EUROATLAS GmbH

Leading strategy, partnerships, and special projects across EUROATLAS’s core defence electronics and GREYSHARK AUV, a next-gen autonomous underwater system for naval deterrence. Driving market expansion, investor engagement, and dual-use innovation in the evolving landscape of European defence and critical infrastructure.

Head of Strategy & Special Projects

FRONTTIER

Advised on sustainable investment strategy and ecosystem building for “The Nordic Ocean Opportunity” a Nordic initiative to close the funding gap in the ocean economy by the 5 Nordic Governments. Led outreach to investors, corporates, and institutions across the Nordics to identify investable opportunities in ocean innovation, infrastructure, and resilience.

Senior Advisor 

McKinsey & Company

Worked with leading corporates, investors, and governments on sustainability strategy, decarbonization, and impact-driven growth. Delivered high-stakes projects across climate finance, circular economy, and ESG transformation. Supported and guided global companies on decarbonising supply chains and scaling circular business models.

Sustainability Consultant

Material Economics

Startup Norway

Led the Sustainability Unit at Startup Norway, developing products and services for corporates, startups, and public entities to achieve growth and sustainability goals.

Primary focus: Circular Economy, through the LOOP Lab project, matching startups with corporates to drive circular business models and align with the European Green Deal, ESG standards, and decarbonization targets.

Designed and implemented sustainability pilots for large Norwegian corporates
Assessed industry risks, evaluated tech for decarbonization, and introduced innovation management frameworks
Delivered tools and roadmaps to embed sustainability into core business strategy
Partnered across industries to scale climate solutions from the startup ecosystem

Head Of Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships

Innovation Architects 

Worked with forward-thinking corporates in the Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen & Hong Kong) to unlock innovation through startup collaboration, design thinking, and first-principle problem solving.

Facilitated ideation sprints via Agorize (clients: BYD, HSBC, Siemens)
Developed initiatives across edtech, healthtech, foodtech, and manufacturing
Identified strategic partnerships and aligned innovation with market trends
Led cross-functional teams and engaged executive stakeholders
Organized pilot investment trips for Chinese funds into Europe via impact investing
Managed R&D teams to translate scientific innovation into commercial value
Built consensus across technical and non-technical teams for new product strategies

Founder & Innovation Lead 

AIESEC Alumni International

Led global partnerships and campaigns aligned with the UN SDGs, working with private sector, donors, and NGOs.

Recruited and managed a virtual team to deliver on global impact goals
Developed and coordinated strategies to drive partner engagement and awareness
Led global communications and aligned efforts across regional teams
Served as spokesperson at international conferences

Executive Board Member

Mercuris Fine Wines

Led strategic product direction and distribution for luxury hotel lines across Mainland China (Tier 1 & 2 cities).

Negotiated with distribution networks and aligned product vision with brand strategy
Conducted market and customer analysis across 15k+ users to guide product design
Applied reverse product thinking to develop customer-centric innovations
Tracked 48+ KPIs to optimize performance across revenue, growth, and retention

Regional Sales Manager

Celebrity Cruises

Sales and event management; developing concepts for new wine events to generate sales; advisor to VIP clients on their wine purchases; updating constantly the wine lists and creating innovative food and wine pairing concepts to keep up with the fast developing market; working on the wine program development and updates to generate top client satisfaction (#1 on company's KPI list) and increase the profit.

Head Sommelier

University of Babes Bolyai

Develop Lecture Plans to ensure rapid assimilation of basic & advanced decision making models and negotiation techniques
Developing live simulations to force the direct application of Decision Making & Negotiation material (The Apprentice Style, UK version)
Innovative Grade System

Negotiation & Decision Making Lector

As Head of Strategy & Special Projects at EUROATLAS, I work at the intersection of power systems, autonomy, and defense innovation, leading strategic initiatives across our legacy electronics business and our advanced AUV, GREYSHARK™.

GREYSHARK™ is our bold leap into next-generation naval deterrence: a multi-mission autonomous underwater vehicle engineered for endurance, survivability, and strategic impact.

From aligning investor strategy and partnerships to shaping EuroAtlas’s expansion into hybrid defense and critical infrastructure resilience, I build the bridges between legacy capability and future opportunity across NATO, defense primes, and innovation ecosystems.

Driven by clarity, obsessed with outcomes.

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