About dampioneers
Independent DAM
Consultant
Timo Faber is an independent Digital Asset Management (DAM) consultant and the founder of dampioneers, based in Munich, Germany. With over 20 years of hands-on experience across the full DAM lifecycle, he helps large organisations in the DACH region, Europe and the US select, implement, integrate and optimise DAM systems — fully vendor-agnostic, with no commercial ties to any DAM vendor.
After more than two decades in various technical roles at Xinet, a leading DAM vendor based in Berkeley, California, later acquired by Northplains, Timo Faber had an unusual vantage point: he understood DAM systems from the inside, but through daily contact with customers and integration partners across Europe and the US, he also understood exactly where they fell short in the real world.
By the late 2010s, the pressure on marketing and content teams had reached a breaking point. The explosion of digital output channels meant asset volumes were growing faster than teams could manage manually. Companies knew they needed DAM, but the market was fragmented, vendor claims were hard to verify, and there was nobody truly on the client’s side to help navigate it.
That gap is what dampioneers was built to fill. Founded by Timo Faber in Munich, dampioneers operates as a fully independent, vendor-agnostic DAM consultancy, with no commercial ties to any software vendor. The only agenda is finding the solution that genuinely fits the client’s needs.
Timo Faber
Timo Faber founded dampioneers after more than two decades working at the heart of the DAM industry. As Product Manager for Xinet, later acquired by Northplains, he led global product strategy for one of the leading DAM vendors of its era, working directly with Fortune 500 customers, integration partners and software vendors worldwide.
Today, as an independent consultant, Timo brings that vendor-side expertise to the client side, helping organisations cut through the complexity of a highly fragmented DAM market to find and implement the solution that genuinely fits their needs. His work spans DAM strategy, system selection, RFI/RFP management, implementation project management, MarTech integration, DAM optimisation and migration.
Timo works across industries including fashion and retail (s.Oliver), outdoor equipment (STIHL), professional football (VFB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt), hospitality (Michel Reybier Hospitality), media production (Brüggli Media) and marketing agencies (McCann, Envolved). He is a regular speaker and panel moderator at international DAM conferences including OnDAM Paris or Henry Stewart DAM Europe.
With expert product and technical knowledge, Timo repeatedly advised us over the years in matters of workflow engineering and digital asset management. With a calm, pragmatic and analytical approach to product development and enhancement, Timo’s professionalism was intrinsic to project realisation, demonstrating an expert understanding of a competitive market
