Germany
I build structure in complex environments. My career has taken me through design, engineering, operations, product management, and organizational change. Different roles. A common theme. Helping people, systems, and processes work better together. Over the past 25 years, I have worked in growing organizations, acquisition integrations, platform transformations, and global product environments. I enjoy making complexity understandable, connecting stakeholders around shared goals, and creating the conditions for sustainable growth. At Monotype, I worked across a global SaaS platform serving more than 5,000 partners. I owned product outcomes across distributed engineering teams in India and Nepal while collaborating with stakeholders across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Korea, and beyond. Together with my teams, we modernized onboarding and inventory management processes, improved data quality, and enabled scalable growth. Results included: • 70% reduction in manual effort • ~80% faster onboarding • 10× onboarding scale without additional headcount Earlier in my career, I helped guide the integration of FontFont Library into Monotype, aligning data, workflows, systems, and ways of working. Similar challenges returned as additional companies joined the organization. The work I enjoy most sits at the intersection of products, data, processes, and people. Colleagues often describe me as someone who creates clarity, builds trust, and helps teams move forward together.
Working at the intersection of business processes, legacy systems, and software delivery. • Partner with warehouse operators, consultants, and software engineers to translate business needs into clear and implementable requirements • Analyze processes, data flows, interfaces, and system dependencies across complex software landscapes • Create functional specifications and process documentation for software enhancements and change initiatives • Help stakeholders navigate trade-offs between business needs, technical constraints, and operational realities • Build shared understanding between business and engineering teams Focus areas include process analysis, requirements engineering, system understanding, and change implementation within warehouse management environments.
Owned product outcomes for onboarding, inventory, and metadata capabilities within a global B2B SaaS platform serving more than 5,000 partners. • Led product strategy, roadmap, and execution across two distributed engineering teams in India and Nepal • Partnered with US business leadership on priorities, investment decisions, and cross-portfolio planning • Built a browser-based onboarding platform that transformed how products and metadata entered the ecosystem • Improved data quality, workflow transparency, and operational scalability • Introduced an AI-powered metadata assistant to improve onboarding quality and partner experience Impact • Reduced manual effort by ~70% • Reduced onboarding time by ~80% • Enabled 10× onboarding scale without additional headcount • Improved platform resilience and operational efficiency
Owned the global partner platform and helped establish product-focused ways of working across distributed teams. • Defined product vision, roadmap, and backlog priorities • Delivered a company-critical self-service MVP across multiple international teams • Introduced Product Trio collaboration between Product, Design, and Engineering • Facilitated alignment across Partner Management, Support, Finance, Legal, Marketing, and Engineering • Balanced customer needs, business goals, technical constraints, and compliance requirements Impact • Improved delivery predictability and release quality • Increased team autonomy and stakeholder alignment • Strengthened platform scalability and product governance
Combined hands-on technical delivery with team enablement, workflow improvement, and organizational change. • Led complex font projects from concept to release in collaboration with design, project management, and customers • Acted as senior technical advisor, supporting Front Engineers with architecture, quality, and delivery decisions • Worked closely with Sales, Customer Success, and customers to translate business needs into sustainable technical solutions Workflow Improvement & Team Development • Founded a cross-department Kanban initiative to improve collaboration and transparency across interdependent teams • Built and facilitated a volunteer Scrum team focused on automation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing • Helped re-establish effective Scrum practices within an existing engineering team Scalability & Operational Excellence • Co-developed automation solutions that reduced manual effort and improved production reliability • Standardized quality criteria, documentation practices, and workflows to increase consistency and repeatability • Established Confluence as a shared knowledge base and transparency platform Organizational Change • Initiated and supported department-wide workflow improvements together with management and VP-level stakeholders • Helped connect teams around shared ways of working and continuous improvement practices Impact Improved transparency, collaboration, delivery reliability, and operational maturity across teams and departments.
Led production, quality, and process development for a global digital product portfolio within one of the world’s leading type design companies. Operational Leadership • Managed end-to-end delivery of custom and library font releases for international customers and global distribution • Defined quality standards, validation processes, and release criteria • Coordinated work across design, production, sales, and project stakeholders • Ensured reliable delivery under commercial and launch deadlines Scalability & Process Design • Standardized production workflows to improve consistency, quality, and scalability • Introduced documentation, validation practices, and repeatable processes that reduced operational complexity • Helped establish production structures that supported long-term growth and operational efficiency Acquisition & Integration• Supported the integration of FontShop into Monotype following the acquisition • Helped align product assets, metadata, workflows, and production processes with Monotype systems • Contributed to the migration of production assets into Monotype’s global inventory and production landscape • Acted as a domain expert bridging legacy processes with enterprise-scale operations Impact Created scalable production standards, improved operational reliability, and helped ensure a smooth transition from an independent company to a global software organization.
Independent designer and technical producer delivering type, editorial, and corporate design projects end-to-end for clients and publishers. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 • Designed and engineered custom typefaces from concept to production • Delivered book design, editorial redesign, and corporate identity projects independently • Combined creative design with technical implementation and production expertise • Ensured production readiness, quality control, and long-term usability of design assets 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 • Managed client relationships, requirements clarification, and scope definition • Translated business goals into creative and technically feasible solutions • Delivered projects under deadline and budget constraints • Balanced aesthetic quality with production efficiency and maintainability 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Built strong entrepreneurial ownership, commercial awareness, and disciplined end-to-end delivery capabilities that later translated into product and platform leadership.
Early hands-on experience in type design and production within professional studio environments. • Contributed to type design, QA, and editorial redesign projects (e.g., taz, Jungle World) • Supported production workflows from concept to final asset delivery • Learned structured quality control and collaborative production processes • Worked in close coordination with designers and publishers 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Developed foundational discipline in quality, precision, and collaborative delivery within professional production contexts.