Resume
I'm an experienced analytics leader with more than a decade of international experience across data and AI, private equity, management consulting, and software engineering. I've built teams and functions from the ground up and led analytics-driven initiatives across portfolio companies and client organizations. I bridge finance, business strategy, and advanced analytics, and help organizations build capabilities from 0 to 1 or scale them to the next level.
Professional Experience
2024 — Current
(1 year)
(1 year)
Associate Director, Data Science
Singapore, Singapore
About the company: EQT AB is a Swedish global investment organization founded in 1994. Its funds invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and venture capital in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. As of 2024, EQT's assets under management are €269 billion / US$300 billion.
Role: In my role as Data Science Lead for APAC, effectively serving as an analytics operating partner and AI expert, I work at the intersection of data, AI, and engineering to drive value creation in private capital (Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Venture Capital). I focus on partnering with portfolio companies to deliver data- and AI-driven initiatives, while also leading internal efforts around next-generation AI capabilities.
2021 — 2024
(3 years)
(3 years)
Vice President, Portfolio Value Creation
San Francisco, CA, USA
About the company: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, operating as CPP Investments, is a Canadian Crown corporation established by way of the 1997 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act to oversee and invest the funds contributed to and held by the Canada Pension Plan.
Role: As part of CPPIB's Portfolio Value Creation team (the Operating Partner group), I worked across the global portfolio of direct private equity investments to lead data- and analytics-driven initiatives. I was also a founding member of the group's Data & Advanced Analytics team.
2019 — 2021
(3 years)
(3 years)
Associate Principal, Advanced Analytics
Boston, MA, USA
About the company: McKinsey & Company is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. Founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, McKinsey is the oldest and largest of the "MBB" management consultancies.
Role: As an expert consultant, I focused on advanced analytics, digital strategy, and software initiatives. I led the development of several big data platforms and machine learning solutions for clients around the world, and was part of the very early team at QuantumBlack (now AI by McKinsey).
2018 — 2018
(1 year)
(1 year)
Senior Software Engineer
Boston, MA, USA
About the company: Fitbit is a line of wireless-enabled wearable technology, physical fitness monitors and activity trackers such as smartwatches, pedometers and monitors for heart rate, quality of sleep, and stairs climbed as well as related software.
Role: As a senior software engineer, I worked on the Fitbit Healthcare Services platform, responsible for development and optimization efforts to ensure performance and scalability.
2017 — 2018
(1 year)
(1 year)
Co-founder, CTO
Berkeley, CA, USA
About the company: Cryptonite was a first-of-its-kind brokerage and portfolio management platform, built on proprietary technology to execute order flow across multiple trading venues.
Role: As Co-founder and CTO, I was responsible for everything from product development and engineering to fundraising, hiring, and everything else.
2013 — 2017
(4 years)
(4 years)
R&D Engineer
Almaden, CA, USA / Boston, MA, USA / Rueschlikon, Switzerland / Stuttgart, BW, Germany
About the company: IBM Research is the research and development division for IBM, an American multinational information technology company. IBM Research is headquartered at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, near IBM headquarters in Armonk, New York.
Role: As an R&D engineer, I worked across distributed systems, databases, and machine learning. My primary focus was on developing deep learning cloud services for IBM Watson and building high-availability, high-throughput components for IBM Cloud. I also conducted fundamental research on database systems and blockchain.
Education
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Fung Institute of Engineering Leadership
M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
Berkeley, CA, USA
Computer Science
B.Sc. in Computer Science
Stuttgart, Germany
Business School
Visiting Student
Grade A in international business & strategy
Boston, MA, USA
Law, Bolt School of Law
Executive Education in Startup Law
Merit based acceptance into executive education program
Berkeley, CA, USA
Business, Haas School of Business
Cross-enrolled in MBA (no degree)
Attended most classes of the MBA program during my M.Eng. in Computer Science
Berkeley, CA, USA
Entrepreneurship
2021
Most advanced lead distribution platform for lead generation, brokering and selling.
2019
1st Nation Ads
As Co-founder, I was responsible for a multi-million dollar budget across programmatic ad buying, XML search feed integration, and ad arbitrage. I built and scaled data-driven traffic acquisition funnels, managed ad tech infrastructure, and continuously optimized revenue strategies to maximize profitability.
2017
As Co-founder and CTO, I was responsible for everything from product development and engineering to fundraising, hiring, and everything else.
2015
Magna Wear
I founded a direct-to-consumer brand focused on women's athleisure wear, overseeing the end-to-end business operations. This included product design and development, sourcing and manufacturing, branding, digital marketing, e-commerce strategy, and customer experience.
2011
I co-founded TouchNewMedia, a Web 2.0 company that developed a tablet-based system to streamline POS processes and enhance customer service in the food and beverage industry.
2010
As sole proprietor, I provided web development and design services across a range of industries and technical requirements. Projects ranged from WordPress and WooCommerce setup and maintenance to fully bespoke PHP- and Java-based web and server applications.
Club Activities
2024 (Current)
Club Secretary and Chair of the Technology Committee
Singapore
Leading the technology initiatives for the Berkeley alumni community in Singapore, and serving as the club's secretary.
2018 (Current)
Council Member
Germany
Serving on the council to help organize and shape the annual German-American Conference at Harvard, fostering transatlantic dialogue and collaboration.
2017 - 2021
Member
Boston, MA, USA
Participated in networking events and business discussions focused on strengthening German-American business relations in the Boston area.
2016 - 2016
Head of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
Led the technical infrastructure and digital platform development for the annual conference, ensuring seamless execution of hybrid events and digital content delivery.
2019 - 2024
Coach and Mentor
Boston, MA, USA
Mentored early-stage startups in technology, data science, and AI, providing strategic guidance and technical expertise to help founders build and scale their ventures.
2018 - 2020
Admissions Interviewer for EECS Graduate Program
Berkeley, CA, USA
Conducted interviews and evaluated candidates for the EECS graduate program, focusing on technical aptitude and leadership potential.
2017 - 2020
Mentor
Mentored students from underrepresented backgrounds to help get access to top universities and jobs.
Competitions & Recognitions
2018
San Francisco Blockchain Week
San Francisco, CA, USA
Audience Choice Winner
Bee Partners, a leading pre-seed VC firm, organized the first annual Frontier Innovation Awards. That year's competition centered on finding the most disruptive blockchain idea of the year.
2018
Berkeley-Haas School of Business
Berkeley, CA, USA
The fund provides $5,000 awards to four student startups annually that are focused on ventures such as entertainment, gaming, or new technology. Intended for use in prototype development and customer discovery activities. These awards provide a unique opportunity for high risk, high reward projects that best embody the Berkeley Haas Defining Principle to Question The Status Quo.
2017
Accenture
Worldwide
Finalist, 1st Place Germany, 2nd Worldwide
$3,000 USD prize money; Developed a blockchain based temper-proof voting system
2015
IBM Research
Almaden, CA, USA
1st Place
$2,000 USD prize money; Built an Ehtereum blockchain-based prototype for confidential
2014
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt, Germany
Finalist
Developed an mobile banking app with gaminicaton elements tailored towards young customers for early brand awareness
2015
Techstars
Stuttgart, Germany
1st Place Overall and 1st Place for Social Impact
Created a platform for local communities
