Private equity-backed (?500 million) renewable energy startup that develops wind & solar parks across Germany, including park acquisitions (M&A) and greenfield projects.
Led multiple wind energy projects end-to-end.
Multi project management in matrix organization.
Coordinated project teams, contractors, site interfaces and stakeholders.
Owned project schedules, budget, reporting, quality and governance.
Managed shifting priorities and constraints without compromising safety.
Led, developed and implemented company AI strategy including compliant tool introduction and automation for operational workflows to improve efficiency and quality.
Key Deliveries:
Successful M&A due diligence of a ?6.5 million wind park repowering right under changing federal law with an expected MOIC of 2.4 + upside potential.
Led repowering project with strong stakeholder management incl. wind studies, simulations, avifauna studies, land leases, contract management, turbine maintenance, certification and legal consulting.
Creation of a company knowledge base using RAG and custom GPTs, easy to use for internal purposes, with very high adoption due to strong UI/UX. Design and conducting of workshops for knowledge transfer.
Proactive implementation of AI capabilities and productivity gains across the company.
EEF GmbH, Berlin
9 Monate
2023-08 - 2024-04
Wind, solar and storage projects
Project Manager
Project Manager
One of Germany's leading independent renewable energy developers with over 30 years of experience in wind, solar and storage projects.
Developed multiple wind projects across one German federal state.
Owned project schedules, budget, reporting, quality and governance.
Managed documentation, milestones and deliverables
Drove structured issue/risk visibility and reporting cadence for predictable delivery.
Delivered software automation solutions for time-consuming repetitive tasks in order to raise productivity and employee satisfaction. Including Rollout, testing and consulting.
Key Deliveries:
Development of 3 repowering-wind-park projects with aligned stakeholders, measurable progress and clear project plan with critical path identification.
Established new consulting service: Delivery of a photovoltaic-area-check due to connecting of company?s photovoltaic department directly to city mayors to match supply and demand and generate new win-win business cases and standardizing the process.
Workflow automation through scripting and rollout of a user-friendly, single-button software solution saving the equivalent of ?100k/year in employee time. Excellent feedback from senior software engineers during code review.
Energiequelle GmbH
Magdeburg
2 Jahre 6 Monate
2020-11 - 2023-04
central business processes
Founder & Managing Director
Founder & Managing Director
Successfully launched and scaled startup in the outdoor sector and registered trademark within Germany.
Built, ran and scaled a startup online business with ownership on core business processes
Delivery of business plan, product design, testing, brand management, marketing, operations, finance, sales, customer support, after sales, accounting and process improvement.
Owned end-to-end execution, prioritization, and problem solving under resource constraints.
Key Deliveries:
Created and scaled business from scratch.
?40k peak monthly turnover within 10 months.
Full ownership of brand management, ads and source code of in-house built software.
on request
3 Jahre
2017-11 - 2020-10
Full Multi-Pilot Licensing Program
Airline Pilot Trainee
Airline Pilot Trainee
World-renowned flight training organization providing ab-initio to type rating programs for major airlines.
Completed full Multi Pilot License program including single-engine, multi-engine, jet, and type rating.
Trained in high-pressure, safety-critical environments with strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles.
Key Deliveries:
Safe operation of Cirrus SR20, Grob G120, Cessna Citation CJ1+, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 during training.
Passed all missions and tests.
Achieved Flight license including Airbus A320 family type rating.
Lufthansa Aviation Training, USA/ Austria
1 Jahr 1 Monat
2016-05 - 2017-05
Project Engineering
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
European aerospace and defense corporation developing satellites, launch vehicles, and missile systems.
Developed aerospace program delivery in a regulated environment.
Coordinated technical interfaces and documentation.
Key Deliveries:
Development of mechanical handling devices for rocket and missile components, including complete documentation.
?Critical design review with main stakeholder passed first time right.
Airbus Defence and Space
1 Jahr 3 Monate
2015-02 - 2016-04
Automation solutions
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
Engineering service provider specializing in automation solutions and manufacturing equipment for the automotive industry.
Delivered industrial engineering work packages.
Coordinated team, stakeholders and suppliers.
Maintained documentation and quality standards.
Key Deliveries:
Delivery of manufacturing rigs and manipulators as a team effort.
?Research in soft-robotics and handling mechanics.
EKS Intec, Germany
1 Jahr 9 Monate
2012-09 - 2014-05
Aeronautics
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
Tier-1 aerospace supplier (now Safran) specializing in aircraft interiors and cabin systems for commercial aviation.
Mechanical engineering in design department, working in interdisciplinary project teams.
Reviewed requirements and documentation in safety-critical context.
Key Deliveries:
?Mechanical design from concept to certification (drafting, CAD, drawings, prototyping, tooling, testing, documentation) of Airbus A320neo cabin light housings.
Zodiac Aerospace
Hamburg
7 Monate
2012-02 - 2012-08
Practical Semester and Bachelor Thesis
Global leader in commercial aircraft manufacturing with headquarters in Toulouse and major production facilities in Hamburg.
Conducted data analysis and process optimization in the spares division.
Rearranged and transformed multiple large databases in different formats.
Key Deliveries:
Database analysis and database restructuring to develop a method to identify Airbus spare parts with the highest saving potential.
?Recognized patterns and trends in datasets.
Airbus Operations
Hamburg
Aus- und Weiterbildung
Aus- und Weiterbildung
4 Monate
2025-09 - 2025-12
AI Engineer Course
Turing College GmbH, Germany
Turing College GmbH, Germany
Award-winning European online program / bootcamp for Data Science and AI.
Full-time training for experienced software engineers only.
Multiple sprints with code reviews, passing criteria and feedback from seniors.
Capstone project using industry-standard frameworks (LangChain, FastAPI, RAG).
Excellent feedback from senior software engineers during GitHub code reviews.
5 Jahre
2007-09 - 2012-08
Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Bachelor of Engineering
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Germany's largest applied sciences university with strong industry partnerships.
Specialization in aircraft structures, aerodynamics, and mechanical design.
Practical semester and thesis at Airbus Operations Hamburg.
Selected among nationwide applicants. Full tuition + living stipend.
Coursework in aerospace engineering and business administration.
7 Jahre
1999-08 - 2006-07
Abitur
Sophienschule Gymnasium Hannover, Germany
Sophienschule Gymnasium Hannover, Germany
CERTIFICATIONS
IPMA Project Management Level D, International Project Management Association
AI Manager Course (EU AI Act Art. 4 aligned), Haufe Academy
AI Engineer Course (EU AI Act Art. 4 aligned), Turing College
Kompetenzen
Kompetenzen
Top-Skills
Product ManagementProjektmanagement/ProjektleitungGenAI/LLM Production SystemsMulti-AgentAI Product StrategyEnd-to-End DeliveryRegulated EnvironmentsPythonRAG ArchitecturesLangChain / LangGraphVector DatabasesRequirements EngineeringStakeholdermanagementAgile SoftwareentwicklungAI/ML Feasability ManagementBusiness Case DevelopmentProof of ConceptMVPAgentic AILocal LLMsAI Ethics & ComplianceROI-driven DevelopmentSolution Architect
Schwerpunkte
Ownership: Project delivery end-to-end, proactively ensuring time/quality/cost, able to work independently and under pressure, good decision-maker, strategic planner, very reliable.
Communication: Multidisciplinary coordination, workload management and distribution, close reporting, clear strategy, openness to ideas, strong learner and teacher, transparent.
Engineering: Deep technical understanding (code, mechanics, physics), highly analytic, autodidact, high rate of comprehension, problem solver, simplifies complex problems to first principles, design of feasible solutions, reasonable, pragmatic, steady improver.
Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden
PROFILE
Trusted project and engineering lead with 12+ years of experience in regulated environments, including security-cleared aerospace and defense projects. Combines deep technical expertise with structured project delivery, stakeholder coordination, and proactive risk management.
Proven track record across renewable energy, software automation, aerospace, and automotive industries. 3+ years of hands-on AI experience, leading enterprise-wide enablement including strategy development, training programs and cross-functional adoption. Built production systems such as domain-specific GPT assistants, RAG pipelines, multi-agent workflows and automations, delivering ?100k/year in productivity savings.
Strong communicator who bridges engineering, commercial and regulatory perspectives. Self-driven and effective under pressure. Experienced across Germany, USA and Austria with strong crosscultural adaptability.
Private equity-backed (?500 million) renewable energy startup that develops wind & solar parks across Germany, including park acquisitions (M&A) and greenfield projects.
Led multiple wind energy projects end-to-end.
Multi project management in matrix organization.
Coordinated project teams, contractors, site interfaces and stakeholders.
Owned project schedules, budget, reporting, quality and governance.
Managed shifting priorities and constraints without compromising safety.
Led, developed and implemented company AI strategy including compliant tool introduction and automation for operational workflows to improve efficiency and quality.
Key Deliveries:
Successful M&A due diligence of a ?6.5 million wind park repowering right under changing federal law with an expected MOIC of 2.4 + upside potential.
Led repowering project with strong stakeholder management incl. wind studies, simulations, avifauna studies, land leases, contract management, turbine maintenance, certification and legal consulting.
Creation of a company knowledge base using RAG and custom GPTs, easy to use for internal purposes, with very high adoption due to strong UI/UX. Design and conducting of workshops for knowledge transfer.
Proactive implementation of AI capabilities and productivity gains across the company.
EEF GmbH, Berlin
9 Monate
2023-08 - 2024-04
Wind, solar and storage projects
Project Manager
Project Manager
One of Germany's leading independent renewable energy developers with over 30 years of experience in wind, solar and storage projects.
Developed multiple wind projects across one German federal state.
Owned project schedules, budget, reporting, quality and governance.
Managed documentation, milestones and deliverables
Drove structured issue/risk visibility and reporting cadence for predictable delivery.
Delivered software automation solutions for time-consuming repetitive tasks in order to raise productivity and employee satisfaction. Including Rollout, testing and consulting.
Key Deliveries:
Development of 3 repowering-wind-park projects with aligned stakeholders, measurable progress and clear project plan with critical path identification.
Established new consulting service: Delivery of a photovoltaic-area-check due to connecting of company?s photovoltaic department directly to city mayors to match supply and demand and generate new win-win business cases and standardizing the process.
Workflow automation through scripting and rollout of a user-friendly, single-button software solution saving the equivalent of ?100k/year in employee time. Excellent feedback from senior software engineers during code review.
Energiequelle GmbH
Magdeburg
2 Jahre 6 Monate
2020-11 - 2023-04
central business processes
Founder & Managing Director
Founder & Managing Director
Successfully launched and scaled startup in the outdoor sector and registered trademark within Germany.
Built, ran and scaled a startup online business with ownership on core business processes
Delivery of business plan, product design, testing, brand management, marketing, operations, finance, sales, customer support, after sales, accounting and process improvement.
Owned end-to-end execution, prioritization, and problem solving under resource constraints.
Key Deliveries:
Created and scaled business from scratch.
?40k peak monthly turnover within 10 months.
Full ownership of brand management, ads and source code of in-house built software.
on request
3 Jahre
2017-11 - 2020-10
Full Multi-Pilot Licensing Program
Airline Pilot Trainee
Airline Pilot Trainee
World-renowned flight training organization providing ab-initio to type rating programs for major airlines.
Completed full Multi Pilot License program including single-engine, multi-engine, jet, and type rating.
Trained in high-pressure, safety-critical environments with strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles.
Key Deliveries:
Safe operation of Cirrus SR20, Grob G120, Cessna Citation CJ1+, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 during training.
Passed all missions and tests.
Achieved Flight license including Airbus A320 family type rating.
Lufthansa Aviation Training, USA/ Austria
1 Jahr 1 Monat
2016-05 - 2017-05
Project Engineering
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
European aerospace and defense corporation developing satellites, launch vehicles, and missile systems.
Developed aerospace program delivery in a regulated environment.
Coordinated technical interfaces and documentation.
Key Deliveries:
Development of mechanical handling devices for rocket and missile components, including complete documentation.
?Critical design review with main stakeholder passed first time right.
Airbus Defence and Space
1 Jahr 3 Monate
2015-02 - 2016-04
Automation solutions
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
Engineering service provider specializing in automation solutions and manufacturing equipment for the automotive industry.
Delivered industrial engineering work packages.
Coordinated team, stakeholders and suppliers.
Maintained documentation and quality standards.
Key Deliveries:
Delivery of manufacturing rigs and manipulators as a team effort.
?Research in soft-robotics and handling mechanics.
EKS Intec, Germany
1 Jahr 9 Monate
2012-09 - 2014-05
Aeronautics
Project Engineer
Project Engineer
Tier-1 aerospace supplier (now Safran) specializing in aircraft interiors and cabin systems for commercial aviation.
Mechanical engineering in design department, working in interdisciplinary project teams.
Reviewed requirements and documentation in safety-critical context.
Key Deliveries:
?Mechanical design from concept to certification (drafting, CAD, drawings, prototyping, tooling, testing, documentation) of Airbus A320neo cabin light housings.
Zodiac Aerospace
Hamburg
7 Monate
2012-02 - 2012-08
Practical Semester and Bachelor Thesis
Global leader in commercial aircraft manufacturing with headquarters in Toulouse and major production facilities in Hamburg.
Conducted data analysis and process optimization in the spares division.
Rearranged and transformed multiple large databases in different formats.
Key Deliveries:
Database analysis and database restructuring to develop a method to identify Airbus spare parts with the highest saving potential.
?Recognized patterns and trends in datasets.
Airbus Operations
Hamburg
Aus- und Weiterbildung
Aus- und Weiterbildung
4 Monate
2025-09 - 2025-12
AI Engineer Course
Turing College GmbH, Germany
Turing College GmbH, Germany
Award-winning European online program / bootcamp for Data Science and AI.
Full-time training for experienced software engineers only.
Multiple sprints with code reviews, passing criteria and feedback from seniors.
Capstone project using industry-standard frameworks (LangChain, FastAPI, RAG).
Excellent feedback from senior software engineers during GitHub code reviews.
5 Jahre
2007-09 - 2012-08
Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Bachelor of Engineering
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Germany's largest applied sciences university with strong industry partnerships.
Specialization in aircraft structures, aerodynamics, and mechanical design.
Practical semester and thesis at Airbus Operations Hamburg.
Selected among nationwide applicants. Full tuition + living stipend.
Coursework in aerospace engineering and business administration.
7 Jahre
1999-08 - 2006-07
Abitur
Sophienschule Gymnasium Hannover, Germany
Sophienschule Gymnasium Hannover, Germany
CERTIFICATIONS
IPMA Project Management Level D, International Project Management Association
AI Manager Course (EU AI Act Art. 4 aligned), Haufe Academy
AI Engineer Course (EU AI Act Art. 4 aligned), Turing College
Kompetenzen
Kompetenzen
Top-Skills
Product ManagementProjektmanagement/ProjektleitungGenAI/LLM Production SystemsMulti-AgentAI Product StrategyEnd-to-End DeliveryRegulated EnvironmentsPythonRAG ArchitecturesLangChain / LangGraphVector DatabasesRequirements EngineeringStakeholdermanagementAgile SoftwareentwicklungAI/ML Feasability ManagementBusiness Case DevelopmentProof of ConceptMVPAgentic AILocal LLMsAI Ethics & ComplianceROI-driven DevelopmentSolution Architect
Schwerpunkte
Ownership: Project delivery end-to-end, proactively ensuring time/quality/cost, able to work independently and under pressure, good decision-maker, strategic planner, very reliable.
Communication: Multidisciplinary coordination, workload management and distribution, close reporting, clear strategy, openness to ideas, strong learner and teacher, transparent.
Engineering: Deep technical understanding (code, mechanics, physics), highly analytic, autodidact, high rate of comprehension, problem solver, simplifies complex problems to first principles, design of feasible solutions, reasonable, pragmatic, steady improver.
Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden
PROFILE
Trusted project and engineering lead with 12+ years of experience in regulated environments, including security-cleared aerospace and defense projects. Combines deep technical expertise with structured project delivery, stakeholder coordination, and proactive risk management.
Proven track record across renewable energy, software automation, aerospace, and automotive industries. 3+ years of hands-on AI experience, leading enterprise-wide enablement including strategy development, training programs and cross-functional adoption. Built production systems such as domain-specific GPT assistants, RAG pipelines, multi-agent workflows and automations, delivering ?100k/year in productivity savings.
Strong communicator who bridges engineering, commercial and regulatory perspectives. Self-driven and effective under pressure. Experienced across Germany, USA and Austria with strong crosscultural adaptability.