Michael Löbbecke-Interim CTO / CPTO | Technology & Process Consultant | SDLC, AI Infrastructure, Process Maturity
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CTO
SNIPE Germany GmbH
Software service provider for AI solutions, automation, and custom software.
Team: built from 2 to 10 developers, 8 direct reports, partly remote · Portfolio: 6 parallel projects (€25k–€250k), scaling > €1M
- Ensured delivery capability for 6 parallel customer projects: role model, capacity planning (510–660 productive person-days/year), hiring roadmap with €380k–€440k/year personnel budget
- Established SDLC framework from scratch in under 6 months: REQ/SPEC structure, V-model gates, GitHub Issues as specification, Definition of Done, release process; consistent, auditable development process across all customer projects
- Prepared large program (3,000–4,000 person-days over 18 months) for decision readiness: AI-native industry platform for the construction sector; scoping, team profile for 8–10 developers, phase 0 budget €390k
- Designed and introduced self-hosted AI platform: vLLM, LiteLLM, Qdrant, Supabase; agent architecture, MCP integration, OCR pipelines; prepared GPU investment with break-even model (month 15–16)
- Systematized presales end to end: lead qualification with maturity scoring, discovery workshops, own sizing model, costing with loaded hourly rates, structured handover to development
- Tangibly improved the security level of a customer platform: penetration test incl. re-verification of all findings
Owner & Consultant
PROSTRUCTIVE® Consulting & Management
Technology and process consulting for SMEs.
Engagements: 4 active or completed since founding (hospitality, FinTech/EdTech, real estate, product development)
- Corporate structuring and business plan (hospitality): developed up to shareholder decision readiness
- Co-founder/CTO advisor (FinTech/EdTech): sharpened MVP scope, analyzed financial model, moderated founder conflict to a workable agreement
- Real estate: built project tracking and RAG pipeline concept
- Developed SaaS product to investor readiness: pitch deck, pricing model, website
- Own IP: published whitepaper "Semantic Ontology Framework" v1.0 (three-ring architecture with runtime MCP server); frameworks for process maturity and AI readiness in SMEs
Head of Quality & Development
Bike Mobility Services GmbH (Lease a Bike)
Subsidiary of Dutch Pon.Bike, top-5 player in the global bicycle market, > 100 employees.
Team: 10 direct reports · Budget: €3M incl. controlling; plausibility check > €25M incl. product margins
- Built data lake and reporting from scratch (SQL, Power BI): foundation for data-driven company management
- Managed company-wide project portfolio; built supplier management incl. standardized evaluation system from scratch
- Ensured ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 compliance; managed interfaces to holding functions (IT, security, finance) and international country subsidiaries
Head of Development, from 02/2024 Organizational and Process Manager
AMCON Software
Software manufacturer for fare management and passenger information systems in public transport.
Team: 3 direct reports (team leads), 25 developers under disciplinary management
- Professionalized development organization with 25 developers: career paths, structured employee reviews, conflict moderation
- Implemented quality assurance processes and ensured compliance across several software development teams
- Introduced internal CRM system as project lead; advanced preparation for ISO 27001 certification
- Set up organizational and process development strategically, including work on a new mission statement and vision
Project and Process Manager eDrive
Volkswagen AG
Control unit software development in powertrain, corporate environment.
Budget: > €3M · Interfaces: 10–15 partners (incl. China, joint ventures) + 30–40 function developers/test managers
- Brought a control unit with around 4,000 functions to production readiness, from early development to SOP
- Responsible for project management according to ASPICE MAN.3, kept development processes compliant with ISO 26262 for 5 years, integrated development toolchains
Test Engineer Fuel Systems
IAV GmbH
Engineering partner to the automotive industry, > 6,000 employees; Powertrain Systems Development, Fuel Systems & Technology.
Progression: Started via temporary employment, from 09/2015 taken over by IAV due to very good performance
- Planned and carried out functional tests on fuel supply systems and presented the results directly to the OEM customer
- Applied engine control unit labels for low-pressure systems and maintained them through to series production; secured worldwide series use through hot- and cold-country testing
- Additional responsibility: deputy customer contact for project coordination, responsible for test equipment ETAS measurement technology
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Education, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, and Tourism.
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.
Summary
Engineer (M.Eng.) with 12 years at the intersection of technology, process, and customer. I take on technology and process responsibility where structure is missing: most recently as CTO of a software service provider, building the team from 2 to 10 developers, introducing a full SDLC framework, and taking responsibility for 6 parallel customer projects (€25k–€250k, scaling programs > €1M).
Before that, 5 years of project and process responsibility in an ASPICE-MAN.3 and ISO 26262 environment at Volkswagen (project budget > €3M, international incl. China) as well as two leadership roles with up to 25 developers and a €3M budget. Impact is usually visible within 3 to 6 months: reliable processes, decision-ready templates, and a team that keeps working without me.
Skills
Leadership, Strategy & Commercial: Interim Management, Interim Cto, Cpto, Technology Strategy, Technology Roadmap, Team Building, Disciplinary Leadership, Remote Leadership, Recruiting, Hiring, Coaching, Conflict Management, Change Management, Budget Responsibility, Capacity Planning, Project Portfolio Management, Make-Or-Buy, Stakeholder Management, Okr, Presales, Discovery, Effort Estimation, Proposal Costing, Workshop Facilitation, Supplier Management, Vendor Management
Ai & Architecture: Ai Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Generative Ai, Llm Infrastructure, Ai Agents, Agent Architecture, Langgraph, Agno, Mcp, Rag, Vllm, Litellm, Qdrant, Prompt Engineering, Ocr, Software Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Microservices, Rest Api, Api Design, Architecture Documentation, Adr
Processes, Methods & Standards: Sdlc, Requirements Engineering, Req/Spec, Req42, Automotive Spice, Aspice Man.3, Functional Safety, Iso 26262, Iso 27001, Iso 9001, Iso 14001, Quality Management, Audit Preparation, Risk Management, Compliance, Process Maturity, Process Automation, Digitalization, Bpmn 2.0, Uml, Scrum, Kanban, V-Model, Shape Up, Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking, Definition Of Done
Technologies & Tools: Aws, Supabase, Postgresql, Cloudflare, Docker, Coolify, Typescript, React, C#, Sql, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Inca, Diagra, Etas, Ci/Cd, Git, Github Actions, Jenkins, N8n, Power Automate, Business Intelligence, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Data Analysis, Power Bi, Tableau, Jira, Confluence, Notion
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Education
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
M.Eng. · Vehicle Engineering · Wolfsburg, Germany · 1.4
Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
B.Eng. · Mechanical Engineering · Hanover, Germany · 2.2
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