Alexander Lechner

Guest lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (Master’s Level)

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Vienna, Austria

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months

Guest lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (Master’s Level)

FH des BFI Wien

  • Teaching & presenting
  • Communication
  • Effectively communicate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences through lectures
  • Guided non-technical students from zero knowledge to confidently understanding and applying algorithms to achieve business outcomes
Sep 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months

Technical Product Consultant & Manager, Team Lead

lymo (SIMACEK GmbH)

  • Product strategy: defining the target audience, articulating the problem statement, designing user flow and user interface with low- and high-fidelity mockups
  • Customer development: conducting user interviews and mockup tests to distinguish must-haves from nice-to-haves
  • System design: leading training sessions on code quality, design patterns, and DRY principles reinforced through pair programming
  • Designed and implemented bidirectional data streaming for asynchronous real-time updates between distributed services
  • Improved IT department reputation by delivering critical features on time
  • Prevented penalty fees by ensuring work time compliance
  • Saved approximately €200,000 per year by automating duty roster processes
Sep 2023 - Sep 2024
1 year 1 month

Technical Product Consultant, Mobile Engineer

SIMACEK GmbH

  • Product strategy: defining the target audience, articulating the problem statement, designing user flow and user interface with low- and high-fidelity mockups for an internal product
  • Developed Android and iOS mobile apps in four languages using Dart (Flutter, GetX)
  • Built CD pipeline for screenshot generation and archive creation for Android and iOS
  • Eliminated internal disputes through greater transparency of working hours
  • Replaced manual paperwork with digital dynamic quality assurance forms
Aug 2023 - Present
2 years 6 months

Technical Product Consultant, UX Designer, Frontend Developer

statycs GmbH

  • Product strategy: defining the target audience, articulating the problem statement, designing user flow and user interface with low-fidelity mockups, recommending pricing strategy, advising on customer acquisition
  • Developed web application frontend using Vue.js
  • Conducted prototyping and UX design
Apr 2023 - May 2023
2 months

Technical Consultant, Backend Python Developer

Gestalt Robotics

  • Assisted in conceptualizing and building a Robotics-as-a-Service platform with an SDK for NEOM in Saudi Arabia
  • Developed a CLI using Python and created CI pipeline to build and publish it as a Python package
  • Created method to track objects in images from different angles and perspectives using OpenCV
  • Researched and analyzed DDS (Data Distribution Service) for communication protocol
  • Proposed and implemented documentation guideline and project structure across company
  • Implemented method to decode binary ROS messages without ROS dependency
  • Decreased code setup time by 87% through improved documentation
Oct 2018 - Dec 2023
5 years 3 months

Technical Product Lead, Mobile Engineer, Data Scientist, Co-Founder (CEO)

lobi

  • Designed and developed Android and iOS mobile apps using Flutter
  • Developed partnerships and conducted user and customer interviews to improve the product
  • Gathered data sets of over 200,000 data points from exclusive partnerships
  • Developed machine learning application for geospatial data analysis using Python (pandas, pydantic, poetry, luigi, NumPy, Flask, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Jupyterlab)
  • Built ETL pipeline and linked data from independent data sources
  • Ensured data integrity through cleansing and validation
  • Grew from 0 to over 200 registered users within five months
  • Acquired first paying customers despite initial skepticism
  • Gained competitive advantage through unique datasets
Oct 2018 - Nov 2023
5 years 2 months

Technical Product Lead, System Design, Co-Founder (CTO)

AIKONE

  • Conducted over 160 customer interviews to discover expensive problems
  • Analyzed sales performance and built visualization dashboards
  • Built ETL pipeline to fetch, crop, and remove backgrounds of product images including from third-party APIs
  • Grew from 0 to 8 paying customers during first COVID-19 lockdown
  • Discovered trade secrets in fashion development, manufacturing, and product launches
  • Achieved conversion rate over 1.5% on customers' first product launch
  • Reduced project managers’ effort by over 20% with internal tools
  • Facilitated workflows for product lifecycle management
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
6 months

Data Scientist

CleverShuttle

  • Analyzed geospatial data with machine learning using Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib) and Java (Spring Boot)
  • Achieved a 70% prediction rate for ride requests
  • Pioneered ride demand prediction and increased sales through surge pricing
Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
10 months

Mobile Engineer (Android)

PlanRadar

  • Built website and developed Android application using Java and PHP (WordPress)
  • Reduced daily app errors by 75% from 40 to 10
  • Improved product stability and maintainability
Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
2 years 4 months

Web Developer

Freelancer in Web Development

  • Developed and administered over 15 easily maintainable websites using HTML, CSS, PHP (WordPress), and JavaScript (jQuery)
  • Created unique web designs and customized design templates
  • Improved online presence for small and large business owners
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
2 months

Web Application Developer (Internship)

Austrian Post AG

  • Designed and developed an internal monitoring tool using HTML, CSS, JavaScript (jQuery), and C#
  • Increased report creation to over 2,000 reports per month
  • Facilitated business activity monitoring of stores
Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 2 months

Multimedia Diploma

die Graphische

  • Completed over 25 projects in web, audio, film, and graphic design
  • Developed an app and founded a startup called Peary as part of my diploma thesis
Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 2 months

Technical Product Lead, Mobile Engineer, Co-Founder (CEO)

Peary

  • Co-founded the startup and developed an Android and iOS app for my diploma thesis
  • Interviewed in the Austrian newspaper Kurier

Summary

As an entrepreneur and devoted problem-solver, I thrive on tackling technical issues, design challenges, and business problems. I genuinely enjoy delving deep into understanding the problem to its fullest extent - exploring the painful consequences and identifying the root cause.

This approach is both a blessing and a curse: a blessing for colleagues and Product Consultant partners who value critical thinking and seek the truth, yet a curse for those who are intellectually lazy and unwilling to go the extra mile.

Over the past decade, my mindset has evolved through various collaborations with startups and the founding of three ventures. Time and time again, these experiences have reinforced the same invaluable lesson:

Love the problem, not the solution!

Clients have hired me for the following use cases:

  • Product strategy: Specify the key problem, the target customer, and their willingness to pay
  • Product development: Take a product from idea to a successful market launch
  • Customer insights: Understand the reason WHY your customers bought your product, as their reasons likely differ from your assumptions.

Skills

  • Proactive – I’m A Personified Push-notification System So You Don't Have To Ask Me For Any Progress Updates.
  • Reliable – I Keep 98% Of My Commitments & Deadlines That Are 100% Within My Control.
  • Problem- & Outcome Oriented – What You Want ≠ What You Need. I Focus On Defining The Problem And The Desired Outcome.
  • Python – 7 Years Xp; Pandas, Pydantic, Opencv, Flask, Luigi, Poetry, Numpy, Scikit-learn, Jupyterlab, Matplotlib
  • Javascript – 9 Years Xp; Typescript, Node.js, Rxjs, Nuxt.js, Vue.js, React
  • Dart – 4 Years Xp; Flutter, Getx
  • (No)sql – 6 Years Xp; Mssql, Rethinkdb
  • Docker – 6 Years Xp
  • User Research – 6 Years Xp
  • Ci/cd – 2 Years Xp; Gitlab Ci, Github Workflow
  • Data Streaming – 3 Years Xp; Zeromq, Rxjs, Grpc

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2014 - Oct 2016

die Graphische

Multimedia Diploma · Multimedia · Vienna, Austria

Certifications & licenses

Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree

Udacity

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