Julian has been actively supporting our team since September 2016 as an experienced CTO, Business Unit Director, and expert software developer. Thanks to his ambitious and determined nature, Julian has already earned several certifications and possesses a broad range of knowledge in IT and software.
“SUSI&James has outlined a vision for me that aligns with what I love to do. In that sense, the company is not just my employer—it’s like a small family—and it makes me feel like my work is making a meaningful difference.”
Julian studied computational linguistics and successfully completed his bachelor’s degree with a thesis titled “Genre-Adaptive Optimization of Normalization Algorithms.” In his research, he explored ways to improve methods that convert tweets into a machine-readable format. He has been fascinated by computers and software development since childhood.
Julian is a peaceful, patient, and reliable person and colleague. To balance out his work, he enjoys weight training and exploring language in literature, on TV, and online. His family is his top priority, but he’s also a passionate workaholic who’s always connected.
Julian spends a few hours every day expanding his knowledge. He enjoys pushing himself to his limits so he can then go beyond them. Throughout his career, Julian has participated in several certified training programs after deciding to focus on digital language processing. In this context, Julian has conducted an in-depth evaluation of various conversational engines to gain a fair and comprehensive understanding of current technical capabilities.
In his view, true expertise comes from constantly setting new goals and acting with ambition. Before joining SUSI&James, Julian founded two companies, one of which was established as part of a project with SUSI&James. This is how he got to know the team, and he decided to join them shortly thereafter.
“I expect growth, teamwork, a shared goal, and commitment. Personally, I want to continue developing myself and do work that makes a difference.”
As Chief Technology Officer at SUSI&James, Julian is responsible, in collaboration with other team members, for the company’s entire technology infrastructure, including software and hardware. In addition, Julian serves as Business Unit Director of our “EVA” business unit and oversees all developers. As a member of the Management Board, Julian discusses strategic and administrative matters with the executive management team and other business unit directors at SUSI&James.
He carries out organizational and administrative tasks to a high standard; for example, when hiring new staff, he establishes criteria for the position to be filled and prepares a personnel cost plan. In doing so, Julian ensures that his business unit’s project results align with—or, ideally, even exceed—the cost center planning set by the Controlling department.
Since Julian has over a decade of experience and is a passionate software developer, he actively contributes to projects in addition to his administrative role. He implements either individual functional modules or the entire project. In 2019, Julian wanted to be able to interact with our digital assistant SUSI in the same way as with Alexa, so he independently developed the internal components, the software, and the housing for a smart speaker. The smart speaker was ready for use after five months and was given by Julian as a gift to our company founder.
We’d like to thank Julian for the interview and are thrilled to have him on board!
