Microsoft Power BI Expert in Zurich

Swiss University of Applied Sciences institute (HEdA/AAQ accredited); ranked #5 globally for Executive MBA (CEO Magazine 2025)

• Led the research function and chaired the Research Advisory Board.
• Editor of the Journal of Applied Business Research.
• Member of the Thesis and Dissertation Committee.
• Contributed to the AAQ and ACBSP accreditation processes.

• Developed Power BI semantic models, DAX and RLS, improving reporting performance and security.
• Designed Fabric Lakehouse with Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), accelerating data processing and improving maintainability and scalability.
• Built Fabric Data Factory pipelines and PySpark transformations, reducing processing time by 40%.
• Delivered automated Power BI KPI dashboards, accelerating reporting and decision-making.
• Supported SAP BO 4.3 → 2025 migration across 2,000+ Webl reports and 34 universes, reducing testing effort by 35% and improving migration quality and reliability.
• Optimized UNX universes, reducing query execution time by 40%.
• Optimized SAP BO reporting solutions, improving reliability and reducing manual effort.

Environment: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, PySpark), Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, SAP BI (BO 4.3/2025, Webl, UNX Universes), 360Suite, InfoBurst, GitHub, JIRA.

ODCUS makes sure AI works alongside people in the day-to-day operations of Swiss SMEs while keeping their data secure: vendor-independent, pragmatic and without hidden agendas. We make a company's knowledge useful to AI, automate workflows and protect what matters.

I transform IT from a cost factor into a competitive advantage. As the founder of ODCUS, I advise Swiss SMEs and mid-sized companies—independently, with a focus on results and without hidden agendas.

What drives me: Too many companies invest in technology without knowing its business value. That is where we come in: we always advise on IT in the context of the business and its success.

My focus areas:

• Cybersecurity – Pragmatic protection that fits the business
• Compliance – NIS2, ISO 27001, EU AI Act without excessive bureaucracy
• IT costs – Create transparency, eliminate waste
• AI – From pilot project to measurable value creation

• Owned and managed the product roadmap and backlog for the Consumer Banker reporting framework, prioritising features and driving iterative delivery of banker scorecards and network performance reporting in an agile environment.
• Developed and iterated portfolio financial reporting on a weekly cadence based on stakeholder feedback, replacing manual PowerPoint packs and saving the program hours of effort weekly.
• Integrated Generative AI (MS Copilot) to automate data lineage documentation across a large legacy codebase, eliminating est. 6 months of analyst effort and accelerating data governance outcomes.
• Led a unified data delivery approach and standards across five UNITE initiatives (~CHF 115m portfolio) supporting consolidation of legacy systems into the Digital Banker platform.
• Led cross-functional delivery team of 3 while also drawing on BA and DA talent pools, coordinating analytical resource across workstreams to accelerate data, reporting & governance outcomes.

• Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
• Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
• Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%

• SME for operational processes, contract negotiation and product design for the implementation of a SaaS contact center solution & carrier services
• Definition of several operational processes, organizational setup, ITSM application integrations, creation of contract schedules and advising contract negotiation
• Scrum Master with agile tooling (processes & automation)
• Commercial manager to create business cases and closing the sales process
• Increasing impact, trusted relationship, and key team member within a short time

• Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
• Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
• Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
• Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability

• Support with the introduction and implementation of the Qualtrics XM platform in the consulting and service environment for customers, e.g. in the banking sector, focusing on data quality, parameterization, technical coordination, and implementation support

• Technical validation of configurations, feedback flows, and reporting setups

• Review and assurance of data quality (mapping, mandatory fields, regulatory-relevant fields)

• Performance of UAT, functional tests, and data checks in collaboration with the department and IT

• Coordination with stakeholders from consulting, service, compliance, IT, and product management

• Clarification of technical requirements with the business side and derivation of adaptation requirements in the platform

• Creation of documentation, test protocols, and quality-related artifacts

• Support in the preparation of internal approvals and rollouts

• Successful technical acceptance of the new feedback and reporting functionalities

• Increase in data quality in the relevant fields (e.g., feedback classification, assignment to the consulting process)

• Stable implementation of the platform in the consulting environment with clear handover to IT and specialist departments

• Project management: Implementation of SAP & EBX integration for master and reference data management and led development of AI supported services for data management and privacy-oriented solutions
• Business analysis: Executed in-depth requirement gathering and data analyzes for MDM implementation, supported service integration using REST APIs to enhance service interoperability, led the requirement gathering, analysis, and implementation of agent-based AI services
• Technologies: SAP BP & FICO & MM, Tibco EBX, n8n, custom AI development in Java, Python, RDBMS, cloud

• Managed and optimized discount campaigns to boost sales
• Planned 2025 discount strategies to align with business goals
• Coordinated with key stakeholders, including category management, for campaign success
• Enhanced efficiency and profitability of discount campaigns at Migros Foods

• Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
• Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
• Resource planning and control within the test team
• Created test concepts and test plans
• Performed test risk analysis
• Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
• Ensured test progress
• Generated and visualized reports
• Summarized test reports and reported to management
• Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
• Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level

• Strategic consultant for digital projects for Porsche International, Porsche Germany, and Porsche Lifestyle at Grabarz & Partner in Hamburg
• Digital client lead for local brands at Inhalt & Form in Zurich

• Act as DBA SME for MS SQL Server and primary contact for MSSQL infrastructure and long-term technology roadmap in a critical 24/7 banking environment
• Maintain and evolve SQL infrastructure and monitoring system across development, test, UAT, and production environments (10 servers, 4 always-active Windows clusters, MSSQL 2014–2022 on VMs hosted by Inventix)
• Automate SQL operations using Brent Ozar scripts, PowerShell, and Inventix cloud script integration
• Build and improve ETL processes and BI applications (Power BI); plan resources and mentor BI team
• Participate in review, delivery, and deployment of database improvements across the software development lifecycle
• Migrate SQL Server instances from 2017 to 2019 and 2022
• Integrate new applications requiring MSSQL databases
• Manage and support on-premise and Azure SQL Server solutions; advise on industry standards, best practices, and creative database solutions
• Develop automation scripts for internal systems using PowerShell and Git
• Monitor systems with Splunk and Grafana; manage alerts, filters, data ingestion, and dashboard configuration
• Collaborate with operations, development, and business teams to identify and resolve operational and performance issues proactively
• Implement new SQL Server technologies such as Query Store, Extended Events, Tuning Advisor, and system traces
• Provide on-call support and regular maintenance during evenings and weekends
• Define and enforce system policies and standards; work closely with application managers, HR, and IT platforms in Switzerland and the UK
• Handle 2nd/3rd level support service requests; document resolutions and cooperate with vendors
• Use internal and external monitoring tools to detect performance trends and implement alerts and processes to prevent database issues
• Document and share knowledge to improve technical understanding across operations and development teams; administer Confluence (installation, configuration, document management, performance, upgrades)
• Work professionally in cross-functional teams to advise, influence, and coach development and operations teams on database topics

• Designed and delivered a practical real-time course on Flink and Hadoop with MapReduce, HDFS, Spark, Flink, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Kafka
• Gained extensive DevOps and CI/CD experience
• Created ETL/ELT pipelines with Apache tools and Pentaho
• Led projects in municipal software, financial services, and big data with Kafka
• Developed AI/NLP models and chatbots with RASA, Chatter, and Dialogflow
• Built and managed a TypeDB knowledge database
• Worked with OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Podman