Lecturers in Germany

• Leading UX for a Property Management System, an all-in-one solution for vacation rental agencies and tourism regions, covering marketing and rental of holiday apartments and houses
• UX audits, conception, and implementation of UX strategy with a focus on regulatory, security, and user-centered requirements
• Advising C-level stakeholders on UX strategy and design best practices
• Planning and conducting research with agencies and property owners
• Design system strategy and definition of UX architecture

• Achieved content and copy that contributed to pristine company and product narrative.
• Summoned atmosphere and initiated action by using intelligent pacing, smart slogans and word play claims in blog posts, banners, trailers, newsletters, and traditional marketing materials.

• Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
• Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
• Development of LLM and NLP models
• Creation of interactive reports
• Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects

Energy, transmission system operator · Desktop, web application

• Products Digitalisation of the grid connection process; master data and processes of market locations; balancing of virtual MaBiS aggregate time series; the group's first searchable catalogue and visual UI pattern library

• Planning, running and analysing qualitative in-depth interviews: more than 100 interviews with external market partners and internal departments

• Designing qualitative interviews including interview guides and evaluation logics; recruiting and scheduling participants

• Analysing, preparing and presenting research findings as usability reports and result reports

• Translating research findings into UX and design requirements and deriving prioritised recommendations for improvement

• Presenting analysis and research results to departments, product owners and decision makers in a form suited to each audience

• UX research for internal enterprise and line-of-business applications along regulated market processes

• Quantitative methods: online surveys for roadmap prioritisation, questionnaire studies, definition and measurement of UX KPIs

• Facilitating requirements workshops; gathering, analysing, describing, agreeing and documenting functional and non-functional requirements

• Developing user flows and customer journeys; building and providing UX standards, methods and capabilities (UI pattern library)

• Working in product and project teams under Scrum, taking part in all subject-matter meetings and Scrum events

Impact Took three software products to launch

Tools Condens, Miro, FigJam, Figma, Whimsical, Microsoft Teams, Typeform

• DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
• E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.

Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#

Focus areas: knowledge transfer, reporting, cost analysis Tasks

• Ensure knowledge transfer from the outgoing controller
• Document key controlling processes
• Operational controlling (cash flow planning, reporting)
• Simplify the cost center structure to improve cost analysis Results
• Transparent knowledge transfer and sustainable documentation of controlling processes
• Improved cost analysis and more efficient reporting

• Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
• Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.

• Defined and established a clear product strategy and roadmap to align product development with business goals and market trends
• Led and prioritized product requirements for cross-functional, international stakeholder groups (TA, brand family, content managers, legal)
• Efficiently managed the development process in international agile teams for on-time and on-budget delivery of critical product releases
• Led product launch and marketing activities in coordination with channel orchestration experts
• Monitored and analyzed product performance metrics (KPIs) to optimize and maximize business value with data-driven insights

• Instructor for applied AI in the courses "AI Implementation Architect" and "AI Business Innovator"
• Running remote training sessions to qualify participants as "AI Implementation Architect" and "AI Business Innovator"
• Building n8n-based automations for the Digital Institut des Mittelstands

• Internationalization of brand processes and communication for Alpecin, Bioniq, Linola, Plantur, Vagisan
• Innovation project for market entry into a completely new segment
• Development of brand content: UGC, visual brand story for hair care
• Implementation of AI tools, consumer insight systems, and a customer centricity mindset

• CIO at nutrition R&D and producer (family owned)

Strengthened IT Team, recovered IT service, reviewed and streamlined complex SAP landscape, reviewed IT security set-up, reviewed laboratory IT

• Led strategic software development of fusion algorithms for precise object tracking, trajectory prediction, and environment modeling based on multimodal sensor data (e.g., camera, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, IMU)
• Developed and implemented navigation algorithms for autonomous vehicles, including path planning, obstacle avoidance, and sensor fusion of visual, inertial, and distance-based sensor sources
• Automated extraction and training processes with CI/CD
• Developed and optimized data pipelines and processes in Microsoft Azure using Apache Spark, Databricks, and PySpark
• Developed and optimized embedded software for automotive control units
• Designed latency-critical software for real-time control in robotic systems with RTOS (freeRTOS, SAFERTOS)
• Used the Vector toolchain (CANdela, DaVinci, CANoe) for configuration and diagnostics
• Optimized existing data pipelines and processes (ETL, data warehouse, SQL)
• Developed and trained machine learning models using PyTorch
• Created deep-learning-based object detection and visual SLAM algorithms, trained on combined data from camera, LiDAR, and IMU sensors
• Implemented computer vision algorithms for object detection and classification in robotic systems using OpenCV and YOLO, utilizing synchronized image and depth data
• Implemented behavior-based control systems for autonomous robots using ROS2 Behavior Trees
• Performed testing, release, and integration of sensor fusion algorithms into automotive production programs
• Ensured adherence to proper software development processes and safety standards to guarantee high data quality (MISRA, ISO 26262, ASPICE)

• New roles
• Leadership methods
• Governance
• Operating model
• Employee involvement and training

• Senior consultant and interim manager for industry and trade (focus on international strategic procurement and supply chain management)
• Visiting professor (part-time) in materials management, logistics & production at Mainz University in the winter semester 2021/2022
• Lecturer (Mainz University of Applied Sciences) since summer semester 2017
• Expert lecturer in procurement, logistics, foreign trade, industrial management, and supply chain management
• IHK trainer, Master Professional IHK, Bachelor Professional IHK, IHK-certified specialists and business administrators, IHK clerks