Jan Schneider

Education – general and PM specific
Trained in economics and sociology at the University of Cologne (diploma); occupational training in technology and organisational consulting (CSC Ploenzke); university postgraduate Master’s course in organisational psychology since 2005, PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

Professional experience
Wide range of experience as a project and program manager; consultant focusing on product and organisational development, process design; knowledge management and skills development.
Industry experience including financial services, telecommunications, software development, public administration

Areas of consulting
Project management training, project coaching (methods & processes); project management on demand (start-up, performance, turnaround); organisational development in project-oriented organisations, (transformation & alignment)

Personal
36 years old, I have two sons (Jakob, 6, and Leo, 4), whose growth I have been fascinated to witness, and with whose care I am completely fulfilled; I am married to Angela Becker (Partner in align media GmbH, Cologne) and have lived in Cologne for ten years now; I am interested in the relationships between, and developments in, economy and politics, (human) science and technology; I am a regular and persistent runner and swimmer without any ambitions, and try to strike a balance between body and soul, between life and work, and treat every day differently

Motto
"Know yourself."

Email: Jan Schneider