Simon leads Nordcloud Switzerland's FSI and Manufacturing practices. He also took a leading role in he local sales division formulated Nordcloud Switzerland's "go-to-market" strategy and business development plan, and established successful joint ventures with Big4 companies within the country.His strategic and sales efforts have resulted in a significant revenue increase, and the creation of a multimillion project pipeline. Demonstrating noteworthy sales capabilities, Simon personally closed deals worth millions.Beyond his business development activities, Simon has efficiently led large-scale digital transformation programs from beginning to end. Highlighted below are some of the key projects Simon effectively steered as Engagement Director:- Swiss Social Media (July 2023 - ongoing): Application modernisation project to reduce application run cost by 60% while maintaining performance and increasing scalability to leverage the full potential of public cloud.- International Manufacturer (February 2023 - ongoing): Global GRC initiative, overseeing two main streams. The first involved mapping and consolidating controls across 13 regulatory frameworks, including NIST-800. The second stream focused on constructing a cloud-based solution for inventory management and product assessment against these consolidated requirements.- Swiss Insurance (June 2022 - ongoing): End-to-end digital transformation program, involving 10+ SMEs. The comprehensive program covered strategy development, migration assessment, modernisation, optimisation, and provision of managed services for streamlined cloud operations.- Swiss Private Equity (April 2023 - 4 months): Cloud migration project encompassing five critical applications. Coordinated a team of two architects and three engineers, undertaking tasks such as landing zone review, application assessment, migration, hyper care, along with comprehensive documentation, inclusive of updating the run books.

Assumed the leadership of Deloitte's Cyber Strategy & Transformation Service and restructured the service by developing a new strategy and operating model. Further growed the team to 20 SMEs, drove sales and increased revenues. Successfully managed several engagements with highest quality standards:Swiss Technology (Jan 2019 – ongoing): Engagement manager of a global cyber strategy review programme for an organization with 24 subsidiaries across the world. The scope included a strategy review, designing a target operating model and developing a transformation programme.Swiss Insurance (August 2019 – ongoing): Engagement manager of information lifecycle management programme. The scope was to design a deletion strategy and operating model, as well developing and managing the transformation programme.International Technology (September 2020 – 4 months): Managing 7 cyber SMEs in an information security governance and operating model project. The scope was to benchmark current governance practices to enhance the governance and operating model for an effective and efficient operation in a federated organization.Swiss Production (January 2020 – 6 months): Engagement manager for a cyber strategy programme with the scope of assessing the business most important assets, the threat landscape, the current state maturity and defining a target state maturity, which reduces the residual cyber risk to an acceptable level based on the business profile and risk appetite of the organization.

Defining effective cyber strategies including the development of efficient and agile cyber operating models to reduce operational costs.

Swiss Technology (Jan 2019 – Jun 2019): Project lead and SME role for a global GDPR implementation program. Managing a team of 18 GDPR SMEs across the world. Key tasks are developing a country roll out strategy for GDPR implementation and drive the roll out, harmonize the approach along the countries and taking into account local legal requirements.Swiss Technology (July 2018 – 5 months): Project lead and SME role for global GDPR implementation program. Managing a team of 15 GDPR SMEs across Europe. Working closely together with the global DPO and senior stakeholders to define a tailored privacy strategy and develop a global GDPR implementation program. Developed training materials, policies and guidelines performed business process reviews, system redesigns and incorporated privacy by design and privacy by default.

Swiss Technology (April 2018 – 3 months): Developed a tailored approach to fit the client’s organizational structure to analyse the business processes and systems against the data protection principles of the GDPR. Run a PoC with the Marketing & Sales business function for a business process review, provided recommendations for system and process change. Further supported the redesign of the process, writing the system requirements and implanted privacy by design and privacy by default in the particular process.Swiss Technology (November 2017 – 5 months): Supported the client, in the discovery of existing personal data and sensitive personal data being used by each business area. Developed a user-friendly and intuitive GDPR questionnaire that contains explanations, logics and validation that guides the user through the questionnaire. Conducted more than 40 GDPR workshops with a focus on records of processing activities (GDPR Art. 30).Swiss University (June 2017 - 2 months:)Developed a trading algorithm which exchanges data with MATLAB and provides trading decisions based on a novel machine learning algorithm called ESN (Echo State Networks). The outcome was a thesis (Short-Term Exchange Rate Predictions with Echo State Networks) that is nominated for the Bank Linth Award 2017. It was the first research in the field of FX Trading and Machine Learning that was tested under real market circumstances incorporating all transaction costs.

Provide consulting solutions to optimize operational performance in different industries and advising in difficult negotiations between business and industries.Swiss industry (September 2016 - 3 months): Analysed, optimised and redesigned processes to increase efficiency and achieve operational excellence.Swedish automotive industry (May 2016 - 3 months): Key role at the negotiations between SAAB and Tübitak, where Tubitak acquired the Saab 9.3 plant, dices and IP for the Turkish car industry.Swiss banking (January 2015 - 4 months): Started a joint venture with Swiss Prime Site and NKF to establish a real estate investment offering via a SICAF fund for our foreign investors.

Serving as a key member of the executive team charged with formulating strategic direction and devising business development initiatives consistent with overall strategy. Traveling internationally to identify new business opportunities and effectively managing a territory spanning across Brazil.• Established strategic partnerships with Marenco Swiss Helicopters• Identified new business opportunities in South America and the Middle East.• Launched and spearaheaded the visionary HELIOS project (Helicopter Itinerary Optimization System). The project aims to develop a software that 􀀽nds the best solution for the helicopter routing problem. The system reduces operation cost by at least 12%.• Realized a cooperation with the Zurich University of applied science for the HELIOS project.• Taking a major role at current negotiations with the Turkish government for a joint venture between NEXXUS, TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) and the government for establishing a helicopter transport industry in Turkey.• Negotiated and established strategic partnerships with key players in Brazils aviation sector.

Frequently closed deals that served to increase the company's market perception. Utilized strong analytical and problem solving techniques in order to deliver the correct products to their respective clients.• Acquired new representations for the company.• Created a strong client network and acquired new high networth clients.• Mentored new employees by offering knowledge and training regarding product offerings; also developed and mentored junior personnel.

Managed a team of four members in consulting middle class private households in theirfinancial affairs including investments, pension planning and insurances.• Acquired and established a huge network of clients and partners in the financial sector.• Developed new investment strategies, which outperformed the company's recommendations.• Received several awards in sales and a aknowledgments in best sales performance.• Acquired a couple of upper class clients who transferred all their assets to the company.• Assigned interim position of team leader and recruited and managed four consultants.

Organized and managed the basic training course of Swiss army recruits in the Infantry. Directly supervised over 220 soldiers. Served for three followed recruit schools as instructor and commander.• Planned and operated the basic training course.• Spearheaded as a commander the company corresponding to the order of the day.• Monitored the progress of the recruits during combat exercises.• Selected and prepared candidates for military careers as NCO's or Officers.

Worked on the first GPS recording system project in the car industry and was responsible for implementation, programming and administration of the systems for major clients.• Traveld frequently to the suplier and supported the improvment of the system at the factory, which led to major improvements.• Acquired highly qualified graduates for the project.• Followed up with clients following service to ensure 100% client satisfaction and upsell additional services based on client requirements.

Worked as a freelancer and part time in the department of business warehouse as a macro programmer and clerk. Developed several algorithms to optimize data structures and to recognize nonconformities.