Resume
Carl-Uwe Würfel is COO and Chief AI Officer at SUMAX in Dortmund, Germany. He has led operations since 2018 and the company-wide AI transformation since 2023: workflows, roles, services and governance. He writes about AI transformation from an operator’s seat, with a focus on mid-market companies and agencies.
- Name
- Carl-Uwe Würfel
- Based in
- Dortmund area, Germany
- Contact
- info@carl-wuerfel.de · LinkedIn
- As of
- November 7, 2026
Experience
since 2023
Chief AI Officer, SUMAX
Reknova GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
Leads the company-wide AI transformation: priorities, new roles and workflows, training, and the rules for quality, cost and compliance.
Source: Employer, LinkedIn
since 06/2018
Chief Operating Officer, SUMAX
Reknova GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
Overall operational leadership as a member of the management team: planning, cost, utilization, processes and quality. Full people responsibility from hiring to development, pricing and proposal strategy together with the head of sales. Also responsible for marketing.
Source: Employer, kress (German media industry directory)
01/2016 – 05/2018
Head of Marketing, SUMAX
Reknova GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
Source: Employer
01/2014 – 12/2015
CTO, Innower
Start-up brand of Reknova GmbH, Dortmund
Technical lead of a small team; websites and software tools for clients in Germany and abroad.
Source: Employer
06/2013 – 11/2013
Web Developer, C2Call GmbH
Werl, Germany
Source: Employer
08/2010 – 06/2013
Apprenticeship, IT Specialist for Application Development (IHK), C2Call GmbH
Werl, Germany; Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Arnsberg
Germany’s dual vocational training: three years in the company and at vocational school, with a final exam before the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
Source: IHK certificate
Education and training
2025
Distance program in business leadership, afw Wirtschaftsakademie Bad Harzburg
Coursework completed in 2025: all four modules (organization, leadership responsibility, project management, objectives and control).
Self-reported: Graded assignments
11/2023 – 05/2025
Business Specialist in Marketing (IHK), preparatory program, ILS
State-approved program for the German IHK business specialist qualification, 866 hours, final grade 1.3 (very good); chamber exam pending.
Source: ILS certificate, May 27, 2025
while at Reknova
Certified vocational trainer (AEVO)
Germany’s qualification to train apprentices in a company (AEVO).
Self-reported: IHK
School
Technical college entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife), business track; state-certified IT assistant
Vocational colleges, Soest, Germany
Self-reported: Certificates
Certificates, languages, publications
Certificates
- LinkedIn Marketing Strategy, Content and Creative Design, Marketing Solutions Fundamentals2025
- SEO Professional Certificate, German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW)2022
Languages
- German (native), English