Web3 Experts in Germany

As CFO, responsible for building a scalable financial and corporate structure focused on growth, investment readiness and fundraising. This includes creating all relevant fundraising materials and engaging with potential investors. The main goal is to establish solid structures that prepare the company financially, organizationally and strategically for growth.

• Built a Trend-Scouting AI system to automate technology intelligence in power electronics and semiconductors, combining Azure OpenAI with LangChain, Scrapy-based web crawling for structured, noise-free data acquisition, and automated PDF reporting for internal R&D use. Developed a FastAPI-based (Uvicorn) web application to validate LLM outputs, test prompt strategies, and enable interactive system evaluation.
• Developed a real-time STM32 binary telemetry debugger with a PyQt-based GUI, featuring header-based frame synchronization, anomaly detection, template-driven payload decoding, time-aligned buffering, and live signal visualization.
• Developed an AI-driven power inductor designer using surrogate regression models for accurate electromagnetic and thermal prediction. Integrated multi-objective NSGA-II optimization to generate efficient, manufacturable designs.

Design and development support for U.S.-based clubhouses and hospitality brands.

• Led strategic redesign of website structures and key pages, improving information architecture and usability across multiple brands
• Increased conversion rates by 10% through UX improvements
• Optimized media-heavy sites by reducing page load time by 25%, improving mobile performance and SEO readiness
• Maintained and scaled Webflow sites for U.S. hospitality brands, ensuring visual consistency and responsiveness across all devices.

• Responsible for development of a new business practice area, Strategic Insights, which focuses on providing consultancy and recommendations to clients beyond raw research data
• Lead team of around 20 external consultants on a per project basis, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality insights and solutions
• Spearhead new client acquisition, strategize and execute sales calls to drive business growth and establish long-term partnerships
• Act as a trusted sparring partner and thought leader for C-Level clients, leveraging insights and analytics expertise to provide guidance and enhance their decision-making processes

• Develop and demonstrate solutions using GenAI software like langchain, vercel ai sdk, copilotkit
• Work with customers to understand their challenges and provide the best solutions based on open-source data products
• Build RAG and GraphRAG solutions using Neo4j, lancedb, and Postgres
• Deploy a LLMOps platform using kubernetes, terraform, helmfile, Arize phoenix, mlflow
• Architect and build data pipelines using dbt, Trino, Spark, Iceberg, Airflow, ArgoCD, terraform, kubernetes
• Delivered user-centred technical strategy for Agriculture 4.0 and precision livestock farming, helping my client secure funding from Bpifrance
• Delivered a prospecting tool for a leading French solar carport installer, using geospatial computing (GIS), speeding up the sales process
• Built digital twin architecture for solar carports and EV chargers, making real-time monitoring and smart charging possible

• Establishing Identity & Directory Management as a new (split-off) team & product within the IAM cluster.
• Leading the “Identity & Directory Management” product (8 people) as Product Owner.
• Concept for ‘Digital Identities’, i.e. IDs with n users/accounts and strategy for a modernized product offering.
• Upgrading APIs, migrating to a containerized infrastructure, rolling out international markets & standardized solutions across the REWE enterprise group.
• Tech: OpenText™ (NetIQ) eDirectory & Identity Manager, LDAP, SAP HR/HCM, Docker/Kubernetes/Podman, REST APIs, Microsoft Active Directory & Entra ID, postgresDB, Keycloak, Ansible, Cyberark (PAM), Apache Kafka, Jira, Confluence, Miro.

• Designed and implemented KPI/OKR frameworks ensuring predictable execution and leadership visibility
• Enabled repeatable performance tracking and structured quarterly cycles

• Responsible for setting up and configure AWS Organizations and Control Tower on company's master organizational account
• Administer and maintain various AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, etc.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity planning to ensure scalability and reliability
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform
• Work closely with development and operations teams to automate deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Develop and maintain scripts for automating routine tasks and infrastructure provisioning
• Implement automation for monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure timely incident response
• Implement and enforce security company guidelines and best practices for AWS environments
• Configure and manage AWS security services such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS WAF, AWS Shield, etc.
• Collaborate with the Security Team to improve and update security policies and posture
• Collaborate with development teams to provide agile deployments and optimize application performance and reliability on AWS
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal teams on AWS-related issues and best practices
• Participate in cross-functional projects to enhance overall infrastructure and operational efficiency

• Discovery & strategy: problem framing, research synthesis, roadmap direction
• Positioning & messaging: value proposition, message architecture, narratives
• Go-to-market: ICP framing, launch planning, channel/campaign direction
• Delivery & project leadership: agency orchestration, stakeholder communication, cross-functional coordination
• Outputs: strategic briefs, positioning docs, narrative decks, GTM plans, research reports

• Working within a Swiss-regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) offering institutional-grade crypto-fiat financial solutions
• Contributed to on-/off-ramp infrastructure enabling clients to convert between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies
• Supported the rollout of Web3 payments & third-party payment services to streamline crypto operations for businesses
• Engaged with AML/KYC / regulatory compliance to ensure operations met Swiss regulatory standards
• Assisted in product development or deployment for crypto-backed real estate / luxury goods transactions
• Collaborated with institutional and high-net-worth clients to tailor crypto / financial services offerings
• Bridged traditional banking and Web3 by reducing frictions in fiat-crypto transactions

• Spearheaded strategic and operational oversight of IT infrastructures to accelerate innovation and ensure audit-proof delivery.
• Acted as key liaison between management, business departments, and engineering, actively engaging in coding, cloud architecture, and CI/CD to resolve critical path challenges.
• Engineered and implemented an AI Governance Program to manage risks and ensure compliance with the EU AI Act, reducing AI use-case approval times from 8 to 3 weeks.
• Delivered and deployed secure AI systems into production (RAG-based knowledge platforms), resulting in a 35% decrease in standard support ticket volume.
• Established robust security standards and governance frameworks for APIs (OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) to guarantee compliance and system integrity.
• Hardened cloud infrastructure by implementing Zero Trust principles and a comprehensive observability stack (logging/alerting), achieving 99.9% availability in a 24/7 on-call environment.

• As part of the leadership team of the crypto startup Ribbit, I am responsible for fundraising, business development, and supporting product development for Ribbit Pay
• Ribbit is developing one of the first automated, programmable, and privacy-preserving networks for recurring payments in Web3.0

• Defined and executed the end-to-end vision for Allride’s core mobility product, launching a fully functional mobile app on iOS and Android in under 3 months.
• Led product from 0 to 1 crafting roadmap, aligning teams, and driving execution to meet user needs and business objectives.
• Built a tiered S/M/L/XL subscription model based on mobility usage, launching the first MVP with built-in rewards and coupons to drive adoption of Allride’s recurring plans.
• Designed and implemented a high-conversion referral program that rewarded both referrers and invitees, driving 12% of new user acquisition through organic growth loops.
• Developed and launched Allride for Work, a B2B mobility benefit solution that enabled companies to offer sustainable commute plans to employees, driving corporate adoption and unlocking a new recurring revenue stream.
• Aligned product initiatives with sustainable mobility goals, contributing to rapid growth and early media coverage.

• Interim product management as Product Manager/Owner (Lead/Senior level)
• Interim management for digital and agile projects
• Consulting in product, product management, agile methods & agile project management