position:

Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist at Akbank

  • Setting architectural standards for Informatica Power Center development teams
  • Maintenance-performance-health for DWH (Exadata) environments
  • Qlik Sense / BO reports architectural standards
  • Implementing best practices in ETL tasks
  • Documentation ETL standards on Confluence
  • Dynamic Data Masking rules for GDPR/KVKK regulations by using Informatica DDM tool
  • DWH Data model Power Designer
  • Upgrade Qlik Sense versions
  • Merge all Informatica server's repository databases on one Oracle DB
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Mugisha Enock

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Freelancer Business Data Analyst

Essen
Mugisha Enock

Last position:

Freelancer Business Data Analyst at Study Boundless

  • Manage WordPress websites, ensuring SEO-friendly structures and high-performance functionality
  • Create and optimize Google Ads campaigns, leveraging data to enhance conversion rates and ROI
  • Develop Looker Studio & Power BI dashboards to track customer behavior, sales trends, and digital performance
  • Implement Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics (GA4) to enable precise event tracking and reporting
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Thomas Martin

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Managing Partner, Transformation Consultant

Essen
Thomas Martin

Last position:

Managing Partner, Transformation Consultant at THRIVE8

  • Established and led the Enterprise PMO to increase the growth of a security provider in Germany
  • Introduced SAFe in portfolio configuration to scale production for a security provider in Germany
  • Built ESG performance management and defined KPIs for an energy company in Germany
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Waleed Helmy

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Product Manager - Process Intelligence & BI

Wuppertal
Waleed Helmy

Last position:

Product Manager - Process Intelligence & BI at SAP

  • Primary point of contact for stakeholders (particularly Group Controlling), responsible for the end-to-end Plan-to-Steer process as well as data-driven corporate planning and performance management using SAP Signavio, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), S/4HANA data models, KPI frameworks, reporting, dashboards, self-service BI, and advanced analytics.

  • Accountable for requirements and integration management of group-wide SAP BI solutions, including BI standards, data governance, and architecture guidelines.

  • Contributed to a global BI transformation program (rollouts, key-user trainings, documentation) to strengthen data literacy and drive continuous improvement.

  • Scaled a newly introduced feature from MVP to global rollout within SAP Signavio, reducing customer process modeling time by 40% and increasing NPS from 41 to 63 within two release cycles.

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Damian Kemner

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PMI, Carve-Out & Transformation Lead | Ex-Big 4 Director | Day 1, TSA & Synergy Execution

Bochum
Damian Kemner

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Independent advisory

  • Valuation support; analysis of assets, ownership/intercompany structures, reporting, and asset-transfer issues
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Kilian Kohnen

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Marketing Consultant

Wuppertal
Kilian Kohnen

Last position:

Marketing Consultant at Freelancer

  • Advising and implementing holistic brand & marketing projects
  • Developing targeted campaigns to increase brand awareness and generate leads
  • Analyzing and preparing complex marketing data to derive targeted and actionable recommendations
  • Developing and training specialized AI models focused on branding, marketing, and communication
  • Coordinating and collaborating with external partners to ensure consistent and efficient marketing activities
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Loic Ngansop Njoya

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Development of an app for managing Power Platform components

Bottrop
Loic Ngansop Njoya

Last position:

Development of an app for managing Power Platform components at Hays GmbH

  • Requirements analysis
  • Provisioning of SharePoint sites and permissions
  • Provisioning of SharePoint libraries and lists as data storage
  • Development of the UI with Power Apps
  • Development of automations with Power Automate to transfer data from Power Apps using Dataverse connectors
  • Creation, customization, and management of Power Platform security roles
  • Creation and management of Power Platform pipelines
  • Development of UX design with Power Apps
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Resul Vila

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Associate Consultant – Insurance & Banking Advisory

Ratingen
Resul Vila

Last position:

Associate Consultant – Insurance & Banking Advisory at Cassini Consulting AG

  • PMO & Scrum Master in a banking transformation project (ETT Market initiative)

  • Coordinated deliverables, milestones, and reporting across project streams

  • Prepared management reports and supported steering committee meetings

  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, coached the team in agile practices, and tracked sprint progress and impediments in Jira

  • Supported backlog refinement and sprint planning activities

  • Contributed to AI-driven process optimization concepts and client workshops

  • PMO in a tool evaluation and implementation initiative (Landgard eG)

  • Supported evaluation and selection of a suitable Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution

  • Conducted market and product research to compare tool functionalities and vendor fit

  • Assisted in preparing the final client presentation, including structure, storyline, and slides

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Sarisha Paudel

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Inventory Clerk (Internship)

Essen
Sarisha Paudel

Last position:

Inventory Clerk (Internship) at T and S import export

  • Supported administrative processes by maintaining accurate records and reports.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to improve communication and delivery alignment.
  • Implemented structured workflow tracking systems for enhanced operational transparency.
  • Supported management with regular reporting and performance summaries in Excel.

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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Power BI

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 16 years)

Position duration

1.7 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

Positions per freelancer

12 (Germany: 10)

Top business areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Energy

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

88% (Germany: 94%)

Master's degree or higher

63% (Germany: 70%)

Doctorate

6% (Germany: 9%)

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Essen are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

Average rates of experts in Essen using Microsoft Power BI

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 690 €
Germany avg. 820 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 720 €
Germany median 800 €

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.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

Reporting in Power BI

Microsoft Power BI is used to turn business data into dashboards, KPI views, and interactive reports. It helps teams track sales, finance, operations, and supply chains in one place. Strong specialists focus on clarity, trust in the numbers, and reports that people actually use.

Data model work

Power BI is not only about visuals. Good experts build clean semantic models, set up relationships, and write DAX measures that match how the business works.

  • Power Query for data shaping
  • DAX for calculations and measures
  • model design for reusable reporting
  • refresh logic and data source setup

Typical delivery

Companies bring in freelance Power BI specialists for new dashboards, report rebuilds, and fixes in messy existing workspaces. They are also useful when reporting needs to connect to ERP, CRM, SQL, Excel, or cloud data sources. In Essen, this often fits teams that need flexible support for industrial, logistics, and commercial reporting.

What strong specialists do

A strong Power BI professional understands both the data and the audience. They keep visuals simple, make filters and drilldowns useful, and avoid measure logic that is hard to maintain. They also document the model so other experts can take over without guesswork.

Ecosystem and tools

Power BI work often touches the wider Microsoft stack and nearby analytics tools. Depending on the setup, experts may work with:

  • Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
  • Microsoft Fabric and OneLake
  • Excel, SQL Server, and Azure data sources
  • gateways, workspaces, and permissions

When to bring in help

Freelance support is useful when dashboards are slow, numbers do not match across reports, or a rollout needs more structure. It also helps when a team needs short-term capacity for a migration, a reporting cleanup, or a new executive dashboard. Remote work fits many tasks well, while on-site time in Essen can help with workshops, source-system reviews, and stakeholder alignment.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about Microsoft Power BI? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

Microsoft Power BI is used to build dashboards, management reports, and interactive analysis on top of business data. Companies use it to monitor performance, compare sources, and give teams a shared view of the numbers. It is common in finance, sales, operations, and controlling.

Power BI is often chosen when a company already works in the Microsoft ecosystem and wants reporting, modeling, and sharing in one place. Compared with Excel, it is better for governed, refreshable reports. Compared with Tableau, it is often more tightly connected to Microsoft tools and data workflows.

A strong Power BI specialist usually also knows Power Query, DAX, data modeling, and source systems such as SQL or Azure services. Good communication matters too, because the work often turns business questions into metrics and layouts. For larger setups, workspace design and permissions are important as well.

The right level depends on the task. A simple dashboard refresh can be handled by a focused specialist, while model redesign, DAX-heavy logic, or a multi-workspace rollout needs deeper experience. Look for someone who has shipped similar reporting work, not just created visuals.

Bring in Microsoft Power BI expertise when reports are inconsistent, refreshes fail, or the current setup is hard to maintain. Freelance support also makes sense for migrations, new executive dashboards, and backlog work that the internal team cannot clear fast enough. It is a practical way to add capacity without rebuilding the team.

Most Power BI work can be done remotely, including report building, modeling, and testing. On-site time in Essen helps when experts need to review source systems, align with stakeholders, or run workshops with local teams. Many projects use a mix of both.

Look for clear examples of model design, DAX logic, and reports that are easy to maintain. A good Power BI freelancer asks about source quality, refresh needs, security, and who will use the reports. They should explain trade-offs simply and avoid fragile solutions.

People sometimes use Power BI when they mean the wider Microsoft BI stack, but the tool itself is focused on modeling, analysis, and visual reporting. It does not replace SQL, which is still used for data preparation and source querying. In many projects, SQL and Power BI work together.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects is 86 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 690 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 63% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (35%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are Information Technology (75%), Professional Services (60%), and Energy (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Business Intelligence (80%), and Project Management (70%).

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