ABOUT

Hey there!

I’m Paul, born 1983 in Göttingen, currently living in Wiesbaden with my wife and daughter. Describing yourself is weird, especially when you’re trying not to sound like a complete tool, but here goes…

After 20+ years as a developer, I just went through the biggest career shift of my life: AI made me realize my coding days were numbered. So instead of fighting it, I embraced it completely. These days I orchestrate AI systems rather than write code myself.

What I’m Building Now

AIVory is my current obsession - started as a simple dev pipeline, accidentally became something much bigger. What it actually is? Still figuring that out, honestly. I tend to pivot this thing more than I probably should, but that’s half the fun.

Ilscipio is where I explore AI + enterprise consulting. Because someone has to figure out how to make this stuff work in the real world.

The Backstory

My journey started with bazaaria.com - an eBay-like bartering system I built from scratch back when that seemed like a good idea. Since then: founded companies, led 100+ enterprise deployments, published a book about the German startup scene, and somehow ended up maintaining one of the oldest Jurassic Park fan communities (trescom.org - yes, really).

Scipio ERP was my biggest hit - enterprise system handling millions of users for companies like 1&1, Sedo, Konica Minolta. Also built systems for L’Oréal, Amadeus, Ikea, and others. Plus 5 JetBrains plugins because apparently I enjoy that kind of pain.

Random Facts About Me

I’m what you’d call “outgoing” but not in the party sense - though I’ve gotten better at networking lately (amazing what necessity will do). More like: always working on something, always moving, always building stuff.

I have strong opinions about technology (most of it’s overly complicated while being surprisingly simple). I can’t stand Apple fandom, prefer classic PC games over modern ones, and get genuinely excited about problems that seem impossible at first.

Also: I play guitar (taught myself via internet), write sometimes, try to stay in shape (with varying success), and get cranky when not fed on schedule. The feeding schedule is important - 11:30am lunch, 4pm snack, 7-8pm dinner, cookies throughout.

The Personal Stuff

Life got turned upside down a few years ago in the best way - got married, had a daughter, learned some adulting skills. Still figuring out the work-life balance thing, but having a family definitely changes your perspective on what matters.

I still get excited about building things that matter, whether that’s enterprise systems, music, or those geeky internet projects I can’t seem to stop making. Some things never change.