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Thomas Weber
Senior Finance Controller · Freelance
Available
20 years building financial reporting infrastructure across 12 countries. Helped Continental make faster board decisions. Now helping mid-market companies do what took me years to learn.
Konzernweites Reporting-SystemContinental AG · 2019–2022
Built a consolidated reporting system for 23 sites across 12 countries — delivered in 8 months, 6 ahead of schedule. Still the foundation for all board-level decisions.
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Maria Hoffmann · CFO, Continental AG
“Thomas led the project with a precision I rarely see. On time, on budget, under pressure.”
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Stefan Berger · VP Finance, BMW Group
“Extraordinary ability to make complex financials legible for non-finance stakeholders.”
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Echtzeit-Liquiditätsmonitoring COVIDContinental AG · 2020
Built real-time liquidity monitoring for 23 plants during COVID. Basis for short-time work planning across 8,000 employees. Implemented in 6 weeks.
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Jana Müller · Senior Controller, ex-colleague
“He builds systems that outlive him. I still use the framework he designed three years ago.”
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The problem

Where does your reputation actually live?

You've spent years building it. But it lives on platforms you don't own — and most of it, you can't take with you.

LinkedIn shows who you were. Upwork shows your ratings. upstand.work proves who you really are — confirmed by real people who stake their name on it.
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15 years of experience. LinkedIn shows a list. We show the proof.
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Data belongs to you
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Peer-verified by real people
Algorithm controls your visibility
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How it works

From zero to a profile you're proud to send

Three paths in. One result: a verified professional identity that's yours, portable, and permanent. Under 10 minutes to the first version.

01
Start with what you have
Upload a CV, paste your LinkedIn URL, or just start typing. AI extracts the facts — you shape the story. No blank-page problem.
3 minutes
02
Your profile takes shape
AI structures your experience into stories — not a list of titles, but what you actually did, what changed because of it, and what you learned. You choose the tone.
5 minutes
03
Invite people who know your work
Former colleagues, managers, clients — confirm your work with their name. No account needed for them. One email, 60 seconds, done.
They respond in 48h
Verification email — what your verifier receives
Maria Hoffmann — Thomas Weber asked you to vouch for him

Hi Maria,

Thomas Weber is building his independent professional profile — and named you as a reference for your time together at Continental AG.

He writes about your collaboration:

“We built the group-wide reporting system together in 2021. Maria was CFO at the time and saw the entire project.”

Can you confirm this in two sentences? No account needed — takes 60 seconds.

Confirm →

Not interested? Simply ignore this. No follow-up.

One URL

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Thomas Weber | upstand.work/thomas-weber
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Thomas Weber
Senior Finance Controller
upstand.work/thomas-weber
Every email carries your verified proof. No extra steps.
LinkedIn About / Featured
✓ Verified by upstand.work
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3 peer verifications
LinkedIn becomes distribution. upstand.work is the proof.
Freelance application email
"...you can review my verified experience at
upstand.work/thomas-weber"
Instead of attaching a CV no one believes.
A recruiter opens two profiles on the same platform. Same seniority. Same industry. One has a "Verified by upstand.work" badge with five peer verifications. The other doesn't.
Thomas Weber
✓ Verified by upstand.work · 5 verifications
“Five real people staked their name on this. I know exactly what he did and why it mattered.”
Klaus Müller
No verification
“Why isn't Klaus verified?”
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Questions

Things people ask

LinkedIn owns your reputation. The moment you stop paying or they change their algorithm, your visibility changes. upstand.work is yours — a URL that works regardless of what LinkedIn does tomorrow. And the verifications on your upstand.work profile belong to you, not to a platform.
Your profile has value even before the first verification — it's structured, searchable, and shareable. But the verification loop usually starts faster than expected. You don't ask strangers. You ask one person who actually knows your work. That's the right start.
No. They receive an email, click a link, write two sentences (or just click confirm), and they're done. No signup, no password, nothing to install. The lower the barrier for them, the more likely you get a response.
Set your profile to inactive. It stays yours — with all verifications preserved. When you're ready again, reactivate in one click. We don't delete. We don't pressure. Your profile waits for you.
A personal website shows what you claim. upstand.work shows what others confirm — with their names publicly attached. The difference is the same as the difference between a CV and a reference letter. One you write yourself. The other someone else writes about you.
Nothing. The profile, verifications, PDF export, analytics, and MCP access are free — always. No trial period, no credit card, no "freemium" bait. We earn from companies that want to post structured job requests to verified professionals. You are never the product.
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