André G.-Consultant for Architecture, Automation and AI in SMEs | Embedded to Strategy | Certified AI Officer
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Experience
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
ZUDUBI – Zukunft durch Bildung GmbH
Teaching assignments in several AZAV-certified training programs, including “AI Consultant,” online.
- Training professionals in AI consulting methods: how to advise companies on introducing AI
- Coaching participants as they develop their own consulting skills
- Developing learning paths and training concepts
IT Strategy and Digitalization Consultant (IT Rebuild, HR Systems Environment)
Anonymized client (services industry)
IT and digitalization consulting in two phases.
Phase 1 (2025): Analysis of the established, heterogeneous IT environment; development of an IT strategy; selection and evaluation of technologies and vendors; design of the target architecture; migration planning; and support for the IT rebuild.
Phase 2 (2026): Building an HR systems environment with electronic personnel files, designing processes for digital HR administration, running requirements workshops, and supporting implementation.
Approach: Current-state and gap analysis, stakeholder interviews, IT roadmap, iterative consulting sprints, change management.
Result: IT strategy approved by executive management, target architecture defined, IT rebuild initiated, electronic personnel file being implemented.
Controlling Consultant: Data Architecture & Modern Work
Anonymized client (international IT transformation company)
Consulting for the controlling department of an international IT transformation company.
- Analysis of controlling processes, data flows and tools
- Design of an end-to-end data architecture from source systems to management reporting
- Evaluation and selection of BI and analytics tools
- Introduction of modern work technologies
Approach: Requirements workshops, agile consulting sprints, support for change management.
Result: Target data architecture agreed, modern work concept developed, data availability and reporting quality improved.
Head of Software & Data Inhouse
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
IT consulting for business departments and digital transformation of the systems environment at an industrial company with 325 employees.
- Facilitated the restructuring of the sales process
- Introduced ERP (Dynamics 365 Business Central) with all business departments
- Built an Azure Data Lake with an end-to-end BI architecture and Power BI management reporting with KPIs
- Introduced a document management system
- Migrated to Jira Cloud
- Developed the IT strategy in alignment with the corporate strategy, data protection and compliance
Approach: Workshops, Scrum/Kanban, PRINCE2, change management.
Result: Unified systems environment (ERP, CRM, DMS, BI), management reporting with KPIs, special commendation for the IT department in the external ISO-9001 audit. Team: 5 direct reports, approximately 25 project participants.
Head of Service Department
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
Led the Service development department with 16 employees, including 4 team leaders.
- Portfolio and project management for the microchip ecosystem
- Service product management
- Introduction of KPIs
- Cost optimization
Result: Service revenue doubled.
Microchip Service Team Lead
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
Functional and disciplinary leadership of the Microchip Service team with 5 employees.
- Portfolio and product management of the microchip ecosystem
- Increasing the number of services delivered
Software Developer
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
Building the microchip ecosystem and launching microchips worldwide.
- Technical consulting and training for industrial customers in Europe, North America and Asia on selecting and integrating microchip technology
- Feasibility studies, workshops and training on fieldbus systems and industrial communication (PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT)
- Supporting customer projects with system integration
Hardware & Software Developer (Embedded, Automotive)
ETAS GmbH (Bosch) via FERCHAU Engineering
Developed a System Management Bus for the automotive sector in C/C++ on QNX and Yocto platforms (ARM, x86-64) with POSIX-compliant interfaces, including drivers, testing and CI.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive, Education, and Professional Services.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Customer Service, and Finance.
Summary
I help small and medium-sized businesses make decisions about architecture, automation and AI that work in day-to-day operations and do not create dependencies that no one consciously chose.
I know the entire chain from personal experience and responsibility: I spent eight years at Hilscher, progressing from software developer in the microchip field to Head of Software and Data. Before that, I developed embedded software at ETAS (Bosch).
Areas of focus:
- Architecture & automation, including data sovereignty as an architectural decision
- Embedded systems & industrial communication, including development
- AI strategy & potential analysis
- AI governance & EU AI Act readiness
- Training, lecturer in artificial intelligence
Certified AI Consultant (exam at PersCert TÜV Rheinland), Certified AI Officer, CISO according to ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL4 and PRINCE2.
Available remotely or on-site, on a day-rate consulting basis or under a work contract; no employee leasing.
Skills
- It Architecture And Enterprise Architecture
- Automation And Process Automation
- Artificial Intelligence (Ai): Ai Strategy, Potential Analysis, Ai Implementation
- Ai Governance And Eu Ai Act (Ai Act Readiness)
- Data Architecture, Data Platforms, Business Intelligence
- Azure Data Lake Gen 2, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power Bi
- Data Sovereignty As An Architectural Decision
- It Strategy And Digitalization, Erp, Crm And Saas Environments (Dynamics 365 Business Central, Salesforce, Microsoft 365)
- Information Security: Iso/Iec 27001, Bsi It-Grundschutz, Ciso
- Data Protection (Gdpr)
- It Service Management: Itil 4
- Project Management: Prince2, Prince2 Agile, Scrum, Kanban
- Change Management And Leadership (Department With 16 Employees, Including 4 Team Leaders)
- Embedded Systems: C/C++, Arm Cortex-A/R/M, Stm32, Netx
- Operating Systems: Qnx, Yocto, Linux, Freertos, Posix
- Industrial Communication: Industrial Ethernet, Profinet, Ethernet/Ip, Ethercat, Fieldbuses
- Interfaces: (Q)Spi, I2c, Uart, Jtag, Pcie
- Programming Languages: C/C++, Python, Javascript, Java, Sql, C#, Lua, Vhdl, Systemverilog
- Databases: Mssql, Mysql, Couchdb
- Tools: Git, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Sonarqube, Redmine, Devops
- Training And Teaching: Lecturer In Artificial Intelligence
- Smes
Languages
Education
FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration · Frankfurt, Germany
Thesis: “The Influence of AI on Future SoC Generations”
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) · Computer Science · Mainz, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Diploma program, no degree · Physics · Mainz, Germany
Changed major to computer science for the winter semester 2012/13.
Certifications & licenses
INQA-Coach
BMAS-Förderprogramm INQA-Coaching (Zentrum INQA-Coaching)
TÜV Rheinland Akademie GmbH (Prüfstelle PersCert TÜV)
Zertifikat für die Weiterbildung zum KI-Berater/-in (300 UE)
ZUDUBI – Zukunft durch Bildung GmbH
Bitkom Akademie (Bitkom Servicegesellschaft mbH)
KI Kompetenz Schulung gemäß Artikel 4 EU AI Act
ai training institute
XDi – Experience Design Institut GmbH
PeopleCert
PeopleCert
PeopleCert
PeopleCert
PeopleCert
Data Analyst (IHK)
IHK-Zentrum für Weiterbildung GmbH, Heilbronn
Datenschutz für IT-Mitarbeiter und IT-Leitung
TÜV Rheinland Akademie GmbH
PeopleCert
Cortex-M / Cortex-R
MicroConsult
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
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Qualifications
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André is based in Wiesbaden, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
André speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
André has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, André has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that André may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, André would be well-suited for roles such as: Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, IT Strategy and Digitalization Consultant (IT Rebuild, HR Systems Environment), Controlling Consultant: Data Architecture & Modern Work.
André's most recent position is Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at ZUDUBI – Zukunft durch Bildung GmbH.
In recent years, André has worked for ZUDUBI – Zukunft durch Bildung GmbH, Anonymized client (services industry), Anonymized client (international IT transformation company), and Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH.
André is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Automotive. André also has some experience in Education and Professional Services.
André is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. André also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Customer Service, and Finance.
André has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Education.
André has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence.
André holds a Master in Business Administration from FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
André has 15 certificates. Among them, these include: INQA-Coach, Manager:in für angewandte KI-Transformation – mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation, and Zertifikat für die Weiterbildung zum KI-Berater/-in (300 UE).
André is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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