Armin Fanzott
Head of AI & Data Science
Experience
Mar 2022 - Present
3 years 4 months Graz, Austria
Head of AI & Data Science
Ascent DACH (formerly Parkside Interactive)
- (Full-Time)
- Lead architect for AI and ML projects including GenAI, LLM-based apps and forecasting solutions.
- Guided customers through solution scoping, architecture design, and PoCs across various industries (Pharma, Insurance, Logistics, FMCG).
- Delivered production ML pipelines using Azure ML, MLflow, and MLOps best practices.
- Responsible for effort estimation, delivery and staffing of 5 – 10 projects simultaneously.
- Hiring manager for the data science and AI team and responsible for creating the technological offering and roadmap in the AI & Data Science space.
- Built and scaled the AI/Data Science service offering from scratch to a high 6-figure annual revenue with 30+ successful deliveries and 20+ clients.
- Regular speaker at AI and data science conferences and academic institutions.
Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
2 years 1 month Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
Data Science & Engineering Consultant
Self-employed
- (Part-Time)
- Developed REST/SOAP-based data pipelines integrating on-premise systems with SAP HANA Cloud using KNIME.
- Built and deployed ML models (Python) for invoice classification and document processing at a B2B SaaS FinTech.
Mar 2020 - Mar 2022
2 years 1 month Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
Project Lead – Customer Analytics
KELAG
- (Full-Time)
- Managed the creation of a central customer data platform, integrating SAP IS-U, BW, and Oracle into MS SQL (SSIS).
- Applied predictive models (XGBoost, SVM, Logistic Regression) for customer segmentation and campaign optimization.
- The project was finished in time, budget, and quality (Medium six-digit amount).
Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
1 year 7 months Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
Data Science Trainee
KELAG Energie
- (Full-Time)
- Developed R Shiny dashboards and churn models across energy companies in Germany (Innogy, LEW).
- Built time series models (HMM, ARIMA, GARCH) for hydropower-based risk forecasting.
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
1 year 1 month Villach, Austria
Data Science Working Student – Product Engineering
Intel
- (Part-Time & Full-Time)
- Conducted advanced analytics on semiconductor test data using R, SQL and Tibco Spotfire v2 SDK.
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
3 months Villach, Austria
Data Science Intern – Quality Control
Infineon
- (Full-Time)
- Developed statistical quality control methods to reduce semiconductor testing by up to 50%.
Summary
Proven track record in building and leading high-performing AI teams, architecting data-driven solutions across industries, and delivering real business impact.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Education
Mar 2017 - Feb 2019
Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
Dipl.-Ing., Applied Statistics · Technical Mathematics · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria · 1.4
Oct 2013 - Feb 2017
Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
BSc, Applied Statistics · Technical Mathematics · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria · 1.9
Oct 2005 - Jun 2013
Bundesgymnasium St. Veit/Glan
Matura (Abitur) with Honours · Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
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