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0 to 8-Figure CPTO | VC-Scale-Up Experience

Hi, I'm a business-minded, product-centric engineer and lifelong technologist. Co-founder of two successful businesses, including one that scaled from 0 to 8-figure EUR GMV. Currently focused on applying AI both personally and organizationally to accelerate decision-making, product delivery, and business outcomes.

Deeply experienced in, and open to interim or fractional roles across:

Organizational Transformation

Building high-performance product, engineering, and data organizations
Coaching leaders and managers to drive outcomes
Organizational design and team topologies
Elevating teams with agentic product engineering practices

Technological Transformation

Developing and executing Tech, Data, and Product strategies from start-up to SMB
AI and data enablement across teams and workflows
Cloud or on-prem architecture review, migration, and modernization
Tech stack modernization for scalable, future-ready systems

Special Projects

0-to-1 MVP delivery and Product-Market-Fit discovery
Fundraising, M&A due diligence preparation and execution

Looking forward to connecting and exploring how I can drive your next wave of growth!

Branche-expertise

Talen

Engels
Tweetalig / moedertaal
Kroatisch
Tweetalig / moedertaal

Voorkeuren voor werkplek

Kan op locatie werken

Berlin (tot 10km), Munich (tot 10km)

Self-Employed
Tech Advisor
september 2025 - Vandaag (9 maanden)
Part-time technology advisor to early-stage startups, supporting architecture, team scaling, and product strategy
Intensive prototyping and experimentation with AI/ML and Agent Orchestration
AI Automation Start-up artificial intelligence
Borrow A Boat
Co-CTO
maart 2024 - september 2024 (6 maanden)
Berlin, Germany
Led post-acquisition integration following the acquisition of Zizoo, where the acquired platform and IP became the core technology of the combined business.
Start-up GDPR Post Acquisition Integration IT Strategy
Zizoo
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
februari 2014 - februari 2024 (10 jaren)
Berlin, Germany
Led product, engineering, and data for a high-growth SaaS-enabled travel marketplace, scaling from startup to 8-figure GMV, 300k+ monthly users, and 100+ employees before acquisition by BorrowABoat. Reported to CEO, partnered with Board and execs on strategy, M&A, and business planning.
Built MVP, achieved product-market fit, and expanded to a two-sided marketplace and multi-tenant B2B SaaS for suppliers.
Scaled product/tech org to 30 FTEs with <20% turnover; coached 5 direct reports.
Modernized architecture: monolith → microservices, Okta/Auth0 auth, event-driven systems; ensured 99.8%+ uptime for 100–500k monthly users.
Established DevSecOps, QA, SRE, and DORA-driven processes; drove 1.5× growth in key conversion metrics via A/B testing and user research.
Partnered on B2C/B2B GTM, expanding to 6 regions; achieved CLTV:CAC of 6, 30% sales conversions, and 500+ MAUs across 5,000 suppliers.
Led multi-year data transformation: built data team, modern data stack, and insights delivery across departments.
Served as interim COO, redesigned OKR process across 7 departments, achieving 60–80% of key results.
Championed engineering excellence via KPIs, career tracks, code reviews, playbooks, onboarding, and occasional hands-on coding (<20% time).
Drove innovation including ML-based image scoring and gamified data accuracy tools.