Work experience

• General Sales Manager

  Stena Metall Holding GmbH

  2021.11-Current

  (4 years)

  • Leading client relationship management team and driving forward Li-ion battery recycling operations. • Managing variable feeds of vehicle and high-voltage energy storage batteries as entrepreneur. • Keeping on top of regulatory and market changes for battery waste, repair, and repurposing. • Building circular battery lifecycle focusing on waste collection and long-term business plan. • Overseeing a talented team for multi-site operations regarding end-of-life electric batteries. • Contributing to strategy as part of the Battery Advisory Group ensuring investments in the right areas. • Taking responsibility for the P&L and developing a high-performing team in lithium-ion battery recycling. • Making sure our operations meet our internal safety standards; always aligned with legislation. • Training employees in waste legislation and technology for re-X and coaching emerging leaders. • Bringing people together by creating a culture of safety, performance, and continuous improvement. • Overseeing key projects and managing internal relationships relevant to battery recycling/repair/reuse. • Checking the work of our finance team to make sure financial reporting is accurate, forecasts are robust. • Presenting business cases in battery recycling with attention to detail and an entrepreneurial approach. • Providing battery recycling/repair/reuse advice to large (>500,000 employees) and small companies. • Held presentations and technical discussions about environmental compliance at: - ACI's Battery Recycling Europe - Asia International Li-Ion Battery Recycling - Batterieforum Berlin-Brandenburg & Deutschland - Battery Show Europe - Cars 2.0 transformation workshop circular economy and business models - Circular Economy & Materials Conference Ruhr Symposium - ees Europe – Exhibition for Batteries and Energy Storage Systems - EV Battery Recycling & Re-Use - E-waste Expo with Battery & Metal Recycling - IFAT Munich - World's Leading Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies - KOTRA Battery Day Europe - SUMAS Seminar on Sustainable Battery Cell Production
• Doctoral Researcher

  Imperial College London

  2018.10-2021.10

  (3 years)

  • Acquired entrepreneurial approach: Automated estimation of reuse profit for electric waste and batteries based on waste legislation and image classification. • Proved problem-solving skills: Implemented machine-learning technologies for the identification and disassembly of electric waste and batteries. Analyzed data in Excel. • Gained technical and environmental skills in battery and electric waste recycling experiments. • Showed excellent communication: Presented in front of audiences including more than 30 stakeholders. Organized and confidently moderated several talks on environmental compliance. • Managed stakeholder expectations effectively: Delivered compliance consultancy on battery waste.
• Market Research Intern

  Fraunhofer Society

  2018.05-2018.08

  (4 months)

  • Built relationships: Spoke to 21 clients from ten European countries to develop strategy and consolidated data on electric waste and battery recycling operations. • Planned and executed data reporting: Analyzed data using Excel within budget and time frame. • Advertised services to customers in the recycling industry: Client invested > € 700k into the new service offering and built fast growing company.
• Software Engineer Intern

  Chair of Process Systems Engineering (AVT.SVT) RWTH Aachen University

  2016.03-2017.08

  (a year)

  • Proved problem-solving skills: Delivered expansion of optimization tool for environmental chemistry. • Managed project on delivery of new services to customers and onboarded new team members.
• Chemical Engineer Intern

  BASF

  2014.10-2014.12

  (3 months)

  • Increased digital competence: Collected and analysed data for quality control of recycled material used by OEM customer in >1 M cars.
• Technical Intern

  Emitec G.m.b.H.

  2011.06-2011.07

  (2 months)

  • Managed maintenance, repair, and decommissioning projects on pneumatic and mechanical machine parts: Collaborated with operations teams and maintenance team using SAP’s CMMS. • Supervised works: Provided project engineering support for Capex project. Planned and led installation of pneumatic and mechanical equipment in teams of two to four.

Educational experience

• Imperial College London

  Master of Science, Environmental Engineering

  2017.01-2018.01

  (a year)
• RWTH Aachen University

  Master’s Degree, Chemical Engineering

  2015.01-2017.01

  (2 years)
• RWTH Aachen University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2011.01-2015.01

  (4 years)

Certificates