Waste Management Experts in Germany

• Designing UX for a B2B AI SaaS platform covering the full software development lifecycle, including an orchestration transparency panel showing users which AI model is active at each stage, reducing AI opacity and building user trust in multi-model workflows.

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

• Head of department overseeing laboratory operations, ensuring efficient, compliant, and inspection-ready processes across BSL-2 and BSL-3 areas
• EHS site lead and biosafety officer for BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories (conventional and GMO), ensuring adherence to biosafety, biosecurity, and regulatory requirements
• Primary point of contact with local authorities, responsible for regulatory submissions and approvals for BSL-2/BSL-3 operations, including GMO registration (S2/S3)
• Risk management activities, including risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and continuous monitoring to ensure safe and compliant operations
• Successfully led the organization through ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety) certifications, embedding sustainable and safe operational practices across the site
• Lifecycle management of laboratory equipment and facilities, including strategic planning, acquisition, qualification, validation, and maintenance oversight

• Advising on and structuring the "Digital Business" program (building program and project structure)
• Assessment of salary structures and market conditions
• Supporting the development of the e-commerce strategy
• Sparring partner in building, optimizing, and monitoring distribution strategies (own webshops, marketplaces, and use of third-party platforms)

• New development of project room functions
• Connection of REST API of a self-developed web service (.NET 7/8) as Azure App Service
• UI tests with Playwright
• Extension of Azure DevOps pipelines
• Migration to Azure SQL Server
• Software / technology: SharePoint Online, PowerShell scripts, SharePoint Framework, MobX, C#, Logic Apps, Playwright, Azure SQL Server, Graph API

• Engineered and delivered a full-stack assessment platform from prototype to production, now the company’s primary product, using AI tools to build a multi-tenant dashboard.
• Cut assessment deployment time by 85% (from weeks to 24 hours) by building a template-based system with built-in scoring, proctoring, and participant management.
• Grew platform adoption to 6 recurring enterprise clients by owning the full product lifecycle: research, requirements, design, and hands-on development.

Concept development and redesign of a real estate sales platform, AI-driven ideation with Claude

Real Estate Conversion Optimization Claude

• Process and project management to optimize products and development processes for energy systems
• Technical risk management
• Requirements engineering and system architecture
• System FMEA of power generator units and energy storage modules aiming for generic structures
• Claims management according to Section 313 of the German Civil Code
• Regulatory environment: military and NATO standards, AQAP, VG norms

• Coordination of upstream and downstream departments and background teams (UAN)
• Coordination with the shipyard and the schedule, identifying deviations and cross-functional response to plan deviations
• Rescheduling workflows and staff assignments to drive prioritized goals forward
• Independently implementing solutions on board the ship
• Checking compliance with occupational safety rules, especially PTW procedures for electrical work

• Stabilization and skills development in the HR department (15 employees)
• Integration of HR functions and improvement of collaboration with central units at the HQ in France
• Restructuring and performance improvement at critical locations

• Managed internal and external HSE communication and stakeholder management with international partners, consultants, and project stakeholders, ensuring timely information flow and documented decisions.
• Project coordination, including risk identification, drafting corrective action recommendations, webinars, and training sessions with international partners across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
• Developed and maintained digital tools (AI/GPT-based assistants, dashboards) to improve processes.
• Performed sampling campaigns of water and soil for studies on cyanide–mercury interactions in gold mining tailings, applying established protocols.
• Collaborated with multicultural teams across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, co-leading projects and conducting training sessions for miners, enhancing cross-cultural teamwork and capacity building.
• Conducted all reporting, presentations, and interviews in English; carried out internal tasks in German.

• Safety leadership: Implemented comprehensive site safety plans for complex engineering works, ensuring full compliance with project HSE specifications and preventing lost-time injuries (LTIs).
• Risk management: Conducted daily Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and risk assessments for high-risk activities, including heavy lifting and excavation.
• Subcontractor audits: Audited subcontractor adherence to PPE standards and safe work practices, enforcing “Stop Work” authority when safety violations were identified.
• Incident reporting: Managed incident investigation protocols, producing detailed reports with preventive recommendations to eliminate reoccurrence.

• Operational management of the screen printing department at New Albea Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Seelbach, 6 months

• Setting up the leadership structure

• Setting up the communication structure

• Process optimization

• Ensuring output

• Operational management of the coating department for baking trays at KEMPF GmbH Rohrbach, 12 months

• Controlling and optimizing internal workflows and introducing shop floor management for valid communication

• Establishing production planning and a robust leadership structure with increased coating line output according to OEE

• Stabilizing processes (availability, quality, logistics), preparing for emissions monitoring, safety and environmental protection

• Project management of three international projects in transparent optical injection molding (medical technology and automotive) at OPTOFLUX GmbH Nuremberg, 7 months

• Ensuring project progress, managing internal workflows and customer communication on technical and organizational topics

• Budget responsibility, using SFM with a Scrum board and leading project teams, technical support and start-up management of optical molding parts

• Process optimization in start-up management of pipette injection molding as well as optical inspection and error analysis at TOP IT-Service / Hack Werkzeugbau

• Conducting and supporting pilot runs, preparing project reports and measurement protocols, improving international communication (English)

• BWA analysis and workflow analysis (VSA/VSD) within business optimizations in industry and trade, implementing improvement measures and setting up a project management structure

• Workflow analysis (VSA/VSD) and defining necessary measures with the owner and management at WILD Design GmbH in consumer goods injection molding

• SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
• Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
• Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
• Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
• Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans

Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations