Three decades
of building systems.

Senior IT consultant
& systems expert

I'm a senior IT consultant and systems expert with 30+ years of experience spanning software engineering, application lifecycle management, quality management, and executive leadership.

Over that time I've delivered high-impact engagements for global technology companies — with deep expertise in requirements management, source code management, test management, and architecture & design. Much of that work centered on the automotive world, guiding OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Today I run Krueger Kinetic, advising small and mid-sized businesses on AI adoption and operational systems that run without constant oversight — the same principle that's guided every engagement of my career.

  • 30+ years across enterprise and small-business IT
  • Global delivery: Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, USA, Europe
  • Automotive ALM for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers
  • Standards-fluent: A-SPICE, ISO 26262, DO-178b/c
  • From hands-on engineering to executive leadership
Uwe Krueger
Owner, Krueger Kinetic Based in Japan

A track record,
not a pitch

30+
Years in IT
20+
Years in Automotive ALM
3
Continents Served
3
Languages

Professional experience

From embedded automotive software to executive leadership — three decades in one throughline.

Krueger Kinetic 2026 – Present
Owner & Freelance IT Consultant

Advising small and mid-sized businesses across the full service range. AI research for process automation in software development — finding and testing the right tools for each use case, and documenting the results.

Nanga Systems K.K. 2022 – 2026
General Manager

Built and led the ALM team — recruiting, onboarding, and placing staff on customer projects. Drove project acquisition and solution architecture delivery alongside sales, ran customer training and implementation planning, and reported directly to the German headquarters.

PTC 2020 – 2022
Quality Manager & Team Lead

Led Customer Relationship Quality and the team for the extended product range (PTC Creo, Windchill for Heavy Industries). Owned project planning of all team tasks across a diverse customer base.

PTC 2014 – 2020
Quality Engineer & Principal Consultant

Project lead for Customer Relationship Quality — making sure the customer voice was not only heard but understood. Coordinated PTC development teams in India against customer requests, managed implementation and user agreements, and reported quality status to upper management.

agosense GmbH 2013 – 2014
Foreign Representative

Market research for middleware (the Agosense product), building partnering channels between Japan and Germany, and verifying customer leads.

PTC 2009 – 2013
Senior Principal ALM Consultant

Project lead on several Tier-1 and OEM automotive engagements — from project plan creation and negotiation through execution and customer satisfaction. Extended coverage across the USA and APAC, focused on Japan with support for South Korea, China, and Taiwan, optimizing business processes for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.

PTC 2005 – 2009
Senior Consultant

Pre-sales consulting and customer demonstrations of PTC Integrity, plus hands-on delivery across requirements and test management, data-migration architecture, and test automation with HILS/SILS/MILS and Matlab Simulink code generation. Trained PTC ALM consultants and worked within A-SPICE, ISO 26262, and DO-178b/c process models.

PTC 2002 – 2005
ALM Consultant

Technical implementation of PTC Integrity — analyzing customer work processes, designing the target architecture, and installing and configuring OS (Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Windows Server), databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server), and application servers. Extended workflows via the Java and JavaScript APIs and migrated data from legacy systems.

Harman International 1999 – 2002
Software Engineer

Ported an automotive MMI system from Windows to QNX — analyzing the architecture, rebuilding missing functionality in C/C++, and running function and integration testing on QNX hardware targets. Demonstrated infotainment systems at trade fairs and administered all source projects, implementing CMMI and A-SPICE workflows.

Altman 1996 – 1999
Software Engineer

Supported, maintained, and expanded the internal CRM system in BASIC and Visual BASIC, delivered user training and documentation, and maintained the network — including Novell NetWare configuration and internal hardware support.

What I bring to the table

Consulting & Strategy

AI Consulting & Implementation Executive Consulting Systems Architecture Business Process Optimization High-Ticket Offer Design

Engineering & Lifecycle Management

Application Lifecycle Management Requirements Management Source Code Management Test Management Quality Management Application Development
German
Native
English
Fluent / Professional
Japanese
Rudimentary

Put three decades to work
on your business

If you're serious about fixing the operational side of your business, I'd like to hear from you.