I help companies turn ideas into successful products faster — the complex physical kind, like cars, machines, and medical devices, where hundreds of specialists each own a piece and someone has to keep the whole thing moving toward what the customer actually wants.
I come at that from an unusually broad path: an ocean engineering degree from MIT, ten years in the US spanning online marketing to computational drug discovery, and roles from software developer to systems engineer at companies like Google, Volkswagen, and Mobileye. That breadth lets me trace the line from a single design decision all the way to customer value — and quickly see where things get stuck.
I call this approach Product Velocity, coming as a book from MIT Press.
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Michael’s Product Development Superpowers
Extreme Hardware
Agile software development employs short iterations with automation to create useful products quickly. For physical products, this is called Extreme Hardware development.
MBSE & SysML
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) uses a formal notation, rather than natural language, for describing systems. It is an enabler for Extreme Hardware development. SysML is the most popular modeling language.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support practitioner in mastering the complexity of their products. AI in product development is still in its infancy, and Michael’s AI-assistant Semiant acts as a flexible deployment platform.
Full Stack Development
I have built the full stack: Kubernetes-based microservice applications with node.js, Java or Python, with a reactive Vue.js based user interfaces. I still program regularly.
About Michael
Michael is an entrepreneur with a passion for technology. He has a clear grasp on his customer’s needs, with the ability to connect their problems with a technical solution.
As a teenager he developed a passion for computers and sold his first software at age 17. He got a Master’s degree at MIT and worked for multiple US-based, venture-funded start-ups as Client Engineer, Software Engineer and Software Architect. He also hold a Ph.D. in computer science on requirements modeling.
He now resides in Germany, helping Fortune 500 and DAX 100 companies to master complexity in product development. He does this by applying best practices from agile hardware development and systems modeling, resulting in tangible savings and efficiency gains. He took on various leadership roles, including Head of Customer Success and Chief Technology Officer.
He shares his knowledge in his German Blog SE-Trends, which receives half a million views per year. He also talks regularly at conferences and has published 4 books.
Michael is always active in multiple projects. Reach out to discuss about hiring Michael for a fractional leadership role.
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