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CoSoMotion

Consulting & Solutions in Motion

Getting Development Projects on Track.
Strengthening Organizations. Delivering Results.

"I ensure complex development projects reach their goals. Whether from the start or when things get critical."

About Me

Program Director, Interim Project Lead, Process Optimizer & Task Force Manager

For over 20 years, I've taken responsibility where it counts: in complex development projects where quality, deadlines, and safety standards are non-negotiable. Whether as program director, interim project lead, process optimizer, or the one who gets a project in crisis back on track. My mission is always the same: deliver results.

20+

Years Experience

10+

Project Engagements

My clients are international corporations and mid-sized technology companies that need someone who takes responsibility immediately, without weeks of onboarding. Someone who can manage large, distributed teams across locations and time zones, with external suppliers and multiple development partners simultaneously.

What sets me apart from traditional management consultants: I come from software development myself. I understand what my teams do. Technically, not just organizationally. This leads to better decisions, eye-level communication with developers, and early risk detection before things escalate.

And I work the way I consult: contemporary. Artificial intelligence isn't a future topic for me — it's a daily tool. I systematically use AI-powered tools for analysis, automation, reporting, and decision preparation. This not only makes me faster and more efficient, but enables me to help your organization adopt these technologies meaningfully. I know which tools work, where the real value lies, and how to introduce AI so it actually accelerates processes rather than complicating them.

Industry Experience: Automotive, Cybersecurity and Defence, Embedded Systems, Telematics, Energy Systems. Methods proven across industries, especially in regulated environments like Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Technology, and safety-critical systems.

My Focus: Deliver results, improve processes, strengthen organizations.

Kai Wetzelsberger

When You Need Me

Recognize Your Situation?

Your Development Project Is Off Track

Deadlines are slipping, communication is stalling, the team is losing focus. You need someone to take control and get the project back on target.

Your Processes Slow Down Instead of Accelerating

Everything is defined on paper, but it doesn't work in practice. Audits are pending, quality isn't right, teams are working around the processes.

Your Organization Isn't Set Up for the Task

Team structures don't match project complexity. Responsibilities are unclear, interfaces create friction instead of results.

You're Launching a Strategically Important Initiative

You want the right structure, the right speed, and an experienced hand at the helm from the start.

You Want to Use AI Productively but Don't Know Where to Start

Everyone's talking about artificial intelligence, but nobody in your organization is actually using it. You need someone who knows the possibilities and shows you where AI creates real value in your projects and processes.

If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, we should talk.

Services

What I Do for You

Program & Project Management

I take full responsibility for complex development initiatives, from strategic planning to successful delivery. I manage cross-functional teams, external partners, and keep all stakeholders aligned toward a common goal.

Process Optimization & Standards Compliance

I shape development processes to match requirements and be actually lived in practice. Whether industry standards, functional safety, or certification preparation: I know the requirements and implement them pragmatically.

Organizational Development & Restructuring

When structures don't fit the task, I change the structures. I analyze team setups, responsibilities, and workflows and restructure them so the organization becomes and stays delivery-capable.

Crisis Management & Task Force

Some projects don't need another workshop — they need someone to take control. I stabilize critical situations through immediate takeover, rapid root cause analysis, and uncompromising prioritization until the project is back on track.

Why Me

What Sets Me Apart

Results Over Methodology

Over 10 project engagements for international clients, each one successfully completed. Many of these projects came to me because they were in trouble. None stayed that way.

Technology and Management in One Person

My software development background makes me a conversation partner at all levels, from architect to board member. I understand the technical context and can translate it into management decisions.

Ready from Day One

No ramp-up time, no overhead. I take responsibility from day one and deliver results, not onboarding plans.

Proven Across Industries

My experience spans from Automotive to Cybersecurity and Defence to Embedded Systems. The methods that work in the most demanding safety environments work everywhere.

AI as a Real Tool, Not a Buzzword

I use artificial intelligence daily and productively in my work and know the difference between what works and what just sounds good. I pass this knowledge on to my clients: as consulting, as enablement, and as measurable efficiency gains.

AI Expertise

AI that accelerates processes, not complicates them.

I have used artificial intelligence productively since its first day. I help companies introduce it where it creates real value: with agentic workflows, deep system integration, and training for your teams. With frontier performance and GDPR-compliant.

Agentic Automation

Sovereign, GDPR-compliant AI

Model Customization & Fine‑Tuning

Training & Enablement

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Project Experience

Project Experience

Selected from over 20 years of consulting. Every project successfully completed.

International Corporation — Amplifier

Full responsibility for the complete software development of an international development program across multiple locations. Steering a distributed team, with AI as a continuous lever for control and transparency.

  • • Responsibility for planning, quality, and deadlines of the entire software development
  • • AI-supported reporting, progress tracking, and cost control for maximum transparency
  • • Faster, better-founded decisions through automated analysis and reporting

International Corporation — Battery Management

Project leadership and process optimization for a safety-relevant energy system. Building sustainable development processes that outlast the engagement.

  • • Transformation of development methodology from V-model to agile
  • • Building a modern CI/CD platform replacing the existing integration landscape
  • • Leading an organization-wide workstream to improve development processes and tooling
  • • Managing process cleanup to achieve safety clearance

International Corporation — Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Technical project leadership in the field of autonomous systems. Completed on time with full goal achievement.

International Corporation — Camera-Based Monitoring System

Managing an international development team across multiple locations and cultures. Successful delivery despite high organizational complexity.

International Corporation — Telematics ECU

Task force deployment to stabilize a critical embedded systems project. Taking control and restoring delivery capability under extreme time pressure.

  • • Restructuring the project team to increase efficiency and collaboration
  • • Project stabilized and successfully brought to completion

International Corporation — Energy System

Project leadership and crisis management for an innovative system, from regular project operations to task force escalation.

  • • Organizational development: building a completely new software organization structure
  • • Defining and introducing development processes to meet industry-specific maturity requirements
  • • Delivered on time despite critical initial situation

International Corporation — Display & Control Systems

Technical project leadership for complex human-machine interfaces. Series production start without delay.

International Corporation — Instrumentation (Multiple Clients)

Long-term project and team leadership across multiple product generations. Consistently successful deliveries.

International Corporation — Cryptography ECU

Program management for a security-critical system in encrypted communication. Successfully managed under the highest security and regulatory requirements.

My Approach

Structured Approach

01

Assessment

Where does the project really stand? I analyze processes, risks, team structures, and bottlenecks – honestly and unvarnished.

02

Concept

What needs to happen? A clear action plan with goals, milestones, and responsibilities – aligned with what the organization can actually implement.

03

Execution

I implement operationally – focused on results, deadline adherence, and team buy-in. No concepts for the drawer.

04

Sustainability

Results that last beyond my engagement: through anchored processes, knowledge transfer, and stable structures.

Task Force

When a project is already critical, a different mode kicks in: immediate takeover, daily tracking, and uncompromising prioritization. No concept papers, just action.

Qualifications

Proven Qualifications

Certifications

PMP

Project Management Professional

PRINCE2

Foundation

ITIL

Foundation

SCRUM

Certified SCRUM Master

SCRUM

Certified Product Owner

ISO 26262

Functional Safety

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science

With Distinction

Diploma in Computer Science (Embedded Systems)

Study Abroad

University of Maryland, USA

Scientific Publications

AMS 2007

"Design and Simulation of a Walking Algorithm for a Bipedal Walking Robot"

Eurobot 2008

"Map Reconstruction based on Stereo Camera Images"

ROSE 2010

"Real-time Image Processing for Motion Planning based on Realistic Sensor Data"

IEEE Best Paper Award

ICRA 2011

"Real-time Image Processing based on a Task-pair Scheduling Concept"

Methods

Classical & Agile Project Management Scaled Frameworks (SAFe) Hybrid Approaches for Regulated Environments

Contact

Let's Talk

Facing a challenge that needs an experienced consultant? Describe your situation in a brief conversation. No obligation, fully confidential. Often 30 minutes is enough to clarify whether and how I can help.