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Issam El GhaoutyIE

Issam El Ghaouty

International Business Consultant

€499/day
Aachen, DE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Issam

I started my career with a simple strength: I like bringing structure into complex situations.

My background is in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering, which taught me to look at problems from both a technical and commercial perspective. Since then, I have worked in consulting, project coordination, business development, and event operations across Germany and the GCC region.

What I enjoy most is working at the point where people, processes, data, and decisions come together. I help teams clarify what needs to be done, structure information, coordinate stakeholders, prepare management materials, track progress, and turn scattered input into clear next steps.

In my previous roles, I have supported client projects, prepared presentations and reports, coordinated workshops and meetings, worked with international stakeholders, and helped teams stay aligned under time pressure. I am used to environments where priorities change, details matter, and communication needs to be clear.

I am especially interested in projects related to business analysis, PMO support, process improvement, digital transformation, international business development, and event or operations coordination.

I work in English, German, Arabic, and Spanish, and I am comfortable supporting international teams remotely or on site.

If you are looking for someone who can quickly understand your project, organize the moving parts, communicate clearly, and help drive execution, I would be happy to support you.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Arabic

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Aachen (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Self-employed (freelance)
    International Business Consultant
    April 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
    • Supported SMEs and early-stage businesses in market entry and expansion related initiatives through structured research, preparation and coordination of business development activities
    • Prepared analyses, presentations and decision-support materials for executive leadership
    • Tracked tasks, risks, issues and dependencies and supported decision making through structured documentation
    • Coordinated and aligned internal and external stakeholders across international contexts
    • Selected projects: LLC (United Arab Emirates), Vimens LLC (Saudi-Arabia), Zouak GmbH (Germany)
    Business development Business analysis Project Management Technical project management Business intelligence
  • Horn & Company GmbH
    Associate Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2024 - April 2025 (1 year and 3 months)
    Munich, Germany
    • Conducted data-driven analyses and developed KPI-based dashboards to support strategic and operational decision making for multiple clients
    • Applied Lean Management principles to identify efficiency levers and support management discussions, contributing to cost reductions of up to 15%
    • Presented results in recurring management meetings, owned stakeholder communications and led working meetings with customer engineers
    • Facilitated workshops with client stakeholders and oversaw documentation and task tracking
    Lean management Business intelligence Project Management Management Consulting Stakeholder Mana
  • RWTH Laboratory for Machine Tools
    Master thesis researcher
    January 2022 - January 2023 (1 year)
    52 Aachen, Germany
    •  Planned and executed a research project including experiment design, timeline planning and evaluation
    •  Coordinated data collection, analysis and documentation across multiple tools and sources, such as NI LabVIEW

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Education

  • Master of Science
    RWTH Aachen University
    Master of Science
  • Bachelor of Science
    RWTH Aachen University
    Bachelor of Science

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