WORK WITH ME Open for new builds · 2026

Fernando Kahapola — Fernando Codes

AI & Technology Leader / AI Solutions Architect Bonn, DE — 13+ yrs
Agentic Workflows · AI Coding Agents · Enterprise Automation

I turn AI ambition into systems that deliver.

I lead the strategy, architecture and development of AI solutions that solve real business problems. From intelligent workflows to applications built with AI coding agents, I connect business priorities with hands-on engineering and take responsibility for delivery.

agents.loglive
risk-model37 participants scored for breach risk
triage14 incident reports classified
verify-loop2,318 transactions reconciled
fraud1 forged certificate flagged
3,000+
Hours saved annually through automation
4
AI agentic systems shipped
20+
Products shipped across my career
13+
Years building software
Claude Claude Code MCP OpenClaw Hermes Agent n8n RAG Python TypeScript Next.js AWS Azure Salesforce Kubernetes Terraform

I’m an AI and technology leader with 13+ years of experience building software, leading IT teams and turning complex business challenges into working products. My work brings together AI strategy, solution architecture and practical implementation. I identify where AI can create value, design the systems around it and lead delivery from the initial concept through to production.

WHAT I LEAD

(Four areas)

I translate business priorities into practical AI initiatives, connecting use-case selection, architecture and implementation. My focus is on solutions that fit the organisation’s workflows and deliver a clear operational benefit.

I design systems in which AI agents work with data, tools and enterprise applications to perform defined tasks. These workflows bring intelligence into processes such as classification, investigation, reconciliation and decision support.

I use AI coding agents to help build applications from concept through implementation. I direct the development process, define the architecture, review the outputs and retain responsibility for engineering decisions and delivery.

I bring AI initiatives into the wider technology environment, connecting cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, software delivery and the people responsible for operating them.

HOW I BUILD

AI agents are part of both the solutions I create and the way I develop them. I provide the direction.

(Mini game · 4 checkpoints)
DRIVE THE
PIPELINE

Dodge the blockers and pass every checkpoint to ship.

← → change lanes · ↑ boost · ↓ brake · Esc pause
Stage 01Locked

FRAME

Start with the business problem: what the system should achieve and where human judgment is required.

Stage 02Locked

ORCHESTRATE

Design how it should work. Agents work with information and tools to carry out tasks and support decisions.

Stage 03Locked

EVALUATE

Coding agents turn requirements into applications. I review the outputs and validate before release.

Stage 04Locked

SHIP

Into production, then adoption and continuous improvement.

SELECTED
WORK

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01Production · ASI

PREDICTIVE ASSURANCE

An AI-supported risk system that uses historical assurance data to help teams identify participants and audits requiring closer attention.

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02Production · ASI

GLOBAL INCIDENT TRIAGE

An agent-driven workflow that classifies, prioritises and routes reports of sustainability incidents, helping assurance teams focus their response.

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03Production · ASI

TRANSACTION VERIFICATION

An automated reconciliation workflow that reduced a previously annual manual cycle to near real time.

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04Production · ASI

DOCUMENT FRAUD DETECTION

An AI-supported tool that flags potentially manipulated or forged documents for further review.

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05App · 80% agentic

AYUSHA

A self-care application for an external client, spanning Android, iOS and backend development, built using AI coding agents under my direction.

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06App · 100% agentic

SPIRIT BIRDS

An upcoming community and matching application for yoga practitioners, developed for an external client through an agentic software development workflow.

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07App · 100% agentic

CLUB ECSTATICA

A community application for ecstatic dance, developed using AI coding agents.

Additional freelance work includes AI-enabled project management tools, fraud detection and a web-scraping agent system.

STACK

01 / 06
01 / 069 tools

AGENTS & ORCHESTRATION

OpenClaw/ Hermes Agent/ Multi-agent design/ Agent-to-agent/ Memory & telemetry/ Guardrails/ MCP/ Claude Skills/ Agent evals
02 / 0610 tools

LLM ENGINEERING

Anthropic Claude/ OpenAI GPT/ Hugging Face/ Prompt engineering/ RAG/ Tool use/ Vector DBs/ Embeddings/ Eval harnesses/ Cost & reliability
03 / 0614 tools

AUTOMATION & BUILD

n8n/ Zapier/ Make/ Power Automate/ Python/ TypeScript/ React/ Next.js/ Node/ Django/ Laravel/ Claude Code/ Cursor/ Antigravity
04 / 0611 tools

CLOUD & IDENTITY

AWS/ Azure/ Microsoft 365/ Dynamics 365/ Azure AD/ Google Workspace/ Salesforce/ Docker/ Kubernetes/ Terraform/ Ansible
05 / 067 tools

SECURITY

CompTIA Security+/ IBM Cyber Analyst/ CEH/ Pen testing/ Hardening/ Cloud security/ Incident response
06 / 064 tools

GENERATIVE MEDIA

Nano Banana 2.0/ Seedance/ Kling 3.0/ UI prototyping

EXPERIENCE

2023 — Present
Bonn, Germany

IT Manager

ASI Assurance Services International GmbH

Replacing legacy operational thinking with an agent-first, automation-first stack. Shipped four agent systems from problem framing to production. Owns the technology roadmap beneath a €20M-by-2030 strategy.

2020 — 2023
Bonn, Germany

IT Manager

IFOAM Organics International e.V.

Led IT and a team of four. Full digital transformation into Microsoft 365, customised Dynamics CRM, custom invoicing and membership systems.

2017 — 2020
Spain · Finland · Switzerland

IT Consultant

Freelance

Cloud architecture and transformation across the EU and Asia. Startup Hunter for Peter Vesterbacka. Consulted for the Finnish Ministry on early-stage technology evaluation.

2015 — 2017
Sri Lanka · Spain

Head of Technology & Innovations

Erbenlab H.Q., founder

Built SenseCloud ERP for around 60 SMEs. Led iOS development for international clients. Five awards, including SLUSH 2016 Best Social Impact Startup.

2014 — 2015
Sri Lanka

Software Engineer

Inforgrid Holdings

Websites, landing pages and sales funnels. SEO, analytics and marketing technology.

Certifications

  • 2026Claude Certified Architect, Professional — Anthropic
  • 2022CompTIA Security+
  • 2021IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional
  • 2015AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • 2014Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • 2013B.Sc. (Eng) Software Engineering — SLIIT

Recognition

  • 2017Tech Entrepreneur of the Year — IDB Sri Lanka
  • 2016Best Social Impact Startup — SLUSH, Helsinki
  • 2016Asia's Top 8 Enterprising Entrepreneur Under 40
  • 2016Most Innovative Tech Entrepreneur — Pioneers 500
  • 2016Aspirin Social Innovation Award — Bayer Foundation

BLOG

(Notes on building with AI)
(My perspective)

The value of AI comes from how well it solves the problem around it.

I approach AI leadership as responsibility for the whole solution: choosing useful problems, designing appropriate systems, guiding implementation and ensuring that people can use the result.

My focus is on building organisations’ ability to deliver with AI, and turning that ability into working systems and products.

(Contact)

LET'S
BUILD.