Philipp Huhn

Chief Innovation Officer @ shipzero

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

Chief Innovation Officer at shipzero — a Hamburg-based climate tech company helping logistics firms measure and decarbonize their freight emissions. I'm a cross-functional builder: data engineering, ML, product strategy, full-stack prototyping. Five years at shipzero across three roles (Data Scientist → CDO → CIO), plus a co-founder stint in proptech. I work best at the boundary between disciplines — turning complex problems into working solutions, fast.

Experience

  • shipzero (Hamburg, Germany)
    • Chief Innovation Officer
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      - Prototype end-to-end solutions across product, data, and client-facing domains — from concept to working demo - Steward the full feature lifecycle: scope, build, validate, and hand off to engineering or operations - Drive strategic initiatives spanning new feature development, internal tooling, and process efficiency — translating ambiguity into actionable prototypes

    • Chief Data Officer
      Mar 2023 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Leading the design of architecture for large features and responsible for data pipeline expansion and maintenance - Python, Azure Cloud, Jira, and Confluence, calculating carbon emissions for logistics companies - Provides processual and technical advice, actively involved in recruiting and teaching new colleagues - Leveraging data and technology to drive growth and sustainability - Passionate about creating innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges, and committed to reducing carbon footprint through data-driven approaches

    • Chief Data Scientist
      Jul 2020 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      - AI, ML, hyperparameter tuning, feature engineering, deployment, problem abstraction & solving, result condensation - Coordination, reporting, automating, presenting, teaching - Backend (Azure, Flask, Python, SQL, MongoDB) - Frontend (HTML, HTMX, Jinja2, CSS, Bootstrap, Bulma) - Project & product management, devops, unit tests - Support in various sales, marketing and other business activies

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Area Butler
    Nov 2021 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Data Science - evaluation, creation and similar of geospatial data related to locations - Guidance on algorithms and other technical questions - Finances, business cases and research

  • Statista (Hamburg Area, Germany)
    • Director B2C Market Outlooks
      Jul 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr

      Leading the Market Outlooks teams at Statista - Comparable industry insights with consumer focus for 150 countries - Digital Market Outlook (DMO) for trends in the digital economy such as eCommerce or FinTech - Consumer Market Outlook (CMO) for consumer spendings on food, consumer electronics and various other goods - Mobility Market Outlook (MMO) regarding the automotive market and current mobility trends

    • Expert Operations Engineer
      Oct 2017 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

      - Tool programming (Excel, VBA, Python) - Process automation - Project management and coordination across teams - Forecasting (industry forecasts/ Digital Market Outlook)

    • Analyst
      Nov 2014 - Oct 2017 · 3 yrs

      - Research project in TIMES and digital markets globally - Research, analysis and forecasting of different markets and topics

  • Master Thesis at Hamburger Hochbahn AG
    Jun 2014 - Nov 2014 · 6 mos

    - Master Thesis: "Analysis and conception of Ecodrive-Systems in public transport bus companies using the example of the Hamburger Hochbahn AG" - Cost/ benefit analysis for ecodrive systems in the context of busses in public transport

  • Project assistent at BSL Transportation Consultants GmbH & Co. KG
    Sep 2012 - May 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

    - Supporting activities in different transport and logistics related projects - Research and analysis based work e.g. for the market report of BAG SPNV (association of private passenger rail companies in Germany)