• Acceleration Center, Transformation Services• Manage consulting projects across different business sectors, with a focus on transformation services • Develop and track project plans, including budgets, timelines, resource management and risk management• Create project documentation and prepare audit materials• Collaborate closely with clients on project related matters• Account for complete project lifecycle, from inception to closure• Provide guidance to leadership and team, through onboarding new team members and overall support for leadership • Contribute to client deliverables, both through content creation and quality control, to ensure an exceptional level of quality in the services provided to the client

• Acquired and managed projects that connect manufacturing businesses (OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers), R&D institutions, economic development organizations and state actors to expand trade relations between the US and Germany • Lead projects across a broad variety of business sectors, including autonomous and connected driving, electric vehicles, lightweight materials in the automotive and aerospace sector, and agricultural technology • Acquired business partners in the US and Germany through targeted outreach and utilization of my network • Wrote Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for business development projects funded by German federal/state governments• Ensured strict compliance with guidelines issued by German federal government regarding project financing • Managed a group of associates and interns to contribute to RFPs and ongoing projects via diligent research and administrative support while ensuring their professional growth and development • Conducted market research and contributed to in-depth market studies covering various business sectors

• Served as relationship manager for commercial banks and contact for other national central banks in the EU • Expanded number of clients through presentation events and roadshows for commercial bank, savings and loans unions and banking associations all across Germany • Executed risk assessment by monitoring and evaluating 3rd party compliance with regulatory guidelines • Evaluated and quantified impact of compliance infringements and contributed to deciding on penalization for 3rd parties• Worked closely with clients by offering in-depth consultation services to help them fully utilize the potential of the services we provided and find the right solutions and approaches for their specific situations • Developed tools in MS Excel to analyze and monitor patterns in the overall usage of collateral by clients to monitor trends • Presented developmental processes to C-level management through monthly newsletter

• Cooperated closely with colleagues at Banque de France and Banca d’Italia to continuously improve functionalities and reliability of TARGET2-infrastructure, including SWIFT integration• Trained 3rd parties in using TARGET2-applications and in complying with European Central Bank regulatory guidelines • Carried out research and analysis of payment systems and participated in multiple cross-functional tasks • Trouble shooting for issues arising within the TARGET2-infrastructure – assessed and escalated issues as needed

• Completed a two and a half year management training program• Obtained a degree in Business Economics from Deutsche Bundesbank's own University of Applied Sciences• Received training in a number of Bundesbank's departments, i.e. cash logistics and credit assessment, external communication and liaison to central banks in developing countries

• Conducted policy research, drafted reports and memos, translated a broad variety of documents for cases involving German clients with subsidiaries in the US or US corporations with activities in Germany, focus on financial services and international trade, including the involvement of state operated financial stability fund SoFFin in German banks with a presence in the US, the compliance of German trade with Iran in regard to US sanctions, and a US class-action lawsuits against a German carmaker

• Conducted policy and general research, analyzed policy questions, drafted reports and authored a weekly newsletter. Research topics included EU antitrust regulations in regard to internet search and advertising, the possibility of price manipulation within the carbon-emissions market in the EU and price regulation of prescription medication in the EU

• Worked across various departments concerned with retail banking, such as financial planning, consumer loans, mortgages, investment services and attended vocational school to foster theoretical knowledge in these fields• Received certificate by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Industrie- und Handelskammer) as a certified bank clerk