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Hi, I'm David Schlindwein

8+ years of experience in start-up and agency business

Professional focus on business developmen and design and implementation of digital customer experiences

Currently leading a software development team

Coffee Enthusiast

Based in Munich, Germany

In a nutshell

Hello, I’m David. You can call me a proud professional generalist with 8+ years of experience in start-up and agency business. My professional focus is on business development and software development (business-side). I hold an economics degree from Goethe University Frankfurt and have been making music my whole life. Great to meet you here - let's connect!

My Journey
Work Experience
07/2019 - present
Director Business Development & Innovation - Avantgarde Sales & Marketing Support GmbH
  • Development of three distinct software solutions for the experience economy.
  • Business development track-record of over €3m agency fees generated in 2019.
  • Key role in successfully building up a CRM department at Avantgarde.
12/2017 - 06/2019
Senior Manager Business Development - Avantgarde Sales & Marketing Support GmbH
  • Business responsibility for a new automotive account and conclusion of a framework agreement worth over €800k in agency fees within the first year.
04/2016 - 11/2017
Consultant - Avantgarde Gesellschaft für Kommunikation mbH
  • Development and implementation of a state-of-the art digital learning platform for a new client account.
09/2013 - 03/2016
Record deal and music album production - Groove Attack/GF Records
  • First single for 6 weeks in the German radio airplay charts.
  • Features on two albums reaching the German Top 10 album charts.
03/2013 – 08/2013
Internship Finance - Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH
  • Deepening my financial knowledge in the music industry, particularly license and payment transaction management and financial statements (US-GAAP / HGB).
05/2011 - 05/2013
Co-Founder | Consultant for finance and digitalization - Zentuno GmbH
  • Implementation of a digital platform for young soccer fans.
  • Author of one of the first studies on the Chinese soccer market
Education
05/2005 – 05/2009
Diplom-Kaufmann (final grade: 1.3) - Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
  • Specialization in “Finance” and “Management and applied microeconomics”.
  • Diploma thesis on the implications of risk metrics in banking regulation on financial crises.
10/1995 - 06/2004
German Abitur (final grade: 1.7) - Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium Bad Homburg v.d.H.

Hard Skills

  • Business development strategy
    90%
  • Sales and marketing​ psychology
    90%
  • Software development proficiency​
    90%
  • Agile software development | Scrum
    90%
  • Lean Startup methodology
    90%
  • Personal Finance (esp. ETF)
    90%
  • GDPR (DSGVO) and ePrivacy
    90%

Software Skills

  • MS Office Suite
    95%
  • WordPress
    90%
  • Atlassian Jira
    85%
  • Directus CMS
    85%
  • Visual Basic for Applications
    80%

Language Skills

  • German
    100%
  • English
    98%
  • Mandarin
    50%

Human Skills

  • Analytical thinking
    90%
  • Teamwork
    90%
  • Conflict management
    90%
  • Empathy
    90%
  • Presentation skills
    90%
  • Public speaking
    90%
  • Negotiation
    90%
  • Self-management
    90%
  • Open-mindedness
    90%
  • Responsibility
    90%
  • Cultural intelligence
    90%

Passion

Music

I have always loved music. Already as a child I played classical piano. Later I was active in numerous bands as a singer and songwriter. Because of my 2 children, at the moment especially children's songs are in high demand at home.

Coffee

As a hobby barista you will find me behind my portafilter machine or working through coffee literature on the hunt for the perfect shot. My current mission: Adding motives to my latte art. 

(Speed) Reading

I enjoy reading non-fiction and current affairs books and I am into speed reading techniques. To get started: Chew gum while reading so you don't verbalize on the sly.

Running

I only started running in mid-2020, so I would call myself quite a beginner. But the addiction factor is high and currently I am training for my first 10 km run.

Contact

Mobile

+491743062373

Email
Address

85646 Neufarn, Germany