Responsible for implementing AML policies and procedures
Responsible for due diligence reviews of clients and compliance monitoring of transactions to identify suspicious activity
Organize staff training on AML regulations and practices
Work with regulators and audit firms to ensure compliance (AML audits)
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Locarno, Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer
Rescale Consulting GmbH
Founded and built a software development agency as the sole shareholder
Consulted customers on web- and app-based IT projects using experience and strategies on their business ideas, modeling use cases, creating wireframes and high-fidelity designs, and writing technical concepts
Consulted companies in the energy and data center sectors; interim Head of IT; developed and implemented monitoring systems for the data center; coordinated frequency control reserve services (FCR)
Project managed an IT team in the financial sector to develop a payment gateway and other financial services tools with high security requirements under PCI-DSS in a primarily cloud environment
Sep 2014 - Jun 2018
3 years 10 months
Kassel, Germany
Chief Executive Officer (and CTO)
Lehrerheld UG
Business development and Chief Technology Officer
Develop business model and improve product-market fit
Design platform and marketing materials
Coordinate international development team in Poland and Russia
Lead technical project management
Jun 2007 - Nov 2007
6 months
Berlin, Germany
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
seosupport GmbH
Search engine optimization for clients and company marketing
Pre-sales activities, including creating proposals and invoices
Build SEO-optimized client websites
Coordinate copywriters and designers
Feb 2005 - Dec 2023
18 years 11 months
Kassel, Germany
Chief Executive Officer
PlatinPower.com GmbH
Founded and built a software development agency as the sole shareholder
Consulted customers on web- and app-based IT projects using experience and strategies on their business ideas, modeling use cases, creating wireframes and high-fidelity designs, and writing technical concepts; supported market entry and marketing with technology and digital sales
Advised on cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, OSINT; improved software application security (OWASP); implemented security systems (WAF); managed external penetration tests and coordinated integration of findings into applications
Actively responded to hacked websites following the NIST framework: analyzed intrusions, backdoors, and malware; cleaned sites from malicious code
Implemented strategies to prevent future incidents: risk management, governance, preparation and prevention, detection and analysis with WAF, MFA, and similar measures suited to company size
Advised on and managed GDPR requirements for software projects and technical infrastructure decisions
Coordinated marketing to generate short-term (Google, Facebook ads) and long-term (organic visitors) leads; created campaign ideas; organized photographers, videographers, and copywriters; built sales funnels
Managed inbound and outbound sales; created sales processes and call scripts
Drafted contracts under German law
Ensured quality for graphic and code developments; coordinated test strategies
Consulted on and executed SEO and SEA both technically and through on-page copy and off-page factors
Coded small tasks, tools, and jobs in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL
Set up, configured, and administered Linux-based web servers for simple requirements
Apr 2004 - Jul 2005
1 year 4 months
Kassel, Germany
Trainee
B.I.O.S. Technologie Partner GmbH
Provided technical assistance for server setups (Windows and Linux)
Developed customer project websites
Performed quality assurance on software products; found and reported bugs
Digitized documents in the insurance branch of B.I.O.S.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Italian
Advanced
Education
Oct 2007 - Jun 2009
University of Kassel International Management School
Marketing Economics · Kassel, Germany
Oct 2004 - Jun 2006
Max-Eyth-Schule Kassel
Technical College Maturity · Kassel, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Professional Scrum Product Owner 1
scrum.org
Certified SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager
Scaled Agile Inc.
AML basic education
VQF Zug
Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency ("Fernpiloten-Zeugnis")