Fabian Kostadinov - AI Transition Architect

Q: Where is Fabian based?

Fabian is based in Winterthur, Switzerland .

Q: What languages does Fabian speak?

Fabian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Fabian have?

Fabian has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Fabian has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 10 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months . Note that Fabian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Fabian's latest experience?

Fabian's most recent position is Lecturer at HWZ University of Applied Sciences .

Q: What companies has Fabian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fabian has worked for HWZ University of Applied Sciences , AI Bridge , Digicomp , F. Kostadinov & Network , and Acrea .

Q: Which industries is Fabian most experienced in?

Fabian is most experienced in industries like Insurance , Government and Administration , and Information Technology . Fabian also has some experience in Banking and Finance , Aerospace and Defense , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas is Fabian most experienced in?

Fabian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Business Intelligence , and Research and Development . Fabian also has some experience in Product Development and Strategy .

Q: Which industries has Fabian worked in recently?

Fabian has recently worked in industries like Insurance , Information Technology , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Fabian worked in recently?

Fabian has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence , Information Technology , and Product Development .

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Winterthur, Switzerland

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Experience

Sep 2025 - Present

10 months

Lecturer

HWZ University of Applied Sciences

Co-teach in CAS AI Management and CAS AI Innovation programs for future AI managers
Cover topics including data platforms, AI architecture, technology adoption foundations, and factors influencing enterprise AI initiative success

May 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Associated Partner

AI Bridge

Contribute to AI strategy, maturity assessments, and engineering operationalization engagements with SolutionsAcademy
Deliver training for engineering and management audiences on agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation, MLOps, and AI architecture

May 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Lecturer

Digicomp

Deliver AI trainings for professional IT and engineering audiences on GenAI and IT architecture in the enterprise, agentic AI, agentic software development best practices, and retrieval-augmented generation

Apr 2025 - Present

1 year 3 months

Founder, AI Transition Architect

F. Kostadinov & Network

Provide independent advisory and training practice in AI operationalization, adoption strategy, enterprise AI engineering, and ML engineering
Advise on AI operationalization and adoption strategy using Azure OpenAI and other platforms
Execute selected client engagements:
Strategic AI adoption sparring with COO of a 2,400-employee organization, diagnosing adoption failure modes and structuring an institutional AI roadmap
AI maturity assessment for a Swiss canton, engaging senior public administration stakeholders and delivering structured findings and adoption recommendations
Conduct workshops and keynotes on Azure ML for clients including SV Group, MS Direct Group, Palantir Foundry, and Zurich cantonal leadership on agentic AI, governance, and organizational readiness
Provide technology readiness advisory for Elasticsearch, Kafka, Akka, and event-driven architectures
Advise a Swiss pension fund on technology landscape, cloud engineering, organizational analysis, and strategic recommendations for AI platform architecture
Design and deliver AI engineering curricula for software engineering, data science, and architecture teams, including agentic software development workshops at the Swiss Data Science Conference 2026

Aug 2024 - Mar 2025

8 months

Senior Consultant

Acrea

Support Swiss financial institutions on technology transformation, enterprise architecture, and AI/analytics initiatives

Jan 2020 - Jun 2024

4 years 6 months

ML Engineering Solutions

Swiss Re

Supervise and coach cross-functional team (~15 people) on enterprise AI/ML platform product strategy, solution architecture, and adoption enablement
Establish Azure ML as one of Swiss Re's two major enterprise analytics platforms, defining architecture, governance model, and onboarding framework
Lead migration of 150+ users from VM-based workflows to Azure ML, achieving annual savings of ~EUR 768k
Guide enterprise adoption of Azure OpenAI and LLM capabilities, providing architecture guidance across AI, analytics, and document-processing use cases
Design and run organization-wide enablement programs including workshops, training for engineering and data science teams, accredited practice hours, and formal competency review
Contribute to Responsible AI framework, model explainability standards, and monitoring practices

Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

1 year

Head, Information Retrieval Solutions

Swiss Re

Lead team across information retrieval, NLP/NLU, document processing, and big data systems
Manage Elasticsearch-based search platform indexing 600m+ documents across multiple enterprise applications

Mar 2015 - Jan 2019

3 years 11 months

Analytics Solutions Engineer

Swiss Re

Design and build enterprise search and analytics platform using Elasticsearch, Kafka, and Akka
Deliver text mining and document-processing pipelines

Apr 2013 - Feb 2015

1 year 11 months

Co-Founder & Research Partner

AVACO AG

Co-found startup for agent-based financial market modeling
Develop complex adaptive simulation models and deliver client presentations and market analysis studies

Aug 2008 - Aug 2012

4 years 1 month

Scientific Programmer

WSL – Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

Develop agent-based simulation frameworks and apply ML methods in research context
Author peer-reviewed scientific publications

Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

3 years

IT Specialist

IBM

Develop enterprise Java systems for Swiss cantonal tax management

Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

2 years

Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of

Frontend Engineer

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Develop interactive web platform for an NGO operating in East Africa

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Insurance, Government and Administration, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense, and Education.

Insurance

Government and Administration

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Aerospace and Defense

Education

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Research and Development, Product Development, and Strategy.

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Research and Development

Product Development

Strategy

Summary

Senior AI engineering and transformation specialist at the intersection of deep technical capability and organizational systems thinking. 15+ years spanning ML platform architecture, information retrieval, agentic AI, and enterprise transformation. Currently advising, training, and consulting engineering and leadership teams across Switzerland on AI operationalization, RAG, agentic architectures, and adoption strategy. Combines hands-on AI engineering depth with a rare second layer of expertise in organizational development and communication — enabling both rigorous technical architecture work and credible executive-level advisory.

Skills

Ai / Ml
Generative Ai
Agentic Ai Systems
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Mlops / Llmops
Azure Openai
Nlp / Information Retrieval
Ml Engineering
Responsible Ai
Information-Theoretic Evaluation
Platforms & Architecture**
Azure Ml
Palantir Foundry
Elasticsearch
Kafka
Akka
Event-Driven Architectures
Cloud Engineering
Ai Platform Architecture

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2021 - Jun 2024

IPU Berlin

MA Leadership & Consultancy, Org. Development · Leadership & Consultancy, Organizational Development · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

Schauspielschule Zürich

Diploma in Stage Acting · Stage Acting · Zürich, Switzerland

Oct 1999 - Jun 2005

Univ. of Zurich

MSc Business Informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik) · Business Informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik) · Zürich, Switzerland

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12

Experience in Insurance 9.5 y

Avg length 2 y 1 m

Longest experience 4 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Tanzania, United Republic of)

Primary country Tanzania, United Republic of

Expertise

Recent roles Lecturer, Associated Partner, Founder, AI Transition Architect

Main industries Insurance, Government and Administration, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

June 2026

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Where is Fabian based?

Fabian is based in Winterthur, Switzerland.

What languages does Fabian speak?

Fabian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Fabian have?

Fabian has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Fabian has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months. Note that Fabian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Fabian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Fabian would be well-suited for roles such as: Lecturer, Associated Partner, Founder, AI Transition Architect.

What is Fabian's latest experience?

Fabian's most recent position is Lecturer at HWZ University of Applied Sciences.

What companies has Fabian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fabian has worked for HWZ University of Applied Sciences, AI Bridge, Digicomp, F. Kostadinov & Network, and Acrea.

Which industries is Fabian most experienced in?

Fabian is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Government and Administration, and Information Technology. Fabian also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense, and Professional Services.

Which business areas is Fabian most experienced in?

Fabian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Research and Development. Fabian also has some experience in Product Development and Strategy.

Which industries has Fabian worked in recently?

Fabian has recently worked in industries like Insurance, Information Technology, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Fabian worked in recently?

Fabian has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Product Development.

What is Fabian's education?

Fabian holds a Master in Leadership & Consultancy, Organizational Development from IPU Berlin, a Master in Business Informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik) from Univ. of Zurich and a Bachelor in Stage Acting from Schauspielschule Zürich.

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