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We are a boutique product strategy, design and growth studio. We aim to help SMEs unlock the benefits of new technologies (AI, IoT, Blockchain) to improve their products and processes. ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛꜱ:- 𝐑8𝐑 AI-based tool for automated due diligence and rating of ~5’000+ crypto projects (ChatGPT & scraping) - 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 Marketplace to manage and monetise Intellectual Property (IP) rights for digital creations (video, music, 3D models, etc.) using NFT & gamification (private beta)- 𝐊*𝐬 Hardware crypto wallet in a watch sapphire glass. We build the entire business model, feasibility study, technical blueprint, UX/UI designs, and built a working proof of concept/demo)- 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 2030 We launched a complete solution to issue blockchain-based digital twins as NFT for millions of wine bottles (MVP live with 100K+ unique IDs on Polygon attached to physical bottles)- 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 A Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) to build a crowdsourced Air Quality sensing system using data from 1K+ sensors (MVP built)

Londo, London, Gb

WoT is a community of engineers and entrepreneurs that build the physical Web. Our mission is to create a new generation of smart and connected objects that are programmable and secure.

Ambrosus is a decentralised platform to optimise global food and medicine supply chains using blockchain technology, smart contracts, and real-time data from sensors. Our solution allowed to track and digitally notarize the entire provenance of products and execute commercial transactions in a fully transparent, automated and secure way. - Hired and managed ~50 FTEs (engineers, product owners, UX/UI designers, QA/testers) in 5 remote product teams, negotiated contracts with 10+ offshore and nearshore partners - Architected the solution, tokenomics model, APIs and oversaw the full development lifecycle of our software and hardware solutions, IT infrastructure, SDKs, and developer program- Defined and enforced all delivery and operation processes that enabled us to scale the largest enterprise-grade blockchain platform for IoT & supply chain data (1500+ nodes/servers, 100% uptime with no hacks or intrusions since launch)- Created internal & external security policies to ensure GDPR + ISO 27001 compliance, recruited providers to perform security audits, penetration, and performance testing - Person of contact, solution architect and project lead for 10+ client projects As the technical ambassador for the project, I authored numerous documents (whitepapers, blog posts, media/PR interviews, etc.) and presented on the main stage at many major Blockchain events around the globe (WEF, Token2049, Devcon, EDCON, etc.).

Worblaufen, Bern, Ch

Led Swisscom's digital transformation lab and rapidly positioned it as a major actor in French-speaking Switzerland. Within a year we got praised by EPFL's president as the most active corporate player on campus and showcased as a benchmark for successful industry-academia collaboration.Key activities & achievements:- Designed, launched and scaled Swisscom's first unit dedicated to digital transformation and new technologies (AI, Blockchain, IoT)- Managed the initial team and positioned the lab as pre-sales support for Swisscom's B2B sales team- Organised 150+ public & private events with clients, partners and EPFL students- Grew the most popular Meetup group in Swiss Romande with 2000 members- Attracted 40+ R&D project proposals in collaboration with various EPFL labs & Swisscom units- Organised and conducted multiple co-creation workshops with C-level executives of 50+ large Swiss companies (banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and luxury brands)- Substantially improved the perception of Swisscom as a modern and exciting company (our activities on campus directly increased by 200% internship applications from EPFL students)

London, Greater London, Gb

As co-founder & CPO of EVRYTHNG (VC-backed IoT company, 32M+ $ total funding from Atomico, Samsung, Cisco, Dawn Capital and BHLP, 50+ employees), I led the design and development of all front-end and back-end features from drawings on a whiteboard to an industrial-grade IOT platform used by several Fortune 100 companies to manage the digital identities for billions of products.Responsibilities: - Lead the product management for our core technology, platform, and services (APIs + front-end) - Define the vision and drive the execution of our products (scoping, roadmaps, QA) - Design, architect, prototype, and deliver strategic components of our products and solutions- Manage all R&D activities (grants, developing and writing patents, coordinating EU projects, etc.)- Engage the developer community in our APIs and tools- Management for key client projects (iHome, etc.)

Zürich, Ch

Pioneered Internet of Things research in large-scale, web-based architectures for distributed sensor data collection and processing for Smart Cities and Smart Factories (Industry 4.0). - My work led to the creation of the Web of Things Standardization group by the W3C- Published ~50 journal and conference articles, patents, and the book Building the Web of Things - Co-founded the webofthings.org community (>5K Twitter & >3K LinkedIn users, acquired by EVRYTHNG in 2011), evangelized our research at 30+ top academic and industry conferences

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Build Smart City tools that collect, analyze, and visualize large amounts of real-time data in Singapore such as transportation (GPS traces of 20K+ taxis, incoming/outgoing flights, and container ships) and environmental (pollution, noise levels, and traffic conditions). Organized multiple workshops and wrote several journal and conference articles about large-scale sensor data collection and digital infrastructures for Smart Cities.

Walldorf, Bw, De

Collaborated on several EU-funded projects about industrial applications of the Internet of Things (SENSEI, SOCRADES). Built prototypes that linked the Internet of Things (shop-floor machines and production systems) with high-level business applications and platforms such as ERP/PLM solutions, SAP NetWeaver, and SAP Business Objects. Wrote and presented over 30 articles at high-profile industry events and academic conferences.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Wrote an entire software framework in Matlab & Java to localise and classify bird songs in tropical rainforests using distributed acoustic sensors.

Phd, Computer Science

Computer Science, Urban Computing, Smart Cities

Visiting Researcher, Computer Science And Biology

M. Sc., Computer Science

Product & Engineering Management And Leadership

Leadership & Management