Clarify product direction
Reduce uncertainty around scope, technical direction, risk and the next investment decision.
Review the directionHamburg · working internationally
Software engineer, product builder and CTO
I am a product-minded CTO and software engineer. For 20 years I have helped turn ambiguous product and technology problems into dependable production systems — from test automation and large-scale Yelp systems to AI products and technical leadership at Deliverists.IO.
20years building production software
13of them as an engineer at Yelp
Selected work
Products shaped through hands-on delivery
Current products and client work built with the Deliverists.IO team. My contribution and ownership are stated explicitly.
Current Deliverists.IO product
Quento
An invoicing platform with AI-assisted workflows, multi-currency support and tools for companies working locally and internationally.
My contribution: My work includes product direction, architecture, implementation, AI and agent integrations, and ongoing product development.
Current Deliverists.IO product
ChatlyBot
An AI-powered support platform that turns company knowledge and documentation into an interactive assistant.
My contribution: My work includes product planning, AI architecture, software development and connecting language models with business data.
Client platform contribution
Swifty
An AI travel-agent platform that supports conversational booking through channels such as WhatsApp, email and voice.
My contribution: My work included core platform engineering and advanced AI-agent development as part of Deliverists.IO's client engagement.
Career evidence
A record of making software easier to build, ship and use
Three milestones that show the progression from engineering tools, through large-scale product work, to product and technology leadership.
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2009Qype
Created a browser-testing platform that became a deployment gate
WatirCukeFM let non-technical QA record, run and review browser tests through a web interface before modern hosted CI platforms were common.
At Qype, the automated suite covered core product journeys: green meant ship; red meant fix it first.
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2012Yelp
Thirteen years building and operating software at Yelp
Worked end to end across scalable web and mobile products, APIs, release engineering, internationalisation and production support.
The role also included mentoring engineers, technical interviews and improving the systems teams used to ship safely.
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2022Deliverists.IO
Co-founded Deliverists.IO and moved from advice to owned delivery
Lead product direction, architecture and hands-on implementation across company products and selected client platforms.
Current work includes Quento, ChatlyBot and advanced AI-agent development for Swifty.
Explore current work
Work with me
Direct judgment for consequential product decisions
Come to me for an independent technical view. Bring in Deliverists.IO when the answer requires a team to build and operate the software.
Review architecture and risk
Understand what is slowing delivery before approving a rewrite, supplier change or modernisation programme.
Get an independent reviewPressure-test an AI workflow
Evaluate value, tools, data, permissions and human approval before funding implementation.
Review the workflowNeed implementation?
Deliverists.IO is the company behind the delivery.
Custom software, product modernisation, AI automation and ongoing engineering are delivered through the team—not presented as personal advisory.
Start with the situation
Need my judgment—or a team to deliver?
Work with me directly on product, architecture and technical decisions. When the work needs implementation and ongoing engineering, I bring that experience into Deliverists.IO.