Gert Christen

Gert Christen is an experienced data platform professional currently working as the Platform Manager for Microsoft BI at ZEISS Group in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.1 His role involves managing Power BI and implementing the Fabric Platform at Zeiss.1

Professional Experience

Christen has an extensive background in Microsoft technologies, particularly in Business Intelligence and AI:

• Current Role: Platform Manager Microsoft BI at ZEISS Group (April 2022 - Present)1
• Previous Positions at Microsoft:
  • Sr. Customer Engineer / Cloud Solution Engineer (July 2020 - April 2022)
  • Sr. Premier Field Engineer (February 2019 - July 2020)
  • Sr. Support Escalation Engineer (March 2009 - January 2019)
  • Support Engineer for MS BI technologies (January 2002 - February 2009)1

Education and Certifications

Christen holds several degrees and certifications:

• PhD and Diplom in Biophysical Chemistry from Technische Universität Berlin
• M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma
• Multiple Microsoft certifications, including Azure Data Scientist Associate, Azure AI Engineer Associate, and Power BI Data Analyst Associate1

Expertise

His areas of expertise include:

• Microsoft Business Intelligence technologies
• Power BI and Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Machine Learning
• Data & AI technologies
• SQL Server

Christen is also recognized as a speaker at the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2024, showcasing his expertise in Microsoft BI technologies.2