DevOps Engineer / Data Engineer / Chief Technologist

6/2021 – 6/2022

Technische Leitung für ein Innovationsprojekt zur Entwicklung und Einführung einer cloud-basierten Visual Inspection Platform in der Metallverarbeitung.

Technische Projektleitung / Teamleitung

2/2021 – 3/2022

DevOps Engineering; Kubernetes; Docker; Kafka; Stream Analytics; Python Backend; JavaScript / React Frontend

Backend, DevOps (allg.)

6/2020 – 8/2020

To combine Earth Observation (EO)-data from satellite systems with earth-bound IoT sensor data, an open data analytics platform shall be designed and verified by a prototypic implementation.
My tasks:
- Technical bid lead
- Project proposal
- Demo case setup
Project budget: 400.000€

Big Data, Cloud (allg.)

8/2019 – 9/2020

A major German retail company wanted to renew their Data & Analytics environment asking for strategic advisory and for project support. As Chief Technologist, it was my role to discuss options and future strategy with the client.
My tasks
- Client communication & industry understanding
- Design of a scalable data pipeline for retail with cloud-native components
- Test concept for data analytics and software solutions
- Leading a PoC implementation

Cloud (allg.), Virtualisierung (Allg.)

8/2018 – 12/2018

A major German automotive company requested a maintenance and development service for its Data Lakes for autonomous driving R&D
My tasks:
- Technical bid lead
- Project alignment with client
- Team setup
- Bid formulation
Bid volume: 2.5Mio€ (successful)

Agile Methodologie, Big Data, Cloud (allg.), Data Science

1/2018 – 8/2018

A major company in aviation industry developed a data analytics service for airlines. Analytics components of this service are developed by data science teams.
My role: Tech Advisor for the client and for data science teams.

Big Data, Data Science

6/2017 – 10/2017

A major German retail company wanted a Data Warehouse solution to integrate and analyze its sales information from all domestic and international stores.
My tasks
- Interims management of the project with 5 development teams
- Client interaction
- Coordination of staffing
- Coordination with freelancers
- Coordination with testing from a different consulting company

Agile Methodologie, Data Warehousing

11/2016 – 3/2017

A major German automotive manufacturer wanted to explore possibilities to predict production line failures by AI/ML technologies.
My tasks as managing solution architect and project lead and team lead
- Project setup with the client / contract negotiation
- Team Lead of a data science team
- Solution concept
- Client communication

Agile Methodologie, Data Science

8/2016 – 3/2017

A major German re-insurance company wanted to develop a concept for a hybrid data lake supporting the Open Data concept.
My tasks
- Solution Architecture
- Product evaluation
- Client communication
- Prototype setup
- Testing

Big Data, Cloud (allg.)

11/2015 – 3/2016

A major nordic telco operator was building a data lake to analyze data from mobile networks aiming at identifying network issues, improve network quality, and to reduce customer churn.
My tasks:
- Leading an agile team to onboard data sources
- Communication in a larger project environment with several service companies and the client
- Test management / quality accountability

Agile Methodologie, Big Data, Data Science