We make the invisible visible
…data at the heart of decision making for smart green cities
About us
OUR VISION…
…is to push environmental data into the mainstream of decision-making and to unlock unlimited clean air for cities, businesses and citizens. Hawa Dawa aims to make the invisible visible: we form the first link of a new digital knowledge network to steer and activate resilient and decarbonised cities.
Our international team comprises engineers, software and data analysts, sensor, satellite and traffic modelling experts as well as business folk and is committed to realising this vision. Together we are pushing the frontiers of machine learning and sensor technologies to produce innovative new data products and services for our customers.
Our Management Team
Karim Tarraf
CEO and Managing Director
Karim is responsible for leading the overall vision and developing our core business activities with partners.
Yvonne Rusche
CFO and HR Lead
Yvonne is responsible for finance and controlling as well as for recruiting, team development and strategic planning.
Birgit Fullerton
Head of Data Sience
Birgit has a PhD in neuroscience and carries many years of work experience in health sciences and epidemiological research.
Matt Fullerton
System Architect
Matt is a Co-founder and responsible for all software development at Hawa Dawa, having worked previously in image processing, traffic modelling, open data sources and sensor communication.
John Dziersk
Head of Hardware Development
John is responsible for scaling our hardware capabilities and taking our technology to a new level. He brings a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of sensor development from his background in industrial IoT.
Frank Felten
Head of Product and Partner Management
Frank brings in his experience in leading bigger IT product organisations. He pulls the strings with regards to the evolution of Hawa Dawa products and is responsible for our partner network.
Barbara Loferer
Head of Product Marketing & Communications
Barbara manages product marketing and communications with Hawa Dawa‘s audiences. Drawing on her comprehensive B2B marketing experience, her strategic approach helps foster the brand ’Hawa Dawa’
Cassi Welling
Chief Operating Officer
Cassi leads on translating our business into efficient daily operations, supporting our manufacturing activities, business development, project management, fundraising & planning.
WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT
We are a highly specialised international team, experts in both data modelling and analysis and hardware development
We offer a full service to help our customers navigate through and apply our environmental data
We are a young and agile team challenging the status quo through a new commodity of environmental data
Our Values
enthusiastic and proficientWe burn for what we do. With full commitment, we deploy all our experience and our top-class, interdisciplinary expertise.
disruptive and reliableOur solutions are not only innovative but also disruptive. This applies to our technology just as much as it does to our claim to sustainably improve the world while also pursuing new approaches. To accomplish this, we work reliably and long-term with our business partners.
ambitious and cooperativeWe have high demands on ourselves and our projects. The success of our customers is our success. An open and cooperative relationship is our basis for cooperation.
for environmental healthWe contribute combating a global problem: air pollution. A high-minded, necessary and relevant goal.
