Professional Experience as a Data Scientist and Researcher
08/2023 – today | Project Manager and Senior Data Scienist
- Project Management
- Implementation of Data Sience Use Cases
04/2022 – 03/2023 | Data Scienist Freelancer
- Consultation services to assist businesses in translating their questions into well-defined use cases for data science and artificial intelligence, with a focus on marketing analytics, healthcare, and natural language processing
- Implementation and evaluation of model prototypes, clear and understandable presentation of key analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, and support for the development team with deployment of models
08/2019 – 06/2023 | Research Consultant Machine Learning (part-time / remote)
Magnetic Resonance Systems Lab | Department of Imaging Physics | TU Delft
Delft, Netherlands
- Advice and support on deep-learning based active noise-reduction in MRI
- Advice and support on publishing in peer-reviewed journals
- Skills: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Scientific Reading & Writing, Machine-Learning, Deep-Learning
- Tools: Python, Jupyter, VSCode
09/2017 – 09/2021 | Data Scientist (permanent / onsite)
COUNT+CARE GmbH | Subsidariary of ENTEGA AG | Department for New Solutions
Darmstadt, Germany
- Development of machine learning models for use cases such as customer value prediction, customer segmentation, marketing engagement and churn prediction.
- Conduction proof-of-concept studies and reporting the results to the specialist departments and the management
- Advising the specialist departments of the ENTEGA Group on the translation of business probem into a data science use case
- Teaching of data science basics at management level within the framework of a group-wide data competence center
- Supporting the machine learning engineers and software developers with the deployment and monitoring of the models
- Support in setting up a group-wide big-data platform
- Technical supervision of a working student as part of an AI-project
- Skills: Machine-Learning, Deep-Learning, Text-Mining, Timeseries Analysis
- Tools: Python, R, SPSS, SQL, Git, Microsoft Powerpoint
06/2013 – 05/2017 | Research Group Leader | Postdoc (permanent / onsite)
Insitute of Computer Assisted Clinical Medicince | University Medicince Mannheim | Heidelberg University
Mannheim, Germany
- Technical supervisor of 2-4 students at the same time in the context of doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s theses
- Obtaining third-party funds for the research project: “Quantification of tissue oxygenation and diffusion in the human brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for planning radiotherapy”, funded with 63,000 € for the years 2015-2017 by the Junior Academy Medical Technology (German Research Foundation)
- Prototype development of robust MRI methods, e.g. combined with AI-based evaluation methods, to measure cerebral tissue oxygenation and diffusion for clinical use in cooperation with radiology
- Lecturer in physics, medicine, medical physics and medical engineering within lectures and seminars
- Publication of research results in international journals and at research conferences
- Reviewer for various international research journals with special focus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and signal- and imaging processing
- Skills: Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Time-Series Analysis, Statistics, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Regression Methods, Monte-Carlo Simulations, A/B Testing, Scientific Reading/Writing
- Tools: Matlab, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel
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Education
10/2008 – 06/2013 | Preparation of a Doctoral Thesis (grade: “magna cum laude”)
Insitute of Computer Assisted Clinical Medicince | University Medicince Mannheim | Heidelberg University
Mannheim, Germany
- Prototype development of fast MRI imaging sequences in C++ to robustly measure neural activity in the human brain; Working title: “Functional magnetic resonance imaging with high spatial and temporal resolution, using EPI combined with various k-space undersampling techniques at 3 Tesla”
- Evaluation of complex fMRI studies in Matlab based on 3D-image data and time-series data
- Publication of research results in international journals and at research conferences
- Skills: Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Time-Series Analysis, Statistics, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Regression Methods, Monte-Carlo Simulations, A/B Testing, Scientific Reading/Writing
- Tools: Matlab, Latex, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel
07/2007 – 06/2008 | Preparation of a Diploma Thesis (grade: “very good”)
German Cancer Research Center | Department of Medical Physics in Radiology | Heidelberg University
Heidelberg, Germany
- Working title: “Comparison of ASL and BOLD fMRI in a finger tapping experiment at 3T and development of an EPI measurement sequence with variable echo time”;
- Tasks: Prototype development of MR imaging sequences in C++ to measure neuronal activity in the human brain; Implementation of image/signal analysis methods in Matlab
- Skills: Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Time-Series Analysis, Statistics, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Regression Methods, Monte-Carlo Simulations, A/B Testing, Scientific Reading/Writing
- Tools: Matlab, C++, Latex, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel
10/2001 – 06/2008 | Diploma in Physics
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
- Majors: Experimental Physics, Theoretical Mechanics
- Minors: Mathematics, Computer Science
- Electives: Medical Physics
10/2000 – 07/2001 | Civil Service
Salesianum: Sponsorship of the Salesians of Don Bosco
Munich, Germany
- Supervision of trainees (e.g. tutoring in mathematics and physics or playing chess)
- Organization of sports events
08/1997 – 06/1998 | Exchange Student - Stay Abroad
South Cameron High-School
Cameron - Louisiana, USA
- Qualfication & participation in the Louisiana state mathematics competition
- Qualfication & participation in the Louisiana state championship in track & field
09/1991 – 06/2000 | High-School
Gymnasium Starnberg
Starnberg, Germany
- Abitur examination subjects:
- mathematics (grade: “very good”)
- physics (grade: “good”)
- history (grade: “very good”)
- English (grade: “satisfactory”)
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Expertise
- Physics, Medical Physics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Data Analysis, Data Visualization
- Statistics, A/B-Testing
- Machine-Learning, Deep-Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Monte-Carlo Simulation
- Linear/Nonlinear Optimization, Mixed-Integer Linear Programming
- Image Processing, Signal Processing
- Presentation Complex Topics
- Scientific Reading & Writing
- Agile Working (KANBAN)
Programming
- Python (+++)
- R (++)
- Matlab (+++)
- SQL (++)
Tools
- VSCode (+++)
- Jupyter (+++)
- RStudio (++)
- Google Colab (+++)
- Amazon Sagemaker (++)
- SPSS-Modeller (++)
- Git (++)
Linguistic Proficiency
- German (C2, mother tongue)
- English (C1)
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Certified Qualifications
2022 | LinkedIn Online Test Machine Learning (Rank: Top-15%)
- 07/2022: Top-15% Scorer from a total of 1.4 million test participants (LinkedIn Badge)
2019 - present | Professional Training on the Online Platform Datacamp
- 10/2022: „Supply Chain Analytics in Python“ (Certificate)
- 08/2022: „Introduction to Nat. Language Processing in Python“ (Certificate)
- 03/2021: „Introduction to Git“ (Certificate)
- 08/2020: „Advanced Deep Learning with Keras“ (Certificate)
- 09/2019: „Introduction to PySpark“ (Certificate)
- 04/2019: „Intermediate SQL Queries“ (Certificate)
2016 – 2017 | Certified Practitioner Data Science (15 ECTS; grade: “very good”)
Bitkom Academy Certificate Course | Steinbeis University Berlin
Berlin, Germany
- Modules: data science fields and applications, data management & data governance, data acquisition & data access, data science algorithms, visualization & communication of analytical results
- Project working title: “Stockmarket Prediction Using Predictive Analytics”
2015 – 2016 | Certified Advanced Training Courses from the University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
- Course: “Fundamentals of Business Administration” (5 ECTS)
- Course: “Project Management” (2 ECTS)
- Course: “Management Consulting” (2 ECTS)
2010 – 2013 | International Graduate Program “Translational Neuroscience” (120 ECTS) | Collaborative Research Center | German Research Foundation (SFB 636)
Mannheim, Germany
- Attending lectures, seminars, workshops on the topic of “Learning, memory, and brain plasticity: Implications for psychopathology”
- 01/2012 – 03/2012, Research Internship, Clinic for Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute for Mental Health: Tasks: Optimization of MR-sequences to measure the orbitofrontal cortex and implementation of statistical evaluation methods to detect neuronal activation
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Conferences and Presentations
Meetings on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- 2021 - Predictive Analytics World (virtual visitor) - Berlin, Germany
- 2020 - Mind Mastering Machines (visitor) - Mannheim, Germany
- 2019 - Predictive Analytics World (visitor) - Berlin, Germany
Meetings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and Biology (ESMRMB)
- 2016 - ESMRMB (speaker & poster presenter) - Vienna, Austria
- 2015 - ESMRMB (speaker & poster presenter) - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2015 - ISMRM (poster presenter) - Toronto, Canada
- 2014 - ISMRM (poster presenter) - Milan, Italy
- 2012 - ISMRM (poster presenter) - Melbourne, Australia
- 2011 - ISMRM (poster presenter) - Montreal, Canada
- 2010 - ISMRM (poster presenter) - Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009 - ESMRMB (poster presenter) - Antalya, Turkey
- 2007 - ISMRM (speaker & poster presenter) - Wuerzburg, Germany
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- 2014 - Dissertation prize, awarded 10,000 € by the Thomas Gessmann Foundation for the engineering department
- 2011/2012 - Doctoral scholarship, funded by the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 636) of the German Research Foundation
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Hobbies
- physics, science
- hiking, fitness, model plane aerobatics, skiing, windsurfing
- athletics (greatest successes, long time ago :-), 2003, German university champion (4x400m relay), 2002, Baden vice champion (400m); 2000/2001, Bavarian junior champion (400m/800m)
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Memberships
- German Physical Society
- SOS Children’s Village
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