Hendrik B.

Experimental Use of Agentic AI for Trend Analysis in AI

Dortmund, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Present
11 months

Experimental Use of Agentic AI for Trend Analysis in AI

Innovation through understanding

Independent project. Planning and development of the agent system to monitor current developments in the AI market using technical publications, news sites, and newsletters.

  • Infrastructure: Linux
  • Programming languages: Python, TypeScript
  • Tools: Astro, FastAPI, Ollama, Anthropic Claude, CrewAI, Serper
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
4 months

Backoffice Development

Innovation through understanding

Further development and modernization of a back-office platform, including an analytics dashboard and content management.

  • Infrastructure: Linux
  • Programming languages: JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Tools: React, HTML, CSS, Redux, Parcel, MaterialUI, Firebase, Swagger
Sep 2024 - Nov 2024
3 months

Building an Evaluation System for RAG Use in Document Management

Innovation through understanding

Planning and development of connecting a RAG system to an SME's document base.

  • Infrastructure: Linux
  • Programming languages: Python, TypeScript
  • Tools: Astro, VueJS, FastAPI, Ollama, Langchain, LlamaIndex
May 2024 - Nov 2024
7 months

IoT Dashboard Components

Innovation through understanding

Frontend development in specialized machinery engineering, including quality assurance and design.

  • Infrastructure: IXON
  • Programming languages: TypeScript
  • Tools: VueJS, Vite, HTML, CSS, Python
Mar 2024 - Nov 2024
9 months

Vector Graphics-based Visualization Software

Innovation through understanding

Architecture and development of frontend and backend for an interactive, modular visualization software in higher education.

  • Infrastructure: macOS, Linux
  • Programming languages: TypeScript, Rust
  • Tools: tauri, React, HTML, CSS
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
4 months

MVP community and booking app

Innovation through understanding

Frontend and API architecture, development and testing of an app with a large user base for music events, service and product offerings. For a media company.

  • Infrastructure: iOS, Android, AWS
  • Programming languages: TypeScript, Python
  • Tools: Expo, ReactNative, Notion, AWS (Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, DynamoDB)
Feb 2024 - Sep 2024
8 months

App for collaborative lesson recaps

Innovation through understanding

Architecture and development of frontend and backend for a collaborative and responsive web application in higher education.

  • Infrastructure: Linux, Docker, Keycloak
  • Programming languages: TypeScript
  • Tools: React, nodejs, Vite, KOA, MongoDB, NX, nginx
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Technical consulting

Innovation through understanding

Technical consulting for development teams in the areas of generative AI, chatbots, cross-platform mobile development, and augmented reality. For various clients, totaling about 4 months.

  • Infrastructure: expo.io, Linux, AWS
  • Programming languages: TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, Swift, ReactNative/Expo, Rasa, OpenAI, Langchain
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
3 months

Office automation for associations/clubs

Innovation through understanding

Frontend and API architecture, development and testing of a desktop app (Windows, macOS) to connect office applications and a backend database.

  • Infrastructure: Windows, macOS
  • Programming languages: TypeScript
  • Tools: Electron, React, Vite, Swagger/OpenAPI
Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
2 months

Homepage with blog functionality

Innovation through understanding

Homepage with simple, tech-friendly administration.

  • Infrastructure: Linux
  • Programming languages: TypeScript, Markdown
  • Tools: Astro, Lit, Nginx
Dec 2023 - Feb 2024
3 months

Internal information portal and CRM automation

Innovation through understanding

Architecture and implementation of an information and process portal for an SME.

  • Infrastructure: Linux
  • Programming languages: TypeScript, Markdown, PHP
  • Tools: Astro, Angular, Nginx, Cockpit CMS, EspoCRM
Apr 2023 - Oct 2023
7 months

System integration and single sign-on

Innovation through understanding

Unified user login and device management.

  • Project leadership
  • IT architecture
  • 2nd-level support
  • Implementation
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, Windows, Microsoft365
  • Tools: Entra, Intune, Hubspot, Slack, OfficeRND, apache
  • Standards: SAML, OAuth2, Kerberos
Feb 2023 - Oct 2023
9 months

SSO solution

Innovation through understanding

Implementation and integration of a single sign-on solution (15000+ users) for an infrastructure provider and introduction of OID-Connect for the application landscape.

  • Project leadership and project management
  • IT infrastructure
  • Stakeholder management
  • Implementation
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, Windows, openLDAP, Docker
  • Programming languages and libraries: Python, Pandas, NodeJS
  • Tools: Authentik.io, Moodle, nginx, ufw, ssh, Entra
  • Standards: UML, LDAP, SAML, OAuth2, NX
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year
Remote

Consultant and trainer

Innovation through understanding

Consulting and training: Using remote work effectively (for various clients).

  • Communication in the digital space
  • Digital knowledge transfer
  • New leadership
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Training delivery
  • Team and leadership coaching
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Consultant and trainer

Innovation through understanding

Workshop: Information security & data protection awareness and practice (for various clients).

  • Information and data protection strategy
  • Awareness training
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Training delivery
  • Team auditing
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Consultant and Workshop Moderator

Innovation through understanding

Workshop: Profile refinement for recruiting and development (for various clients).

  • Tailored analysis and profile creation for optimal placement (permanent positions and freelancers) and talent development in IT and development through individual workshops with staff from different departments and HR.
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Workshop moderation
  • Technical input
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Digital communication in online events

Innovation through understanding

Platform provisioning, configuration, and customization for digital events and workshops. For various clients.

  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux
  • Tools: Big Blue Button, Miro, Humhub, Mattermost, Limesurvey
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Lecturer, Consultant, and Trainer

Innovation through understanding

Workshop: Modern requirements management (for various clients).

  • Requirements engineering and agile business analysis
  • User and job stories
  • User story mapping and product context
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Training delivery
  • Team and leadership coaching
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Information Security Consulting and Security Hardening

Innovation through understanding

For various clients.

  • Security analysis and testing
  • Information and data protection strategy
  • Awareness training
  • Project management
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Training delivery
  • Security hardening
  • Pen testing
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, Docker, Windows, Microsoft 365
  • Tools: Intune, Entra, AvePoint, nikto, burpsuite, nmap, ufw, ssh, crowdsec, apache, nginx
  • Standards: BSI Basic Protection, DINSPEC 27076, OWASP
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
10 months

Internal IT and Software Infrastructure

Innovation through understanding

Implementation of a corporate infrastructure, mostly open source based, for a medium-sized software company.

  • Project management
  • IT architecture
  • 2nd-level support
  • Implementation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, Docker
  • Tools: Authentik.io, espocrm, nuxeo, nextcloud, rocketchat, wekan, gitlab, apache, nginx, ufw, ssh, Angular
  • Standards: LDAP, SAML, OAuth2
Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 3 months

Multimodal AI Assistant

Innovation through understanding

Development of a modular backend and flexible micro frontends for a web-based multimodal voicebot/chatbot/assistant (including customization/training of the TTS/STT/NLU models).

  • Architecture
  • Requirements management
  • Consulting
  • Backend development
  • AI model parameterization
  • Setup of the speech-to-text and text-to-speech pipelines (including phoneme/viseme generation)
  • Design of rule-based and NLU-based chatbot conversations
  • IT infrastructure
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Programming languages and libraries: Python, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PyTorch, NodeJS, TypeScript, Lit, ThreeJS, WebGL, Rasa
  • Tools: Speechbrain, Solero, Vite, Poetry, Snyk, Docker, Kubernetes, Min.io, PostgreSQL, Redis
  • Standards: C4, UML
Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
1 year 1 month

Social Media Mobile App iOS/Android

Innovation through understanding

Implementation of a mobile app for a previously purely web-based social media network.

  • Project management and project coordination
  • Stakeholder management
  • Frontend architecture
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android
  • Programming languages and libraries: TypeScript, NodeJS, Expo.io, React Native, Zustand, react-query
  • Tools: Expo EAS, Xcode, Android Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Adobe XD, Swagger
  • Standards: UML, REST
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 months

Frontend and Fullstack Development Instructor

Innovation through understanding

  • Teaching JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, NodeJS, MongoDB, MariaDB, and Express.
  • Lesson planning and preparation
  • Classroom instruction
  • One-on-one coaching
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
10 months

Frontend Architecture Fitness App Android/iOS

Innovation through understanding

Development of a white-label iOS/Android app for the fitness sector. Project duration: 10 months.

  • Frontend software architecture (C4)
  • Project management
  • Prototyping
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android
  • Programming languages and libraries: TypeScript, NodeJS, Expo.io, React Native, Zustand, react-query, Kotlin, Swift
  • Tools: Expo EAS, Xcode, Android Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Swagger
  • Standards: UML, REST
Jan 2022 - Present
3 years 8 months
Dortmund, Germany

Start-up Coach

Voluntary coaching of founders in the Start2Grow competition, focusing on digital business models and IT.

Jan 2022 - Present
3 years 8 months

Lecturer, Consultant and Trainer

Innovation through understanding

Workshop: Modern AI Explained Simply (for various clients, e.g. 09/2024, 06/2024, 11/2023, 09/2023, 08/2023).

  • What are AI and machine learning, statistical fundamentals and key operating principles.
  • How do neural networks and deep learning work?
  • How do transformer architectures work?
  • Practical applications in companies.
  • Analysis and consulting
  • Conducting training sessions
  • Executive coaching
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Trainer and Coach

Innovation through understanding

Workshop: Presenting Successfully and Engagingly (for various clients).

  • Using presentation software
  • Engaging the audience
  • Finding the right communication strategy
  • Presenting information in an interesting way
  • Conducting training sessions
  • Individual coaching and team/group workshops
Dec 2021 - Oct 2022
11 months
Dortmund, Germany

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

visibleRuhr eG

  • Digitalization, network economy, socioinformatics
  • Registered cooperative
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 3 months

Frontend Architecture for Enterprise App Android/iOS

Innovation through understanding

Development of an iOS/Android/Web app based on micro-frontends in the healthcare sector including Gematik eID. Project duration: 15 months.

  • Software architecture (Arc42, UML) for frontend/mobile
  • Team coaching and mentoring (remote work, agile methods)
  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android
  • Programming languages and libraries: Typescript, NodeJS, React Native, Redux, inversify, StencilJS, Kotlin, Swift
  • Tools: Xcode, Android Studio, JIRA, Confluence, TeamCity, Lerna, Storybook, Keycloak
  • Standards: Arc42, UML, REST, Web Components
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 6 months

Taxi/Public Transport Voucher Platform 'as a service'

Innovation through understanding

Multi-tenant platform for subsidized passenger transport. Strong data protection compliant encryption (data at rest). Project duration: 18 months.

  • Requirements engineering
  • Software architecture
  • Development of the backend and web portal for operators, etc.
  • Architectural consulting for mobile app
  • IT management
  • Technologies: Typescript, NodeJS, React, NextJS, Angular, Apache Cordova, NATS, Docker, MongoDB, Android, iOS
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months

Accounting Automation and Master Data Reconciliation

Innovation through understanding

Event-based process automation solution for invoice/booking reconciliation and master data reconciliation/generation between accounting, ERP, and CRM. Integration with the company's identity management. Project duration: 6 months.

  • Software architecture (C4)
  • Requirements engineering
  • Project management
  • IT management
  • Technologies: Typescript, NodeJS, GraphQL, koa, MongoDB, React, Svelte, Docker, authentik.io, Azure AD, C#
May 2021 - Dec 2021
8 months

IoT Dashboard

Innovation through understanding

Dashboard for service staff and end users to visualize data and troubleshoot IoT devices. Project duration: 8 months.

  • Requirements gathering
  • Architecture and design
  • Frontend and backend implementation
  • Technologies: Vue, NodeJS, Typescript, RxJS, MQTT, MongoDB, Docker, JIRA
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

AR Platform App/Backend/Content Management

Innovation through understanding

Scalable backend and app for an augmented reality platform. Location- or event-coded delivery of AR content to devices. Support for mobile devices to display and interact with AR experiences. Project duration: 12 months.

  • Software architecture (C4)
  • Server setup
  • Full-stack development
  • Technologies: NodeJS, NextJS/React, TypeScript, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Unity, C#
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 4 months

Android/iOS App Development in the Cultural Sector

Innovation through understanding

Further development of Android/iOS for a culture ticket platform. Project duration: 16 months.

  • App/frontend development and architecture
  • Requirements analysis and planning
  • Technologies: Typescript, JavaScript, React Native/Expo
Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
11 months

Platform for Processing Customer Orders

Innovation through understanding

Design and implementation of a platform for analyzing, optimizing, and processing a customer-facing service, AI-based analysis of textual content and text quality. Project duration: 11 months.

  • Software architecture (C4)
  • Requirements engineering
  • Implementation
  • Project management
  • Technologies: Typescript, NodeJS, GraphQL, koa, NATS, Redis, MongoDB, NextJS, React, PyTorch, Docker, nx, authentik.io
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
4 months

Database and System Architecture for a Logistics System

Innovation through understanding

Data storage design and system architecture, project management, coaching the development team in the technologies and development processes used. Project duration: 4 months.

  • Technologies: Typescript, NodeJS, NATS, Neo4J, Kubernetes
Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 6 months

Building IT Infrastructure

Innovation through understanding

Building an IT infrastructure for a medium-sized company based on open source, including setting up a PKI infrastructure and secret management. Project duration: 18 months.

  • Project management
  • IT architecture
  • Security consulting
  • IT operations and support
  • Technologies: espocrm, nextcloud, bigbluebutton, rocketchat, limesurvey, humhub, wekan, sonatype nexus, openldap, salt, nginx, prometheus, grafana, kubernetes (including microk8s)
Apr 2018 - Present
7 years 5 months
Dortmund, Germany

Owner

Innovation through understanding

  • Shaping work in the digital age in a humane way.
  • Process analysis and digitization
  • New leadership
  • Custom software design and development
  • Information security and practical data protection
  • Sole proprietorship (2-10 employees)
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
1 year 1 month

Software Engineer

Agido GmbH

  • Reactive Architectures
  • Event Sourcing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Scala
  • Akka
  • Typescript
  • React
  • Cassandra
  • Business Intelligence
  • Linux Administration
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • UX Design
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
9 months

Interim CTO, System Architecture (4+1), Project Management

Innovation through understanding

Indoor video/digital signage platform. Frontend and backend of a platform for dynamic indoor video delivery; monitoring and administration of the entire system and its components. Securing the edge devices and communication with them through a PKI infrastructure. Project duration: 9 months.

  • Technologies: Typescript, NodeJS, React, Docker, Pi, MongoDB, Redis, NATS, Kubernetes
Jan 2018 - Present
7 years 8 months

Linux Server Monitoring, Hardening, and Maintenance

Innovation through understanding

Monitoring, securing, and maintaining Linux servers for both clients and in-house infrastructure. Key and secret management. Support, stability, and security auditing for cloud Linux systems.

  • Operating systems and infrastructure: Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Programming languages and libraries: Python, Bash scripting
  • Tools: Salt, Prometheus, Grafana, ClamAV, Apache, Nginx, CrowdSec, OpenAppSec, Lynis, Postfix, Dovecot, UFW, iptables, Fail2ban, Bash, Zsh, SSH
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
1 year 1 month

Innovation Lead

ISAP AG

  • Corporate strategy
  • Digital transformation and Industry 4.0
  • Tech evangelism
  • Consulting
  • Interdisciplinary projects
  • Design thinking
  • Process analysis and optimization
  • Software architecture (.NET, web, SQL Server, Neo4j, MongoDB, Docker, Redis, Elm, Scala)
Jan 2016 - Present
9 years 8 months
Germany

STEM Ambassador

MINT Zukunft Schaffen! e.V.

  • Volunteer member of the jury for the nationwide "STEM-friendly School" and "Digital School" competitions.
  • Designed and delivered guest lessons on career orientation at secondary schools.
Jan 2014 - Mar 2017
3 years 3 months

Development Manager

ISAP AG

  • Technical product management
  • Process improvement
  • Innovation management
  • Software architecture (.NET, web, SQL Server, Neo4j, MongoDB)
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Business and requirements analysis
  • R&D management
Mar 2011 - Dec 2013
2 years 10 months

Lead Developer & Solution Architect

ISAP AG

  • Software architecture
  • Software design and development (.NET, web, SQL Server, Neo4j, MongoDB)
  • Leading the PDM development team
  • Agile project management (Kanban)
  • Requirements analysis
Feb 2009 - Feb 2011
2 years 1 month

System Architect CAD/PDM

ISD Group

  • Software architecture
  • Software design and development (.NET, Python, Web)
  • Strategic product design
  • Leading the API development team
  • Agile project management (SCRUM and OpenUP/Basic)
  • API training
  • Project management
  • In-house consulting
Aug 2006 - Feb 2009
2 years 7 months

Software Developer, Project Coordinator

ISD Group

  • Feature development
  • Software automation
  • Software redesign
  • Software development (.NET, C++)
  • Project management
Aug 2003 - Jul 2006
3 years
Jülich, Germany

Research Associate

Forschungszentrum Jülich

  • Research (medical image processing)
  • Algorithm design (model-based image segmentation)
  • IT administration for research groups
Nov 2000 - Jan 2003
2 years 3 months
Dortmund, Germany

Student Assistant

TU Dortmund

Tutorial groups and exam supervision (Operating Systems, Networks, Programming (Java), Computer Architecture)

Nov 1997 - Mar 2000
2 years 5 months

Student Assistant

Visual Systems GmbH

  • Reverse engineering (industrial networking)
  • Driver programming (Linux)
  • PLC programming

Summary

Digital technology has fascinated me since I was a child. I have kept this passion for everything digital and its impact on our society to this day. As a consultant, analyst, and project manager, I help small and medium-sized companies take advantage of digital transformation by building more digital and innovative skills. I focus especially on data organization, process optimization and automation, and work organization. As a software engineer and software architect, I put resulting projects into practice or create meaningful prototypes and MVPs, based on your vision and optimized for the specific needs of your team. Thanks to my experience in IT security, the principles of Security-By-Design and Privacy-By-Design are always at the forefront of my work.

AI? Absolutely. Generative AI has not only become an important tool for my daily work but also part of my solution portfolio. Trustworthy AI and compliance with the AI Act? Of course, that's a given.

With my knowledge of behavioral and communication psychology and my ability to present technical matters simply and accurately, I always succeed in bridging the gap between technical and business stakeholders.

What does your tomorrow look like? How will you solve the complex challenges of the digital age? How will you become digitally agile? I look forward to answering these questions together and supporting you on your path to a digital future.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Dutch
Intermediate
Danish
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary
...and 2 more

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 2003

TU Dortmund

Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Dortmund, Germany

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