Lecturer

As part of my work, I focus on three key areas that are essential for the innovation and future viability of business and society: business start-ups, digitalization and automation, and career planning and personal development.

One focus is on the challenges and opportunities of starting a business—especially academic start-ups as drivers of regional and national innovation. I teach skills for the entire start-up process: from idea creation and building viable business models to managing and scaling a company.

The topic of digitalization and automation covers technical, economic, and social dimensions. It includes basics of digitalization, automation technologies, IIoT and smart manufacturing, software and IT infrastructures, and application areas in various industries. I also analyze human-machine interaction, economic impacts, and future trends that have a lasting effect on companies.

In the area of career planning and personal development, I support future specialists and managers in developing their personal strengths, recognizing their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial potential, and designing an individual market and career strategy. Topics such as personal branding, personal marketing, and strategic career planning are key to fostering long-term professional direction and proactive action.

• Work with schools to introduce students to the prospects of STEM careers during the career orientation phase
• Lead workshops and after-school clubs in computer science

Areas of responsibility:

• Develop the ALD automation and industrial IT organization, define the business model and digital transformation strategy for internal processes
• Position the Automation and Industrial IT organization as a digital competence center within AMG Group
• Define and implement the ALD EXPERT platform strategy and a standardized implementation methodology (A²IM)
• Develop new digital services, products and business models
• Introduce COBIT-5 for holistic management and ITIL-compliant services including enterprise application management
• Implement risk and compliance guidelines, a cyber security strategy based on ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, CRA and EU Cyber Resilience Act
• Establish procedures for business-critical incident response and standards such as ISO 22301, ISO 27031 and BSI 200-4 on IT emergency and business continuity management
• Develop ISO 50001-compliant energy and resource management, hybrid energy storage systems and smart metering management systems
• Plan business and profitability, recruit for the organizational structure, develop high-potential programs with universities
• Implement a training program for digital transformation and the “digital mindset”
• Execute the go-to-market strategy, tap alternative market potential and develop multi-channel marketing and sales strategies
• Independently acquire external customer projects to open new market potential

Corporate responsibility and performance:

• Target: 100% self-financing (2020–2023) through external projects
• 2021 result: 57% self-financing; acquired first major global customer; modernized production environment; optimized energy management (>10% cost reduction); designed a compliant cyber resilience solution architecture
• 2022 result: 85% self-financing (target 80%)