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As the CEO of Pergamon Labs, I lead the company's strategic vision and operational excellence, focusing on transforming content management through AI-driven solutions. With a passion for innovation and technology, I steer Pergamon Labs to revolutionize how businesses manage and publish technical documentation, enhancing efficiency and compliance across industries.- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement forward-thinking strategies that align AI technology with business goals, driving sustainable growth and competitive advantage.- Innovation and Development: Oversee the development of cutting-edge AI solutions that simplify complex content processes, reduce operational costs, and enhance compliance.- Business Growth: Drive business development and growth strategies, expand market reach, and build international partnerships.- Team Leadership: Build and nurture high-performance teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.- Client Relations: Enhance client communications and foster robust relationships, ensuring customer success with innovative solutions tailored to their needs.

Kwun Tong District, Hk

- Leading a team of 80 full-time employees and 70 freelancers in 4 locations across Asia- Spearheaded the development of pioneering solutions in the innovation lab, enabling retail clients to achieve their objectives.- Focused on business development and growth strategies, enhancing client communications and relationships.- Key Achievement: Increased company revenue by 30% through innovative AI solutions.

Kwun Tong District, Hk

- Expanded market reach and built international partnerships.- Grew company 10x within 7 years- Established the Innovation Academy to cultivate cutting-edge ideas and nurture top talents.- Key Achievement: Implemented strategies that increased productivity by 30% and reduced costs by 25%.

Hong Kong, Hk

- Enhancing member communication and encouraging active participation.- Promoting Hong Kong’s business landscape to German enterprises.- Key Achievement: Established the chamber´s AI strategy and was appointed to lead the sustainability working group to harness member expertise, increase engagement and help member companies to thrive.

Hong Kong, Hk

- Building an inclusive AI strategy with seminars and workshops to foster AI understanding and application.- Key Achievement: Successfully launched a one-year educational AI program for corporate members.

Hong Kong, Hk

- Demystifying EU sustainability regulations and encouraging compliance through incentives.- Showcasing successful regulatory adherence through case studies.- Key Achievement: Developed a strategic paper for Asian retail and sourcing suppliers to adhere to EU and US sustainability regulations and laws.- Cooperation with other chambers across Asia, industry associations and environmental groups.

At Maverick Academy, we offer specialized AI consulting services. We guide businesses through their AI transformation, helping them leverage cutting-edge technologies to optimize their operations and gain a competitive edge.

Investor at Inner Bliss Designs, a premier online retailer specializing in wellness products like crystals, essential oils, candles, and more. Committed to supporting and producing high-quality, ethically sourced products that empower individuals on their spiritual and wellness journeys. Proud to contribute to a company that harmonizes beautiful design with the profound, healing potential of nature's resources.

My main assignment as Board Adviser is to provide advice to the Board of Directors of BHI on strategic and information & technology matters, improve its current and future information & technology position, covering technical risks, system capability, technology development, applications, tech activities and recommendation of technology partners.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hk

I became a member of this esteemed global executive network to gain insights from seasoned leaders, broaden my professional connections, and share my expertise in the retail sector.Established in 1992, EGN has been instrumental in forming specialized peer groups for business leaders and experts.The aim is to foster personal and professional growth, as well as business development, through the exchange of experiences and knowledge in a trusted and confidential environment.What began as a singular vision over two decades ago has evolved into a worldwide network encompassing 14,000 members from over 8,000 companies and 70 different professions. It's a global community committed to mutual improvement and support, every single day.

In joining this esteemed professional network, my active participation and contributions were quickly recognized, leading to my election as Secretary-Treasurer early in my tenure.My objective in this role has been to incorporate professional referral marketing into my business strategy, broaden my network, and establish lasting, meaningful relationships with business owners and key decision-makers worldwide.

In Shanghai, I co-founded a company dedicated to eco-friendly packaging solutions, partnering with a trusted print supplier from my previous ventures.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:Focused on collaborating with marketing and quality departments of international retail clients. Notable clients include METRO, Sainsbury's, Bauhaus, and Amazon, among others.Specialized in producing retail and industrial packaging using sustainable materials like eco-plastic and FSC-certified paper.Led the Sales and Business Development team, with a focus on creating innovative display and point of sales solutions, retail packaging, blister cards, bags, and labels.Established direct partnerships with two paper mills, ensuring a consistent supply of standardized, FSC-certified, and 100% recycled paper.Adhered to stringent quality control processes, following G7 / gmi color management standards, and utilized CTP-controlled print data. Our internal testing center operates in line with ISTA 1-7 Series, ISO, ASTM, and FedEx / GE standards.Employed advanced printing technologies including Offset, High-End Flexo, Gravure, and Silkscreen, using top-tier printing machines from Germany and Japan.Formed a new team for packaging design, product photography, technical writing, and translation, offering our retail clients a comprehensive one-stop solution.Greencess Philosophy:Committed to running a unique ‘Integrated Sustainable Manufacturing Operation’.Maintained our ‘Environmental & Social Responsibilities’ at the highest standards.Prioritized recycling to minimize production waste and utilized materials from sustainable and environmentally friendly sources.Selected Retail Clients:Our esteemed clientele includes METRO, Sainsbury´s, Bauhaus, OBI, Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, OKA, Unilever, Li & Fung, TESCO, Dorel, and Migros.

Dresden, Sachsen, De

🔎 Praktiker AG was a German hardware store chain that operated in Europe. The chain became a division of Metro AG after the merger of ASKO with Metro Cash & Carry in 1995. The name Praktiker continues to be used by former subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and Turkey.✔ The company PGB who split from their big mother company METRO GROUP built a new office in Hong Kong and looked for a leader for their artwork department.✔ After 5 years at Conrad Electronic I was ready for the next challenge and I was handpicked for this position and became department head of Own Brand Management (OBM). ✔ My responsibilities were leading a team of 6 coordinators managing artwork vendors for instruction manual creation, packaging and label design and managing centralized print suppliers including pre-press quality control.✔ Our team managed 7 design agencies, 4 technical writing and testing agencies, 2 translation agencies, 1 photo agency and 3 print suppliers.✔ We built our own internal product photo studio to speed up the process to create product photos and reduce costs.👏💲💰 I am most proud to have reduced my 2% yearly budget within 1 year by 60% to 0.8% and lowered the standard lead time by 58% from 60 to 25 days for user manual creation and packaging design.✔ I created design guidelines and quality standards for own brand instruction manuals to reduce claims and speed up the lead time and was responsible to approve product designs according to corporate identity guidelines, including product colours, branding and labelling✔ Based on my experience at Conrad Electronic I built a new Content Management System CMS for standardisation and automation of the massive content including product features, safety instructions and an icon database.

Hirschau, Germany, De

🔎 Conrad Electronic SE operates as a mail-order company. The Company offers a product range including computer peripherals equipment, car accessories, cable components, batteries, and multimedia products. Conrad Electronic serves customers throughout Germany and Europe.✔ I started as a Technical Editor and Writer creating compliant instruction manuals for consumer goods of a leading German electronic retailer Conrad Electronic in 2007.✔ In my first year I self-developed a Content Management System CMS to automate user manuals and packaging feature content as my final university thesis project.✔ My supervisor saw my early passion to lead and optimize processes and promoted me to Assistant Manager in 2009 supervising package and manual creation team with strong involvement in product design, product labelling and branding.✔ My main responsibility was coordinating packaging and manual design projects with external design agencies, suppliers and customers and designing new packaging artworks for limited product editions✔ In 2010 the CMS “Pergamon Knowledge Database” was fully integrated into the work process of internal departments, sourcing, and design agencies to improve product quality and expedite existing workflows between departments. ✔ The system took care of content standardisation, quality control of logos, legal icons, safety instructions and design template XML design.✔ At the end of my journey I supported the development of a new private brand with design guidelines for package and manual creation, product branding, marketing strategy, marketing materials such as brochures, advertising, web design and social media.

Beijing, Cn

✔ I went to Beijing during my University internship and worked as a Technical Writer in a multicultural start-up company.✔ The company arranged daily Chinese lessons for us so I learned speaking, writing and reading Mandarin.✔ We created user manuals for the German and European market from scratch, translated them, typeset them and arranged mass printing for our clients.✔ Early involvement in functional product testing gave me a deep understanding of good product quality, intuitive product design and flaws.✔ The role of Managing Editor of our internal client magazine "Nuts & Bolts" nurtured my technical knowledge and publishing skills.✔ One of the best times of my life!

Hannover, Niedersachsen, De

🔎 With over 75 employees and more than 130 customers, SET GmbH is the leading provider of standard software in output management. In total, more than 5 billion documents are optimized annually with POSY-OutputFactory.

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Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Computer Science