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I love to dig into problems, needs, and opportunities. I help solve them with modern technology. I create, scale, and optimize product portfolios and technical platforms. I move in wide fields of technology with over 25 years of experience and I am up-to-date with modern and future technologies. I always learn.I focus to get the job done. I am a "can-do" person and focus on key results.I build and lead amazing teams and help them adapt quickly to new insights.I enjoyed many executive positions within small companies to big corporates. In product marketing, engineering, technical sales, project management, I had the opportunity to learn a lot which I can offer as CTO, Head of Technology, and Strategy Advisor.I can successfully create, scale, and optimize product portfolios from > $5M- Customer is always in the center of all that I do- I excel to innovate and help build big ideas within given constraints- I always strive for "data first", but I always use my good gut instinct I can align, lead and grow world-class product teams, on-site or distributed teams- I love to succeed, but facilitating the team gives my the greater joy- I can translate business to tech and vice versa like my mother tongue- I can fly high and keep my feet on the ground- I am a strategist and a hands-on project manager and a techieI always thrive to be a better person- I learn always, everywhere, with everyone – why settle?- I stay calm when everybody loses their mind- I focus on making smart and simple decisionsI always enjoy meeting new people and learning from hearing different perspectives. Reach out to me, if you want to talk to me about new, edgy, emerging technology, creating software products that matter, music production, or tech philanthropy – the reason why technology might help to save our world.Professional SkillsAdvisory, Consultation, Project Management, IT Technology, Team Development, Strategic Planning, Product Development, Product Roadmap, OKR's and Portfolio Strategy, Business Development, Modern Methodologies (Lean, Agile, Scrum, Design Thinking), Marketplace Platforms and Mobile AppsDomain KnowledgeIT Strategy and Data Security, Cloud Applications, IT Management Software, Digitalisation and Automation, Enterprise Software, Small Business Software, Digital Strategy, and Advertising

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