I help companies build AI systems that work reliably in the real world and transfer the expertise so your team can operate autonomously in the long term.
My approach is grounded in a total of 16 years in engineering, including building the AI platform team at simpleclub and shipping 5 production Gen AI systems in the last 3 years.
I operate with extreme focus on the business needs and prioritize value you get over hype.
My goal is to become a partner for your organization in leading you through uncertainty to reliable, production implementations with high ROI from AI and a team that is empowered and able to operate on their own.
What I Take Off Your Plate
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The Question of Whether AI Will Actually Work in Your Context
I audit data readiness, technical constraints, and regulatory exposure to give you a clear Go/No-Go before you invest resources.
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Figuring Out How to Implement Production AI on Your Own
I embed with your team, bringing experience from 5 production systems to guide you through implementation and transfer the knowledge needed to maintain and build similar systems in the future.
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The Guesswork of Defining What AI Talent You Need
I define exact roles, identify skill gaps, and create a concrete plan to build or upskill your team.
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Figuring Out How to Scale AI Without Breaking Things
I design the architecture, governance, observability and evaluation systems that enable growth across your organization without breaking existing AI systems.
How Do I Work
1. AI Use-Case & Feasibility Audit
"We want to use AI, but need to know if it's actually feasible before committing resources."
A short, intense diagnostic. I check your data readiness, technical constraints, regulatory exposure (EU AI Act/GDPR) and potential talent gaps. If you struggle to come up with a use case, I will help you identify the most impactful ones based on your business needs.
The Output: A technical "Go/No-Go" report for each use case showing if you have the data and/or talent to support your use case, how to get there, and where exactly to start.
2. AI Roadmap
"We know what's possible, but we don't have the plan or the people to execute it."
We build a pragmatic execution plan for the next 6 months. I help you address the "How do we upskill existing talent?" or "Who do we hire?" problems. You get a focused strategy ensuring your most profitable AI use cases will work with high probability in your business context.
The Output: Clear AI investment priorities, identified talent gaps, and concrete actions to reskill existing teams or bring in the right outside expertise.
3. Profitable AI Implementation
"We are ready to build, and we want to do it right."
I embed with your team as a Lead AI Engineer. We pick a high-value/high-impact use case and ship it. I don't build in isolation; I build with your engineers so that they absorb my knowledge and best practices and are able to act on their own in the future.
The Output: A reliable production AI system, but more importantly, your team builds the muscle memory to ship the next one autonomously.
4. Scaling Your AI
"We have AI in production and want to expand adoption across more products or departments."
I help you build autonomous internal AI leadership, hire the right roles, implement observability and evaluations systems, and enforce governance standards for long-term reliability.
The Output: Production-grade architecture, MLOps pipelines, and engineering leadership to make AI a sustainable competitive advantage.
What My Customers Say
Christian L. Co-Founder & CEO of AskPally
"Viktor is an exceptional advisor who is not only extremely reliable and responsive but also deeply committed to his work, consistently putting in a great deal of effort. His assessments and strategic advice were incredibly valuable and were instrumental in our planning process. Viktor helped us set the right priorities for our AI-heavy startup by shifting our attention from purely technical questions to critical business factors in our target market. He has a unique combination of deep tech knowledge and real-world startup experience that provides founders with essential strategic clarity."
What You Get from Your Investment
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You Have Clear AI Investment Decisions
An AI readiness assessment showing exactly whether AI will work in your context, what data, tech and talent gaps exist, and where to start before you commit resources.
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You Have Reduced Uncertainty
The focus has shifted to what your team can actually build instead of what is theoretically possible.
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You Have Strategic Clarity and Alignment
A pragmatic 6-month plan with clear AI investment priorities, connecting AI work directly to business goals.
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Your Hiring Is Focused and Effective
Defined roles you need to hire and concrete actions to upskill existing teams or bring in outside expertise.
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You Are Reliably Shipping AI Initiatives
Reliable AI systems delivering measurable business value, built with your engineers so they absorb the knowledge and best practices to ship the next one autonomously.
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You Have an Empowered, Autonomous AI Team
Your team is fully competent and confident in operating, maintaining, and evolving the systems we build together.
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You Have Scalable Architecture and Governance
Production-grade architecture, observability and evaluation systems, governance standards, and autonomous internal AI leadership that makes AI a sustainable competitive advantage.
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You Have Clear Technical Standards
Your engineering team has established best practices for everything from data handling and model evaluation to CI/CD and monitoring/observability.