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.
From embedded automotive software to executive leadership — three decades in one throughline.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Market research for middleware (the Agosense product), building partnering channels between Japan and Germany, and verifying customer leads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.