Python Experts in Essen

• Development of a production-ready Enterprise AI solution for the automated processing of invoices and business documents
• Integration of Azure AI Document Intelligence and LLM technologies into existing business processes
• Development of robust REST APIs for automated document processing and system integration
• Extraction, validation, and storage of structured invoice data in Azure SQL as a base for analytics and machine learning models
• Development of an AI-based recommendation engine with machine learning and deep learning to generate personalized product recommendations based on historical purchase data
• Implementation of logging, monitoring, error handling, and validation mechanisms for stable production use
• Collaboration with business teams to define business rules and integrate the solution into existing enterprise processes

Technologies: Python, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI, Azure SQL Database, REST APIs, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, OCR, Pandas, JSON, Workflow Automation

• Training AI models, evaluating images and text UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights through OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow

Technologies: OpenAI Feather

Tools: Fabric, AWS, dbt, Power BI, SQL, DWH, R, Python

• Supported customers in implementing an architecture design for extracting and preparing data
• Planned the design and implementation of the BI and DWH platform
• Ensured the scalability and performance of the data platform

• Acquires new B2B customers for an AI SaaS startup in the public tendering space and books product demos with IT decision-makers.
• Qualifies target customers based on a defined ideal customer profile, including discovery, needs analysis, and objection handling.
• Builds domain knowledge in public procurement (EVB-IT, German and EU procurement portals) for conversations on equal footing.

• Created data pipelines and visualization tools to support sustainable energy decision-making
• Developed insights that could optimize renewable energy deployment and grid integration strategies

• Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
• Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.

• Title: Enhancing Syntactic Awareness in Transformer Language Models for Hindi Dependency Parsing
• Investigated syntactic knowledge captured by transformer language models (RoBERTa, XLM-RoBERTa) for Hindi dependency parsing, a morphologically rich and low-resource language.
• Developed structure-aware model variants (Struct_Roberta_hi, Struct_XLMR) by integrating a CNN-based parser network between transformer layers, inspired by the StructFormer architecture.
• Conducted extensive error analysis including label-wise, distance-based, direction-based, sentence length-based, and LVC/Non-LVC evaluations.
• Evaluated models on downstream NLP tasks (NER, POS tagging) using the IndicXTREME benchmark.

• Patent application: European patent drafting and prosecution
• LLM practicing: Developed LLM-based tools for automated patent data retrieval, applying Python scripting to accelerate technical reviews.

• Technical lead for CI/CD modernization in the "Group Archive 4.0" system
• Architecture and steering responsibility according to the statement of work
• Setting up modern build and deployment processes
• CI/CD coaching and enablement of the internal development team
• Integration of modern DevOps, security, and compliance standards
• Ensuring technical governance, including collaboration with internal audit and BaFin
• Independently executing the modernization measures
• Supporting the team in adopting new technologies and methods

• Completed 25+ hands-on labs focusing on digital forensics, incident response, and advanced threat hunting techniques.
• Earned top-tier badges in malware analysis, enterprise log analysis, and threat intelligence gathering.
• Developed specialised skills in forensic report writing and evidence collection methodologies to support incident investigations.

• Development and implementation of test concepts for complex, multi-layered systems
• Creation of regular management reports and presentations for stakeholders and clients
• Technical and disciplinary leadership of international test teams (coordination, coaching, resource planning)
• Responsibility for quality assurance across multiple test levels (unit, integration, system, and acceptance tests)
• Design of test cases and test plans in Azure DevOps; ensuring traceability and coverage
• Use of BDD approaches (Gherkin/Cucumber) to prepare test automation
• Building a test automation architecture with Playwright and integrating new tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Performing API tests (REST) and tests for mobile/PWA applications
• Setup and maintenance of test environments across multiple stages (integration, QA, UAT, pre-production)
• Test data management (synthetic and production-like data), ensuring consistency and reproducibility
• Collaboration with DevOps teams for containerization (Docker/OpenShift) and CI/CD integration
• Working under SAFe & Scrum, closely coordinating with product owners and DevOps teams
• Active participation in PI plannings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Promoting an agile QA culture through coaching and knowledge sharing
• Introducing scalable test automation with Playwright → significant reduction of manual testing efforts
• Increasing test transparency through clean defect and reporting management in Azure DevOps
• Improved release quality through an end-to-end QA strategy and automated regression tests
• Strategic leadership of Trikolon Consulting GmbH and responsibility for finance, personnel, and business development

In my role as Managing Director of QFITS GmbH, I support companies throughout the entire project cycle - from requirements gathering and process analysis to the design of suitable system solutions and all the way to implementation and quality assurance. My focus is on the introduction and integration of POS and ERP systems as well as their seamless connection to existing backend systems and interfaces.

Direct food sales (09/2025 – 05/2026) Support of a project from requirements analysis to the introduction and integration of a new POS system for a direct food sales company. A special focus was on archiving POS logs as well as preparing and providing them as transactions for connected surrounding systems. In addition, design and setup of functional tests and performance tests for the existing backend system, which had to be seamlessly integrated with the POS system.

• Manage WordPress websites, ensuring SEO-friendly structures and high-performance functionality
• Create and optimize Google Ads campaigns, leveraging data to enhance conversion rates and ROI
• Develop Looker Studio & Power BI dashboards to track customer behavior, sales trends, and digital performance
• Implement Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics (GA4) to enable precise event tracking and reporting