Hi there, I'm André - aka vergissberlin 👋

AI Consultant at Thinkport, helping companies put AI to real use, from strategy and use cases to running AI workloads on Kubernetes in the cloud. On the side I run kieks.me GbR, an AI consulting company that automates processes with AI agents and builds custom software. Father, maker, and 20+ years in software development.

• 🤖 AI strategy, AI agents and AI-assisted development
• ☁️ Cloud-native platforms on Kubernetes for AI workloads
• 🔭 Deep into Observability with OpenTelemetry
• 🔌 Tinkering with IoT, LoRaWAN and embedded systems
• ⚡ Fun fact: Sigmund Jähn was my neighbor!

🏅 Certified as

CAN/LAB: debug your CAN bus right in the browser with two ESP32-C3 boards. Live console, TX/RX diagram and load tests via Web Serial, nothing to install. Source code

💻 Languages I work with

📀 With Hands on experience working with data stores like

📚 Frameworks I've worked with

🔭 And some useful tools like

📦 Checkout some of my packages published on

Install the useless vergissberlin CLI:

# RubyGems
gem install vergissberlin

# Homebrew (https://github.com/vergissberlin/homebrew-tap)
brew tap vergissberlin/tap
brew install vergissberlin

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• Wissensmanagement mit Obsidian
• TYPO3 vs Wordpress – Login, Nutzerverwaltung und das Rechtesystem
• Softwareentwickler / Programmierer

• Generate gigabytes of test data with JavaScript in high speed
• Continuous delivery with Docker
• Release notes for Docker - dockerized applications and its services
• Reverse proxies and CDN as a service for Magento

• What a VW Lupo and a Tesla Roadster Have in Common: CAN Bus
• Why Companies Need an Agent Hub, Not Just a Skill Repository
• Why Amazon Blocks AI Shopping Bots
• Make No Mistakes: What Magic Prompt Phrases Actually Do
• When Switching Feels Like an Upgrade

• Answer by André Lademann for It is possible to login the user into chrome extension using the local storage of our website?

• #038 Bastelrunde - Regenfass-Hardware: Vom Prototyp zur Feldtauglichkeit
• #037 Bastelrunde - LoRaWAN-Plattform skalierbar & datenschutzkonform bauen
• #033 Bastelrunde - Admin-Dashboard für das Regenfass-Projekt
• #032 Bastelrunde - Event Driven Development
• #031 Bastelrunde - Design System

gantt
	dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
	title      Work experience André Lademann

	section Employed
		Thinkport, AI Consultant (main job) :crit, active, emp6a, 2023-03-01, 2026-12-31
		click emp6a href "https://thinkport.digital"

	section Side business
		kieks.me GbR  :active,  kieksme, 2025-03-01, 2026-12-31
		NULLzuEINS Inh. André Lademann :active,  nze, 2007-03, 2026-12-31
		click nze href "https://nullzueins.com"
		click kieksme href "https://kieks.me"

	section Previous employers
		Torpedo Leipzig : done, emp1, 2007-03-01, 2008-02-01
		Freelancer      :done, emp2, after emp1, 2011-08-01
		Digitalwert     :done, emp3, after emp2, 2013-03-01
		Falk Analytics  : done, emp4, after emp3, 2013-09-01
		Netresearch     : done, emp5, after emp4, 2023-02-28

		click emp1 href "https://torpedo-motor.com"
		click emp3 href "https://digitalwert.de"
		click emp5 href "https://netresearch.de"