ZL

I guide organizations at the intersection of AI capabilities and business economics, converting autonomous technological advancements into disciplined, outcome-driven systems.

About

I guide organizations at the intersection of AI capabilities and business economics, converting autonomous technological advancements into disciplined, outcome-driven systems. I design and deploy agentic AI architectures that transform high-variance manual workflows into deterministic infrastructure.

My work spans MedTech commercialization and operations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. I help scale growth while reducing operational risk, and I serve as a published healthcare author and advisor to startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises. I’m passionate about turning complex problems into auditable, measurable improvements through human-in-the-loop and multi-agent automation.

  • 10 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • GermanIntermediate
  • RussianBeginner

Industry experience

  • Healthcare
  • Life Sciences
  • Professional Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 5 roles

Fractional Director, Growth & Revenue · Independent / Multi-Client EngagementsJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Auditing AI readiness and ROI, then architecting and deploying agentic systems that harden institutional knowledge and fix operational bottlenecks to enable scalable growth and unimpeded strategic execution.

Senior Advisor / Fractional Growth & Automation Consultant · Independent / Multi-Client EngagementsJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Lead fractional growth and automation engagements across multiple companies, auditing, designing, and implementing AI-driven automations and agentic systems with deterministic execution for complex business workflows.

Head of Marketing & Commercialization · SP UnitedNov 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

Rebuilt the marketing function and defined the go-to-market, integrating upstream marketing into product development to assess product-market fit; developed structured GTM strategy and redefined marketing as a strategic growth function; modernized recruitment/onboarding and expanded the team while reducing reliance on legacy practices; terminated underperforming agency contracts and internalized critical capabilities to save costs and improve accountability.

Head of Marketing – Central & Eastern Europe · Cochlear Austria GmbHNov 2018 – Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Global Product Management · AlloSourceAug 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Education

MBA, Global Executive Management · CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY2030 – 2022
Post-Graduate, Biochemical & Physical Sciences · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER2030 – 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communications - Communication Disorders · METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER2030 – 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology - Clinical Counseling · METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

PRINCE2 Project Management Registered Practitioner2030 – 2026

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