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CAREER TRACK RECORD & MILESTONES

Engineering, Standards & Governance:
Project Portfolio

An overview of key milestone engagements across 33 years of Siemens engineering audits, AI standardization committees (DIN NK 42 / IEEE SA), AI academy leadership, and agentic AI governance.

DIN Standards Committee 42 2025 – Present

DIN NK 42 — Quality & Risk Management for EU AI Act (EN 18286)

Role: Committee Expert Member (DIN German Institute for Standardization)

01

Contributing to national and European AI standardization supporting EU AI Act implementation (Regulation 2024/1689), specifically focusing on AI Quality Management frameworks and harmonized standards such as EN 18286.

Focus Area AI Quality Management Systems, Conformity Assessment, and EU AI Act.
Key Deliverables Drafting input for EN 18286 & practical governance frameworks.
Auditor Impact Aligns client audit evidence directly with European harmonized specs.
IEEE Standards Association 2020 – 2023

IEEE SA — Ethical AI Certification & Assessor Program

Role: Certified IEEE SA CertifAId Assessor & Program Co-Developer

02

Co-developed and launched the IEEE SA Ethical AI Certification Program in 2021. Delivered five virtual cohorts to strategic IEEE Standards Association partners, establishing criteria for algorithmic fairness, explainability, privacy, and accountability.

Program Scope Ethical evaluation criteria, privacy considerations, and AI competency.
Execution Qualified international assessors across 5 global cohorts for IEEE CertifAId.
Auditor Impact Deep expertise performing IEEE CertifAId Ethical Value Impact Assessments.
Siemens AG 2005 – 2019

Siemens AG — 60+ Global Software Engineering & Process Audits

Role: Senior Consultant (Software Engineering & Process Audits)

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Conducted over 60 international technology, software engineering, and organizational maturity assessments across Europe, the USA, Africa, and the Middle East using CMMI-based assessment methodologies and ISO quality principles.

Global Scope Complex engineering business units across Europe, USA, Africa, Middle East.
Outcomes Identified process risks and presented directly to executive C-suite.
Auditor Impact Proven rigor auditing large-scale industrial & software organizations.
Siemens AG 2019 – 2026

Siemens AG — Enterprise Digital Transformation & Risk Controls

Role: Senior Consultant (Digital Transformation & Governance)

04

Advised international digital transformation initiatives across multiple Siemens business units. Developed governance approaches supporting project execution, quality management, and organizational performance.

Governance Strategy Designed internal governance and risk controls for IT/engineering.
Capability Building Delivered executive training on risk management and project governance.
Auditor Impact Embeds AI governance programs seamlessly into enterprise risk frameworks.
Women AI Academy 2017 – 2025

Women AI Academy / Ethos AI — Germany's First Female-Led AI Academy

Role: Founder & Managing Director

05

Founded one of Germany's first AI education initiatives for women. Developed AZAV-certified educational programs eligible for German Employment Agency funding, qualifying 500+ professionals in Data Science, AI Governance, and Responsible AI.

Impact Metric Qualified 500+ professionals in Data Science & Responsible AI.
Certification Quality Achieved full AZAV educational accreditation under national standards.
Auditor Impact Deep capability building AI literacy and human oversight procedures.
BizdenBize / AbiBOT 2026 – Present

BizdenBize / AbiBOT — Agentic AI Platform & Governance by Design

Role: Founder & AI Governance Lead

06

Leading the development of BizdenBize, an AI-enabled digital community platform supporting relocating European immigrants. Embedded responsible AI, privacy, security, transparency, and human-in-the-loop controls directly into AI agent workflows.

Agent Architecture Designed AI agentic workflows evaluating safety, security, & ethical guardrails.
Risk Controls Tested continuous risk assessment controls and privacy-by-design.
Auditor Impact Hands-on experience auditing generative and agentic AI architectures.
Siemens AG 1993 – 2005

Siemens AG — International Telecom Networks & Engineering Lifecycle

Role: Customer Support Engineer & Technical Project Manager

07

Managed international telecommunications projects covering mobile network planning, implementation, and customer delivery throughout the full engineering project lifecycle across global telecom deployments.

Engineering Foundation Mobile network architecture planning, deployment, & customer delivery.
Multidisciplinary Leadership Coordinated international engineering teams throughout project lifecycles.
Auditor Impact Solid hardware & electronics engineering foundation (B.Sc. Engineering).