2025-Present
AI & Automation Process Engineer
BMW Group
STEPHAN
KARAS
Currently engineering AI systems at BMW Group.
Work & Impact
Career
2024-2025
AI & Software Engineer
Qubicon AG
2023-2024
AI Research & Development Engineer
TH Deggendorf
Capabilities
Clients bring me in to define the problem, set the technical direction, and build the system. Engagements can be advisory, hands-on, or both, from early-stage decisions through production delivery.
Production AI
AI systems designed for real operations, with reliability, evaluation, auditability, and integration treated as core requirements.
- LLM applications, RAG, and knowledge graphs
- AI agents and workflow automation
- Model evaluation, fine-tuning, and synthetic data
- Predictive ML, computer vision, and document intelligence
Software, Data & Platforms
The complete engineering layer around the intelligence, from product architecture and interfaces to the infrastructure that keeps it useful.
- Full-stack product development
- APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and third-party integrations
- Data models, databases, and processing pipelines
- Cloud architecture, deployment, performance, and reliability
Strategy & Product Direction
Clear technical and commercial direction for leaders deciding where AI creates leverage, what to build, and how to execute.
- AI opportunity and feasibility assessment
- Technical due diligence and architecture review
- Product strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization
- Model, platform, and vendor selection
R&D & Technical Leadership
Ownership of uncertain, research-heavy, or multidisciplinary work where the path is not obvious and the decisions carry business consequences.
- Rapid prototyping and proof of value
- Applied research, simulation, and control systems
- Technical program ownership and delivery
- Alignment across leadership, product, engineering, and domain experts
Mission
Most AI never reaches production. It stalls in research, breaks under real-world complexity, or solves the wrong problem. The gap between what AI can do and what organizations actually extract from it is where most teams lose time, money, and momentum.
I work across research, product, and engineering to make that value tangible: systems that fit the organization, hold up under real constraints, and remain useful long after launch.
Publications
Let's Talk
I work on problems worth solving. If you're building something that matters, reach out.
Send a Message
I'm always interested in ambitious ideas, meaningful work, and sharp people. If this sounds like you, feel free to reach out.