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Chris Hennigfeld
Fractional CTO
Experience
Jan 2025 - Jul 2025
7 monthsSwitzerland
Fractional CTO
Fashion Genius
- Guided founding team building their first startup.
- Researched suitable AI technologies and defined roadmap.
- Managed contractor hiring and management.
- Led development of AI agent, chatbot, fashion recommendation engine, and image generator.
Mar 2017 - Jan 2025
7 years 11 monthsUnited States
Fractional CTO and Engineering Manager
SiteOwl
- Provided guidance on technology strategy for a SaaS web application and 3 cross-platform mobile apps.
- Handled contractor and team management.
- Set up and managed agile development.
- Managed QA, technical support, and infrastructure.
- Helped company receive VC funding & 3,000 enterprise clients.
Oct 2016 - Jun 2024
7 years 9 monthsSingapore
Technology Consultant, Product Owner, Project Manager
TVT
- Coordinated 20 internal and external team members.
- Built a staff management system managing 8,000 contractors.
- Designed and built complex workflow management systems.
- Integrated GenAI for media compliance and subtitling.
Aug 2015 - May 2017
1 year 10 monthsSingapore
Fractional CTO
VivaLing
- Worked with the founder on vendor management, tech choices, strategy.
Apr 2015 - Oct 2016
1 year 7 monthsSwitzerland
Fractional CTO, Agile Coach, Project Manager
Payment21
- Introduced and championed agile development for a new team.
- Coordinated contractor work from inception to final delivery.
- Won Austrian “Constantinus Award” for excellence in consulting.
Nov 2014 - Jan 2016
1 year 3 monthsFounder, CTO
LingoQuest
- Participated in customer research with schools and students.
- Managed all areas of product development, QA, and infrastructure.
- Led company to acquisition by major Singapore training provider.
Aug 2013 - Nov 2014
1 year 4 monthsSingapore
Chief Software Engineer
BellaDati Pte Ltd
- Technical lead for all APAC operations.
- Supported pre-sales and sales.
May 2012 - Jul 2013
1 year 3 monthsSingapore
Product Development Lead
FriarTuck Pte Ltd
- Technical lead and product owner for web/mobile applications.
May 2010 - Apr 2012
2 yearsSabbatical
Sabbatical
Travel through China and Southeast Asia, learning Chinese language and East Asian history.
May 2007 - May 2010
3 years 1 monthGermany
Team Leader, Software Development, QA, and R&D
imbus AG
Team leader for a team of 8 in China and Germany.
Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
7 monthsGermany
Master Thesis
Siemens Automation & Drives
Migrated the staff portal from SAP to an open-source middleware.
Nov 2004 - Apr 2005
6 monthsSpain
Intern
Quality Courses Barcelona
Web development internship.
Oct 2002 - Sep 2006
4 yearsGermany
Assistant Teacher in Computer Science
University of Münster
Summary
A fractional CTO and technology consultant for 15 years, I have taken multiple startups to funding, acquisition, and scale, while delivering strategic leadership to 20+ clients.
I align product vision and technology strategy, leveraging strong agile and AI expertise to build efficient, high-performing teams, create scalable software solutions, and ensure timely, top-quality results.
Skills
- Won Constantinus Award By Austrian Chamber Of Commerce.
- Led Teams In Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, China, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, And Singapore.
- 10 Years As Cto.
- 15 Years In Agile Leadership.
- 2 Years Generative Ai (Chatgpt, Gemini, Claude, Cursor And Others).
- 10 Years Development In Java.
- 18 Years Managing And Hands-on Web Development With Aws, Html/css, Javascript, Angular, Nodejs, Mongodb, Java Ee, Postgresql.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
NativeItalian
AdvancedSpanish
IntermediateFrench
Intermediate ...and 1 more
Education
Oct 2001 - Apr 2007
University of Münster
M.S. in computer science · computer science · Münster, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Scrum Product Owner
ISTQB Certified Tester
International Software Testing Qualifications Board
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