Dirk Friedrich
Updated October 2011
Senior Industry Analyst at Google
Timeline

Senior Industry Analyst

  • Google
  • Jul 1, 2011 - Current
  • Creating research-based proposals about the developments within the technology space

Product Development Manager

  • HD Plus GmbH (a SES Astra company)
  • Jan 1, 2011 - Jun 1, 2011
  • (Co-)Developing the future product roadmap of HD PLUS and coordinate parts of their implementation, including an extensive proportion of project management and negotiations

Research Analyst

  • McKinsey & Company
  • Nov 1, 2008 - Dec 1, 2010
  • Creating research-based proposals for major players in the software and media industry and evaluate market developments

Head of Market Research

  • Business Application Research Center - BARC
  • Aug 1, 2006 - Oct 1, 2008
  • Conducting primary research and benchmarking in the fields of business intelligence and business process management

Business Process Analysis

  • WMF AG
  • Oct 1, 2003 - Apr 1, 2004
  • Worked as an intern preparing an ISO 9001 certification

Business Development Manager

  • Asian German Sports Exchange Program
  • Feb 1, 2003 - Apr 1, 2003

Student Consultant

  • Business Application Research Center - BARC
  • Aug 1, 2005 - Jul 31, 2006
  • Software evaluation and benchmarking within Business Intelligence and Business Process Management

startsocial-Coach

  • startsocial e.V.
  • Sep 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2009
  • Voluntary consulting work for a humanitarian institution for mourning children (http://www.lacrima-muenchen.de/). The initiative took place within the scope of McKinsey's pro bono initiative Startsocial. Key tasks were to identify, analyse, redesign and visualize the key processes to enable an inner-German expansion.
Education
'06
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Economics, Econometris, Logistics, Information Management
'04
Florida Gulf Coast University
Economics, Econometris, Logistics, Information Management
'06
The University of Sheffield
Business Process Management