Fouad Omri - Ai Executive | Industrial AI Expert

Q: Where is Fouad based?

Fouad is based in Heidelberg, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Fouad speak?

Fouad speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native), French (Native) .

Q: How many years of experience does Fouad have?

Fouad has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Fouad has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months . Note that Fouad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What roles would Fouad be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Fouad would be well-suited for roles such as: CTO, Founding Lead Data Scientist → Head of Data Science → VP of AI, R&D & Engineering, Senior Researcher & Lecturer .

Q: What is Fouad's latest experience?

Fouad's most recent position is CTO at Predapp GmbH .

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

In recent years, Fouad has worked for Predapp GmbH and QIO Technologies .

Q: Which industries is Fouad most experienced in?

Fouad is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Energy , and Telecommunication . Fouad also has some experience in Information Technology , Automotive , and Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas is Fouad most experienced in?

Fouad is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Research and Development . Fouad also has some experience in Product Development , Sales , and Strategy .

Q: Which industries has Fouad worked in recently?

Fouad has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing , Energy , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas has Fouad worked in recently?

Fouad has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Product Development .

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Heidelberg, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

2 years 1 month

Heidelberg, Germany

CTO

Predapp GmbH

Predapp is a Sovereign AI and Infrastructure company building AI systems that organisations can own, control, and deploy on their terms, with full data sovereignty. As CTO and investor since 2015, leading the development of the Sovereign AI Platform alongside an advisory practice spanning AI strategy for enterprises, fractional CTO engagements, and technical due diligence for VCs, PE, and family offices.

Architected the Sovereign AI Platform from zero owning technical vision, infrastructure design, and engineering roadmap; currently deployed at a European hospital, an automotive client in Germany, and two US startups, with active commercial discussions with two leading European hosting providers
Dubai Health Authority (DHA / Nabidh): Designed and trained AI symptom checker and triage system for national 'Doctor for Every Citizen' initiative under HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Emirates Airlines: Designed and deployed AI agent for ground personnel accelerating training, improving issue handling, and reducing cost of liquid workforce
Developed explainable AI triage system piloted at University Hospital Heidelberg and Famagusta Hospital (Cyprus); reduced patient wait times by up to 15% (validation ongoing)
Built production scheduling engine for US industrial AI startup: RL + Monte Carlo tree search, reducing planning from hours to seconds
Designed and led the development of semantic search engines using RAG + Knowledge Graphs; developed Agentic Text-to-SQL solution for citizen data scientists
AI strategy advisory and readiness assessments for enterprise clients, including architecture reviews, maturity assessments, and AI roadmap development

Apr 2016 - Jun 2024

8 years 3 months

London, United States

Founding Lead Data Scientist → Head of Data Science → VP of AI, R&D & Engineering

QIO Technologies

Founding team (Employee #3) at Gartner Magic Quadrant-recognized Industrial AI company. Owned the full AI capability of the company — product portfolio, engineering, team, operating model, governance, and client delivery — from zero through to PE exit. Advisory board including Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Defined and owned the AI product portfolio strategy from industrial predictive maintenance and computer vision platforms through to GenAI co-pilot and ESG products managing the full roadmap, architecture, and engineering delivery
Co-led fundraising of $26M+ across Seed ($2.7M), Series A ($11.5M), Series B ($10M); co-created investor pitch decks
Built and led the AI/ML organisation from 1 to 54 across UK, Germany, USA, India, and Singapore managing managers, owning a ~$10M+ product development budget, and accountable for the full engineering and delivery operating model
Led 4 Rolls-Royce engagements: 15% downtime reduction, 20% productivity gain, response 40%→95% in <24hrs; supply chain optimization across multiple plants
Delivered $2.8M savings + 41,600t CO2 reduction for world's largest iron ore pelletizer (SULB, Bahrain)
Led full digital transformation for BFG Bahrain across 6 international sites (France, Brazil, USA, India, Philippines, South Africa)
Spearheaded data centre AI with Cisco & BT: 14% cooling reduction, 20–35% CPU energy savings across 600K managed devices
Built predictive maintenance platform for ExxonMobil: in-memory processing (Kafka + Python); 19M records/hour, 2,000 pumps, 10% uptime improvement
Deployed computer vision for McDermott: automated anomaly detection on 3D CAD models, 50% inspection time reduction
Built and launched industrial GenAI co-pilot and ESG product lines; led ISO 27001 certification across the organisation
Drove all technical pre-sales as the company's senior technical authority solution architecture, proposals, and POC execution supporting commercial pursuit across AWS, BT Consulting, Tech Mahindra, and KPMG partnerships

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

2 years

Germany

Senior Researcher & Lecturer

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Software Engineering & Applied Mathematics

Supervised 'Advanced Big Data Analytics' lecture series; developed deep learning-based outlier detection and active learning techniques

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

5 years

Heidelberg, Germany

Co-Founder & Managing Director

SAFOZI

Cloud Infrastructure & IaaS (concurrent with PhD)

Built cloud infrastructure from bare metal (OpenStack + Citrix); grew revenue 150–200% YoY; scaled 0→15 employees; full P&L ownership
Successful exit — sold to private investor; end-to-end entrepreneurial execution from founding to acquisition

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Energy, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Automotive, and Healthcare.

Manufacturing

Energy

Telecommunication

Information Technology

Automotive

Healthcare

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Research and Development, Product Development, Sales, and Strategy.

Information Technology

Operations

Research and Development

Product Development

Sales

Strategy

Summary

Ai executive with 15+ years building and leading AI capabilities end-to-end: product, team, operating model, governance, and technology driving large-scale delivery across 13 industries and 20+ enterprise clients, including government, healthcare, aviation, and industrial sectors. As founding CTO of Predapp and the AI leader who took QIO Technologies from Employee #3 to Gartner Magic Quadrant recognition and PE exit, owned the full AI capability in both a product company and an enterprise delivery context serving as the trusted technical authority across every client engagement. Proven track record spanning AI strategy advisory, digital production at scale, C-suite engagement, and transitioning organisations from bespoke delivery to scalable AI-enabled offerings. Co-led $26M+ in fundraising. Two successful startup exits.

Skills

Ai Strategy & Delivery

Ai Strategy & Readiness Assessments
Ai Maturity Frameworks & Roadmaps
Agentic Ai, Rag, Knowledge Graphs
Digital Production At Scale
C-Suite & Board-Level Advisory
Ai Operating Model Design

Technical Expertise

Llm Training, Fine-Tuning (Peft, Qlora)
Llmops, Ai Inference Optimization
Predictive Modelling & Time Series
Computer Vision, Nlp, Text-To-Sql
Cloud: Openstack, Gcp, Aws
Mlops, Data Governance, Iso 27001

Leadership & Commercial

Team Building (1 → 54, 5 Countries)
Technical Pre-Sales & Deal Pursuit
Fundraising ($26m+ Co-Led)
Program & Portfolio Management
2 Successful Startup Exits
Gcc Delivery (Ksa, Uae, Bahrain)

Languages

German

Native

English

Native

French

Native

Education

Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Ph.D. in Software Engineering & Applied Mathematics · Software Engineering & Applied Mathematics · Germany

Oct 2004 - Jun 2010

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

M.Sc. in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics · Computer Science & Applied Mathematics · Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Manufacturing 10.5 y

Avg length 4 y 3 m

Longest experience 8 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles CTO, Founding Lead Data Scientist → Head of Data Science → VP of AI, R&D & Engineering, Senior Researcher & Lecturer

Main industries Manufacturing, Energy, Telecommunication

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Created

July 2026

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Fouad is based in Heidelberg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Fouad speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native), French (Native).

Fouad has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Fouad has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Fouad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Fouad would be well-suited for roles such as: CTO, Founding Lead Data Scientist → Head of Data Science → VP of AI, R&D & Engineering, Senior Researcher & Lecturer.

Fouad's most recent position is CTO at Predapp GmbH.

In recent years, Fouad has worked for Predapp GmbH and QIO Technologies.

Fouad is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Telecommunication. Fouad also has some experience in Information Technology, Automotive, and Healthcare.

Fouad is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Research and Development. Fouad also has some experience in Product Development, Sales, and Strategy.

Fouad has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Telecommunication.

Fouad has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Product Development.

Fouad holds a Doctorate in Software Engineering & Applied Mathematics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and a Master in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Fouad is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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