Director Presales and Value Consulting
JAGGAER Austria GmbH., Vienna, Austria, since Apr 2018
Vice President Professional Services
POOL4TOOL America LLC, Detroit, Michigan, USA, Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
Founder and Owner
Babylon Systems OG, Vienna, Austria, since Jan 2006
Manager Business Development, Americas
POOL4TOOL America LLC, Detroit, Michigan, USA, Feb 2011 - Jan 2017
Team Lead, International Project Management
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria, Feb 2011 - Jan 2017
Manager Business Process Management
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria, Feb 2006 - Feb 2011
Senior Business Analyst
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria, Dec 2003 - Feb 2006
Software Developer
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria, Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
Web Production
Österreichischer Zeitschriften- und Fachmedienverband (ÖZV), Vienna, Austria, Sep 1998 - Jun 1999
Internship, Editing
Compass-Verlag GmbH, Vienna, Austria, Jul 1998 - Sep 1998
 
JAGGAER
Director Presales and Value Consulting
JAGGAER Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
since Apr 2018

"JAGGAER is the world’s largest independent spend management company"







 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Vice President Professional Services
POOL4TOOL America LLC, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


In January 2017, I took a leadership role in the US subsidiary of POOL4TOOL based in Farmington Hills, Michigan (Detroit Metro Area). Currently, I am responsible for our Professional Services tesm. This includes consulting our customers as well as the design and implementation of our software solution.

My team of Project Managers, Solution Architects and Solution Engineers takes the requirements of the customers, maps them to the available functionalities of the software and recommends the most efficient best practice target processes. The team handles the implementation which includes project management, customer communication, coordination of the development and configuration of the software. The team is also responsible for providing training to the customer on the new software.

As a member of the global management team, I am responsible for the overall sales and delivery figures of our business unit and report directly to the CEO.


 
Founder and Owner
Babylon Systems OG, Vienna, Austria
since Jan 2006

"Babylon Systems provides Webtools, Development and IT Consulting for small and mid-sized companies. We focus on the utilization of new technologies and innovative concepts."


In January 2006 I co-founded Babylon Systems together with a partner. It is a platform for experimenting with modern technologies and developing market-ready products. Industry solutions are part of our portfolio, as well as to-order developments and consulting services.

Babylon Systems offers me the opportunity to try out the feasibility of innovative ideas and to develop new business fields. In the fast-paced world of IT and Digitization I can grow my knowledge of new technologies.

 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Manager Business Development, Americas
POOL4TOOL America LLC, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Feb 2011 - Jan 2017

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


In parallel to my work as a team lead for international project management, I partnered with our branch in the US to grow and expand the customer base. As part of regular, multi-week US travel, I was responsible for the implementation of established best practice business processes in our US organization. My main tasks were:

  • Support for the US sales team on preparing and conducting sales demos.
  • Training of US employees
  • Growth of a self-responsible projectmanagement team
  • Execution of high-volume projects in North America
  • Single point of contact with EU headquarters for all activities related to professional services.

In order to intensify the development process, I moved to the United States in January 2017.

 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Team Lead, International Project Management
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria
Feb 2011 - Jan 2017

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


My team of 5-7 project managers focused on the implementation of IT and consulting projects in the area of purchasing, logistics and quality in an international environment. My responsibilities included the management of operational activities (technical responsibility, planning, constrolloing, budgets, ...) and strategic development of the team, by mentoring and training on project management methodologies and POOL4TOOL application.


As a member of the management team I also support and co-manage the strategic development of the company.

 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Manager Business Process Management
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria
Feb 2006 - Feb 2011

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


With the growth of the company, the number of projects increased - as a result I was given responsibility for the process management. The main task was to worked with international customers to document their current state purchasing and supply chain processes and develop target conditions leveraging POOL4TOOL technology and SAP interfaces. I was also responsible for overall project implementations including the coordination of resources, managing budget and controlling schedule using project management methodolgies.


In addition, as a Product Manager for Applications for our enterprise workflow management, eProcurement, eCollaboration and eQuality tools, I was responsible for constantly pushing the functional scope of our products to meet the constantly changing requirements of the market.


As the Manager of the Information Security Management System according to ISO 27001, I was also responsible for maintaining our certification. This task also involved the implementation of external certification and revision audits.

 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Senior Business Analyst
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria
Dec 2003 - Feb 2006

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


The area of responsibility was the process analysis and optimization for our customers with our software solution. I was also responsible for the project management during the implementation of the target supply chain management, purchasing, development and quality processes for international industrial companies.

 
POOL4TOOL a JAGGAER Company
Software Developer
POOL4TOOL AG, Vienna, Austria
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

"POOL4TOOL AG, world headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is the innovative leader for eSolutions for purchasing optimization. As a privately held company, we have been pursuing long-term, strategic goals with a consistent team since the company's founding in 2000."


Development of a web-based eBusiness application in the area of purchasing and logistics with a PHP and MySQL development framework.

 
ÖZV
Web Production
Österreichischer Zeitschriften- und Fachmedienverband (ÖZV), Vienna, Austria
Sep 1998 - Jun 1999

"The ÖZV (Austrian Magazine Association) represents the common interests of its members against the country, the states and municipalities as well as against authorities, chambers, economy and the public."


Development of a relational database with web frontend

 
Compass Verlag
Internship, Editing
Compass-Verlag GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Jul 1998 - Sep 1998

"Compass-Verlag (Compass Publishers) was founded in 1867 as an address book publisher in Vienna. At the end of 1995, all company information for book editions was already available online. The Compass Group is a leading provider of company information in Austria, employs around 70 people and offers a comprehensive range of electronic information services: The Company Compass, firmeninfo.at, marketing addresses, information portals as well as an online archive on European economic history."


Member of the editorial team of the annual 'Financial Compass', a lexicon on financial figures and executives of all Austrian public companies. My tasks included research, the communication with external stakeholders and quality assurance.