When it has to work, I'm the call you make.
I'm Claus Siebeneicher. I think myself into problems — fast, independently, without agency overhead. From NATO systems architecture to an AI poster for your theatre production. If it needs to be solved, that's the call you make.
For SMEs, associations and public-interest organisations in Europe where outages, unclear architecture or growing risk block progress.
Firefighting & Root-Cause Analysis
When your systems are down and your team is stuck. Pattern-recognition from decades of mission-critical systems.
Learn more →Found in AI Search?
ChatGPT and Perplexity are the new search. Most business websites are invisible to them. You lose deals you never knew existed.
Learn more →Systems Architecture
Current-state mapping, target architecture, migration roadmap. From tool sprawl to a system that fits.
Learn more →Security That Survives Audit
Risk assessment, backup validation, recovery drills. Security architecture that does not collapse under scrutiny.
Learn more →Local AI in practice
I run a local LLM environment on dedicated hardware — no cloud, no data leaving your infrastructure. Used for document analysis, research, translation and knowledge extraction in client projects. Not a software product. An approach.
- Runs locally, optional controlled internet access
- Document analysis, knowledge extraction, decision support
- Pilot workflow 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