CTO | AI, Product & Engineering Leadership
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.
skills
- +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.
skills
- +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.
skills
- +SW Architecture
- +Go
- +Python
- +Java
- +Kotlin
- +SQL
- +Svelte
- +TypeScript
Infrastructure
Cost-effective, resilient cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines that teams can build on.
skills
- +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.
Chief Technology Officer
07/2024 – present
Zurich Medical Analytics | Sydney
impact
- + Built the software development team from the ground up, defining methodology, cloud architecture, product design, and roadmap.
- + Embedded AI guidance into a disruptive, AI-first product and delivered it to production and first customers.
- + Own the product roadmap, continuous improvement, and scaling of delivery.
- + Coordinate between medical and technology teams and manage strategic partnerships.
Chief Technology Officer
03/2022 – 06/2024
Archa | Melbourne
impact
- + 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.
- + Worked hands-on across the stack, designing the new GCP architecture (Terraform, Kubernetes, Istio) and writing production code in Python, Go, and TypeScript.
Senior Software Engineer
11/2018 – 03/2022
BCG Digital Ventures | Sydney
impact
- + Shipped venture builds across multiple industries, from prototype to launch.
- + Owned architecture, infrastructure, and stack decisions across ventures (AWS, Terraform).
- + Led multi-discipline teams, matching methodology to team size for successful delivery.
Senior Software Engineer / Team Leader
09/2017 – 11/2018
Converting Ads | Prague
impact
- + Led a new product from scratch, a high-volume bidding platform spanning code, architecture, cloud, and team management.
- + Grew the platform to handle high-volume bidding traffic in production.
Software Architect
06/2017 – 09/2017
Actum Digital | Prague
impact
- + Designed robust, scalable, cloud-based architectures for enterprise digital platforms.
- + Delivered solutions built with a vision toward the future, using architectures that scale with business growth.
Senior Software Developer
11/2015 – 05/2017
AVG / Avast | Brno
impact
- + Senior software development in the security field with global reach, shipping software used by hundreds of millions of users.
- + Contributed across multiple teams over two years, working on every phase of software implementation, from design to release.
Researcher
09/2013 – 03/2018
Brno University of Technology | Brno
impact
- + Conducted research in security, cryptography, and computer networks, aimed at mobile devices.
- + Presented findings at international conferences and in established journals.
Software Developer
02/2015 – 10/2015
SDE — Software Solutions | Brno
impact
- + Designed, implemented, and maintained software solutions for enterprise customers, combining the latest technologies with creative engineering approaches.
- + Presented delivered solutions to clients, from architecture through to adoption.
Projects
Selected work
Things I've built and shared with the community.
Education
Degrees
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Brno University of Technology.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
2013 – 2018
Computer Science and Engineering | Brno University of Technology
Thesis: Privacy Protection on Mobile Devices.
Master's Degree (MSc.)
2011 – 2013
Computer Graphics and Multimedia | Brno University of Technology
Thesis: Use of Mobile Device Sensors in a Car.
Bachelor's Degree (BSc.)
2008 – 2011
Information Technology | Brno University of Technology
Thesis: GEOReminder for N900.
Contact
Let's talk
Happy to talk about AI, product, and engineering leadership, and to explore advisory and collaboration opportunities.
Sydney, Australia