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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