When it has to work, I'm the call you make.
I'm Claus Siebeneicher. I step in when technical systems stall, AI projects don't deliver, architectures are unclear, or security and audit pressure builds. I think through the problem fast — independently, without agency overhead — and hand over a documented result.
No retainers. No ongoing contracts. Short, intensive engagements — 2 to 10 days, remote, documented handover. For SMEs, associations and public-interest organisations in Europe.
Situations I'm called for
"Our system is unstable and we don't know why."
System Diagnosis →"Our AI project isn't delivering results."
Critical Intervention →"We have too many tools and no clear architecture."
Architecture Reset →"An audit is coming and we're not prepared."
Security & Audit →"We need to track and assess regulatory developments."
Regulatory Intelligence →"We need AI locally — not in the cloud."
Local AI Deployment →System Diagnosis
Your system is unstable and the root cause is unclear. I isolate it fast — pattern recognition from 40+ years of mission-critical systems. No workarounds, actual fixes.
Learn more →Critical Intervention
When the situation is stuck and internal bandwidth is exhausted. I step in, work through the problem independently, and hand over a documented result. 2–10 days.
Learn more →Architecture Reset
From grown tool landscape to a system that fits. Current-state mapping, target architecture, migration path — without the vendor agenda.
Learn more →Security & Audit Resilience
Risk analysis, backup validation, recovery tests. Security that holds under scrutiny — not hope, a documented plan.
Learn more →AI as a controlled tool — not a black box
I run a local LLM environment on dedicated hardware — no cloud, no data leaving your infrastructure. Controlled, auditable and reproducible. Used for document analysis, knowledge extraction and decision support in client projects. Not a product. A working approach.
- Runs on your infrastructure — no external dependencies
- Every output traceable: inputs, reasoning, results documented
- Pilot in weeks, not months
Why this matters now
Europe is entering a phase where regulation, AI acceleration and geopolitical fragmentation collide. Organisations need clarity, sovereignty and technical resilience — not more SaaS dependencies. That convergence is exactly where I have spent my career.
Two stories. One explanation.
Nurburgring, 1997. Grand Prix of Luxembourg.
Race Control is the nerve centre of a Formula 1 race. Every safety car call, every red flag, every marshal deployment goes through that room. The problem: the wall was full of monitors. The traditional paper track map — gone. I was asked, at very short notice, to replace it.
The result: a single large monitor showing the full interactive track layout, live-connected to the Race Control radio system. It worked. Bernie Ecclestone was in the room. He shook my hand.
That year I also built something else: a GPS/GSM mesh tracking system for truck swap bodies — working prototypes, live internet visualisation, real logistics companies as pilot partners. No venture capital. No market. In 2021, Apple released it as AirTag.
I don't tell these stories as complaints or as boasting. I tell them as an explanation: I recognise problem structures early, build fast, and deliver under pressure. That hasn't changed.
Applied Research & Strategic Systems
These projects are applied research environments — where I test and build the systems thinking I apply in client work.
Negotiation Agents
Strategic modelling. AI-powered diplomatic simulations with 41 behavioural archetypes and full audit trail.
negotiation.brusselsinnovation.com →PolicyMonitor Studio
Regulatory intelligence automation. Automated EU source tracking, evidence-based triage and briefing workflows.
monitor.brusselsinnovation.com →ShellAgents
Sovereign automation backbone. Modular, AI-driven workflow automation — file-based, auditable, no vendor lock-in.
Learn more →Background
- 2005 – 2014Senior Systems Engineer / Senior Architect at NATO (NACMA/NCI Agency) — systems architecture and interoperability for Air C2; member of the international NAF development group; agency representative in NIASCOG (NATO/EUROCONTROL); NATO focal point for SESAR (Single European Sky); contact with US Missile Defence Agency
- 1987 – 2004Senior Systems Engineer at ELEKLUFT (Daimler-Benz Aerospace) — radar measurement, automated test systems, UNIX/C, reverse engineering; parallel: own system house with deployed projects for Formula 1 Race Control and NATO agencies
- 1980 – 1986German Air Force (Luftwaffe) — radar electronics, shift leader large-area radar
- ParallelFounder photoresk.com · Virtual galleries (Unity) · Drone flying & photogrammetry · President Circle of Diplomatic Artists, Brussels