Advisory & consulting · Zürich · remote EU
Bring me in when it has to actually ship.
Thirty years turning clever ideas into software that runs in the real world — now helping teams do the same with AI, spatial computing and hard engineering.
Taking on a small number of engagements30+ years shipping·AI-native, daily·teams up to 21·Magic Leap & Google Android XR·regulated medical software·60+ apps·1.4M+ downloads (single app)
Who this is for
Senior help, without the full-time hire.
I work with founders, engineering leaders and investors who need real depth for a defined stretch — a team that's outgrown its setup, an AI initiative stuck at the demo stage, a product that has to clear a regulatory or quality bar, or a decision that's too important to guess at.
I'm hands-on and honest. I've built teams, owned architecture and shipped products under real constraints — and I still write code. You get someone who has done the thing, not a deck about it. German native, based in Zürich.
What I help with
Where I'm most useful
Applied & agentic AI
Get AI out of the slide deck and into shipping software. Where it actually pays off, and how to build it — I work AI-native every day.
Fractional engineering leadership
Set technical direction, build and grow the team, raise the delivery bar — for the stretch between "founder-coded it" and a full-time CTO.
Architecture & delivery reviews
An independent, senior read on a system, a team or a roadmap — what's solid, what's risk, what to do next.
Spatial computing & AR
Smart-glasses and headset feasibility, prototypes and pilots — from someone who shipped it at Magic Leap and Google's Android XR.
Regulated & safety-critical delivery
Running software programs under IEC 62304, FDA Design Controls and ISO 13485 — structure, not just compliance theatre.
Technical due diligence
For investors: an honest assessment of a target's stack, team and roadmap before you write the cheque.
Offerings
Ways to start
Clear scopes with a defined outcome. Most engagements begin small and grow from there.
AI-Readiness Review
A fast, honest read on where AI genuinely pays off in your product and your team — and where it doesn't. You get three concrete pilot candidates and a clear go / no-go.
Format · 1–2 days, fixed scope
Outcome · Written findings + shortlist
Agentic Pilot
We build one working, shippable proof — a real agentic feature running against your tools and data, not a demo that falls over. Plus a path to production.
Format · 4–6 weeks
Outcome · Working PoC + next steps
Fractional Engineering Lead
Ongoing technical leadership on a part-time basis: direction, architecture, hiring and standards, so the team ships reliably while you scale toward a full-time hire.
Format · ~2 days / week, retainer
Outcome · A team that ships
Review & Due Diligence
An independent senior assessment — of an architecture, a delivery plan, or an investment target's technology, team and roadmap. Findings you can act on.
Format · Days to two weeks
Outcome · Findings & recommendations
Rates on request. Custom scopes — spatial/AR, mobile, regulated software — welcome.
How it works
Low risk, then depth
A short call
Twenty minutes to understand the problem and whether I'm the right person. If I'm not, I'll say so — and often point you to who is.
Start small
We begin with a tightly scoped, fixed piece — a review or a pilot — so you see how I work before committing to anything larger.
Grow as it earns it
If it's working, we expand — into a retainer, a build, or ongoing fractional leadership. No lock-in, no bloat.
Contact
Let's talk.
Tell me what you're trying to ship or decide. If there's a fit, we'll find the smallest useful way to start. Full CV and references on request.