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Short summary: Senior Solutions Architect at AWS working with Startups in EMEA. Specialised in Security, Privacy & Compliance and Generative AI (and the intersection of those areas). Previously CTO & Co-Founder, going through the full journey from building MVPs, iterating, raising multiple rounds from VCs to finding product-market fit, being profitable and selling the company. Background in engineering & management, with a focus on distributed and multi agent systems. Longer summary: With over 10 years of experience in cloud, system, and software development and architecture, I am currently a Senior Solutions Architect for Startups at Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a focus on Startups in highly regulated industries like Financial Services / FinTech, Crypto, Healthcare and Life Sciences. I have a strong background in Engineering and Management with a M.Sc. from Technische Universität Berlin and hold certifications in ITIL, SCRUM, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity and Machine Learning. My mission is to help startups make the most of the cloud, by working hand in hand with technical co-founders, engineers, and developers. I provide strategic guidance, decision-making support, business model development, partnership opportunities, and best practices. I also create and present technical content and engage with organizations at all stages of cloud adoption. I have a passion for technology and a commitment to customer satisfaction. I am always looking for new ways to use technology to solve problems and create value. I have expertise in cloud computing, distributed systems, cyber security, blockchain, machine learning, and generative AI. I have also co-founded and led the technical vision and execution of two successful startups, deineStudienfinanzierung and founderio, which achieved significant growth and traction. As a Solutions Architect, I leverage my entrepreneurial and result-driven mindset, my hands-on mentality, and my ability to build scalable and reliable teams, infrastructure, software, and products. I also contribute to the wider tech community by mentoring founders, lecturing at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, and publishing. I am fluent in German and English, and enjoy learning new languages and cultures.