Senior Technical Lead / Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur & data-driven engineer with 20y in automotive, 15y in batteries. Forward deployed engineering approach, bridging engineering & data science for safe & sustainable solutions.

• Change Management
• Data Science5 J.
• Digitalisierung5 J.
• Machine Learning5 J.
• Prototyping2 J.
• Python
• R (Programmiersprache)
• Rust
• SQL
• Technisches Testmanagement / Testkoordination

Als Founder und CEO von digitLabs verbinde ich über 20 Jahre Erfahrung in Automotive, Batterie- und Energiesystemen mit Data Science, AI und hands-on Softwareentwicklung.

Mein Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Lösung komplexer technischer Probleme – von der Analyse und Anforderungsdefinition über System- und Softwarearchitektur bis zur Implementierung, Integration, Validierung und produktiven Anwendung.

Dabei arbeite ich an der Schnittstelle zwischen Engineering, Software, Data/AI und technischem Projektmanagement – im Sinne eines Forward Deployed Engineering Ansatzes direkt an realen Kunden- und Entwicklungsproblemen.

**Schwerpunkte:**
• Technical Leadership & Forward Deployed Engineering
• HV-Batteriesysteme, BMS & Energy Systems
• Data Science, Machine Learning & Applied AI
• Backend- und Datenplattformen mit Rust und Python
• APIs, Microservices, Data Pipelines & moderne Softwarearchitekturen
• Testing, Validation, Traceability & technische AI-Evaluierung
• Technische Projektleitung, Supplier Management & Program Recovery
• Entwicklung digitaler Engineering- und Workflow-Systeme

Mit digitLabs entwickeln wir zudem eigene Software- und AI-Produkte wie TestForge und adict.ai. Dadurch verbinde ich klassische Engineering- und Beratungserfahrung mit praktischer Produkt- und Softwareentwicklung.

Mein Ansatz:

**Problem → Data → Architecture → Build → Integration → Validation → Deployment**

Ich unterstütze Unternehmen sowohl bei anspruchsvollen Engineering- und Batterieprojekten als auch beim Aufbau und der Einführung daten- und AI-gestützter technischer Systeme.

**Forward Deployed Engineering & Technical Leadership**

* Customer problem discovery & technical requirements definition
* Translation of operational problems into software, data & AI solutions
* Solution & system architecture
* Rapid prototyping, integration & production deployment
* Technical project & program leadership
* Cross-functional leadership across engineering, software, data & suppliers
* Program recovery, technical escalation & risk management
* Supplier management & technical stakeholder coordination

**Software, Data & Applied AI**

* Hands-on software development with Rust & Python
* Backend systems & microservice architectures
* Rust: Axum, Tokio, SQLx, Polars, WASM
* Python: data pipelines, analytics, ML & backend services
* REST / GraphQL APIs & system integration
* Data pipelines, ETL & time-series processing
* PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, Parquet, Polars & Pandas
* Data Science & Applied Machine Learning
* Bayesian statistics & predictive analytics
* LLM integration & AI-assisted workflows
* AI evaluation, validation & decision-support systems
* Docker, Linux, CI/CD & observability
* Web architectures: Django, Next.js, HTMX

**Battery, Energy & Automotive Engineering**

* High-voltage battery systems: concept, design, testing & validation
* Battery Management Systems (BMS)
* Cell, module, pack & complete HV-system integration
* BMS software development & HW/SW integration
* Battery validation, homologation & release readiness
* Industrialisation: concept → prototype → series production / SOP
* Vehicle systems & alternative powertrains
* Automotive diagnostics & aftersales engineering
* CAN-bus data analysis & engineering data processing
* Vehicle safety, damage assessment & plausibility analysis

**Testing, Validation & AI Resilience**

* Validation strategy & lifecycle management
* DVP&R, DFMEA / P-FMEA & requirements traceability
* Test planning, test data analysis & reporting
* Failure-mode & technical risk analysis
* AI/ML evaluation & reproducibility
* Human-in-the-loop & technical decision support
* Monitoring, observability & production validation
* ISO 15288, ISO 16750, IATF 16949
* Homologation, compliance & SOP readiness
* Digital validation & test-management systems / TestForge

**Project, Customer & Consulting Experience**

* 20+ years automotive, battery & engineering experience
* Technical leadership from concept to production
* OEM, Tier-1, supplier & testing-lab environments
* International & interdisciplinary project teams
* Customer-facing technical consulting
* Requirements, architecture & solution workshops
* Business & technical stakeholder communication
* International collaboration across Europe, UAE / GCC & Asia
* Technical documentation, specifications & reporting
* Technical workshops, presentations & conference representation