Co-Founder, CPO/CTO & Managing Director

• Mar 2023 - Present

We are focusing on AI powered developer productivity tools with the goal to at least triple productivity in specific areas. We are focusing on AI powered developer productivity tools with the goal to at least triple productivity in specific areas.

Director of Product

• Apr 2021 - Feb 2023

It is my job to build a world class annotation product. At understand.ai we aim to make AI accessible to more companies by lowering the prices for data preparation. We automate annotations!

Senior Product Manager

• Mar 2019 - Apr 2021

Responsible for...* converting a service based business into a SaaS Business* leading 3 development teams* defining innovative pricing models* driving automation rate increases of UAI Annotator

Staff Product Manager

• Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

Responsible for the web client of GoToMeeting, the product configuration frontend as well as the overall GoToMeeting backend. Running 3 frontend and 1 backend team with 20+ people, including 2 agile coaches.Greatest outcome: increased tNPS, a measure for customer satisfaction, by more than 30% in less than 3 months.

Staff Product Owner

• Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

Product owner of GoToMeeting Messenger (http://getmessenger.gotomeeting.com) coordinating 3 cross-functional squads with 15+ engineers; building a web app, two mobile apps for Android and iOS as well as the underlying messaging platform.

Software Engineering Manager

• Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

Manager of a team of backend developers with the goal to build a robust, highly available and highly scalable AWS based backend service in a sustainable way. At the same time being the product/component owner for this team in a truly agile environment. We as a team built the messaging platform for LogMeIn which enabled products like GoToMeeting Messenger, LastPass Connect and GoToAssist.

Software Engineering Manager

• May 2016 - Feb 2017

* Responsible for building a cloud based backend service for messaging* Responsible for evolving the 'Platform Karlsruhe' department in a more agile, more efficient organisation

Software Engineering Manager

• Sep 2013 - May 2016

Running two teams; following agile and lean startup principals; responsible for integrating GoTo-Products into popular 3rd party products like Google Calendar, Salesforce, HipChat, Microsoft Outlook and many others; responsible for Launcher which enables product users to start endpoints from within browser sessions - up to 1,000,000 times per day.

Staff Business Analyst

• Apr 2013 - Sep 2013

Leading the implementation of usage-based metering systems for Citrix with teams in New York, Santa Barbara & Bangalore. The system was based on SAP Convergent Charging and in-house developed Java components.We enable the first usage-based subscription models for Citrix products!

Senior Business Analyst

• Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

* Introduced SAP Convergent Charging into Citrix Online* Responsible for designing and implementing pricing plans into SAP Convergent Charging which were required for usage based metering.* Values Award for Commitment

Team Lead Business Systems

• Sep 2009 - Mar 2011

Responsible for a team of 5 people; architecting and developing contract management, billing automation and booking for Netviewer SaaS products. Coordinating stake holders from sales, finance, accounting, product management as well as product development to enable timely end-to-end feature implementation across all involved systems. This included CRM (Update 7), online shop, contract management, Microsoft Navision for booking, services to generate and deliver invoices as well as product provisioning and entitlement. Show less

Software Engineer

• Jun 2007 - Sep 2009