Experience in the Industry and in the Academia

From 1999 until 2003, I was actively involved in the analysis, design, and development of web-based business applications using a three-tier model.

Later, as a student helper during my M.Sc. studies, I worked on the implementation and evaluation of wireless routing protocols and their extensions in a simulation environment.

During my PhD, my research topics included the provisioning of context-aware services in Converging Networks, the exposure of telecommunication features to IT environments, and the performance evaluation of IMS infrastructures.

From 2010 until February 2014, I worked at Vodafone Germany in Düsseldorf, initially as a Professional Development Engineer and later as a Technical Product Manager.

Then, from March 2014 until April 2019, I worked as Product Definition Manager at Sony Mobile, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, also in Düsseldorf.

Since May 2019 I'm working for Bosch, until May 2023 as Product Manager Connectivity and HMI at Power Tools in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, and since June 2023 as Product Manager Connected Devices at eBike Systems in Kusterdingen, south of Stuttgart.

Robert Bosch GmbH

Stuttgart Region, Germany

Product Manager Connected Devices @ Bosch eBike Systems

Product Management Displays and Connected Devices | Since June 2023 | 7 months

  • Development of the product strategy and roadmap for the Connected Device portfolio
  • Systematic analysis of the market and discovery of trends for deriving innovative product features to be realized and validated in prototypes
  • Responsibility for close competitive intelligence and KPI product benchmarking
  • Responsibility for the intuitive control of system functions and digital app features, considering ergonomics, haptics as well as ease-of-use and joy-of-use features

Product Manager Connectivity & HMI @ Bosch Power Tools

Marketing Product Management - Blue Industrialized Markets | From May 2019 until May 2023 | 4 years and 1 month

  • Application of UX research techniques for developing connectivity and HMI value propositions
  • Definition of a customer-centric policy for deciding on the implementation of connectivity and HMI in the portfolio
  • Establishment of a CRS and SRS master library for connectivity and HMI features
  • Agile product ownership of the Bosch mobile app for connected power tools
  • Strategic analysis of the competitive landscape in the power tools market

Sony Mobile Communications International AB

Düsseldorf, Germany

Product Definition Manager

Customer Product Management | From March 2014 until April 2019 | 5 years and 2 months

  • Definition and alignment of value propositions in the areas of IoT, 5G, smart products, and smartphones
  • Management of the portfolio lifecycle for the Global Customer Unit of a tier-1 network operator
  • Business development of the cloud solutions portfolio within the Market Unit DACH / NL

Vodafone GmbH

Düsseldorf, Germany

Technical Product Manager

Products and Demand Management | From April 2013 until February 2014 | 11 months

  • Accountability for the technical end-to-end product life-cycle management of B2B telephony solutions
  • Elicitation and management of all functional and non-functional solution requirements
  • Project management for solution realization

Professional Development Engineer

Network Enabler Engineering | From September 2010 until March 2013 | 2 years and 7 months

  • Alignment of the scope for the delivery of B2B telephony solutions on a hosted IP-Centrex platform (NGIN)
  • Management of the technical realization of selected features on the relevant systems
  • Execution of the capacity and release planning of core network platforms

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

Research and Teaching Associate

Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems | From May 2006 until July 2010 | 4 years and 3 months

  • Management of R&D projects in the fields of all-IP mobile clients and infrastructures, service delivery platforms, context-aware services, and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI)
  • Publication and presentation of research contributions at national and international scientific conferences in the fields of mobile and wireless communications, service-oriented computing, and next generation mobile applications and technologies
  • Supervision of Diplom and Master Theses developed in cooperation with selected industry partners

Student Assistant

Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems | From January 2005 until March 2006 | 1 year and 3 months

  • Modification and performance evaluation of network and wireless routing protocols in discrete event simulators

InterPlanet, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico

Software Developer

Software Development Unit | From June 1999 until July 2003 | 4 years and 2 months

  • Development and continuous improvement of cloud solutions using open-source software development tools and platforms
  • Preparation of storyboards, mockups, and detailed customer journeys for the development and optimization of graphical user interfaces
  • Setup, monitoring, and capacity planning of web server infrastructures