As the Technology Executive:- Creator of Ember AI, the first and most capable European AI agent system for energy management- Winner of Bits & Pretzels "Best tech startup"- Featured in major newspaper like Handelsblatt and Frankfurter Allgemeine- Shaped the company Engineering Department from startup to scaleup- Created an optimized infrastructure saving ~90% of OPEX with no decrease in system performance nor team speed- Created development processes and structures for high speed with no quality losses, being praised by prominent VCs and startup circles in Germany- Major contributor to 7 of 8 high value product pillars spanning from visualization, to control, analytics, and AIAs the Chief Engineer:- Developed enterprise-scale data pipelines dealing with billions of points- Developed a patent-pending analytics system to power several AI agents and more classical statistical models.- Developed a patent-pending state of the art forecasting algorithm with ~98% accuracy for energy consumption- Developed custom LLMs- Build most of the entire SaaS product platform from the ground up

• Managing 9 cross-functional teams with a total head count of 28 persons: 23 engineers, 2 recruiters and 3 UI/UX designers.• Redefining company processes to improve operational efficiency• Optimizing the value chain: Recruitment → Onboarding → Mentoring → Engineer - Project Fitness → Project Development Life Cycle → Project Delivery → Client Satisfaction• Reviewing and approving QA Guidelines and Frameworks of the QA Department• Reviewing and approving internal IT infrastructure architecture and plans of the IT Infrastructure Department• Responsible for designing, setting the guidelines of, and taking an active role in the hiring process: CV Review → Interview → Code Exam → Technical Interview• Defining production practices to ensure high standards in engineering culture• Diversified our product portfolio by creating a new business unit for Design and Marketing and Ready-Made Teams around themes of: AI / ML, Cloud Native, DevOps, Project Management, Full Stack Web DevelopmentNotable clients:• Geutebrück: A leading Germany-based video management solutions provider - Tech stack: .NET 6.0, C#, Network Programming, Scalable and High Availability, System Design, Post-Quantum Cryptography, TDD, Event Driven Design• Digital Humanity: A leading South African service provider in the areas of: Web 3.0, DeFi, eCommerce, Business Optimization, and Cloud Native Development. - Tech stack: Cloud Native (AWS, GCP), JavaScript, Node.js, React, Ethereum, Hyperledger

• Redefined internal IT infrastructure and architecture to increase service quality and reduce costs• Designed from small to large-scale technical solutions for clients• Built the 3 highest performance teams in my organization: 1 Disciplined Agile team of 7 engineers and 1 designer, and 2 SCRUM teams of 3 engineers each.• Created training schemes for junior members.• Created innovation strategies and initiatives.• Redefined the Career Progression Framework.• Technologies: Kubernetes, Docker, PHP, Laravel, Kafka, Flutter, React Native, .NET, NodeJS, React, AWS (Aurora, Lambda, EKS, EC2, Amplify, SageMaker, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, RDS, RDS Proxy, CloudFront, Event Bridge, Cognito, S3, EBS, EFS), Firebase, JavaScript, Terraform, Microservices, MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, MariaDB, GitLab, Microservices, Event Driven Architectures, Reactive Systems Architectures, TDD, Spring Framework, Java, Redis

• Grew and led 8 teams from scratch to over 21 people.• Managed an 8 persons middle-management layer of Engineering Managers and Tech Leads.• Ensured good composition and enabled fulfillment of project goals• Transformed 1 failing project into a successful one• Aligned vision and technology to enable smooth development process, business continuity, growth and predictable outcomesClients:• Imagined Earth (Pty) Ltd: Largest Recycling and EcoFriendly company in South Africa: Microservices, PHP, Laravel, AWS (Cognito, Amplify, EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB, SQS, S3, RDS Proxy), NodeJS, JavaScript, Flutter, React, Redis, MySQL• Alldone GmbH: A collaborative platform merging features from Jira, Trello, Evernote and Google Docs.: Google Cloud Platform, Firebase, React, React Native, WebSockets, P2P Networks, NFTs, Microservices, Redis• Toygardens GmbH: A CAD tool to design workshops for servicing vehicles: .NET, C#, Unity• uSinus GmbH: Mobile and Web platform to train physicians in EKG readings: Flutter, Microservices, AWS (SageMaker, EC2, Cognito, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Lambda, Amplify, S3), Python, Vue, AI/ML, Pattern Recognition, Java• KidzRally GmbH: An AR mobile app and web marketplace to consume location-based AR experiences in places like zoos, museums, etc.: Flutter, AWS (Amplify, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, EC2), Microservices, Redis• goHandwerk GmbH: Platform for employment and personnel placement for foreign skilled workers and helpers: React, Firebase, Google Cloud SQL, Redis• WhatTheTruck GmbH: A small platform for B2B shipment tracking.: React, GCP, GraphQL, Neo4j, MongoDB, Microservices, RedisInternal Clients:• Transparent Coach: A platform for aggregating information from multiple sources (GitLab, Slack, etc.) in order to profile employee statistics.: Java, Spring, Kafka, Microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, MySQL, MongoDB, JWT, Redis, GraphQL

• Grew 2 teams from scratch to 8 direct reports in total and participated in hands-on management as IT Architect and Tech Lead.• Designed technical solutions to be: Scalable, Manageable, Modular, Extensible, and TestableRefactored large technical solutions around modern standards to maximize ROI and ensure business continuity.• Tech Stack: Kubernetes, Docker, PHP, Laravel, Flutter, React Native, .NET, NodeJS, React, AWS, Firebase, JavaScript, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, GraphQL, Redis, Microservices, Event Driven Architectures,Reactive Systems, Java, Spring Framework.

• Lead developer of the SCRUM team for Alldone, an Agile productivity and workflow platform• Tech Stack and Tools: React Native, React Native Web, Webpack, Babel, Figma, GitLab, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, P2P, Websockets, TestFairy, TDD

• A small enterprise targeting digital transformation in niche markets, notably the tree nurseries market in Germany and the Netherlands• Tech Stack: GCP, React, JavaScript, NodeJS, ERPNext, MongoDB

• Technical lead of an indie videogame group with its first upcoming release Craft Tale.• Tasks performed include general software organization, optimization, network programming, AI and Physics.• Tech Stack: .NET, C#, Monogame

• Director of the Advanced Software and Hardware Department.• Grew my department from 4 to 30 engineers divided in 3 sub-teams.• Responsible for updating and maintaining a complex software and hardware platform for automation and signal transport involving many hardware nodes geographically distributed with consistency implemented by in-house tweaked consensus algorithms (initially Paxos, now Raft-like with Byzantine tolerance). The platform is built on top of all my previous work at the company.• Received a National Award for my work.• Tech Stack: JavaScript / TypeScript, C++ 17, React, React Native, Responsive Design, Webpack, NodeJS, GraphQL, Express, OpenLambda (On-Premises), Apache Kafka, Apache Hadoop, MongoDB, Lattice-Based Cryptography, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, TDD, E2E

• Manager of 2 teams with 10 direct reports.• Grew one team from scratch.• Developed AI / ML software tools to extract required metrics from multimedia streams in our broadcast network.• Developed a software solution to integrate broadcast signal measures and Google Maps for real-time generation and monitoring of services coverage maps.• Unified diverse software tools for remote control and monitoring of broadcast equipment into a single uniform dashboard like platform.• Tech Stack: JavaScript / TypeScript, C / C++, C#, React, React Native, Redux, Responsive Design, Webpack, NodeJS, GraphQL, Express, OpenLambda (On-Premises), Apache Kafka, Apache Hadoop, MongoDB, Lattice-Based Cryptography, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, TDD, BDD, E2E

• Team and Tech Lead of 1 team.• Software Expert across 2 domains: Automation, and Distributed Processing.• Built the company's multiplatform (mobile and web) solution for data acquisition, processing, transmission and presentation, deployed nationwide.• Designed and developed AI / ML systems for near-real time speech recognition, classification and sentiment analysis. • Deployed every system in a Distributed High Performance Computing Cluster.• Received the company's Innovation Award for my work.• Tech Stack: JavaScript / TypeScript, C / C++, React, React Native, Redux, Node.js, GraphQL, Express, Microservices, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Distributed MySQL, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, TDD, E2E

As an associate, I participated and was fundamental in the implementation of a number of experimental research projects:• Developed both frontend and backend of an experimental prototype for a crypto assets based e-Commerce Trading Platform.• Developed an Augmented Reality Submarine Platform tailored at maritime research.• Developed several robotic remote-control interfaces for industry appliances.• Developed an IoT-like dashboard and remote control platform for a signal intelligence project.• Developed a prototype for Kubernetes-like technology.• Developed a Unikernel orchestration engine.• Developed an algorithmic trading and investment platform.• Developed several GraphQL and JWT solutions.• Developed a custom made in-house collaboration tool.

• Co-developed ANIMATIC and SISTEMATIC, two ERPs software for the agricultural and mining industry• Tech Stack: .NET, C#, Entity Framework, MySQL