Curriculum Vitae
Lebenslauf. Translated into English because that is the working language of most people who end up here. The German original is available on request, as is the PDF, which is what you actually wanted.
Profile
Translates strategic direction into procedures that run — and then builds the systems those procedures turn out to need. Responsible for IT governance, information security and the process landscape of a German–Indian management consultancy across two countries, reporting directly to the management board. Continuously in the security field since 2016. Trained in economics and social science with a quantitative and commercial emphasis. Over ten years engaged with India: academically, professionally and personally. Overseas Citizen of India.
Berufserfahrung — Professional Experience
since 01/2026 · Manager, Digital Processes & IT Governance
Dr. Wamser + Batra GmbH, Bochum
- IT governance, information security and systems landscape for a consultancy of roughly 100 staff across Germany and India. Reporting line to three managing directors and the COO; discretionary budget of about €100,000 p.a.
- Built the Microsoft 365 / Entra ID governance from the ground up: dynamic group structures, permission and role model, privileged and break-glass access, automated control testing against BSI IT-Grundschutz and ISO 27001.
- Introduced insider risk monitoring (Microsoft Purview). One matter surfaced on my own initiative turned out to bear directly on the protection of trade secrets.
- Cross-border data processing Germany–India: commissioned processing, deletion concepts, and the regulatory requirements of the Indian entity.
- Automated the recurring work: statutory documentation for the Indian entity (Companies Act / SS-1), CRM and time-tracking integration, a self-hosted service management platform. Developed AI-assisted and agentic workflows that made several planned hires unnecessary.
- Built controlling and KPI systems from heterogeneous sources for sales steering and financial management; measured tool adoption through log aggregation and event correlation as the basis for change management.
- Reorganised the information architecture: document management with versioning, status and ownership; company-wide standardisation of templates and corporate design across Microsoft 365, CRM, time tracking, the AI platform and Canva.
- Advised municipal utilities in the KRITIS space on NIS2 and information security. Led vendor selection procedures, including a longlist of 73 candidates, a weighted evaluation matrix and a documented decision trail.
01/2024 – 12/2025 · Project Manager
Dr. Wamser + Batra GmbH, Bochum
- Led the establishment of a Global Capability Center in India for the subsidiary of a German automotive group; ran the selection process across seven Indian and international engineering service providers, forming the basis of a multi-year contract in the millions.
- Acquired projects worth roughly €200,000 in 2024 under my own steam, including opening a new corporate client in the automotive sector.
- Steered consulting projects for German Mittelstand firms with Indian operations; the interface between clients in Germany and delivery teams in India.
- Bidirectional CRM and project time-tracking integration via an automation platform, retiring manual data maintenance.
- Search and visibility strategy for the firm’s web presence including competitor analysis; designed a landing page for Indian market entry.
07/2023 – 01/2024 · Project Manager (Trainee)
Dr. Wamser + Batra, New Delhi, India
- Operational project work in the Delhi office for German clients with Indian subsidiaries.
- Learned local accounting, tax and compliance practice on the ground — TallyPrime among other instruments of character-building.
12/2022 – 06/2023 · Working Student
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Administration and virtualisation of Linux systems (Red Hat) in university computing operations. This is the part of the CV that explains the rest of this website.
01/2018 – 06/2021 · Working Student, Marketing
r-tec IT Security GmbH, Wuppertal
- Translator between red teaming, ISO 27001 consulting and security architecture on one side, and customers and professional audiences on the other.
- The entry into the security field on which the later governance responsibility is built.
09/2016 – 12/2016 · Intern, Corporate Communications
Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
- Designed and delivered an information security awareness campaign.
Ausbildung — Education
2022 – 2024 · Master of Arts
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Development, Environment, Societies and History of South Asia.
- Concentrations: political science 50% (comparative politics) · development economics 25% (largely econometrics with R and Stata) · geography 25% (remote sensing).
2020 – 2022 · Master’s studies, Modern Indian Studies
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- First half of the programme including the econometrics modules; then transferred to Heidelberg.
01 – 06/2017 · Semester abroad
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Political science. Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
2013 – 2019 · Bachelor of Arts
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
- Political science and economics — business administration and economics in equal parts.
- Concentrations included controlling, accounting, commercial and civil law.
Kompetenzen — Competencies
| Area | Detail |
|---|---|
| Technology | Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (governance, identities, Conditional Access, privileged access) · Microsoft Purview · Infrastructure as Code, Governance as Code · Linux and self-hosting · REST API integrations, AI SDKs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) · automation and systems integration (n8n, HubSpot, MOCO, TallyPrime) · agentic workflows, process mining |
| Governance & Process | ISO 27001 · BSI IT-Grundschutz · NIS2 · GDPR and cross-border data processing · procurement and vendor selection procedures · document management and versioning · adoption and change management · process documentation and operations management |
| Analytics & Controlling | Econometrics with R and Stata · microeconomics · controlling and accounting · KPI and dashboard systems from heterogeneous sources · foundations of HGB and BGB · remote sensing and geospatial analysis |
| India & Business | Over ten years of academic and professional engagement · operational experience on the ground in Delhi and Bangalore · establishing Global Capability Centers · Indian corporate regulation (Companies Act, SS-1) · new client acquisition and project origination · Overseas Citizen of India (unrestricted right to work and reside) |
Netzwerke — Networks and Engagement
- Indo-German Young Leaders Forum — member since 2023, delegate 2025 (Economic Empowerment).
- OAV — German Asia-Pacific Business Association, Young Leaders.
Sprachen — Languages
- German — native.
- English — full professional proficiency.
- Hindi — basic. Devanagari in writing and reading; everyday and conversational comprehension. Improving at the pace of a man who mostly practises during dinner.
$ wc -l ~/cv.md $ # If you have read this far you may as well write to me.