AI Strategy & Automation
for Mid-Sized Enterprises

I help organizations develop and implement AI strategy — from process automation to building an internal AI operating system that makes AI usable across teams. Goal: measurable business impact, delivered securely and GDPR-aligned.

Experience as Head of Product • 10+ years Product & Delivery

  • Advisory
  • Delivery (PoC→MVP→Scale)
  • Enablement
  • AI Strategy & Product
  • LLMs & Agent Automation
  • Cybersecurity, Compliance & Governance
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What I offer

AI Strategy & Roadmap

Turn business goals into prioritized use cases, clear KPIs, and a roadmap — no pilot purgatory.

  • Use-case portfolio & business case
  • Target state & governance
  • Execution plan with quick wins

Process Automation with AI

Analyze workflows and automate where AI truly adds value — efficient and pragmatic.

  • Workflow analysis & prioritization
  • Agents & assistants in processes
  • Quality, cost, adoption

AI Platform (Your AI Operating System)

An internal platform that works like company-wide ChatGPT — on your data, with your guardrails.

  • Secure LLM & tool integrations
  • Data connectors & RAG
  • Operations, monitoring, cost control

Data & AI Governance

Security, privacy, and compliance by design — practical, not bureaucratic.

  • Roles & policies
  • Risk/approval processes
  • Documentation & training

End-to-End Delivery

I don’t just advise — I deliver with you. From prototype and MVP to rollout, together with your team.

  • Prototypes with real users
  • Integration into existing systems
  • Enablement & handover

Why work with me

Business and Tech

Computer Science background, Head of Product (e-health), founder — I speak C-level and engineering.

Outcome-driven

Projects are scoped for measurable impact — not slides.

Security & Compliance first

Experience in regulated industries; GDPR, governance, and operations built-in.

Hands-on partner

No ‘report and run’ — I help architect, integrate, and ship.

Flexible engagement

Advisory, implementation partner, or interim — depending on your needs.

How we work

  1. Discovery (2–3 weeks) Use-case funnel, data/tool landscape, quick wins, KPIs, risks.
  2. Build (4–8 weeks) Prototype/MVP with real users, evaluation framework, cost & quality.
  3. Scale (8–16 weeks) Reliability, monitoring, security/compliance, enablement & change.

Mini-FAQ

How do we start?

With a compact Discovery (2–3 weeks): clarify goals, use-case portfolio, data/tool landscape, risks, KPIs and quick wins.

How do you address privacy & compliance?

Privacy by design, clear governance, roles & approvals, minimal data flows. Operates on your preferred infrastructure; GDPR as a guardrail.

What budget should we expect?

Depends on scope (team size, integrations). I work transparently with milestones and outcome targets — we’ll estimate precisely in the intro call.

Do you work with our team or independently?

Both. I partner alongside your team or take on independent work packages — always with a clean handover.

Experience

Head of Product Management · NGDA (2020–today)

Portfolio & roadmap, e-health infrastructure, product turnaround, team leadership, identity/data projects.

(Senior) Product Owner & Scrum Master · GLS ITServices (2017–2020)

Consumer portal & app, international requirements, Kanban, roadmaps, distributed teams.

Consulting & Development (Foogoo GmbH) · 2009–2017

Digital transformation, marketplace concepts, IT projects, business development, mentoring.

Diploma Thesis · Daimler (2009–2010)

Optimization of a Java enterprise application (persistence), basis for further development.

Co-Founder & Java Backend Dev · myFoogoo.com (2006–2007)

JS→Java infrastructure, XML dialect (lightweight OR-mapper), SSO integration.

IT Internship · Schenker Switzerland (2005–2006)

Hardware inventory with barcode, IT infrastructure relocation, award by Head of IT.

Technologies & Skills

Contact

I offer a free 30-minute intro call. Please share brief context.