Berlin, Berlin, Germany
+10 years of personal and professional growth in start-ups, SMEs, and corporates. From a Project Manager and an Engineer to a Business Consultant, a Founder, a CXO, and a Business Development Leader. Looking for challenges to apply my experiences - creating competitive advantages.
Milestones: ♦ market and competitor analysis through screening of >1.000 companies worldwide (usually early-stage maturity) and identification of relevant technology or business development targets ♦ set up and management of national and international tech start-up investments and partnerships, realizing several proofs of concepts, and expanding to new markets ♦ consulting the top management on strategic questions regarding mobility markets, digital and competition trends, as well as new business development opportunities ♦ board observer in several national and international early-stage companies
Consulting and managing various start-ups and new business projects. Achievements in Munich: ♦ strategy development and financial planning for clients ♦ team lead to develop several minimum viable products ♦ successfully linked up clients with potential investors Achievements in South East Asia: ♦ development of an e-commerce channel in Tencents - WeChat for the distribution of German consumer goods to China, headquartered in Singapore ♦ consulting of an e-commerce start-up in Bangkok, which achieved a placement in the finals of the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific 2016 in Hawaii
Achievements: ♦ rollout of a “Road Map Tool” for “Connected Drive” features, creating transparency over these features, the required hardware and software configurations as well as respective releases in derivates and markets worldwide ♦ testing and quality assurance of infotainment/ entertainment/ “Connected Drive” functions
Roles and Responsibilities: ♦ start-up/ tech screening ◦ identification and evaluation of market/ tech developments and competition through internal and external networks ♦ identification of new sales potentials and design of new business models ◦ adopting and validating innovative business models to position Daimler Buses as a mobility service provider ♦ set up and management of strategic investments and partnerships ◦ from target identification via gaining top management support to investments and the rollout of strategic projects ♦ project lead and change management ◦ management of dynamic projects in consideration of various objectives ◦ change management in the context of digital transformation ♦ team lead and management of the office in Berlin
FoodApps GmbH developed the brand “kulinado.de”, a B2B “online-canteen” specialized in delivering healthy lunches to SMEs in metropolitan areas. Milestones: ♦ within the first four months after founding, raised funding at a valuation of over € 2 million pre-money. Second round of funding closed by the end of July 2015 ♦ unique service and product attributes: fully organic offer available, customer-centric ordering system, unique thermal containers, partner kitchens all over Munich, meal allowance from employers to their employees ♦ growth of team size from two to over ten permanent employees, as well as several additional delivery drivers Roles and Responsibilities: ♦ general management ◦ running full P&L responsibilities, overseeing HR and administration ♦ financial management ◦ accounting, controlling and financial forecasting ◦ negotiation of investor term sheets and passing through due diligences ♦ business development and strategy ◦ cooperations with restaurants, logistic services, and software partners ◦ definition of the vision and strategy ♦ IT management ◦ specification and implementation of the company’s online presence, customer ordering system and back end ♦ Operation Management ◦ setting up the daily operation procedures and ensuring their proper execution, including route optimization and fleet management ◦ handling customer feedback and improving the service level