Ralph Navasardyan - AI Lead Engineer Car Configurator for leading German premium manufacturer
Experience
AI Lead Engineer Car Configurator for leading German premium manufacturer
e-ntegration GmbH
- Intent-driven approach to configure all models across all series automotive in all distribution markets of this car manufacturer
- Developed a customer-facing, conversation-driven integration layer to achieve 100% hallucination-free technical configurations
- Utilized Microsoft Azure AI Services: AI Foundry, Agent Service, AI Search; Prompt Shield Services; Content Security; Terraform; API Gateway; AI Gateway; Container Services; Azure Agent SDK; Agent Skills; RAG; MCP Servers and tools
AI Architect Multi Channel CRM Tracker
e-ntegration GmbH
- Managed various communication channels (WhatsApp, Email, WebChat) with generative AI
- Enabled employees to trigger conversations with business customers via CRM
- Implemented AI-driven conversation tracking, escalation, and cross-channel management
- Technologies: OpenAI GPT-5; Python/FastAPI; React; GDPR; CRM APIs; WhatsApp Business API; ChatWerk API
AI Architect General AI Orchestrator Agent for Generative Workflows
e-ntegration GmbH
- Created a seed project providing web frontend and API backend for forward-deployed AI engineers
- Enabled specification-driven modifications, private/local inference, integration layers for MCP, A2A discovery, MQTT sensor data, external email signals, subagent orchestration, checkpointing, concept mapping
- Technologies: Claude Code 2.0; Claude Agent SDK; Google A2A; MCP Server/Client; RDF store; Vector store; MQTT client; Email connectivity; Vector search; Knowledge graph; code generation; Git; Anthropic Sonnet, Opus, Haiku; Model proxies; React/Vite; node.js/nest.js; GitHub; OpenTelemetry and OpenInference tracing; GDPR
Strategic AI Architect Enterprise IP Lifecycle Management Agents
e-ntegration GmbH
- Designed a set of generative AI agents supporting IP experts in working with international patent data
- Implemented complex LLM-based algorithms tailored for business domains to answer legal or engineering questions
- Technologies: OpenAI GPT-5 deep-research; Anthropic Opus, Sonnet, Haiku; React; GDPR; Patent Database APIs; A2A implementation; MCP servers; Anthropic Agent SDK
Strategic AI Architect genAI Blueprints, PoCs and MPVs
e-ntegration GmbH
- Provided enterprise blueprints for multiple use cases to establish common security guidelines, efficient resource usage, interoperability between business units
- Technologies: Azure AI Foundry; Machine Learning; Agents; Azure Purview; Azure App Service; Azure Container Instances; LangGraph; LangChain; OpenAI Agent SDK; Azure Logic Apps; Python/FastAPI; React; Terraform; neo4j
Strategic AI Architect Technical Product Configurator for Engineering
e-ntegration GmbH
- Developed a general AI agent network solving complex technical configuration problems through independent agents
- Connected each agent to specialized algorithms and knowledge bases (knowledge graph, relational database)
- Achieved 100% precision with no hallucinations
- Technologies: Azure AI Foundry; LangGraph Agents; LangChain; Python; neo4j Graph Database; MSSQL; MCP Servers; Azure App Service; Azure Container Instances; React; Terraform; OpenTelemetry AI monitoring/tracing; DSGVO
System Integrator AI employees
e-ntegration GmbH
- Integrated AI agents with human employees in energy and gas trading using diverse CRMs and pricing backends
- Enabled agents to make outbound calls and process emails with attachments
- Technologies: n8n workflow automation; VAPI; GPT-4.1; Claude 3.7 Sonnet; React/Next.js; PostgreSQL; S3 Object Storage; Python/FastAPI; DSGVO
AI Product AI guided application process
- Built a tenant-aware web app for processing complex application forms with attached documents via a resumable chat session
- Integrated digital signature and direct submission to CRM or ERP
- Technologies: GPT-4o; Claude 3.5 Sonnet; React/Next.js; PostgreSQL; S3 Object Storage; Python/FastAPI; neo4j
AI Product Memory Preservation System
- Created an AI interviewer conducting multiple interviews to extract personal experiences and professional knowledge
- Structured data for AI access with vector, full text, and knowledge graph storage
- Offered customizable business and standard personal editions in 5 international languages
- Technologies: GPT-4o; Claude 3.5 Sonnet; React/Vite; PostgreSQL; S3 Object Storage; Python/FastAPI; neo4j; API integration platform n8n
AI Product Self-service for AI enhanced Content Production Pipelines
Open Source
- Developed an open source project providing user self-service capabilities for AI agents and workflows in a secure, private environment targeted at EU companies
- Leveraged self-hosted n8n workflows as a major building block
- Technologies: n8n workflow automation; GPT-x; Claude 3.7 Sonnet; React/Next.js; PostgreSQL; S3 Object Storage; Python/FastAPI; DSGVO
AI Product AI Agents Process Automation Platform
- Developed highly customizable AI agents with ChatBot interface supporting complex instructions and FAQs uploaded to RAG storage
- Enabled agents to read/write live systems via tool/function calling and API integrations, including workflows in make.com
- Technologies: GPT-4o; React; PostgreSQL; S3 Object Storage; node.js; make.com; VoiceFlow; speech-to-text; text-to-speech; RAG
AI Architect AI Agents Debug & Trace Environment
Open source community
- Guided generative AI (cloud and local) with real-world knowledge (knowledge graph) and structure (finite state machine) for high-quality outputs
- Technologies: GPT-4o; other LLMs; LLama3; Python LangChain/FastAPI; React
Author Generative AI and Data Engineering for Software Developers
- Published an Amazon hardcover and ebook to explain the complete toolchain of machine learning data products and architectural patterns for LLM applications
- Covered LLMs, GPT-4 and other LLMs, model training and evaluation, AI frameworks
Cloud Architect Integration of TULIP no-code platform
DMG MORI AG
- Integrated a cloud-based no-code platform with Celos X machine software for bi-directional high-performance data flow
- Implemented enterprise authentication and authorization
- Technologies: TypeScript; API Management/OpenAPI 3.0; Streamlit; Python/FastAPI; Angular; React Material UI
System Integrator Translation Management System Integration
DMG MORI AG
- Integrated two AI-based translation management systems into Azure DevOps workflows for 12 international teams
- Technologies: Python; FastAPI; Azure DevOps
AI Architect AI-augmented chatbot for large PDF manuals (RAG)
DMG MORI AG
- Implemented retrieval augmented generation using GPT-4 models to answer from a large PDF knowledge base of technical and programming manuals
- Technologies: Azure Cognitive Search; GPT-4 Turbo; CosmosDB; Python LangChain/FastAPI; Azure Functions; Angular frontend
Enterprise Architect ARC 42 Enterprise Documentation / Export control
DMG MORI AG
- Created comprehensive documentation of the Celos X software artifacts from machine hardware to cloud
- Introduced CycloneDX SBOM standard for export control, regulations, and risk assessment
- Technologies: Jira; Confluence; Azure DevOps
Cloud Architect Integration of ISTOS production planning system
DMG MORI AG
- Connected cloud frontends and on-premise machines to cloud-based production planning system with enterprise authentication and authorization
- Technologies: Azure API Management/OpenAPI 3.0; Kafka; OpenID Connect/OAuth2; Microservices; Azure Functions; Azure CosmosDB; Terraform
Data Architect Implementation of PAYZR Business Model (Data Flow)
DMG MORI AG
- Developed a headless machine-to-cloud data flow with fraud detection, remote deactivation, enterprise regulations, external billing, high security (WORM storage, stream validation)
- Implemented pay-per-use business model
- Technologies: Azure IoT Edge; OPC-UA; Azure Stream Analytics; Azure Functions; C#; API Management/OpenAPI 3.0; Azure Data Explorer
Data Architect Unification format for upstream machine data
DMG MORI AG
- Developed integrative data structures abstracting vendor-specific control properties (Siemens, Heidenhain, FANUC, Mitsubishi)
- Implemented cloud-layer data processing mechanisms
- Technologies: JSON; YAML; XML; Azure Data Explorer; Azure Data Factory; Databricks
Cloud Architect Cloud frontends for Celos X IIoT devices
DMG MORI AG
- Implemented a region-aware landing zone for international customers providing secure management UI for factory shopfloor machine control
- Technologies: Angular; Azure Functions; API Management/OpenAPI 3.0; Azure Static Web Apps; CosmosDB; C#/.NET Core; Network Policies; Terraform; Azure IoT Edge; Azure EventHub; Azure EventGrid; Entra ID; Azure Blob Storage; Azure Table Storage
Cloud Architect Enterprise IIoT device management
DMG MORI AG
- Built a master device management portal for regional workflows and monitoring of devices managed by Azure and Software AG cumulocity
- Implemented OTA software updates, version management, and ERP integrations
- Technologies: Angular; Azure API Management/OpenAPI 2.0; Azure Functions; Azure IoT Edge; Software AG Cumulocity; SAP; BAAN; Entra ID
Cloud Architect Concept for international Azure data centers
DMG MORI AG
- Designed integration and rollout concept for international Azure data centers (Asia, Europe, USA) and connections to regional enterprise systems
- Technologies: Terraform; ARM Templates; Microsoft Bicep; Azure CLI
Data Architect Data Engineering / Predictive Maintenance
DMG MORI AG
- Routed real-time shopfloor data streams to regional event hubs
- Implemented stream analytics for predictive maintenance and error escalation
- Performed edge processing of high-frequency sensor data
- Technologies: Azure EventHub; Azure EventGrid; SCADA; Edge Gateways; MTConnect; Kafka; OPC UA; MQTT; IO-Link Master; Azure ML Studio; Azure Stream Analytics; Azure Functions/API Management; Azure Data Factory; Python
Data Architect Digital Subscription and Licensing Model
DMG MORI AG
- Designed data model for digital subscriptions including licensing, free tiers, and API-exposed services in matrix organization
- Technologies: MS Dynamics CRM; Entra ID; SAP; BAAN; API monitoring; Azure monitoring
Product Owner CNC Machine Software Celos X (Industrie 4.0)
DMG MORI AG
- Served as product owner and architect for the enabling team, establishing best practices for 8 international development teams
- Technologies: Docker; Linux; Traefik API Gateway/OpenAPI 3.0; GoLang; Microservices; Angular; Python; C#/.NET Core; Azure Functions; Azure DevOps pipeline; CosmosDB; C++; G-Code; MTConnect; MQTT; OPC-UA
Data Architect IIoT Platform (Industrie 4.0)
Saurer AG (China)
- Delivered reference implementation for Saurer’s first smart factory in China including Andon system, shopfloor KPI monitoring, performance analysis, supply chain monitoring, remote support
- Technologies: MES (Forcam); Kubernetes/Rancher; Nutanix; AWS; React/mui; microservices; Java; ELK; ZeroMQ; REST APIs; Swagger; GraphQL; SAP; API Management; WeChat; GitLab
Cloud Architect IoT Platform x
BMW Mobility
- Developed a global platform for new mobility models (ride hailing, car sharing) integrated with app infrastructures
- Technologies: Kubernetes; AWS; MQTT; Java/Glassfish; Jenkins; Docker; DevOps toolchain; API Management/OpenAPI 2.0; contract testing
Data Architect Digitales Kassenarchiv
DATEV e.G.
- Built the first public cloud application for storing cash register data for 10 years with full compliance to German tax laws
- Technologies: Kubernetes; microservices; SSO / ForgeRock; REST APIs; OAuth2; SQL Server; MongoDB; RabbitMQ; Java; API Management
Chief Technical Officer
Consort NT Competence Center Microservices
- Led a team of 20 developers connecting modern frontends to API-centered AWS or on-premise Nutanix backends for streaming data scenarios
- Provided DevOps consulting for industry clients
- Technologies: Kubernetes; microservices; AWS; API gateways; OpenAPI/Swagger; Auth0; Java; ELK; RabbitMQ; ZeroMQ; AWS SQS; Python; Kotlin; C#/.NET Core; Angular; React; GraphQL; GitLab; Docker
Founder and CEO Enterprise Innovation & Technology Consulting
- Founded and led a GmbH offering consulting across all publicly available internet technologies
Innovation Architect Digitization
Siemens Industry HQ
- Served as innovation architect for major systems: customer support web apps, B2B web shops, online marketing CMS and newsletter systems
- Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server; MongoDB; IBM WebSphere; SAP; C#; Java; SQL Server Integration & Reporting Services; TIA Portal; WinCC; Ladder/STEP; OPC UA; C++; Profibus; Elastic Search; FAST Enterprise Search; SharePoint; semantic search
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Energy.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Customer Service, Marketing, Product Development, Research and Development, and Operations.
Skills
- Extensive Experience As A Data And Microservice Architect In Cloud Environments, Building Scalable Enterprise Platforms (Using Azure Or Aws)
- Ux Professional For Web-based Ui Technologies (React, Angular, ...) Leveraging Public And Private Managed Api Infrastructures
- Big Data Technologies: Skilled In Generative Ai, Message Brokers And Field Protocols, Databricks, Adx, Sql & Nosql And Azure Data Factory/etl
- Fullstack Developer With More Than 20 Years Of Practice In Python, C#, Typescript, Java And Golang In Enterprise Devops Environments With Ci/cd Tools
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Diploma in Computer Science (FH) · Computer Science
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Microsoft Azure Professional Developer
Microsoft
AWS Certified Developer
AWS
AWS Solution Architect
AWS
AWS Sysops Engineer
AWS
Certified SCRUM Product Owner
MS Certified AI Engineer, Data Scientist
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