Proven Impact Through AI & Data Strategy
From Google-scale NLP systems to enterprise transformation
Enterprise Transformations
Measurable impact through strategic AI and data initiatives
Enterprise-Wide Data & AI Transformation
Head of Data Excellence → Principal, Technology Strategy & Innovation
Architected and executed comprehensive data and AI strategies for a ~2,000-person organization, fundamentally transforming how the company uses data for decision-making and innovation.
Key Achievements
- Designed company-wide data strategy and governance framework
- Built 40+ FTE Data Hub organization
- Introduced Wardley Mapping for strategic technology decisions
- Led AI strategy development and operationalization
- Established data governance across engineering, product, and commercial units
Business Impact
Global NLP/ML Systems for Search & Ads
Engineering Manager - Software Internationalization & Search Language Specialists
Led internationalization and machine learning initiatives for Google's core revenue products, scaling systems across 23 languages and managing critical search quality improvements.
Key Achievements
- Scaled a multilingual NLP/ML engineering team from 4 to 23 across three continents in 10 months
- Productionised transformer-based intent, entity-linking and classification systems; first team to migrate between NLP systems
- Delivered relevance gains of 6-8pp (NDCG@K) across five Google Travel verticals
- Established global OKRs and cross-functional alignment
- Led machine learning initiatives for semantic search improvements
Business Impact
Agentic AI Systems & Innovation Lab
Founder & Principal Researcher
Founded strategic AI innovation lab advancing agentic systems, ethical AI, and inclusive design for next-generation work and identity platforms.
Key Innovations
- Built TryTheJob: Multi-agent job simulation platform
- Developed Multi-Dimensional Ethics Framework (MDEF)
- Created knowledge graph-driven career agents
- Prototyped decentralized identity systems
- Implemented neurodiversity-first design patterns
Research & Innovation
Strategic Frameworks & Methodologies
Innovative approaches that drive transformation
Wardley Mapping + MCDA
Pioneered integration of Wardley Mapping with Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for strategic AI deployment, enabling data-driven prioritization of technology investments.
Scalable Data Governance
Developed distributed governance framework enabling teams while maintaining consistency, using Lean principles and Data Domain Mapping for scalability.
Agile AI Development
Created accelerated prototyping methodology for AI products, reducing development cycles from months to days through iterative testing and rapid feedback loops.
Multi-Dimensional Ethics (MDEF)
Authored comprehensive ethics framework integrating originality, cultural sensitivity, bias mitigation, transparency, and sustainability across AI pipelines.
Career Journey
Building transformative technology at scale
Head of Data & AI
Acolad Group
Leading AI strategy, production AI products, the enterprise data platform and AI governance for the group.
Founder & Principal Researcher
MMStudio
Leading AI innovation lab focused on agentic systems, ethical AI, and inclusive technology design.
Principal, Technology Strategy & Research (Staff)
New Work SE / XING
Leading strategic technology planning and AI transformation for CTO office, delivering €27M annual impact.
Head of Data Excellence Center (Director level)
New Work SE
Designed and implemented company-wide data strategy, building 40-FTE Data Hub from scratch.
Engineerin Manager
Google via Qualitest
Led Search Language Specialists team, scaling from 4 to 23 engineers and delivering NLP systems across 23 languages.
Data Scientist & Project Leader
International Research Centers
Led multi-million-euro grant programmes on ML applications in ecological systems, publishing peer-reviewed movement-ecology research.
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