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Chris Hennigfeld

Fractional CTO

Chris Hennigfeld
Milano, Italy

Experience

Jan 2025 - Jul 2025
7 months
Switzerland

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 months
United 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 months
Singapore

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 months
Singapore

Fractional CTO

VivaLing

  • Worked with the founder on vendor management, tech choices, strategy.
Apr 2015 - Oct 2016
1 year 7 months
Switzerland

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 months

Founder, 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 months
Singapore

Chief Software Engineer

BellaDati Pte Ltd

  • Technical lead for all APAC operations.
  • Supported pre-sales and sales.
May 2012 - Jul 2013
1 year 3 months
Singapore

Product Development Lead

FriarTuck Pte Ltd

  • Technical lead and product owner for web/mobile applications.
May 2010 - Apr 2012
2 years

Sabbatical

Sabbatical

Travel through China and Southeast Asia, learning Chinese language and East Asian history.

May 2007 - May 2010
3 years 1 month
Germany

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 months
Germany

Master Thesis

Siemens Automation & Drives

Migrated the staff portal from SAP to an open-source middleware.

Nov 2004 - Apr 2005
6 months
Spain

Intern

Quality Courses Barcelona

Web development internship.

Oct 2002 - Sep 2006
4 years
Germany

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
Native
English
Native
Italian
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate
French
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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