JF Branch background
Professional Path
AgilexAI.com Freelance Business Consultant for SMEs. August 2024 -
- Combining the Agile approach to business with the power of Artificial Intelligence to achieve efficiency gains.
GdOSolar. Platform developer and Energy broker. July 2022 -
- Intermediary between renewable energy producers and clean energy consumers. The beta trading platform attracted the interest of 20 producers with more than 200 MW of renewable energy installations in operation.
- Conducted research focused on flexible ownership and software development for community solar projects and compensation strategies through green certificates.
BaselDAO - Kunst21. Founder and Team leader. July 2020 - July 2022
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Led product development until its launch and team of 3 members, from Basel (Switzerland). A decentralized investment fund for art following the Swiss Distributed Ledger Technology Act. The project moved from Germany to Switzerland to take advantage of this regulation.
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Established a limited liability company,managing director Kunst21 GmbH (DE), hired and managed a team of 3 members, and raised funding from the Stellar Development Foundation.
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Created a crowdinvesting platform concept using blockchain technology for art investment. Raised funding from FutureSAX, innovation platform from Saxony, and support from the HTW Dresden accelerator (Gründungsschmiede). 2 collaborators.
HTW Dresden University of Applied Sciences. March 2020 - June 2020
- Student Assitant. Employed at the autonomous vehicles laboratory. Final research project for bachelor's degree. Developed Multi-Object test procedures for ADAS/HAD (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems Highly Automated Driving) with MATLAB.
Awards:
2021 Grant by the Stellar Development Foundation from San Francisco via the Stellar Community Fund.
2020 Grant by FutureSAX the innovation agency from Saxony, a German federal State.
Education
Industrial engineering, production systems. Universidad de Málaga · 2015 - 2020
Exchange year. Production systems. HTW Dresden · 2018 - 2019
German language course. LMU München · Summer 2017
Previously
8 months in Portsmouth, England, and 2 months in the USA.
Public education Spain
Languages
German, proficient user. Spanish, mother tongue. French, independt user. English, proficient user. Italian, basic user.
Skills
Interpersonal: Building and maintaining relationships, Persuasion and influence, Effective communication and Networking.
Leadership and Management: Adaptive management, Goal setting and tracking (OKRs), Culture development, Team coordination, Collaborative leadership, Employee engagement, Team building, Development of employees, and International teams.
Cognitive Skills: Decision-making, Understanding and overcoming cognitive biases, Strategic thinking, and Problem-solving.
Business and Entrepreneurship: Business strategy and development, Innovation and risk management, Product development, Product management, Lean startup methodologies, Design-thinking, and Fundraising.
Finance and Economics: Market analysis, Economic theory and history, Quantitative analysis, Understanding financial markets and behaviors, and Brokerage.
Marketing: Marketing strategy development, Consumer behavior analysis, Branding and positioning, Digital marketing techniques, Market segmentation and targeting, Business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategy, Business-to-customer (B2C) marketing strategy, Social media marketing and Community building.
Software Development: JavaScript programming, Web development, Web analytics, Web design, Web applications, Agile methodologies, Scrum, User interface design, Trello and Jira.
Technology and Innovation: Blockchain, Network design, Sensors, LoRaWAN, Identity and access management (IAM), Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO)
Renewable Energy: RE markets, RE certificates, Renewable energy systems, Solar energy and Solar PV.