Stop 1 — Bogotá, Colombia (Origins)Chapter
Bogotá
Colombia · where the line starts
The first coordinate: Colombian by birth. The first of five countries I would come to call home.
Nicolas Zauner
IESE MBA ’27
MBA candidate at IESE Business School, graduating May 2027 and open to work. I build at the intersection of strategy and data — today on product and hardware workflows at a machine-vision startup in Barcelona.
Currently exploring strategy and data-driven roles across tech, automotive, and adjacent industries.
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200M+
views generated across industry publications
75%
of the global auto market modeled
12
international research projects led
5
countries called home
The route
Six stops between Bogotá and Barcelona, in the order they happened — 13,070 km of it. Scroll to follow the line.
Bogotá
Guatemala City
Aachen
Weissach
Düsseldorf
Barcelona
Stop 2 — Guatemala City, Guatemala (Formative years)Chapter
Guatemala City
Guatemala · formative years
Home for the years that shaped how I read a room. I kept coming back: from 2021 to 2025 I mentored teenagers at a Guatemalan foundation.
Stop 3 — Aachen, Germany (University)Education
RWTH Aachen University
B.Sc. 2014–2019 · M.Sc. Sep 2019 – Sep 2021 · Business Administration & Engineering (Mechanical)
Seven years of engineering and business in one degree, with Formula Student alongside it. Left with an outstanding academic performance certificate from the Innovation Honors Class.
Stop 3 — Aachen, Germany (Working student)Experience
RWTH Institute for Technology and Innovation Management
Working Student · Jan 2020 – Jun 2021
Ran four online courses reaching roughly 10,000 students a year. Supported two research projects on frugal innovation in emerging markets.
Stop 4 — Weissach, Germany (Internship)Experience
Porsche AG
R&D Intern · Oct 2018 – Apr 2019 · Weissach
Benchmarked performance specs across three vehicle platforms for upcoming concept decisions. Designed vehicle subsystems in CATIA V5 with the digital mock-up team.
Stop 5 — Düsseldorf, Germany (Consulting)Experience
Deloitte Germany
Senior Professional, Automotive Insights & Knowledge · Feb 2022 – Aug 2025
Co-built a global vehicle sales forecast model covering 75% of the world's car market, leading a four-person team across three countries. Authored 15+ industry pieces read roughly 200 million times.
Stop 6 — Barcelona, Spain (MBA)Education
IESE Business School
MBA Candidate · Aug 2025 – May 2027 · Barcelona
Full-time MBA candidate, graduating May 2027. Focus on strategy, leadership, and data-driven decision-making.
Stop 6 — Barcelona, Spain (Current role)Experience
Myneral Labs Europe
Product & Hardware Summer Associate · Jun 2026 – present · Barcelona
Taking MynVision, a machine-vision traceability system for packaging supply chains, from prototype toward production. Writing technical specs, evaluating suppliers, and building commercial material ahead of a Series A.
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Selected writing
Automotive Industry Briefing: The Impact of US Tariffs on the German Automotive Industry
2025Modeled the impact of proposed US auto tariffs on German exports using a computable general equilibrium trade model.
Global Automotive Consumer Study
2023–25Deloitte's annual global study on automotive consumer trends, surveying 25,000+ people across dozens of markets. Contributed to the 2023–2025 editions.
Deloitte EV Index
2025Annual data-driven assessment of BEV market readiness across Europe. Contributed to the 2025 edition.
Things I’ve built
Also completed certificates in:
CATIA V5Applied Generative AIScientific Writing for Engineers
Outside of work
- Formula Student, RWTH Aachen: two podium finishes (2016–2018), built and ran the team's go-to-market model.
- Innovation Honors Class, RWTH Aachen: outstanding academic performance certificate (2021).
- Volunteer mentor, charity foundation in Guatemala: daycare and tutoring support for teenagers, 120+ families (2021–2025).
- Scuba diver (SSI certified), regular wakeboarder and snowboarder.
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