Armin Fanzott

Head of AI & Data Science

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

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