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Olivebytes by Marinho

AI — from strategy to dependable delivery.

I help companies and organisations make sense of AI, take sound decisions and deliver ambitious initiatives with the right level of control.

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  1. AI consultingI frame opportunities, risks, use cases and governance so that AI potential becomes a sound basis for decisions.
  2. Engineering leadershipI provide technical and operational leadership, clarify ownership and make complex delivery manageable again.
  3. Funding & innovation advisoryI connect technology, impact and funding logic into a credible initiative with a robust evidence and delivery structure.
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Services

Clarity, leadership and delivery in one engagement.

Depending on the situation, I join at a strategic, technical or operational level — always with a clear mandate, traceable decisions and realistic next steps.

01

AI strategy & adoption

From initial orientation to a prioritised opportunity portfolio: potential, risk, governance and organisational readiness become tangible.

  • Use-case portfolioWe identify, assess and prioritise concrete AI opportunities by value, feasibility and risk.
  • Decision briefsOptions, dependencies and risks are distilled into a format that supports a sound decision.
  • Adoption and governance frameworkWe clarify roles, rules and organisational conditions for controlled AI adoption.
02

Prototyping & automation

Ideas become testable prototypes, integrated workflows and sound technical decisions — with human approvals where they matter.

  • Technical discoveryIn a technical discovery, we review the existing landscape together and analyse technical opportunities, risks and next steps.
  • AI and workflow prototypesSelected workflows become testable prototypes so that value and limitations are visible early.
  • Architecture and delivery planTarget architecture, integrations, ownership and delivery steps are planned in a traceable way.
03

Engineering & delivery leadership

Interim leadership for complex digital initiatives: align teams, clarify dependencies and make delivery predictable again.

  • Engineering managementI support teams with technical leadership, clear ownership and a dependable delivery rhythm.
  • Project and programme leadershipObjectives, dependencies, decisions and progress become manageable across teams and workstreams.
  • Stakeholder and risk managementInterests, decision paths and risks are surfaced early and actively integrated into delivery.
04

Funding & innovation advisory

Technology, impact and funding logic become a coherent project structure — from funding readiness to a credible work and evidence plan.

  • Funding fit and readinessWe assess how well the initiative, maturity, impact and consortium align with suitable funding logic.
  • Proposal and evidence structureNarrative, evidence and open proof points are assembled into a reviewable proposal structure.
  • Partner, work and risk planRoles, work packages, dependencies and project risks are structured and justified realistically.

Approach

As little process as possible. As much control as necessary.

Every engagement starts with an honest assessment. It leads to a bounded, testable mandate — not an endless transformation programme.

  1. 01

    Orient

    Make the objective, current state, risks and decision needs visible.

  2. 02

    Decide

    Evaluate options, set priorities and define success criteria.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Move the prototype, project or team forward with clear ownership.

  4. 04

    Operate with control

    Embed handover, measures and governance so results remain dependable.

Selected work

Own ventures as a practical proving ground.

These projects show strategy, engineering, governance and funding logic working together in practice. Their maturity is stated deliberately and transparently.

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Active developmentSoftware project

Agentic OS

A system for governed agentic workflows with explicit approvals, traceable states and a dependable event history.

  • Agentic AI
  • Human-in-the-loop
  • Workflow governance
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Active R&D initiativeResearch & funding

ASTRA

A source-backed project space for verifiable knowledge work, credible evidence and the preparation of complex research and funding initiatives.

  • Evidence
  • Knowledge systems
  • Innovation funding
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Concept / experimentEarly exploration

FörderFinder

A tested concept for matching initiatives to funding opportunities and structuring the subsequent proposal work.

  • Funding discovery
  • Matching
  • Application support

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Profile

Marinho Krieg combines technical depth with delivery and funding logic.

Olivebytes is my business name as an independent consultant. I work at the intersection of AI, software engineering, organisations and innovation-led projects.

This combination is particularly useful when technical possibility, strategic decisions and many stakeholders meet — and a promising idea needs to become a dependable initiative.

  • AI and technology advisoryAssessment of AI opportunities, use cases, architecture, governance and the conditions for meaningful adoption.
  • Engineering managementTechnical leadership, team design, decision-making and dependable delivery for ambitious software initiatives.
  • Project and programme managementClear objectives, ownership, dependencies and decision paths for complex multi-stakeholder initiatives.
  • Funding and innovation initiativesConnecting technology, impact, evidence and funding logic in a credible project and proposal framework.

Working together

A complex initiative starts with a clear conversation.

Send me a short note about the challenge, your current position and the decision or support that is missing.

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