Chief Technology Officer

• Mar 2021 - Present

Chief Technology Officer

• Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

• Lead the international R&D department at Cubeware GmbH.• Created the company's vision for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning, NLP, and complex Big Data analytics solutions in the cloud (Azure, AWS).• Worked on data lake integrations and ETL solutions for Infor, IBM, and Audi, and ensuring data governance requirements are met.• Responsible for all aspects of Data Governance according to EU GDPR standards.• Pre-sales proofs-of-concept (PoCs) for new machine learning and data analytics products, with a focus on deep learning and computer vision.• Responsible to create and communicate the vision and product strategy to customers, management, investors, and employees.• Assisted with the recruitment and retention of the R&D personnel.• The main contributor to DevOps and containerization initiatives (MLOps, DataOps).• Shaped the cyber-security strategy of Cubeware.• Delivery management of multiple projects, with a focus on stakeholder management on all levels.• Advising clients and designing sustainable, efficient, and economical solutions.• Change management, including defining and reshaping the major organizational processes.• Identified future trends, opportunities, and risks for the business.Tech stack: Python, Microsoft Azure, C# .NET Core, Kubernetes, Go, PyTorch, OpenCV.

Blockchain Researcher

• Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

• Responsible for blockchain research in Project PAI (Personal Artificial Intelligence): http://pouw.projectpai.com/overview• Designed and developed a Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) protocol that combines machine learning with blockchain mining.• Authored one US patent pending on how to use AI on the blockchain (U.S. Patent Application No. 16/525,414).• Created PoCs that combined deep learning with blockchain technologies.• Responsible to communicate the vision and roadmap to the community.Tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Keras, TensorFlow, MXNet, PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, Jupyter, Python, .NET, C#, C++, React, Bitcoin Core, Linux.GitHub repository: https://github.com/projectpai/pouw-main-iteration

Systems Architect

• Nov 2009 - Jul 2018

• Responsible for the company's CRM product engineering from concept through pre-sales, including implementation of new features, aspects related to Data Science, architecture, and coordination with stakeholders.• Designed cloud solutions, including a secure and highly scalable Big Data business analytics solution for thousands of customers.• Created PoCs for AI-enabled business software solutions and communicated the vision to stakeholders.Tech stack: AWS, C#, .NET, C ++, Office-Add-Ons, Angular, Typescript, AWS Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda, Windows.

AI Researcher

• May 2014 - Jun 2018

• Published my research work in #1 journal worldwide in Mathematical & Computational Biology, Briefings in Bioinformatics, Oxford University: https://academic.oup.com/bib/article/16/6/964/226395.• Reviewer and committee member for various AI conferences and journals.• Worked with AI Big data pipelines for genomics.• Leader of a research team composed of computer scientists and biologists.• Invented new AI algorithms important for understanding the human genome, and for aiding the development of novel cancer therapies.• Developed an IoT + AI cloud platform for staging COPD disease with 98% accuracy using only regular GP equipment. COPD is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US and its financial cost is 49 bln.• Successfully engaged the local and international community, being actively involved in the dissemination of AI topics applied to medical sciences.• Recipient of the National Prize for Research for bioinformatics.Tech stack: Python; Go; R; TensorFlow, Keras, MATLAB (RNN, CNN, LSTM), scikit-learn, Linux.

Software Engineer

• Nov 2007 - Oct 2009

Developed in C++ an AI application for car-service shop operations. Achieved around 25-30% time and cost reductions in real-life scenarios with clients from the automotive industry i.e. Volkswagen and BMW. Developed in C++ an AI application for car-service shop operations. Achieved around 25-30% time and cost reductions in real-life scenarios with clients from the automotive industry i.e. Volkswagen and BMW.

Software Developer

• Jan 2006 - Oct 2007

Part of the team that obtained Series A funding for creating an ERP that helped customers become CMMI compliant. Part of the team that obtained Series A funding for creating an ERP that helped customers become CMMI compliant.