About me & CV

With 16+ years of experience, working with different industries, with an development, IT, marketing and product background, being a founder myself, I can boost your team to create “the next big thing”.

Examples how I could help you

  1. You have one or multiple ideas and need profound assumptions for your business plan? I can help you with early market validation using the most efficient tools.
  2. You need a prototype or an MVP for your idea? I can help you by designing and building an MVP.
  3. You have an MVP and need help to iterate and test? Let me help you by designing the hypotheses, setting up analytics, performing A/B tests and assess findings.
  4. You need a freelance product manager for your project as part of your team? Depending on my availability, I am happy to support.

Background and CV

Professional Experience

Since 04 July 2016
Founder & Chief Product Officer
“Stealth mode”, Berlin, Germany
Fintech, insurtech.

Since 12 February 2014
Adjunct Professor / Part-time Lecturer
Steinbeis School of Management and Innovation, Berlin and Munich, Germany
M.Sc. and B.A. classes in Digital Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing.

Since 01 November 2000
Freelancer Digital Strategy and Product Management
Köpernick GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Numerous projects and clients.

04 January 2016 – 03 July 2016
Entrepreneur
W&W Digital GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Co-building W&W incubator.

01 June 2013 – 30 August 2016
Founder & Chief Product Officer
Locadeo GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Gift recommendations, e-commerce.

01 November 2015 – 31 December 2015
Senior Product Manager
etventure GmbH, Berlin, Germany
MVP development.

01 July 2015 – 31 December 2015
Director Product & Innovation
fischerAppelt, play creative content GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Innovation and product management.

01 February 2013 – 31 May 2013
Senior Consultant Digital Media
atkon AG, Berlin, Germany (now part of fischerAppelt)
B2B multimedia platforms.

01 October 2009 – 31 January 2013
Consultant Web & Media
atkon AG, Berlin, Germany (now part of fischerAppelt)
Product Owner B2B multimedia platforms.

02 June 2008 – 19 September 2008
IVVR Software Architect and Engineer
Mobile Communications Media Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mobile cloud gaming platform.

01 May 2005 – 31 May 2008 and 01 October 2008 – 30 September 2009
Information Architect
atkon AG, Germany (now part of fischerAppelt)
Product management and consultant for B2B multimedia platforms.

Education

15 January 2011 – 28 January 2013
Business Administration: Digital Management (Master of Science)
Steinbeis University Berlin, School of Management and Innovation (SMI), Germany

01 October 2005 – 30 April 2009
Computer Science: International Media and Computing (Bachelor of Science)
HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

01 October 2003 – 30 September 2005
Business Administration
University of Potsdam, Germany

Qualifications and Interests

  • Business Psychology & Mediation, Steinbeis SMI (2015)
  • Design Thinking Basics (2015)
  • Leadership for Innovation, KAOSPILOT (2015)
  • Trained LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, StrategicPlay® (2015)
  • Strategic Marketing, MOON Institute (2014)
  • Principles of Entrepreneurship, Business and Corporate Strategy, SDA Bocconi (2013)
  • Master Award, best in class 2012/2013, Steinbeis SMI (2013)
  • Semantic Web Technologies, OpenHPI (2013)
  • Strategic Media and Marketing Executive Education Program, NYU Stern (2011)
  • Social Media, atLearn atkon AG (2011)
  • ITIL V3 Foundation, IBM (2010)
  • Interests: digitalisation, financial market, real estate, trends, travelling

Languages

German: Native ∙ English: Fluent ∙ Spanish: Beginner