Sr. Director - Innovation And Venture Management
Munich Area, Germany
• project director of 10+ diverse DIA internal startups (b2b and b2c) developing digital products and platforms (e.g. Sensing-as-a-Service, www.datapace.io - Data Market place, Nokia EYE AR/VR platform, ML driven network automation, www.kuha.io – community funded network); achieved revenue: 18m $ for kuha in Australia (negotiation ongoing); managing entire lifecycle from ideation -> business model definition -> funding –> MVP development -> first customer contract signature• initiate and guide Smart City/Mobility projects in cooperation with corporate partners (e.g. BMW, Infineon, MVG/SWM, MAN) within https://mobility.unternehmertum.de/en/; jointly develop prototypes & commercialization models and present to Nokia/partner executive mgmt. (example: traffic steering, city toll solution, passenger load balancer for underground train, asset tracking, indoor positioning and heat maps) • co-initiator of DCL (Digital Creativity Lab) – the Nokia co-creation space for engaging with startups and ecosystem partners, enabling and facilitating joint customer projects to address the vertical markets adjacent to Nokias core markets (IIoT/Industry 4.0, automotive, energy/utilities, logistics) • director of PMO (project management office) for the integration of Bell Labs into Nokias CTO-Technology Innovation Unit in cooperation with McKinsey during acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent; identified 50 m EUR synergies and proposed action plan to CFO