Andreas Dietrich Westendörpf

ABOUT ME

As a people-centric Chief Technology & Product Officer, I thrive in driving digital transformation and exploring new business models in scale-up environments. With a proven track record of building & leading neuro-diverse, high-performing teams through rapid growth and change for profitability, I excel in developing technology strategies from product discovery to high-velocity delivery.
My leadership style is rooted in empathy, values, and collaboration, ensuring impactful and sustainable growth.

• Babbel GmbH — Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO) — Berlin (Germany) + remote, currently

• Emma Sleep GmbH - The Sleep Company — Chief Technology Officer (CTO) — Frankfurt a. M. (Germany) + remote, 3 years 10 months

• Engel & Völkers Technology GmbH — Managing Director + Chief Technology Officer (CTO) — Hamburg (Germany), 3 years 7 months

• Zalando SE — Head of Digital Productivity — Head of internal IT — Berlin (Germany), 2 years

• KPMG WPG AG — Manager IT Consulting — Frankfurt a. M. (Germany), 1 year 5 months

• Comma Soft AG — Senior Consultant — Bonn (Germany), 1 year 3 months

• Detecon Inc. — Consultant — Reston, VA (USA), 5 months

• Detecon International GmbH — Head of Team Data Center Management — Senior Consultant — Consultant — Business Analyst — Bonn (Germany), 5 years 5 months

• Freelance — Software Engineering Consultant — St. Augustin (Germany), 1 year 10 months

• Freelance — IT Administrator — Web Developer — Academic Intern — Bonn + St. Augustin (Germany), New York City, NY (USA), Cologne (Germany), 7 years 2 months

• 2000 - 2005: University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg — Computer Sciences / Media Informatics,  Diploma of Science in Computer Science (M.Sc. in Computer Science) — St. Augustin (Germany)

• 1995 - 2000: Gymnasium Lohmar — Abitur, corresponding general qualification for university entrance 'A' levels — Lohmar (Germany)

• 1993 - 1995: German School Moscow — Moscow (Russia)

• 1987 - 1993: German School Geneva — Geneva (Switzerland)

• Software Architecture & Design: Legacy & modern/cloud/composable tech patterns and architecture

• Software Engineering Culture: Agile software development processes (SCRUM, Kanban, mixes), DevOps, GitFlow, Trunk-based, Software Quality, eXtreme programming, …

• Software Delivery: Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in Cloud DevOps environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Data Analytics: Data modeling, ETL/ELT, analytics, data mining, ML/AI

• Tech Stacks: various - Typescript/JavaScript, Java+Kotlin, golang, Python, Swift, PHP, SQL, GraphQL

• 06/2025: Uride Technologies Inc.
  2nd-tier city ridesharing Scale-up
  Tech Advisor

• 01/2025: AI Tutor GmbH
  AI-based language learning Start-up
  Board Member (Beirat)

• 09/2024: KoRo Drogerie GmbH
  Snack E-Commerce Scale-up
  Tech Mentor & Advisor

• 04/2024: Repath GmbH
  ClimateTech B2B SaaS Startup
  Business Angel Investor & Tech Mentor

• Computer Science fundamentals and early computing history

• Classic cars (owner of a 1969 Ford Mustang 302cci Convertible)

• Photography & Graphic Design

• Music & HiFi