About
I’m Walter, originally from Lower Bavaria.
These days I work as an AI consultant at Accenture in Munich, helping organisations make practical use of machine learning and generative AI. Before that, I built and led engineering teams in startups and smaller companies as CTO or lead engineer. I also spent years freelancing across a wide range of domains — often called in to rescue projects in trouble or fix what others couldn’t.
I studied computer science and later did a doctorate at TU Munich. Somewhere along the way I also picked up a master’s in philosophy, politics and economics — not because it seemed useful for my career, but because I was curious about questions that go beyond code.
What this blog is about
I write here about things that occupy my mind: technology and how we build it, ethical questions around AI and data, and occasionally some thoughts on political theory or intellectual history. Nothing too polished — just notes and reflections.
I also care about European approaches to technology and self-hosting as a way to understand systems better. Not as a statement against anything, but because I find value in knowing how things work and keeping some control over my own digital life.
Other things
For the past ten years, I’ve been on the board of Forum PPW, which organises an annual conference — usually in Venice — and other events. I’ve also mentored startups at the UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator here in Munich and at the Impact Hub, though more actively a few years ago than now.