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* building sustainable futures *
✦ TUM × UCL ✦
🎓 TUM · UCL 🌱 Cleantech Builder 🐄 Cow Entrepreneur

Hi, I'm
Maggie 👋

My life keeps circling back to cows...

I build "two greens" cleantech — greener for the planet and greener in the dollars. From selling milk at age 11, to winning Europe's sustainability competition with a cow plushie mascot. Methane didn't stand a chance. 🥛

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🏆 Won Europe!
🌿 Two Greens
🐄 Farm Elf OG
🏆 Farm Elf wins EuroTeQaThon 2024 "Nature" category — École Polytechnique, Paris 🎓 Top 5% at TUM — Average grade 1.5 · Three-time Deutschlandstipendium Scholar 🌍 Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge — Won Europe Region 📰 TalTech: "Farm Elf increases milk production by 17% & reduces carbon emissions by 12%" 🚀 IESE Ignite Bootcamp Barcelona — invited as winning team 💼 Infineon Technologies AG · Circular Grain · TUM Research · TEDxTUM 🏆 Farm Elf wins EuroTeQaThon 2024 "Nature" category — École Polytechnique, Paris 🎓 Top 5% at TUM — Average grade 1.5 · Three-time Deutschlandstipendium Scholar 🌍 Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge — Won Europe Region 📰 TalTech: "Farm Elf increases milk production by 17% & reduces carbon emissions by 12%" 🚀 IESE Ignite Bootcamp Barcelona — invited as winning team 💼 Infineon Technologies AG · Circular Grain · TUM Research · TEDxTUM
🐄 Origin story

My life keeps circling
back to cows

🥛

Age 11: The Milk Entrepreneur

Dad asked what I wanted to be. My answer: "MILK entrepreneur!" Enthusiastically. Sold milk in my neighbourhood. That's where this whole adventure started.

😬

The Guilt-Tinted Drink

Then climate documentaries revealed cows' methane as a climate villain. My favourite drink suddenly had a side of guilt. New answer: "sustainable milk entrepreneur?"

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Farm Elf: Won Europe!

Led a team at EuroTeQaThon to build Farm Elf — a satellite-powered grazing guide app. 12% lower methane + 17% higher milk yield. Brought a cow plushie to pitch. We won.

🔬

Phase 2: Microplastics!

Now building a microplastic cartridge with chitosan compound in the Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge, using CAD and slicing software. Always more to learn!

"I didn't want projects to end as only wins on paper. I want to build two greens tech — greener for the planet, greener in the dollars — until I can't fit it in a presentation."

— Maggie, Imperial MSc Cleantech Innovation Application

💼 Work experience

Where I've contributed

3×
Deutschlandstipendium Scholar
1.5
GPA at TUM (top 5%)
500+
attendees at TEDxTUM event I led
€10K
budget managed at TEDxTUM
40%
efficiency boost via Power Query automation

Oct–Dec 2025
Munich, DE

Infineon

Strategic Marketing Intern

Infineon Technologies AG

  • Structured competitive analysis across industrial applications to support strategic portfolio decisions
  • Translated technical GaN product specs into business impact & customer value props for management
  • Developed decision-support materials for go-to-market discussions with cross-functional teams
  • Prepared executive-level presentations with actionable recommendations

Jun–Jul 2025
Freising, DE

🥛 Circular Grain

Business Development Intern

Circular Grain · Alternative Milk Startup 🥛

  • Analyzed sourcing data to support credible sustainability positioning and operational decisions
  • Built target segment strategy and customer personas for market entry prioritization
  • Designed and evaluated A/B tests and performance KPIs to guide product and growth decisions

Apr 2024–now
Munich, DE

TUM

Research Assistant

TUM · Marketing & Renewable Resources Chair

  • Conducted structured point-of-sale surveys with up to 30 respondents per day
  • Automated Excel workflows using Power Query — 40% boost in data processing efficiency

2023–present
Munich, DE

TED xTUM

Operations & Finance Lead

TEDxTUM · Munich

  • Delivered a 500+ attendee event end-to-end as operations lead
  • Managed €10K budget, contracts, and sponsor outreach
🎓 Education

Academic foundations

2026 · Exchange

Affiliate Management

University College London · UK

Exchange semester in London, broadening international perspective in management and strategy. Currently here! ✦

2023–2026

B.Sc. Sustainable Management & Technology

Technical University of Munich

Average grade: 1.5 (top 5%). Three-time Deutschlandstipendium Scholar for academic excellence and social engagement. Also: BCG Emeralds · McKinsey Firsthand.

Feb–Jun 2023

Studienkolleg

JGU Mainz · Germany

University entrance qualification for international students. Gateway to TUM.

📰 In the news

Real coverage,
real impact

🇫🇷 École Polytechnique · June 2024

EuroTeQaThon 2024: TUM's FarmElf wins "Nature" category at Paris

FarmElf uses satellite and drone data to determine optimal nutritional value of hay — enhancing cow health while reducing methane generation.

🏆 Winner "Nature"

🇪🇪 TalTech · June 2024

FarmElf: +17% milk production, –12% carbon emissions

Satellite imagery combined with predictive AI to recommend optimal grass cutting times — measurable impact for dairy farmers.

📡 Satellite Tech

🌍 EuroTeQ Official · 2024

FarmElf predicts feed properties and impact on cattle growth and health

Official EuroTeQ recap names FarmElf (TUM) winner of the Nature category across 9 partner universities.

🌿 EuroTeQ Winner

🇩🇪 TUM Official · 2024

TUM press: Farm Elf advancing to EuroTeQaThon in Paris from local TUM phase

TUM highlights Farm Elf winning the local EuroTeQ Collider phase and advancing to the international finals at École Polytechnique.

✦ TUM Feature

🎓 TUM Junge Akademie · 2024

Team FarmElf selected for IESE Ignite Bootcamp Barcelona

After winning Paris, Maggie's team was invited to the entrepreneurial Ignite Bootcamp at IESE Business School — for winning teams building further.

🚀 Barcelona

✦ Next chapter

Currently at UCL London · Open to internships June–Oct 2026

Affiliate Management at University College London. Building the next "two greens" project. Watch this space — or just say hi below 👇

📍 London, now
✨ Projects & wins

Building things
that actually win

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Won — Europe Region

Bio-Based Detergent & Microplastic Filtration

CAD prototyping, chitosan-based cartridge design, material selection addressing eutrophication. Technical feasibility meets real user needs.

Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge

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1st Place — Nature Category

"Farm Elf" — Smart Grazing App for Dairy Farmers

Led international team at EuroTeQaThon 2024 in Paris. Built the decision logic with satellite + NIR drone data. The cow plushie helped.

EuroTeQaThon 2024 · @L'X Paris

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Consulting Project

NGO Fundraising Growth Strategy

Screened 200+ potential partners, ran stakeholder interviews, delivered a client-ready pitch deck for fundraising.

180 Degrees Consulting · Cherafat Zeytoun

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Final Grade: 1.0

Green Hydrogen via Solid Oxide Electrolyzer

Interdisciplinary project with Master & PhD students on seawater-based green hydrogen production for South Africa.

EuroTeQ Energy Transition · TU Eindhoven

🛠️

Hackathons

START Hack 2025 & SwissHacks 2026

Building sustainability × tech solutions under real-world time pressure. Repeat offender. Zero apologies.

Switzerland

🎤

Volunteer Leadership

TEDxTUM Operations & Finance

Delivered a 500+ attendee event. Managed €10K budget, contracts, sponsor outreach. 2023–present.

TEDxTUM · Munich

🧰 Skills

What's in my toolkit

Strategy & Business
Competitive Analysis Business Development Market Entry Strategy Executive Presentations A/B Testing Business Model Canvas
Data & Tech
Python R Excel Power Query CAD Figma AI Research Workflows
Sustainability
Circular Economy Sustainable Operations Green Hydrogen Microplastic Filtration Emissions Reduction
Languages
🇮🇩 Indonesian · C2 native 🇬🇧 English · C1 🇩🇪 German · C1 🇨🇳 Chinese · B2
🐄

Let's build something
two greens together

I'm the cow-entrepreneur. You bring the vision. 🥛

Open to internships · June – October 2026

✉️ Email

veronicamaggiek@gmail.com

💼 LinkedIn

veronica-maggie-k

📍 Based in

London → Munich 🇩🇪

So my story isn't always about cows after all. I'm changing the narrative.