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Leading a company focused on developing negotiation-based collaborative platforms for R&D and innovation teams, one customer product at a time. Delivered impactful solutions across diverse industries, from automated cell microscopy to sustainability governance.I've served as the Strategy Lead, Solutions Architect, Lead Developer and Cloud DevOps Lead on the following projects and products:TreeDiff.com, 2024- An industry-leading change tracker for legal documents using advanced algorithmsReallab.ch, ZHAW, 2019-2024- A novel sustainability governance platform- Custom BI visualizations surpassing PowerBI/Tableau capability- A prototype web platform for decision-makers to find agreement by way of a Bayes Statistics known to quantify human expectations- Custom ETL, data-preserving anonymization algorithm- Negotiated data privacy design with customer lawyers- Hired world-class talentVarious customers, 2015-2019- Various web projects, clients including Konplan, VISECA, Hochschule LuzernInnovation Incubator, Idorsia, 2017-2018- Proof-of-concept with the Translational Sciences Group for better Go/No-Go decision-making in early-stage drug developmentcellexpress.io, Roche, 2015-2017- An innovative automated cell microscopy analysis pipeline that let Biologists refine analysis pipelines without any IT skills by leveraging CellProfiler, Plotly, Docker, and AWS Spot Instances- In collaboration with the Broad Institute at MIT for the actual data analysis.dcmjs.org, Novartis, 2014-2015- Clinical image data cleansing, anonymization and analysis preparationCollaborative negotiation, 2014-2024- A novel web platform for collaborative R&D negotiations, combining an online editor with git-like branching, advanced change tracking and a social network layer.Overall Achievements, 2014-2024- Successfully pitched customer executives, led strategy, solution and implementation to solve their needs- Recruited global talent- Deep Software Engineering Knowledge

Institute for Computational Life Scienceshttps://www.zhaw.ch/en/lsfm/institutes-centres/icls/

Led the Novartis infrastructure for clinical image analysis. Developed products to support novel image analyses. Winner of the renowned Bio-IT World Award for first automated brain image analysis in a phase II trial across the industry. Identified innovative image analysis algorithms in academia and integrated them into clinical trials.- Planned, contracted, and supervised validation studies for novel imaging biomarkers across various disease areas- Established Regulatory Framework, including model informed consent for in-house use of imaging data- Conceived and led effort to build first fully automated clinical image analysis in a Phase II Trial across the industry- Served as a liaison to spin-offs and academic centers, including the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health (NCI/NIH)- 6 months international assignment in Cambridge, Massachusetts- Led cross-Pharma initiative for image exchange with hospitals, including Roche, GSK, BMS, and others- Data standardization: DICOM, CDISC member and contributor- Left the role on very positive terms with colleagues and stakeholders

Led the development of the Novartis Clinical Image Management System. Led planning and implementation, coordinated the team while incorporating the interests of scientist users, IT department, external vendors, QA, QM, Electronic Data Management, and various stakeholders.- Translated the project sponsor's need for storing images in-house into a business process, system requirements, features.- Oversaw solution concepts and information architecture, led planning and execution- Led the change management process, assembled affected users, rolled out process changes, conducted training, and integrated with other applications- Worked in compliance with GCP 21 CFR part 11

- Co-authored the data privacy standard in DICOM (PS3.15 E) with David Clunie, aligning with European data privacy regulations- Supported development of imaging ontologies (SEDI, AIM)

Co-chaired the Pharma-hospital interface group

Conceived and led the development and implementation of a novel data management platform for medical imaging, licensing it to industry-leading Pharma companies.- Initiated and led the development of novel web-based medical image quality-assurance and tracking software with a team of three- Licensed the software to major pharmaceutical companies, including Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, Schering, and Biogen, in conjunction with core lab services performed by the University Hospital Basel

Cameroon

Taught computer science and HIV prevention at a boarding school in Cameroon- Led the establishment of the first internationally recognized computer education program in Cameroon, the International Computer Driving License (ICDL)

Basel

Built and managed the software infrastructure for powering image analysis core lab services for Phase II and Phase III clinical imaging studies in Multiple Sclerosis.- Selected and purchased Computer Hardware, acquire and set up servers at the University Computer Center- Hired talent to program tools and workflows- Addressed the needs of MDs in evaluating MR images- Responsible for all technical aspects, including regulatory validation and archiving

Diploma, Physics, Masters

Informatics

Piano Performance

Scholarship for continued piano performance studies Studied under Peter Feuchtwanger, renowned for mentoring Martha Argerich, among others

Masters, Piano Performance