Bridging Digital Strategy & Engineering | 14+ Yrs in Experience | GenAI | LLM | RAG | Digital Twins

2/2021 – 4/2022

Led 9-engineer advanced engineering group in the field of thermo-fluid systems and aerodynamics within defense aerospace division during company-wide organizational transformation and restructuring.

• Executed turnaround strategy increasing team capacity utilization from 25-50% to 100% through strategic portfolio management and operational excellence, securing group's critical position within new organizational structure
• Secured integration into high-priority R&D projects through executive stakeholder engagement and strategic positioning of thermo-fluid capabilities as essential to defense aerospace programs
• Maintained technical oversight across all engineering activities while coordinating cross-functional collaboration networks to maximize organizational impact
• Managed personnel development, resource allocation, technical deliverables, and technology strategy while navigating complex organizational change and delivering critical aerospace program commitments
• Led ML-based multi-criteria optimization initiative for engineering model parameter studies

Aerodynamik, Change Management, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluiddynamik, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (Dassault Systèmes)

1/2017 – 8/2020

Led a division-wide international innovation program with a core team of 5 - 7 engineers and scientists and a multi-million-euro audited budget in collaboration with tier-1 automotive clients.
• Directed innovation initiatives delivering breakthrough powertrain thermal efficiency technologies from concept through commercialization, achieving measurable CO₂ reduction for automotive powertrain systems
• Managed complex stakeholder ecosystems across engineering, product management, executive leadership, and tier-1 OEM client teams on three continents
• Sole inventor on strategic energy-efficiency patent (DE102020202385A1) assessed as high-priority by Bosch executive leadership, creating competitive IP advantage
• Led technology transfer from research through production validation with global automotive manufacturers, proving commercial viability
• Early AI/ML adoption: Implementing CNN-based cancer tissue detection from medical images using Python and OpenCV in the context of a Bosch-wide AI challenge demonstrating early hands-on AI/ML adoption

3D Modellierung, Aerodynamik, CAD (computer-aided design), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluiddynamik, Projektadministrator, Projektleiter Industrie, Projektleiter Maschinenbau, Simulink, Strömungsmechanik, Thermodynamik

3/2012 – 12/2016

Researched and developed innovative concepts for automotive powertrain efficiency, feeding Bosch's strategic innovation pipeline.

• Conducted feasibility studies and technical assessments informing multi-million euro technology investment decisions
• Secured executive support for innovation initiatives through data-driven presentations to multiple leadership levels
• Established cross-functional knowledge transfer mechanisms, creating repeatable organizational capabilities in energy systems engineering

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluiddynamik, Forschung & Entwicklung, Simulink, Strömungsmechanik, Thermische Verfahrenstechnik, Thermodynamik

5/2011 – 2/2012

- Thermal management & fluid mechanics
- 1D modelling and simulation for automotive
- Preparation of simulation models
- Renewable energy

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Strömungsmechanik, Energietechnik, Fluiddynamik, Photovoltaik / Solarzelle, Solarthermie / Sonnenenergie, Thermodynamik, Thermische Verfahrenstechnik