Jessica holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Mannheim in Germany as well as an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College London. Before starting her PhD, she spent two years working for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant in a variety of different industries such as healthcare, insurance, consumer goods and banking. In addition, she gained practical experience in numerous international internships with companies such as KPMG, Simon Kucher and Company as well as several start-ups.

Jessica joined the Institute for Manufacturing – Centre for Technology Management (CTM) in January 2022. Under the supervision of Dr Thomas Bohné, Jessica is reading for her PhD in Engineering. She is interested in human-machine collaboration, and how technology can enhance human abilities in human-centred cyber-physical production systems.