About us

During his tenure as Chief Engineering Officer for an American high-volume sourcing business, Benjamin found himself with a problem: How to gain real-time insight into non-automated manufacturing and make the information available? This question led to the founding of Topo Solutions in 2012 which then grew into the most flexible data collection and processing platform on the market with a focus on supply chain. With more than a decade of experience in manufacturing and technology, Benjamin has an unparalleled ability to deliver efficient solutions by bridging business and technology. He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, writes software for more than 23 years, is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has been working on lean transformation projects in China. Benjamin is fluent in English, German and French and has been living in Asia since 2007.

Tobias has a decade of experience in retailing and supply chain. Having worked in buying, e-commerce and sourcing roles for one of the largest European multi-label retailers and online platforms he has seen the entire value chain – all the way from manufacturing products to selling them to consumers online and offline. Digital Transformation, Business Process Optimization and Change Management are some of his focus areas. Due to his streamlined processes and completed projects he achieved not only substantial cost savings but also boosted top line growth for his previous organizations. Tobias holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration with majors in Retailing and Organizational Management & HR as well as a master’s degree in Marketing Management. He studied in Europe, America and Asia which makes him highly aware of differences in working cultures and target markets. Thanks to his customer-centricity to the core Tobias aims for expanding and deepening the services of Topo for the best possible customer and user experience.

Winnie’s experiences range from multinational companies to Start-ups focusing on Customer Relationship and Project Management. Holding a master’s degree in Supply Chain and Operations Management, Winnie understands the challenges and limitations companies face in their Supply Chain and Operation. She works closely with customers to ensure they are satisfied with the product from initial first contact, onboarding, implementation to tech and product support after the implementation. Growing up trilingual in Germany, Winnie has lived and worked in 3 different countries and has a strong culture awareness when working with clients.

Jeppe is experience lies in mainly backend development with a special focus on thinking outside the box to quickly remove roadblocks when implementing new features. Having received both his Bachelor and Masters in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science at Aalborg university, and having done his Ph.D. at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Department of Computing, Jeppe deeply understands the intricacies of reducing a general problem to a set of features which can be implemented, as well as quickly adapting to, and using new technology.

Alex is a full-stack developer at Topo Solutions. He has more than 7 years of experience in the fields of logistics and IT, and knows the trends and pain points of these industries. His main expertise are building secure, stable and attractive websites and applications. He also has a good knowledge of user behaviour which helps him provide better user experience in his work. At Topo, Alex is responsible for developing cutting-edge features for the best possible user experience on a daily basis.

Roman is a mechanical engineer turned programmer with over 8 years of developing experience working for companies like Gazprom Bank, Petrosoft Inc. and Vidillion Inc. Being exposed to factories and supply chain operations prior to becoming a developer, Roman recognized the need for a solution to digitize supply chain processes and therefore joined Topo Solutions as a full-stack developer.

Dirk’s experience is based on twenty years of quality management and database programming, including 5 years in Hong Kong. He quickly realized the benefits of digitization of quality management and immediately started database programming and data analytics to increase the efficiency of the department he managed and provide the basis for strategic decisions at all levels. In particular, direct contact with factories and suppliers has enabled him to acquire a wide knowledge of production processes. His experience ranges from consumer goods to microelectronics. Dirk has a strong sense of reaping practical and quick benefits which have saved substantial amounts of time and money.

Bhavna is a passionate technologist who believes that in a connected society, technology is changing the way we do everything, ranging from simple everyday tasks to the way we do business.
Bhavna has 12 years of experience in driving and executing Technology Projects across varied industry domains and technology stacks. She has applied skills across software development life cycle phases including Production Support.
Bhavna has a breadth of Industry experience, primarily in Financial Services, Retail, and Digital Marketing. For over 6 years, Bhavna has worked as a Delivery Manager for Retail Loans Technology in leading international banks, where she was responsible for vendor products’ implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvements. She worked closely with business, operations and sales teams, helping them in technology transformation and automating manual work. There is no experience quite like managing critical technology implementations in a banking domain with time constraints and no margin for error.
Her current focus is DevOps, in order to optimize the Delivery Life Cycle and establish continuous integration with operations.
Bhavna has a Bachelor’s degree in Computers Science from India and a diploma in Web designing. She has worked on projects in the US, Europe, and Asia. In her free time, she likes to read, bake, take long walks close to nature and spend time with friends and family.

Melissa has always had a keen interest in the applications of technology across different sectors. She holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Science and her experiences prior to joining Topo range from teaching, to working as a client-facing engineer in e-commerce, to full-stack development in e-health. Melissa believes in the importance of viewing problems from different perspectives and uses her varying experiences to gain additional insights and comprehension which help lead to the development of efficient, effective, and long lasting solutions.

With a lifelong interest in technology and computers, Brian is always looking to be involved where hard problems are being solved. While currently pursuing a double major in computer science and neuroscience as an undergraduate at Boston University, he’s spent his time on projects ranging all the way from artificial intelligence to blockchain. Brian is passionate about using entrepreneurship in problem-solving with his concentration on data science and machine learning to build modern, powerful software solutions. He also has experience in venture capital as a venture partner with a university-focused fund and in neuroscience research at a computational vision laboratory. In his free-time, he enjoys traveling with friends, tinkering with computers, and lifting heavy weights. Brian is originally from the city of Houston but has lived in San Francisco, Boston, and Hong Kong.

Iva holds a master’s degree in business administration as well as economics and intercultural communication from the LMU Munich. She has experience on project management across different sectors from tourism, logistics to higher education. After taking a programming class on Coursera, she realized she wants to learn more about technologies that support business processes. While currently pursuing a master’s degree in information systems, she is working on her thesis in the field of machine learning and predictive analytics. Iva is originally from Croatia, but has lived in Brazil, the USA and Germany.

Nirav has a bachelor’s degree in operations management and works as a business analyst at Topo Solutions. He believes in a paperless future and sees potential in digitally transforming the supply chain industry. His experiences range from working in telecommunications and retail companies to information technology companies. Nirav’s expertise lies in the field of project management, content creation, sales and marketing. Currently Nirav is helping Topo Solutions to expand the business in every aspect.

Jana is the Managing Director Hong Kong & South China at Rhenus Logistics, one of Germany’s biggest logistics groups. In her earlier career she worked in various roles in Europe and Asia in Logistics Consulting, 3PL and also gained experience in Private Equity deal structuring. She brings extensive knowledge of supply chain organization, strategic planning and business development. Jana holds a master’s degree in Chinese Studies, Economics and Business Administration from Humboldt University Berlin and Fudan University Shanghai.

C.H. is Topo’s star UX designer who will push the look & feel of our cutting edge applications to the next level.