Bernd is a Technology and Product Executive with a PhD in machine learning and data science from MIT specializing in running product management and M&A operations, developing digital solutions for the retail & supply chain industry, and building and selling technology companies.Customer-centric product management and M&A for B2B, SaaS, and AI products with a focus on the retail and supply chain industry:● Developed and sold the first long-range UHF RFID readers at ThingMagic; ThingMagic continues to be a technology and market leader more than 20 years after I co-founded it.● Contributed to tremendous ARR growth during 3 years after joining scale-up Scandit AG by leading product strategy. ● Built and led the M&A function at Unicorn Scandit.Digital solutions for labor force optimization, supply chain efficiency, inventory management, and theft reduction:● Led development of cashier-less store formats (similar to AmazonGo) using computer vision, AI, payment processing, and IoT at DeepMagic which was sold to Standard Cognition.● Sold world’s largest retail robotic system to 500+ location national box store chain after conceiving and developing computer vision SaaS platform ShelfView.Building technology companies and leading them to revenue growth and successful exit: ● Achieved 100%+ annual revenue growth 3 years in a row at ThingMagic by building a worldwide partner network of 150 partners in more than 40 countries. ● Built patent programs at multiple entities and is named inventor on 40+ issued patents covering RFID, computer vision, AI, and retail operations.● Led successful sale of three technology entities: ThingMagic acquired by Trimble Inc. in 2010 and by Novanta Inc. in 2017; DeepMagic acquired by Standard Cognition in 2019.