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Kai E.

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Consultant & Interim Manager

Düsseldorf
Kai E.

Last position:

CONSULTANT & INTERIM MANAGER at EHLERS Advisory

Independent Consultant

  • Advisory focus: E-Commerce, Digitalization, Automation, Pricing, Assortment & Merchandising, Platform Strategy
  • Industries: Retail & Consumer Goods
  • Subject Matter Expert for leading management consultancies
  • Ongoing executi...
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Hervé T.

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Data Engineer & MS Fabric Expert

Oberhausen
Hervé T.

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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 L.

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Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration

Ratingen
Sarvesh L.

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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 H.

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Software Architect (Freelance)

Bochum
Laurin H.

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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Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis

Duisburg
Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis at Heinrich Heine Universität

  • Title: Enhancing Syntactic Awareness in Transformer Language Models for Hindi Dependency Parsing
  • Investigated syntactic knowledge captured by transformer language models (RoBERTa, XLM-RoBERTa) for Hindi dependency parsing, a morphologically rich and low-resource language.
  • Developed structure-aware model variants (Struct_Roberta_hi, Struct_XLMR) by integrating a CNN-based parser network between transformer layers, inspired by the StructFormer architecture.
  • Conducted extensive error analysis including label-wise, distance-based, direction-based, sentence length-based, and LVC/Non-LVC evaluations.
  • Evaluated models on downstream NLP tasks (NER, POS tagging) using the IndicXTREME benchmark.
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Alexander D.

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Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

Wuppertal
Alexander D.

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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 A.

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Founder and Managing Director

Essen
Henok A.

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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 Y.

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist

Essen
Asım Y.

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 E.

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Freelancer Business Data Analyst

Essen
Mugisha E.

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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 M.

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Managing Partner, Transformation Consultant

Essen
Thomas M.

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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 H.

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Product Manager - Process Intelligence & BI

Wuppertal
Waleed H.

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 K.

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

Bochum
Damian K.

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Independent advisory

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

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Marketing Consultant

Wuppertal
Kilian K.

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 N.

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Development of an app for managing Power Platform components

Bottrop
Loic N.

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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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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Power BI

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 16 years)

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen have 15 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year less than in Germany, where the average stands at 16 years.

Position duration

1.7 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen stay in a single position for 1.7 years on average. It is 1.1 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.8 years.

Positions per freelancer

12 (Germany: 10)

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 10.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Energy

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Energy.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

89% (Germany: 94%)

89% of Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 5% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 94%.

Master's degree or higher

67% (Germany: 70%)

67% of Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen hold at least a Master's degree. It is 3% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 70%.

Doctorate

6% (Germany: 9%)

6% of Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen have a doctorate (PhD). It is 3% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 9%.

Certifications per freelancer

3

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 98%)

100% of Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen speak two or more languages. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 3 6 9 12
4 of the Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen charge less than €400 per day.
9 of the Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen charge between €400 and €800 per day.
6 of the Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
2 of the Microsoft Power BI experts in Essen charge €1200 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200+

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. 689 €
Germany avg. 817 €

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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Microsoft Power BI experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Information Technology (73%)
  • Professional Services (55%)
  • Energy (45%)
  • Manufacturing (45%)
  • Retail (45%)
  • Education (41%)
  • Automotive (36%)
  • Insurance (36%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

What Power BI does

Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence suite for connecting data, preparing it for analysis and presenting findings through interactive reports. Companies use Power BI Desktop, the Power BI service and mobile apps to give teams a shared view of sales, finance, operations and customer activity.

Typical solutions

Power BI experts turn disconnected data into usable decision tools. Common deliverables include:

  • Executive dashboards for financial and operational performance
  • Sales, marketing and customer analytics reports
  • Supply chain, inventory and production monitoring
  • Self-service reporting with governed datasets
  • Scheduled refreshes, alerts and embedded analytics

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong work with Power BI combines Power Query for data preparation, DAX for calculations and semantic models for consistent business logic. Projects often connect SQL Server, Excel, SharePoint, Azure Synapse, Dataverse and cloud services. Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI deployment pipelines, row-level security and REST APIs supports reliable delivery at scale.

When companies need help

Freelance specialists are useful when reporting has outgrown spreadsheets, data definitions conflict across departments or an internal team needs extra capacity. They can assess an existing tenant, design a reporting architecture, migrate legacy dashboards and establish standards for ownership, access and refresh management. Essen companies may also value professionals who can work on-site when workshops require close collaboration, while many Power BI projects work well remotely.

What strong experts deliver

Quality is more than an attractive chart. Skilled professionals clarify the decisions a report must support, trace metrics back to trusted sources and build models that remain understandable as requirements change. They test refresh performance, document measures, apply least-privilege access and explain the result clearly to both technical teams and business users.

Selecting the right specialist

Look for evidence of complete Power BI delivery rather than isolated dashboard work. Ask how the expert handles messy source data, model performance, DAX testing, workspace governance and adoption after launch. Relevant experience with your data sources and industry context matters, as does the ability to translate stakeholder questions into maintainable reports. A practical review of a past model or reporting approach can reveal more than a portfolio screenshot.

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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 connect data sources, model information and present interactive analysis in reports and dashboards. Companies apply it to financial planning, sales tracking, operations, customer insight and many other decisions that depend on current data.

Power BI is often preferred by organisations already invested in Microsoft 365, Azure or SQL Server because it fits naturally with those services. Tableau and Qlik Sense are also capable analytics products, so the best choice depends on data architecture, governance needs, user preferences and existing skills.

A strong Microsoft Power BI specialist usually understands SQL, data warehousing, Power Query and DAX. Experience with Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Excel, APIs, identity management and information governance is valuable when reports must operate as part of a wider data environment.

The right level depends on the work. A focused dashboard may need a specialist who can model the relevant data and define measures, while a company-wide rollout calls for experience with architecture, security, deployment and stakeholder training. Ask for examples that match your sources and delivery risks.

Power BI projects can usually be delivered remotely when data access, requirements and feedback processes are well organised. On-site workshops in Essen can still help when teams need to align on metrics, map operational processes or resolve ownership questions across departments.

Review how the specialist approaches data modelling, DAX logic, refresh reliability and access control, not only the visual design. A quality expert can explain trade-offs, document assumptions, test results and show how business users will maintain the solution.

Define the decisions the reports must support, the source systems involved and the audiences who need access. It also helps to document current pain points, refresh expectations, existing Microsoft licences and whether the work covers a new model, a migration or improvements to an existing solution.

Experienced Power BI professionals work through short discovery sessions, agreed metric definitions and regular demonstrations of the model and reports. Clear ownership of data, prompt access to source systems and feedback from real users keep the work focused, whether collaboration is remote or on-site.

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 689 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% 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 (36%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are Information Technology (73%), Professional Services (55%), and Energy (45%).

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 (82%), and Project Management (68%).

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