Internet of Things Experts in Düsseldorf

Project: Design and implementation of an AI product for four business use cases

Project management for an AI project at a leading provider of large-scale catering and food services, where a production-ready AI product for four use cases was implemented together with an external development partner: automated briefings based on CRM and document data, voice-based capture and structuring of reports, detection and consolidation of duplicates in master data, and data-based market analyses. A key focus was a data-protection-compliant architecture that passed the internal IT security review and enabled production use.

• Translation of business requirements into clearly defined AI use cases with a focused product scope and clear value proposition
• Selection and evaluation of models and architecture options for text extraction, speech-to-text, and context enrichment from business systems, including LLM integration, function calling, and retrieval
• Development and implementation of an architecture with European hosting, data minimization, and masking of personal data as a prerequisite for approval
• Management of interfaces between business departments, IT, IT security, and the external development partner under restrictive data access conditions
• Coordination with the CIO and executive management levels on data access, risk assessment, and approval decisions
• Preparation for the transition to production use

• Led end-to-end delivery of complex international customer-facing IT and system transformation projects across mobility, retail, life sciences, and product development domains.

• Managed project opportunities and delivery initiatives from concept development, planning, execution, migration, validation, deployment, and final customer acceptance.

• Acted as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring alignment between customers, business units, suppliers, and delivery teams.

• Ensured timely project execution through proactive monitoring of milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and resource requirements.

• Led and coordinated global cross-functional teams of 20+ members across multiple time zones. Served as the central coordination point for project activities, ensuring accountability, milestones, progress tracking, and timely resolution of issues across multiple stakeholders. Managed status reporting with all the stakeholders, providing clear and timely updates to ensure alignment on project goals.

• Provided functional leadership, mentoring, coaching, and issue resolution support to project team members. Worked closely with senior leadership and executive stakeholders to define project charter and project scope, priorities, milestones, manage dependencies, success criteria and achieve project goals.

• Collaborated closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders, suppliers, operations teams, and external partners to define project objectives and ensure successful execution.

• Managed stakeholder communication through executive dashboards, KPIs, governance reviews, steering committee meetings, and project status reporting.

• Anticipated business needs and provided effective technical solutions in a timely manner to improve business satisfaction.

• Led and supported sub-project management structures, ensuring consistent execution, reporting, and escalation across complex initiatives.

• Managed supplier relationships and service providers to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, service levels, timelines, and quality expectations.

• Supported vendor selection processes, RFP evaluations, delivery governance, cost monitoring, and performance reviews.

• Controlled project budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and financial tracking to ensure delivery within approved constraints.

• Scheduled workshops explaining the business requirement, prioritizing project goals and managing change.

• Oversaw cloud migrations (Azure/ AWS), database migrations/upgrades, system upgrades, infrastructure & application modernization, data management, legacy decommissioning initiatives, AI solutioning, transition plan of 2000+ applications etc.

• Coordinated execution, deployment, integration, commissioning, data migration and handover activities to ensure production readiness.

• Led a cross-functional team proactively managing dependencies and resolving project issues to closure, while maintaining delivery timelines.

• Proactively managed project risks, dependencies, issues, change requests, and escalations to ensure predictable project outcomes.

• Ensured compliance with GxP, ITIL, corporate governance standards, validation requirements, and audit controls.

• Led internal and external audit support activities, validation documentation, CAPA coordination, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Drove process standardization, automation, and governance improvements across project delivery functions.

• Led application rationalization initiatives resulting in the retirement of more than 50 legacy applications, improving operational efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.

• Currently driving Generative AI initiatives to automate project documentation, reporting, knowledge management, and delivery processes.

• Facilitated lessons learned workshops and implemented continuous improvement actions to enhance project execution effectiveness.

• M&A advisory
• Strategic deal support
• Impact investments

Participation in various projects related to the development and introduction of new telecommunications products in the mobile communications and fixed-line sectors, with a focus on 5G, wholesale and IPv6 technologies.

• Planning, coordination and execution of product development projects, particularly in the 5G and fixed-line environments
• Support for the rollout of new offerings, including test management and quality assurance
• Participation in the development of wholesale products and eSIM solutions
• Close coordination with internal departments (technology, marketing, operations) and external partners
• Use of agile tools and methods for project management and collaboration

Tools: JIRA, MS Office, MS Project

Technologies: 5G, 5G Campus Networks, Fixed Network (FixNet), IPv6, eSIM, Wholesale product development

CS-APN 5G NSA – IPv6 / Dual-Stack for B2B Customers

Ensuring the use of CS-APNs in dual-stack mode (IPv4/IPv6) in combination with MPLS VPN and IPSEC VPN.

• Project management including test planning, test coordination and go-live management
• Technical coordination for activating IPv6 functionality for B2B connections

eSIM Manager – Product Development for B2B Customers

Development of a tool for the fast and scalable provision of eSIM profiles for business customers.

• Product design and process definition for activating eSIMs on different device types (smartphones, IoT, laptops)
• Collaboration with partners to integrate the solution into existing infrastructures

eSIM Handling B2B – Blanco eSIM Process Integration

Optimization of the eSIM provisioning process through the introduction of dynamic Blanco eSIM processes.

• Definition of new processes for issuing non-activated eSIMs (Blanco) via the frontend and partner community
• Design of the integration into service and IT systems

All-IP 5G NSA – Mobile Access for B2B Internet/Voice Services

Expansion of the All-IP portfolio with mobile 5G access offering higher bandwidth for business customers. (5G Indoor Coverage).

• Project management including test management and go-live preparation
• Interface coordination for introducing Local-SIM-based solutions

5G PN – Campus Roaming / Private Networks

Development and introduction of 5G Private Network (PN) solutions with a focus on industrial applications (IIoT).

• Design and definition of business use cases
• Development of SIM/eSIM processes for 5GPN, including roaming between private and public networks

IPv6 for B2B – Introduction in Mobile and Fixed-Line Products

Introduction of IPv6 support for All-IP products and M2M services in the B2B environment.

• Product and process development for integrating IPv6 (in accordance with RIPE-554)
• Implementation for large customers such as retail chains with several thousand branches in Germany and abroad

• Architected and deployed a live B2B geocoding and demographic-data platform for Germany, combining address lookup with census-based population statistics through a web application and REST API.

Seqnaut and Sycosm (WIP) – Embedded Audio DSP & Synthesis Platform

• Embedded audio DSP framework — synthesizers, effects, drum machines; modular audio graph
• Sequencing: PianoRoll, StepGrid, MasterClock; 8-voice polyphonic synth; CLI + OSC
• Transient Detector — dual-envelope adaptive threshold, guitar attack detection
• Hardware: Teensy 4.1, custom AFE design tapping BOSS GX-100; MIDI FX integration

Label: C++23, C, Python, CMake, FreeRTOS, Teensy 4.1 (ARM Cortex-M7), Teensy Audio (Stoffregen), DaisySP, I2S/SAI, OSC, MIDI

• Worked on FPGA enhanced network encryption device with secure boot, TPM2.0 and smart card integration for BSI approved usage with Post Quantum Cryptography
• Developed and audited Linux drivers
• Collaborated using GitLab, Gerrit, Confluence and Jira
• Technologies: C, C++, Secure Boot

• Define EMEA ISV Go-to-Market strategy to push indirect SaaS sales
• Solve customer problems with AI embedding into new use cases and solutions
• Build partner ecosystem and sell partner solutions to drive platform consumption
• Enable cross-functional teams on AI use cases implementation
• Manage a cross-functional team of 7 FTE
• Built EMEA partner originated pipeline from scratch with 70 mn€ TCV and 20 mn€ ARR growth sales with cloud-based and hybrid solutions
• Increased co-sell rate from 20% to 40% and co-delivery rate from 25% to over 50%

• Led workstream for analysis and optimisation of the solution development and release process within the newly established organizational structure
• Analyzed and adopted existing processes after transition of technical responsibility to E.ON Digital Services
• Supported the agile development approach within engineering teams
• Established a unified workflow for business requirements and clear communication interfaces, documented using Atlassian Jira on both the business and engineering sides
• Created dashboards with Rich Filters for Jira Dashboards to provide an overview of feature releases and their connection to technical releases
• Designed new burnup charts and statistics per release to improve transparency of overall technical progress at the product level

• Development and expansion of the Microsoft Dynamics BC (ERP, CRM) platform and BE-Terna Automotive and Manufacturing solution in DACH
• Product and project management
• Establishment of a sales, service and project structure in the business unit
• Strategic planning of network connections across DACH
• Partner management and combined sales of SaaS solutions
• Speaker and webinar sessions at conferences and trade fairs
• Business consulting for an optimized supply chain in logistics, production and process operations
• Project management
• Management and coordination of customer workshops
• Digital transformation/change management

• Startup founding, global patent registration, and fundraising for a clean energy innovation
• Business and organizational setup for global market launch
• Overall responsibility for web portal, middleware, OCPI backend etc.
• Strategy, business modeling, make/buy/partner decisions
• Fundraising, finance, legal
• Organizational, process, and requirements design
• Digitalization & automation
• Marketing & sales

• Mobile: Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), Kotlin, Swift, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Ktor, Room, Koin
• Backend: Spring Boot, GCP Cloud Run, GCP Load Balancer, GCP Eventarc
• Planned and developed a cloud backend architecture with Google Cloud Platform
• Developed a cross-platform architecture with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)
• Tech lead for comprehensive large project including webshop, two apps and omnichannel backend

• Created as-is network documentation for a Bechtle customer
• Analyzed existing configurations and adjusted them
• Advised on Fortinet and Check Point products
• Troubleshot complex routing, switching and application issues
• Tools: MS Azure, FortiManager, Cisco Nexus & Catalyst, Cisco WLAN Controller, Citrix Netscaler SD-WAN, MS Visio, Checkpoint VSX, Wireshark

• Project management in agile environments for eGovernment and Smart City projects
• Building knowledge on generative AI (Gen AI) for various existing clients and business development of Gen AI use cases
• Managing director responsibilities