ISO 27001 Experts in Berlin

Industry: Publishing, media Project management for the concept of a RAG-based archive access solution: a secure on-prem or hybrid compute architecture for LLM and embedding operations, pipeline for transcription and automatic tagging, semantic search across audio and video archives. Use case evaluation and make-or-buy together with editorial team, archive, and legal department, taking into account copyright, broadcasting law, and the AI Act. Differentiator: practical LLM infrastructure experience from two own productive platforms combined with C-level program management in regulated industries.

• Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
• Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
• Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
• Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.

• Codebase Evaluation & Problem Design: Designed and stress-tested complex software engineering problems against large open-source Python codebases (including pandas), requiring deep context acquisition and architectural understanding to produce well-scoped, realistic problem statements aligned to strict correctness guidelines.
• Agent Failure Analysis: Assessed LLM coding agent solutions for correctness and completeness, identifying meaningful failures across edge case handling, dtype behaviour, and multi-column NaN propagation logic; documented findings with precision for downstream evaluation use.
• Programmatic Test Suite Development: Authored comprehensive pytest suites to programmatically verify agent-generated solutions against defined requirements, with deliberate coverage of boundary conditions and failure modes not caught by naive implementations.
• Containerised Environment Engineering: Built and debugged Docker environments for reproducible agent execution, including git-based repository provisioning, dependency pinning with npm ci, and multi-stage Dockerfile authoring across Linux-based containers.

• Insurance service provider*

Challenge: Business-critical documents were processed through external OCR providers, with ongoing costs, dependency, and data privacy risks for sensitive insurance data.

Implementation:

• Architecture and production implementation of an on-premise OCR solution with full data ownership
• Methods for recognizing document structures as the basis for automated further processing
• ML-, NLP-, and LLM/VLM-based information extraction, especially from invoices and quotations

Success: Replaced external providers: full data ownership, GDPR-compliant processing, and 75% lower recurring OCR costs per year

Used technologies: Python, Docker, Microservices, FastAPI, PyTorch, Torchvision, MongoDB, MySQL

• Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
• Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
• Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action

• Enhance and develop the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in compliance with ISO 27001 and TISAX standards by continuously updating and refining the ISMS to align with evolving global standards.
• Ensure that security practices and policies are integrated into all business processes to achieve and maintain certifications.
• Lead the effort to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks across the organization, setting benchmarks for security measures.
• Oversee and refine security processes, with an emphasis on incident management and rapid response by developing and enforcing policies for rapid detection, investigation and remediation of security incidents.
• Train and lead the incident response team to handle breaches effectively, minimizing impact and ensuring swift recovery.
• Implement continuous monitoring solutions to detect and respond to threats in real time.
• Conduct comprehensive security assessments for internal and external IT projects, ensuring adherence to GDPR, DORA and other relevant standards.
• Oversee security evaluations for all IT projects to ensure they comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Integrate security measures from the planning phase through deployment to ensure all projects uphold the organization’s security standards.
• Collaborate with project teams to address findings and ensure that security risks are managed effectively.
• Serve as the principal security advisor to the IT department and senior management, offering insights on potential security challenges.
• Facilitate a culture of security awareness throughout the organization through training and regular communication.
• Lead security initiatives that align with the organization’s long-term strategic goals.
• Establish and oversee a robust third-party risk management framework to mitigate external security threats by regularly assessing third-party security practices and compliance and developing contingency plans and mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular updates and security briefings to the executive leadership and relevant committees, highlighting recent security incidents, responses, lessons learned and recommending strategic improvements.

• Building a full-stack e-commerce product using AI-assisted development, deliberately returning to hands-on engineering to validate how AI changes software development workflows and team dynamics.
• Exploring VP Technology, Head of Engineering, and Director of Engineering opportunities where hands-on AI experience meets organisational scaling expertise.
• Open to advisory conversations on AI-augmented engineering teams, technology strategy, platform architecture, and organizational design.
• No registered business. No commercial activity.

• Designed, managed, and implemented the company’s operational, compliance, procurement, and financial strategy, ensuring alignment with rapid scaling and regulatory objectives.
• Built and scaled operational infrastructure across IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance, supporting growth from 4 to 20 team members in 6 months.
• Oversaw financial management of OPEX, including budgeting, monitoring, and cost optimization to sustain high-growth operations.
• Developed and executed a procurement strategy, including vendor selection, negotiation, and performance oversight.
• Procured and managed external consultants (compliance, quality, regulatory experts) and orchestrated collaboration across internal teams and external partners to meet milestones.
• Implemented policies, SOPs, and business systems (compliance tracking, eQMS, payroll, vendor management, data governance) to support regulatory compliance and scalability.
• Managed and actively oversaw regulatory and compliance programs, embedding GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 requirements into day-to-day operations.
• Directed the rollout of a Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 13485 to prepare for medical device and AI regulatory certifications.
• Led people and culture development, establishing onboarding, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration structures to scale the organization effectively.
• Established risk management and business continuity frameworks, including security controls, risk registers, and compliance safeguards.
• Engaged executive leadership, board, and investors to align operational strategy with corporate goals and market expansion.
• Enabled technology-driven operations, selecting and implementing digital systems (e.g., Drata, Qualio) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Scaled StratifAI’s operational backbone to support rapid growth and international market readiness.
• Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance within 6 months, enabling enterprise and healthcare partnerships.
• Implemented a QMS system aligned with ISO 13485, paving the way for regulatory approvals and positioning for upcoming ISO 13485 certification, CE-IVDR marking, and FDA clearance within 12 months.
• Designed and executed governance, procurement, and financial controls, ensuring efficient resource allocation and sustainable compliance.
• Established a culture of structured growth, integrating people, processes, and compliance frameworks to maintain operational excellence.
• Enabled StratifAI to confidently enter regulated US and EU markets, building the foundation for long-term expansion.

• Leading the setup of Passify’s internal automation and risk management portal, connecting workflows across teams through SharePoint and Power Automate.
• Moderating retrospective workshops and creating PRDs and design tickets during PDLC.
• Supporting ISO 27001 documentation and compliance, focusing on customer support, user registration, and internal communication processes.
• Helping align design, development, and operations in a modular design cycle, ensuring each release meets both business and user needs.
• Contributing to feature planning and validation for subcontractor flows, training dashboards, and terminal portal improvements.

• Projects for federal networks (NdB).
• CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
• Data center planning.
• Project management and engineering subproject management.
• Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.

• Established the Cyber Defense Unit following a major cybersecurity incident
• Recruited a team of Cybersecurity Architects, Engineers and Senior Security Analysts
• Managed the team’s resources and activities in defining and implementing a target cybersecurity architecture, monitoring the IT landscape, detecting and responding to security events and incidents, and consulting other IT stakeholders in their efforts to improve the organization’s cybersecurity posture (comparable to Technical CISO role)
• Led the separation of Information Security (governance, risk, compliance) and Cyberdefense Unit (technical cybersecurity), in close collaboration with the CISO
• Led the selection and onboarding of external Security Operations Center (MSSP)

• Led cross-industry initiatives in product management, IT governance, agile transformation, and business development.
• Advised executives on portfolio strategy, innovation roadmaps, governance frameworks, and operational execution.
• Developed KPI dashboards and frameworks translating strategy into measurable results.

• Leasing, lifecycle and process management for Apple iPhones, maintenance and expansion of the MDM system, coordination of leasing, device integration into DEP and MDM, followed by a rollout and hardware swap process, plus a BYOD and Android option
• Migration of the IT ticket system from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to Atlassian Jira Service Management: project management, definition of ticket types, seamless execution according to a detailed timeline, user communication, decommissioning of the old system
• Project lead: SAP interface in workforce management to automate reading of working hours
• Sub-project lead for inventory software EZO AssetSonar: demand management, software selection, procurement

• Coordinating global ISO 27001 certification from HR perspective: ensuring compliant security & data standards
• Global contract harmonisation: aligning on language, local law and company requirements
• Salary benchmarking & comp strategy advisory: salary band creation, advisory on bonus model, ensuring compliance for European Equal Pay Directive
• Figures comp software implementation