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Falk Schmidt

Expert in AI, Data Protection, and Project Management

€1,200/day
Frankfurt am Main, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Falk

As an Enterprise Architect and Senior Project Manager, I support corporations and large medium-sized businesses in successfully, transparently, and legally implementing AI-driven digitalization and complex IT transformation projects.

My areas of expertise:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business processes
- Enterprise Architecture and IT Strategy
- Digitalization considering data protection and information security
- Supplier and contract management with major technology providers
- Project structuring and requirements management in regulated industries

A typical client situation:
Companies face strategic technology decisions or the implementation of complex systems. The offers from major providers are difficult to compare, and risks and hidden costs often remain unrecognized. This is where I come in: I analyze business requirements, compliance specifications, and technical options in depth, translate them into clear IT requirements, and manage the implementation. This creates a transparent decision-making framework that allows for fair vendor evaluation, risk minimization, and structured project success.

What sets me apart:
- Systems thinking – I recognize patterns and dependencies in complex environments
- Analytical precision – I question, structure, and formulate clearly
- Interface competence – I translate between business units, IT, management, and legal departments
- Integrity & Independence – my recommendations are based solely on customer benefit

My goal: Technology projects that not only function but also have a sustainable impact – economically, strategically, and securely.

Contact me for projects where transparency, structure, and reliability are crucial – especially in the context of AI, data protection, and information security.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km)

Experience

  • FS/CS GmbH
    Management Consultant, Managing Director
    July 2013 - Today (12 years and 11 months)
    Frankfurt, Germany
    As a project consultant, I guide companies through strategic and organizational change processes within the scope of digitalization initiatives. As a certified data protection officer and auditor, I support responsible individuals in implementing regulatory requirements in a GDPR-compliant and economically sensible manner.
  • Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
    Lecturer (Data Protection Law)
    January 2018 - Today (8 years and 5 months)
    Friedberg, BY, Germany
    Lectures on Data Protection Law for the Business Informatics and Media Informatics degree programs.
  • Corporater
    Data Protection Expert
    January 2023 - December 2023 (11 months)
    Stavanger, Norway
    Implementation of a data protection management system based on the Corporater GPRC platform. Revision of the group-wide record of processing activities (RoPA) including replacement of the current solution (PrIME) as well as Art. 13/14 information/privacy notices for an international technology group/automotive supplier with 140 foreign subsidiaries.

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Education

  • LL.M. Information Technology and Law
    Saarland University
    2025
    KI und Datenschutz
  • Dipl.-Kfm., Innovation Management / Taxation and Auditing
    Technical University of Dresden
    2000
    Dipl.-Kfm., Innovationsmanagement / Steuern und Wirtschaftsprüfung

Certifications

  • Cyber Security Practitioner (CSP)
    ISACA
    2024
  • Data Protection Auditor
    TÜV
    2018

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