Chief Technology Officer
Lukas Aron, Ph.D.
I turn AI and emerging technologies into measurable business value — building products and scaling engineering organisations.
Expertise
What I do
A practical blend of AI, product, and engineering leadership — turning technology into business value.
AI & Emerging Technologies
Turning AI from experiments into shipped products — embedding it where it drives customer experience, efficiency, and growth.
- AI Strategy
- Generative AI
- Emerging Tech
- Product Innovation
- Digital Transformation
Engineering Leadership
Building and scaling high-performing teams that ship — from methodology and cloud to product roadmap and delivery.
- Team Building
- Technical Strategy
- Product Roadmap
- Delivery
- Hiring
- Mentoring
Software Architecture & Development
Designing and building robust, scalable systems — from first commit through architecture to production.
- SW Architecture
- Go
- Python
- Java
- Kotlin
- SQL
- Svelte
- TypeScript
Infrastructure
Cost-effective, resilient cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines that teams can build on.
- AWS
- GCP
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Istio
- CI/CD
- GitOps
Experience
Career
From software engineering to CTO — leading teams and shipping products across startups, ventures, and global organisations.
Zurich Medical Analytics / Sydney
Chief Technology Officer
07/2024 – present
- Built the software development team from the ground up — defining methodology, cloud architecture, product design, and roadmap.
- Embedded AI guidance into the product and delivered it to production and first customers.
- Own the product roadmap, continuous improvement, and scaling of delivery.
Archa / Melbourne
Chief Technology Officer
03/2022 – 06/2024
- Led a 20+ engineer team, reshaping the development methodology for faster, higher-quality delivery.
- Accelerated solution delivery by 60% through automation and a rebuilt CI/CD pipeline.
- Cut infrastructure costs by 50% via consolidation and cloud optimisation.
BCG Digital Ventures / Sydney
Senior Software Engineer
11/2018 – 03/2022
- Shipped venture builds across multiple industries, from prototype to launch.
Converting Ads / Prague
Senior Software Engineer / Team Leader
09/2017 – 11/2018
- Led a team building high-volume ad-tech systems.
Actum Digital / Prague
Software Architect
06/2017 – 09/2017
- Designed architecture for client digital platforms.
AVG / Avast / Brno
Senior Software Developer
11/2015 – 05/2017
- Developed security software used by hundreds of millions of users.
Brno University of Technology / Brno
Researcher
09/2013 – 03/2018
- Published research on privacy protection on mobile devices.
SDE — Software Solutions / Brno
Software Developer
02/2015 – 10/2015
- Built and maintained software solutions for enterprise clients.
Projects
Open source & builds
Things I've built and shared with the community.
Education
Degrees
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Brno University of Technology.
2013 – 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Computer Science and Engineering
Brno University of Technology
Privacy Protection on Mobile Devices.
2011 – 2013
Master's Degree (MSc.)
Computer Graphics and Multimedia
Brno University of Technology
Use of Mobile Device Sensors in a Car.
2008 – 2011
Bachelor's Degree (BSc.)
Information Technology
Brno University of Technology
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Contact
Let's talk
Open to CTO and VP Engineering roles in AI-first companies, plus advisory and collaboration opportunities.
Location
Sydney, Australia