Team

The core of our team formed already in our academic life. Our team consists of software engineers and mathematicians. Due to our practical market experience we can use our strong academically based solid knowledge to solve real business problems.

The core of our team is

Holger Pietsch (CTO and co-founder)

Prior to Vesta, Holger studied applied computer science at FHTW-Berlin School of Applied Sciences. He was engaged in the working unit SFB-288 at the Berlin Institute of Technology.

Markus Schmies (CEO and co-founder)

Prior to co-founding Vesta Business Simulations, Markus Schmies spent eight years researching and teaching at the Berlin Institute of Technology. From his academic time, he worked on visualization software and SD-library which later became the basis of Vesta's core products. He is the author of several academic articels on mathematical visualization and holder of several German and international awards for his software. Markus Schmies holds a Diploma in mathematics and physics from the University of Bonn and PhD in natural science from the Berlin Institute of Technology.