Consulting
Strategic technology consulting for modern operations
I help organizations navigate the complexity of digital and data transformation — from initial strategy through to production deployment. Hands-on, pragmatic, and focused on business outcomes.
Services
Data & AI Strategy
From raw data to strategic assets
End-to-end design of analytics architectures, ML pipelines, and AI-driven decision systems. Helping organizations move from reactive reporting to proactive, data-driven operations.
Capabilities
- Data architecture assessment and design
- ML model development, validation, and deployment
- Predictive and prescriptive analytics
- LLM integration and AI workflow design
- Data governance and quality frameworks
Deliverables
IoT Systems Architecture
Connecting the physical and digital worlds
Design and deployment of industrial IoT infrastructures — from sensor selection and edge computing to cloud integration and real-time dashboarding. Built for scale, reliability, and operational context.
Capabilities
- Sensor network design and protocol selection
- Edge computing and local inference
- Cloud IoT platform integration (AWS, Azure)
- Real-time telemetry pipelines
- Industrial protocol translation (OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus)
Deliverables
Digital Transformation
Bridging legacy and modern operations
Strategic guidance and hands-on execution for organizations transitioning from legacy processes to digitally integrated operations. Focused on business value, change management, and sustainable adoption.
Capabilities
- Digital maturity assessment
- Process digitization and automation
- Technology selection and vendor evaluation
- Change management and stakeholder alignment
- Pilot → scale methodology
Deliverables
Analytics & Dashboarding
Clarity for decision-makers
Designing and building analytics systems and executive dashboards that turn operational data into clear, actionable insights. From KPI definition to live monitoring interfaces.
Capabilities
- KPI framework design
- Real-time and batch reporting pipelines
- Executive dashboard design and build
- Self-service analytics enablement
- Anomaly detection and alerting
Deliverables
Project Coordination
Structured execution from brief to delivery
Technical project management for data and digital initiatives. Bridging engineering teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clarity of scope, prioritization, and delivery milestones.
Capabilities
- Technical scoping and requirements definition
- Agile/hybrid project planning
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Stakeholder reporting and communication
Deliverables
Operational Excellence
Data-driven performance optimization
Using data and systems thinking to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and improve throughput in industrial and operational contexts. Particularly relevant for logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain.
Capabilities
- Process mapping and bottleneck analysis
- Operational KPI definition and measurement
- Root cause analysis frameworks
- Performance optimization modeling
- Continuous improvement systems
Deliverables
How I Work
01
Discover
Deep dive into your business context, existing systems, data maturity, and operational pain points. I listen before I recommend.
02
Design
Collaborative architecture and solution design — pragmatic, technology-agnostic, and calibrated to your team's capacity and timeline.
03
Build
Hands-on development and iterative delivery. I prefer working in small, validated increments over long big-bang releases.
04
Scale
From pilot to production — embedding monitoring, handover documentation, and team enablement so the solution outlasts the engagement.
Industries
How I Collaborate
Clarity before complexity
I start every engagement by understanding the actual problem — not the stated one. Most organizations don't need more data; they need better questions.
Deliver in increments
Long projects with delayed ROI don't serve anyone well. I prefer iterative delivery: something working and measurable within weeks, not months.
Leave them better than I found them
The best engagement is one where the team can maintain and extend the system after I leave. I invest in knowledge transfer and documentation.
No unnecessary complexity
I resist the urge to build for hypothetical scale. The right architecture is the simplest one that solves the real problem reliably.
What People Say
"
Karl brought both deep technical expertise and a clear business mindset to our IoT project. He translated a very complex infrastructure challenge into something the whole leadership team could understand and act on.
Dr. Sophie Müller
VP Engineering · Locus Systems
Sentinel Fleet Monitoring Platform
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What impressed me most was Karl's ability to manage ambiguity. He could pick up an incomplete brief, identify the real problem, and come back with a proposal that was both rigorous and pragmatic.
Thomas Koenig
Head of Operations · Schenker Digital
IoT Pipeline Architecture
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Karl is the kind of engineer who thinks in systems. He doesn't just solve the immediate problem — he designs for what comes next. Our data platform is still running on the architecture he designed two years ago.
Ines Leblanc
Chief Data Officer · Delivery Hero
Data Engineering Platform
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He's one of those rare profiles who can speak fluently with a data scientist, a field technician, and a CFO in the same meeting. That cross-disciplinary communication is invaluable on large-scale projects.
Prof. Martin Bauer
Research Director · TU Berlin — IoT Lab
Federated Learning Research
Have a project in mind?
Whether you need strategic advice, a hands-on implementation, or a trusted technical partner — I'm available for new engagements.