Curriculum vitaeMaximilian Michels
Munich, Germany · mx.michels7@gmail.com · LinkedIn
EducationDegrees
- Oct 2025 to Sep 2027
Munich -
MSc Management and Technology
Technical University of Munich- Current grade 1.1.
- Specialisation in informatics.
- Sep 2024 to Feb 2025
Milan -
MSc Management Engineering, semester abroad
Politecnico di Milano- Final grade 1.7.
- Oct 2020 to Aug 2024
Aachen -
BSc Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
RWTH Aachen University- Final grade 2.1, specialisation in automotive engineering.
- Thesis on identifying technology specific value contributions of artificial intelligence application options.
- Member of the Association of German Industrial Engineers.
- Interdisciplinary teaching project Leonardo across five semesters.
- Aug 2011 to Mar 2020
Koblenz -
Abitur
Max von Laue Gymnasium- Final grade 2.0, focus on mathematics, physics and English.
Work experienceRoles
- Nov 2025 to present
Munich -
Working student, Center for Process Bionics
Deloitte Consulting GmbH- Support process mining engagements in Celonis, surfacing bottlenecks and improvement opportunities in client operations.
- Build and transform process datasets in Python and SQL so the analysis rests on clean event logs.
- Turn the analysis into PowerPoint material that carries the findings to the client.
- Mar 2025 to Sep 2025
Munich -
Consulting intern, Operations Excellence
Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH- Developed several modular KPI dashboards in Power BI and Excel, reusable across client projects.
- Implemented a process mining tool with an interface to Power Automate and Power BI.
- Designed and delivered a half day workshop on prompt engineering, from concept to facilitation.
- Jun 2025 to Aug 2025
Remote -
Freelancer
RMW gGmbH- Prepared and visualised employee survey data in Excel dashboards.
- Evaluated the results and presented them to the management board.
- Oct 2023 to Jul 2024
Stuttgart -
Product management intern and working student, Porsche Connect
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG- Planned, organised and ran competitive analyses across the vehicle connectivity space.
- Supported project management during the rollout of a new product requirement tool in Jira.
- Contributed to internal presentations as part of daily operations.
- Oct 2022 to Aug 2023
Aachen -
Thermodynamics tutor
Aachener Verfahrenstechnik, RWTH Aachen University- Taught the thermodynamics module in small group exercises, in person.
- May 2021 to Mar 2023
Remote -
Mathematics tutor
HeyTimi- Online mathematics tutoring over close to two years alongside the bachelor's degree.
ActivitiesBeyond the coursework
- 2026 to present
- NeurodiversiTUM
Board member and website lead- Student club making university life work better for neurodivergent students.
- Designed and built the club website end to end, including a light and dark theme, text scaling, an easy reading font and German and English content.
- Jul 2025
- IDEA League Summer School
Participant- Empowering decision aiding, evaluation approaches to complexity. Held in Milan.
- Jan 2023 to present
- e-fellows.net
Scholarship holder- Networking, career offers and academic resources.
- Oct 2022 to Mar 2025
- Interdisciplinary teaching project Leonardo
Participant- Additional courses on the energy transition, sustainability, medicine and social responsibility.
SkillsTools and methods
- Process and analytics
- Process Mining, Celonis, Power BI, Power Automate, Excel
- Code
- Python, SQL, Java, R
- Engineering
- Computer Aided Design
- Ways of working
- Prompt Engineering, Jira, PowerPoint, Workshop facilitation
LanguagesSpoken
- German
- Native
- English
- Fluent
- French
- Advanced