Tino Truppel-Fractional AI Architect | AI Strategy Lead
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Experience
Director Technology
Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Interim CTO
WeShape.world
- Interim CTO for a donation platform connecting NGOs and businesses.
- Full technical responsibility, including leading a 2-person tech and operations team.
- Focused on scalable platform architecture and agile development processes.
Managing Partner
Das Büro am Draht
- Managing operations with personnel responsibility for 50+ staff in development, product management, and Scrum Masters.
- Responsible for internal IT infrastructure, including ISMS, TISAX, and ISO certifications.
- Strategic and operational delivery responsibility.
- 30% of my working time in direct client consulting.
- Specialist focus: identity & access management, API management, scalable enterprise architectures, and headless CMS solutions for e-commerce, retail, banking, automotive, energy, and the public sector.
Founder and Principal Architect
Pidoco
- Co-founded a VC-backed SaaS startup spun out from the University of Potsdam for collaborative, clickable wireframing and prototyping.
- Development (PHP, JavaScript, Java), technical leadership, product management, and solution architecture.
- Scaled the company to 20 employees and an international customer base.
- Successfully acquired by Forte Digital in February 2024.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Strategy, and Operations.
Summary
I help companies as a Fractional AI Architect, AI Strategy Lead, and Interim CTO to build agentic AI and LLM/RAG workflows – from use-case discovery and roadmap to production. Focus areas: AI workflow automation & orchestration (n8n/Workato), vector DB / Qdrant, API integration, IAM (OAuth2/OIDC/SSO), as well as AI governance and enablement. Outcome: faster automation, clear KPIs, and scalable AI systems.
Skills
Development & Ai:
- Python
- Typescript/Node.Js
- Java
- Openai/Anthropic
- Langchain/Llamaindex
- Qdrant
- Vector Store
- Rag
- Cursor Ai
- Mcp
- Git
- Github
- Git Flow
- Playwright
- Atlassian Suite
- Azure Devops
Platforms & Integration:
- Azure Cloud
- Gcp
- Bigquery/Looker
- Github Actions
- Terraform
- Iac
- N8n
- Workato
- Event Streaming
- Kafka
- Etl
- Apigee
- Kong Api-Gateway
- Cidaas
- Auth0
- Keycloak
- Oidc
- Oauth2
- Sso
- Aem
- Contentful
- Strapi
- Sanity
- Scrivito
- Coremedia
- Hubspot
- Salesforce
- Zendesk
Methods & Frameworks:
- Agile
- Kanban
- Safe
- Scrum
- Okrs
- User Centered Design
- Lean Mvp
- Devops/Mlops
- Security/Privacy-By-Design
- Prompt-Evaluation
Languages
Education
Hasso Plattner Institut
Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering · Software Engineering · Potsdam, Germany · Very good
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Tino is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Tino speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Tino has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Tino has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 8 months. Note that Tino may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Tino would be well-suited for roles such as: Director Technology, Interim CTO, Managing Partner.
Tino's most recent position is Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany.
In recent years, Tino has worked for Forte Digital Germany, WeShape.world, Das Büro am Draht, and Pidoco.
Tino is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.
Tino is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Tino also has some experience in Strategy and Operations.
Tino has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.
Tino has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Tino holds a Master in Software Engineering from Hasso Plattner Institut.
The availability of Tino needs to be confirmed.
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