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Senior strategy consultant and project manager with 9+ years experience across corporate development, digital transformation, business development, programme management, investment advisory and strategic consulting. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution: leading cross-functional initiatives, advising C-suite and senior leadership, developing new business models, redesigning processes, implementing enterprise IT solutions, and steering complex programmes across international organisations. Known for rapidly assimilating new knowledge, adapting to dynamic environments, and connecting strategy, technology and execution.

Founder & MD: Strategic Investment Management and Consulting at TML Investments and Consulting GmbH (2024-01 – Present)

• Strategy and Operations: Delivering management consulting services, including process optimisation, digitalisation and professional frameworks - focusing on operational efficiency through streamlined IT solutions.
• Investment Advisory: Analysing business assets, investment opportunities, and companies for potential investors - provide investor readiness support, create investment memoranda, review pitch presentations, pre-screen funding scenarios and match assets with potential investors.
• Market Bridging & Programme Management: Bridging European and Israeli markets through programme management, startup support, financing optimisation and strategic advisory to support cross-market business development and international representation.

Manager: Corporate Development at STRABAG SE - specific projects at STRABAG AG (2025-01 – 2026-01)

• Startups and New Business Models: Independently lead and implemented cross-functional corporate projects focused on new business models.
• Business Development: Developed and managed international projects for the Global CEO focused on business model development.
• Projects: Completed product development and launch of (1) Depaving+; (2) modular bridge; and (3) construction logistics Austria.
• Business Case Design: Conducted market analyses, business case modelling and calculations.
• Advisory: Advised global department leadership on project proposal creation, project establishment and starting of new initiatives, as well as led project teams and C-level steering committees.

Junior Partner: Development & Head of Back Office and IT (Minority owner: Dr. Reinhard Winkler) at The Blue Effekkt GmbH (2024-01 – 2024-12)

• Process Improvement and Digitalisation: Setup, streamlined operations and enhance efficiency through innovative IT solutions.
• Management Consulting Frameworks: Professionalised consulting structures and established a robust back-office system enabling all Partners.
• Turnaround Management: Supported a family office's portfolio companies.
• Advisory and Strategic Analysis: Delivered business analyses, strategic position papers, decision-making support and prepared quotations. Analysed and challenged investment opportunities, business models, development and funding needs, as pre-screening for future funding and exit scenarios.

Manager: Strategy Consulting at Capgemini Invent (Director: Dr. Reinhard Winkler) at Capgemini Consulting Österreich AG (2023-01 – 2023-12)

• Strategic Growth and Practice Building: Built and launched "Intelligent Industry" practice in Austria from ground up, establishing IT infrastructure, localised content frameworks, and market presence enabling market traction.
• Global Representation and Collaboration: Represented Intelligent Industry Austria in steering committees and drove international product initiatives.
• Business Development and Strategic Account Management: Oversaw Capgemini Invent's global account for Porsche Holding Salzburg, strengthening C-level relationships and aligning 15 custom solutions directly with client business objectives.
• Digital Transformation and Advisory Leadership: Co-Directed a comprehensive digital transformation advisory engagement for an Automotive OEM, conducting executive-level structured interviews and workshops to map Digital Core interdependencies, capability requirements, and IT target gaps, enabling the CIO to steer international operations.

Project Manager: of the CEO, and IT & Organisation at Volkswagen-Versicherungsdienst GmbH (2019-01 – 2023-12)

• Corporate Restructuring and C-Suite Reporting: Facilitated strategic corporate restructuring, and department closures, delivering comprehensive C-suite reporting, contract strategy, test plans, and business requirement analyses to align local market execution with holding strategy.
• Digital Transformation and Process Automation: Redesigned and automated end-to-end workflows for a new business model, reducing required FTE capacity by 50%, created real-time PowerBI dashboards, and embedded future corporate strategy into a core IT software build using agile methodology to enable full operational automation.
• Regulatory Compliance and Group Rollout: Lead group-wide implementation of the EU Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) and GDPR across multiple entities and IT architectures, executed legal contract redesigns and ensured strict regulatory compliance, reaching 95%.
• Enterprise Software Rollout and Agile Delivery: Led the national rollout of a contract management tool enabling transparency and improving efficiency by 60%, and co-steered strategic agile software development using JIRA user stories and AdobeXD prototypes across Porsche Bank Group systems.

Junior- & Consultant at AKKA Consulting GmbH (2017-01 – 2019-12)

• €180M Greenfield JV PMO: Co-Managed end-to-end programme governance for a €180M 50/50 aerospace joint venture establishing a state-of-the-art MRO facility from ground-up, co-steering execution from initial tender pitch to full production ramp-up and scaling to 450+ employees, having developed the training plan.
• €35M+ CapEx and Tender Review: Led evaluation and financial review for a single €35M+ capital investment tender while supporting overall budget and schedule controlling across 18 sub-projects.
• Cross-Functional Execution and Controls: Built and managed the master project network plan (MS Project) across 18 work-stream leads incl. Construction, implementing proactive variance tracking to prevent timeline and cost overruns.
• C-Suite Advisory and Board Governance: Provided direct strategic assistance to the CFO, continuously facilitated executive board meetings and coached 18 project managers on advanced PM methodologies.

BSc International Management (Double Degree) in International Management – EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY, GERMANY (2012-01 – 2016-12)

BBA International Business and Management (Double Degree) in International Business and Management – AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, BREDA, NETHERLANDS (2012-01 – 2016-12)