About
Hi, I am Michael.
I am an engineering leader from Leipzig, Germany, who has worked as a researcher, developer, manager, director, VP and finally CTO over my professional career. I started my career doing research and my PhD at the university of Kassel (research group of Prof. Fohry, to be precise). If you are looking for some of my earlier work at the University of Kassel, feel free to visit my list of publications.
Afterwards I joined an awesome company called TomTom, more specifically the Webfleet branch. I have worked my way up there from a developer to manager to finally become CTO during the time when it was part of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. If you want to know a bit more about me from the time when I started this writing adventure, it is probably worth checking the first post on this blog. Webfleet and me have parted ways in 2025 and I am now working as a Freelancer – you can find out more about my departure on LinkedIn, you can find more about my services here.
On the use of AI
One of the topics that this blog is about is artificial intelligence (AI) – so naturally, I am using AI for all kinds of purposes. Also in the creation of the posts and pictures on this blog, AI is used. All content posted here is created by me, owned by me and I vouch for the result – even though various AI tools might have been involved in its creation.
Disclaimer
Please note that anything I say on this blog or anywhere else on the web is my own personal opinion unless otherwise noted. It does not necessarily represent the views of my current or past employers and should not be taken as such!