Alec Gruss, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

Munich, De

Productized and scaled a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) from a functional prototype to a commercial SaaS offering with a global B2B customer base. Led the creation of a novel AI-based feature set that uses operational and environmental data to improve operational and safety performance. Designed and implemented UX improvements (using Balsamiq, Figma) in collaborative discussions with key users and stakeholders. Responsible for North American go-to-market digital strategy.

Munich, De

Responsible for development and execution of Business Unit digital strategy. Included developing and articulating business cases for making large investments into people and technology, as well as leading the change management to update affected processes. Led a team of Director-level thought-leaders and orchestrators within the Siemens O&G community and beyond. We succeeded in gaining alignment on several key topics, most notably on business models and core technology platforms. Drove the adoption of a standardized industrial connectivity solution that would allow for uniform data capture and common run-time environment for applications running on an edge computing device. This standardization resulted in significant savings in R&D spend and faster speed-to-market.Conceptualized and led the development of a first-of-its-kind MVP that was successfully rolled out in a complex manufacturing environment. The business saw a clear ROI through its automation and data capture of inspection and testing scenarios, and subsequent rapid analysis and evaluation.

Plano, Tx, Us

Product Owner/Product Manager for a deep learning-based natural language analytics offering that allowed engineers in industrial settings to use natural language queries in order to perform basic data science tasks. Starting with business modeling, I led early development with a clear focus on a clean and intuitive user experience, conducting extensive early customer validation workshops in the US and Europe. I then led the development of a functional prototype in collaboration with a Silicon Valley-based startup and used validated learning to iterate the offering and gain early beta customers. The business impact was quickly apparent, as it reduced time to insights from weeks/months to hours/days. Issues were able to be identified before they caused unplanned downtime, avoiding significant negative financial impact.Subject matter expert for Industrial Internet of Things/Industry 4.0 with focus on business models enabled by AI (Artificial Intelligence) and SaaS. Core product development team member for cloud-based industrial platform, which included advocating for the users based on my experience working directly with Fortune 500 customers in the North American market.In addition, I was responsible as Silicon Valley liaison for early development of a partner ecosystem that would develop applications for an industrial marketplace.

Munich, De

Subject matter expert for data-driven services, on a tactical (doing) level and also benefiting from contributing to the strategic planning of the portfolio. Led the analytics work streams in delivering those services to customers in the Automotive, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, and Aerospace industries. Analyzed industrial data and delivered value to customers in the aforementioned industries. Developed algorithms that automate the creation of value out of data. Collaborated with a global team to further improve service quality and scope.

Munich, De

Pioneered data-driven services within the company. Led the market roll-out of this new portfolio of services, collaborating with a global team. Coordinated all US business development efforts in addition to conducting business development myself. Responsible for implementation of first-of-its-kind pilot in North America.

Munich, De

Conducting merger & acquisitions opportunity analyses and compiled target lists, company deep dives, and leading short listing workshops. Team member in a data-driven services strategic initiative, responsible for competitive landscape. Responsible for global rollout of a division-wide competitive and market intelligence platform.

Munich, De

Developed strategy documents to support the expansion of several portfolio elements, including market and competitor analysis, alignment with global strategy, etc. Additionally, I conducted M&A pre-screening, as well as more thorough company deep dives. I organized and assisted with the curriculum of an international workshop, with Siemens and external partners in attendance.

Munich, De

I managed three drive projects with external customers as project manager. I led and completed a cross-departmental Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project to reduce order improvement process, modeling extensively using statistical software such as Minitab to support decision-making. Achieved 96% error reduction in purchase order request forms.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

GAANN FellowAlumni Award Recipient

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Assisted Dr. Robert E Minchin with research paper “Computer Applications In Intelligent Compaction” (ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2008)

- Conducted an industry-driven pilot project on indoor air purification using advanced photocatalytic oxidation for a major airline supplier- Completed proof-of-concept kinetic studies and bench-scale reactor designs

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Shadowed senior inspectors, surveyed elevations of MSE walls, processed claim orders, compiled engineer's estimates, prepared earthwork ledgers

Phd, Environmental Engineering

Bachelor, Civil Engineering

Equivalent Of Associates Degree, Civil Engineering