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Munich, BY, DE

Germany

• Reviewing and approving portfolio strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, as well as group financing.
• Advancing shareholder vision and strengthening family and corporate governance for sustainable growth.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

• Negotiated high-stakes strategic contract (€7M+) with key fuel cell supplier, resolving IP challenges, resulting in acceleration development of about two years.
• Developed financial models and commercialization strategies for H2FLY’s hydrogen-electric technology, aligning business potential with long-term growth strategies and funding milestones.
• Closed partnerships with global industrial gas and airline companies, while building and managing relationships with customers, suppliers, partners, academia, and government entities.
• Developed comprehensive financial forecasts (P/L, B/S) including unit profitability and industrialization capex, enabling competitive bids with potential customers and strategic alignment with investor’s senior.
• Acted as chief strategist and advisor to CEO. Formal member of H2FLYs leadership team.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

• Executed strategic projects including an initiative new R&D hub, delivering a successful grant application (€5.5M), coordination of political, legal, and business stakeholders, as well as communications, gaining.
• Conducted market and industry analyses, integrating future trends and development insights, and established clear criteria for business cases by mapping the founders’ technology-driven vision to commercially viable.
• Devised and led a communications strategy to establish a brand and digital presence, by building a skilled team and partnering with top-tier agencies, elevating the company to a global recognition in aviation (1.2Bn+.

München, Bayern, Deutschland

• Identified business opportunity, turning scientific insights from PhD research project into value proposition, and recruited a strong, interdisciplinary founding team.
• Developed a technically viable product concept, crafted a sound business model, integrating insights from potential customers, and industry experts.
• Participated in prestigious XPRENEURS incubator (Batch #9) by UnternehmerTUM and secured prototyping grant of the Initiative for Industrial Innovators. Presented at startup events and pitches, i.e. winning public award.

München, Deutschland

• Developed a stochasticity-capable aircraft design framework with integrated life cycle assessment to estimate sustainability aspects of future aircraft configurations, highlighting critical implications for advancing.
• Supervised 9 student theses, one winning the VDI award 2020. Facilitated and taught lectures and seminars.
• Initiated and organized the institutes first interdisciplinary undergrad seminar. Supervised and mentored the first cohort beyond scope to win 3rd price in international NASA & DLR design challenge 2020, among.

München, Deutschland

• Developed and coordinated new controlling governance for a listed global corporation in process engineering, assessing financial impact with group CFO. Earned 2nd best rating nationwide among consultants in Finance.
• Supported roll-out of global cybersecurity program for major pharmaceutical client and conceptualised project reporting dashboards, facilitating seamless pilot execution.
• Conducted financial analyses and supported sales process in successful project bids.
• Supervised interns and peers on client-facing and internal projects.

München, Deutschland

• Research and Development in future programs space propulsion systems (Ariane 6).
• Conceptualised and developed enthalpy reduction system (cooling) for full-staged combustion cycle rocket engine testbed.

Germany

• Served as elected spokesperson, representing enlisted soldiers in military justice matters, including the defence of a fellow soldier, ensuring fair representation and advocating for unit interests.
• Maintained and repaired critical aeronautical instruments for Transall aircraft, achieving one of the highest quality acceptance rates through swift learning and technical precision.
• Earned badge for military proficiency (Gold).

Großraum Los Angeles Und Umgebung

Executive Mba

Doktor (Ph.D.), Aeronautical Engineering And Sustainability

Research focus: - Sustainable aircraft design - Electrochemical energy carriers - Urban Air Mobility - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, 1,3

Activities and Societies: Tutor to undergraduate students in soft skills through a series of workshopsElectives: Investment and Corporate.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace

Focus on: - Astronautics and propulsion systems Student council: - Leader of the department for university policy - Elected representative.