operating margin rebuilt from single digits
Fractional COO · Strategic Advisor · Board Advisor
I turn operational debt into a company that can scale.
I build the operating systems, teams and governance tech founders need through growth, AI transformation and M&A.
Bratislava · working internationallyOperator from startup to public company
Selected evidence
raised across four studio ventures
customers reached across 24 countries
post-acquisition integration and readiness
The operating thesis
Scale breaks in the seams.
Finance data nobody trusts. People issues that consume the week. Processes that crack with every hire. Governance gaps that surface halfway through a deal.
That is operational debt. It builds quietly until it slows the company down—or becomes the deal risk. My work is to find it early, fix it for real and leave behind a business that runs better without heroics.
Where I step in
Advice is useful. A working operating system is better.
Scale the operating model
Put decision rights, ownership, finance, people and reporting in place before growth exposes the gaps.
Make AI operational
Turn AI from scattered experiments into workflows, agents and integrations that improve real delivery.
Get transaction-ready
Fix governance, controls and data before diligence—and keep the company moving through integration.
Build the function
Create the team, vendors, systems and management rhythm, then transfer ownership to leaders.
Selected work
Built in the room, not from the sidelines.
01Fractional COO & Strategic Advisor
Sparring
Single digits → 20%+Rebuilt operations for a professional services firm spanning four jurisdictions, five practice areas and four spin-outs. Connected onboarding, delivery, billing and reporting to a clear operating structure—and automated most operations and legal delivery with AI.
02VP of Global Operations
MindMed
Acquisition → audit-cleanManaged HealthMode’s post-acquisition integration, built core operating functions and led a two-year transformation across SOX, HIPAA, SOC and GDPR following the NASDAQ uplisting.
03Global Operations Partner
CEAI
4 ventures · 9 entitiesBuilt the operating foundation behind a vertical AI studio: $25M raised, $3.5M ARR and 80 people at peak across Europe and the US. Ran HealthMode’s operations through its exit.
04COO & Co-owner
JUMP soft + Billdu
€5M revenue · 160K clientsGrew JUMP soft to 75 people and Slovakia’s fastest-growing tech company. In parallel, scaled Billdu into 24 countries; the company was later acquired by team.blue.
How I work
Embedded enough to see reality. Senior enough to change it.
I work beside founders and leadership teams—diagnosing the constraint, building the function and making the numbers visible. The goal is not permanent dependency. It is a stronger company with clear owners.
- 01See the whole system
Metrics, ownership, talent, workflows, controls and incentives.
- 02Fix the real constraint
Prioritize what changes company performance—not theatre.
- 03Build for transfer
Create the team and rhythm leaders can run by numbers.
Operating track record
From startup zero to a public company.
Builder, acquirer, operator and advisor across software, AI, biotech and professional services in the US and Europe.
2023—NowSparring
Fractional COO & Strategic Advisor
2021—2023MindMed
VP of Global Operations
2017—2021CEAI
Global Operations Partner
2013—2017Billdu
COO & Co-owner
2011—2017JUMP soft
COO & Co-owner
Beyond the boardroom
Founder of Nalu Sailing. RYA-certified skipper.
I also built a premium Adriatic yacht operation to run hands-off—from asset utilization and maintenance to suppliers and guest experience. Different environment, same principle: calm execution when conditions change.
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