🤖 Recruited a highly talented AI team of 10+ members within a month (most roles were later cancelled). Hired across CZ and VN while ensuring smooth project onboarding.🤖 Successfully led the AWS-to-GCP refactoring of a complex Avatar solution, combining hands-on Python development with strategic oversight.🤖 Spearheaded internal and external evangelism for the AI x Data team, contributing to the company-wide branding strategy.🤖 Worked on proposals and created impactful GenAI demos.🤖 Implemented three GenAI instances designed to mimic personal communication styles.🤖 Led the learning workstream within the AI x Data team and established the 'Power Learners' initiative.🤖 Acted as a role model for mentoring and coaching direct reports.🤖 Published two research papers, advancing thought leadership in AI.

🎓 Defined the overall architecture for project-based learning.🎓 Recruited a productive and collaborative team, ensuring smooth onboarding and alignment.🎓 Collaborated with senior stakeholders to define the engineering strategy.🎓 Led the migration of an MS365 tenant and managed its operations.🎓 Delivered scalable implementations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).🎓 Made significant contributions to the company's intellectual property, particularly in AI.🎓 Engaged in public speaking opportunities to represent the company and its initiatives.🎓 Defined and delegated OKRs, identified a successor, and handed over responsibilities gracefully.

☂ Developed and implemented an AI governance framework covering responsible and ethical use of AI and AI innovation processes.☂ Designed and implemented AI infrastructure.☂Coached and mentored teams on AI best practices and guided AI solutions.☂Established and managed an AI community of practice, organizing hackathons and events.☂Forged partnerships with academic institutions and industry experts to explore AI collaborations.☂Successfully delivered AI projects for CRM, operations, IT, HR, and pricing, improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

In this job, I had the chance to help wherever it was necessary as a universal soldier:𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 (3+ years)✶Helping partners in all DP DHL's business units to find ways to apply AI✶Closely interacting with other digitalization teams in DP DHL✶Delivering training on Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science✶Mentoring/co-supervising master and bachelor theses✶Tailored hands-on web design for the AI portfolio𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 (3+ years)✶Delivering hands-on PoCs in the area of Natural Language Processing, Optimization, and Machine Learning✶Hand-over of initiated projects to other team members𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (1 year, 1 month)✶Orchestrating 5 workstreams in a virtual organization (Dev, Ops, R&D), overall 40+ people in 3 locations✶Regular communication with executive stakeholders✶Botton-up roadmap workshops with the team & follow-up tracking✶Supporting the transition from a virtual organization into a standard line organization𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 (1 year, 8 months)✶Counterparts DHL's Corporate Development in the Data Lake program✶Orchestrating the activities and communication for the delivery in DHL IT Services✶Temporary adoption of some related roles (𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 - 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿)

Lecturing on Reinforcement Learning and Applications

R&D in Applied Mathematics for Intelligent Airports≡ Designed and implemented algorithms increasing the safety and efficiency on the airfield.≡ Worked in a cross-continental and cross-functional team.≡ Coordinated a local team, employing elements of agile project management.≡ Provided theoretical justification of several algorithms and reduced the need for testing.≡ Initiated cooperation with Czech Technical University on more futuristic topics.≡ Interacted with the customers, end users, and colleagues focused on UX.≡ Generated new intellectual property.R&D in Applied Mathematics for Intelligent Buildings≡ Finished two publications with University of Oxford on optimal predictive maintenance.≡ Applied machine learning and reinforcement learning to heating control.≡ Demonstrated both approaches on real data and real operation of an elementary school in Spain.

R&D in Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Buildings - designed and implemented: ≡ A flexible tool for fault detection and diagnostics. Already used for 100+ buildings.≡ Core parts of a tool for setpoint balancing based. The result led up to 40%.≡ Several tools for participants in demand response programs.R&D in Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids ≡ Algorithms for local energy brokerage≡ Models of local generation in MicroGrids≡ Scheduler for load dispatch based on mathematical programmingInnovation Activities≡ Organized of innovation workshops with 10+ participants.≡ Facilitated creation of new intellectual property.Business Development≡ Contributed to several proposal activities at both national and international level

≡ Worked on advanced algorithms for predictive maintenance in smart buildings ≡ Experienced recent research in Department of Computer Science.

≡ Coached more than 30 people, 16 of them systematically in the long term.≡ Applied brain based and results oriented approach ( http://www.neuroleadership.cz/).≡ Focused on creativity skills, creation of positive habits, ethical questions, and harmonization of conflicting goals.

Wrote Ph.D. thesis on Data-Based Decision Making: Evaluation and Design∞ Data-Driven Modeling - flexible tools for modeling data∞ Data-Driven Design - methods for turning data directly to new decisions without prior knowledge∞ Data-Driven Evaluation - methods for quantification of benefits of the design≡ Theoretical analysis of developed algorithms.Participated in solving the project: Fully probabilistic design of dynamic decision-making strategies with imperfect participants in market scenarios

≡ Worked on Bayesian approach to hyper-heuristics.

≡ Coordinated international youth exchange with counterparts from Lithuania, Spain, and Germany. ≡ Organized 3 summer camps for 60+ participants.

Contributed to projects on: ≡ Due diligence - value estimation of subsidiaries.≡ Business processes optimization - a reduction of the workload on the peak of the process.≡ Forensic audit - including face to face investigation and statistical processing.≡ Compliance with EU standards - evaluation of regulation of a policy in Czech schools.Supported the activities by ad hoc tools in MS Excel and MS Access using VBA.

Teaching of IT and programming.

Development of metadata repository of Česká spořitelna, a.s.