Experience

Campus Founders

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AI Lead

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland ● Developed and run 12-week idea-stage incubator program with an AI track and curriculum to support aspiring founders with AI-related business ideas to launch successful AI businesses. ● Built strategic partnerships with AI experts and mentors from industry and academia, as well as with international companies, investors, and financial institutions. ● Empowered talented experts in the AI field to systematically build scalable businesses that solve real-world problems and help shape… Show more ● Developed and run 12-week idea-stage incubator program with an AI track and curriculum to support aspiring founders with AI-related business ideas to launch successful AI businesses. ● Built strategic partnerships with AI experts and mentors from industry and academia, as well as with international companies, investors, and financial institutions. ● Empowered talented experts in the AI field to systematically build scalable businesses that solve real-world problems and help shape a better future. ● Responsible for screening and selecting AI startups and providing them with mentorship on business model, (AI) strategy, MLOps, Technical Due Diligence, Hiring, etc. ● Validated their business models, established the strategic foundations to scale and be investor-ready and identified their first customers and strategic partnerships. Show less



Technical University of Munich

• Germany
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer for AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  ● Developed the AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship course from scratch, focused on integrating AI concepts and frameworks to develop a hands on course for technical and non-technical master students. ● Provided students with tools and concepts to enable them to become AI experts and build their own startups without requiring coding skills or experience. ● Empowered students to lead AI projects and drive AI initiatives in global organizations. ● The "AI for Innovation and… Show more ● Developed the AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship course from scratch, focused on integrating AI concepts and frameworks to develop a hands on course for technical and non-technical master students. ● Provided students with tools and concepts to enable them to become AI experts and build their own startups without requiring coding skills or experience. ● Empowered students to lead AI projects and drive AI initiatives in global organizations. ● The "AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship" course, is hosted at the TUM Audimax, accommodating an audience of over 1000 students. The course also features micro-lectures by industry experts from renowned companies such as Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Celonis, Palantir, and more. Selected feedback from my students: "Really enjoyed the class, one of the best classes I have ever taken at TUM", "Competent lecturer", "I've learned a lot of new stuff and I'm sure this knowledge will be useful in my future career", "I really liked the style and content of the lectures, definetly my favourite course", "Amazing lecturer, great class and content, was one of the most interesting courses I visited in my masters degree", "It was amazing from how many sides the topic of AI had been discussed." Additional Courses Taught at TUM: ● Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI ● Generative AI for Marketing Show less



appliedAI Initiative GmbH

• Germany
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior AI Journey Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  ● Responsible for the AI journey of appliedAI's partners to reach higher AI maturity level in order to scale AI across our partner's organization. ● Served as a strategic advisor for 25+ partners on the biggest initiative for the application of AI in Europe, with topics including MLOps, AI Ethics, and European AI. ● Established new and managed existing strategic partnerships, including the European AI Startup Landscape and other AI organizations from Sweden, Netherlands, Norway… Show more ● Responsible for the AI journey of appliedAI's partners to reach higher AI maturity level in order to scale AI across our partner's organization. ● Served as a strategic advisor for 25+ partners on the biggest initiative for the application of AI in Europe, with topics including MLOps, AI Ethics, and European AI. ● Established new and managed existing strategic partnerships, including the European AI Startup Landscape and other AI organizations from Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, and France. ● Wrote and coordinated grant applications

• AI Strategist

  • May 2021 - Jul 2022

  München, Bayern, Deutschland ● Supported DAX companies and worked with C-Level on their AI strategy. ● Delivered 30+ workshops ranging from general introductions to AI, to AI Strategy, to AI use cases and wrote white papers and articles on AI ● Developed and hosted roundtables on topics of high interest in the field of AI.



ALP.X Group

• Germany
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  München, Bayern, Deutschland As an AI Advisor for SURPLUS Equity Partners, I provide key insights and expertise on AI-related topics and investments. Drawing upon my comprehensive understanding of AI's practical applications and market dynamics, I support the firm's decision-making process when considering potential investments in AI-driven startups or initiatives.



Yoga Cat

• Germany
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  München, Bayern, Deutschland ● Developed a startup and Yoga brand and its first products, a series functional deep cleaner for all kinds of exercise mats, in collaboration with scientific experts. ● Improved operational excellence by building and executing an AI strategy to strive towards operational excellence and to empower our employees by using automation and data-driven insights. ● This approach allows us to be more efficient and effective in our work, and it also frees up time and resources that can be… Show more ● Developed a startup and Yoga brand and its first products, a series functional deep cleaner for all kinds of exercise mats, in collaboration with scientific experts. ● Improved operational excellence by building and executing an AI strategy to strive towards operational excellence and to empower our employees by using automation and data-driven insights. ● This approach allows us to be more efficient and effective in our work, and it also frees up time and resources that can be better spent on high-value activities such as innovation and customer service. ● Bootstrapped a startup and built up a company from scratch Show less



Munich Business School

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer for AI for Business

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  ● Conceptualized and designed an AI curriculum for 25-30 students with limited familiarity with AI and from two different master programs. ● Developed hands-on projects on building machine-learning models using Google's teachable machine. ● Created lessons focused on emerging trends in AI and the Future of Work.



deepc

• Germany
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Growth Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

  München, Bayern, Deutschland ● Executed the ecosystem expansion activities for deepc's AI platform. ● Developed the go to market and pricing strategy.

• Business Developer & AI Product Owner

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

  Munich, Bavaria, Germany ● Pitched repeatedly and won the Munich Digital Innovation Award, Salzburg Demo Day, Road to Start Summit, and other awards. ● Collaborated with a team of developers, engineers, and data scientists as the Product Manager to develop and certify an AI-augmented GUI for radiologists through an agile software development process. ● Developed new pilot partnerships and onboarded new customers.



The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Associate Fellow) & Econonomic Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

  London, Großbritannien ● Designed and taught classes in Economics (EC100), Economics for Specialists (EC102), Introduction to Behavioural Economics (EC200), Introduction into Econometrics (EC220), and Competitive Strategy and Game Theory (MG205), teaching a total of 17 classes with over 275 students. ● Consistently exceeded the benchmark of excellence for teaching performance based on evaluative course surveys, ranking among the best-performing teachers in the year. ● Worked as a Graduate Teaching… Show more ● Designed and taught classes in Economics (EC100), Economics for Specialists (EC102), Introduction to Behavioural Economics (EC200), Introduction into Econometrics (EC220), and Competitive Strategy and Game Theory (MG205), teaching a total of 17 classes with over 275 students. ● Consistently exceeded the benchmark of excellence for teaching performance based on evaluative course surveys, ranking among the best-performing teachers in the year. ● Worked as a Graduate Teaching Representative in the Department of Economics to improve the teaching experience within the department. As a result, the Department of Economics achieved recognition for the greatest improvement in teaching scores from 2018-2019. ● Supported Lord Adair Turner with economic research on AI and automation for his book "Capitalism in the Age of Robots" Show less



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern at the Chief of Staff Office

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany ● Assisted in establishing a central customer support pool for client advisors in Germany through conducting research and building reports, and coordinating tasks and their apportionment between central and local support pools. ● Assisted the restructuring and incorporation of the UBS Europe S.E. ● Supported the executive leadership team with board-level specific presentations and ad-hoc projects by collecting, aggregating, and presenting data from different divisions.



Bundeswehr Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.

• Germany
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gebirgsjäger

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

  Bayern, Deutschland 6 months of basic military service, education and training in the unit “Gebirgsjäger” (mountain infantry) based in Bad Reichenhall, a small town in the Alps next to the Austrian border.