Georg Hartmann

Head of Product & Technology | Management | Startups | Agile Development | Data Engineering | JS & Python & Golang & Gleam & FP | IT Security | Software Development with LLMs

LinkedIn Profile Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

Summary

Head of Tech / Product Manager with a strong technical background in full-stack development. Currently leading an interdisciplinary team of developers, designers, quality control specialists, and data analysts at Kanguro. Proven track record of driving product success through strategic planning, agile methodologies, and innovative solutions. Experienced in developing features for a user base of almost 1 million users at VincuVentas. Co-authored a patent for a mobile authentication method in cashless payment transactions. Passionate about leveraging technology to deliver impactful products and create exceptional user experiences. Let's connect and explore how my technical expertise and product management experience can contribute to your early-stage startup.

Experience

Head of Technology

Kanguro Seguro
Kanguro Seguro
Bogotá Jan 2024 to Present

As Head of Product & Technology at Kanguro, I am responsible for all aspects of Product Feature Development from understanding user needs via scoping and resource planning to agile implementation to testing. Working with my exceptional interdisciplinary Product team of Product Designers, Backend, Frontend and Mobile Developers to Data Analysts gives me the opportunity to lead Software Development at every stage, end to end. Furthermore, I am guiding the long term strategy around Software Architecture, IT Security and Devops. Recently, I have started to integrate LLMs ( AI ) into our both runtime automations as well as our Software Development workflow. As with all other technology, I am not AI driven. I am driven by customer needs and applying technology where it provides the best solution.

Senior Product Manager @ elenas

Polymath Ventures
Polymath Ventures
Bogota,D.C., Capital District, Colombia Feb 2021 to Dec 2023

As a Senior Product Manager at Elenas, I have driven the success of innovative product initiatives in the realm of social e-commerce. Leveraging my technical background, I have played a pivotal role in shaping the company's product strategy and roadmap. Noteworthy projects include the development and implementation of an automated Customer Retention System, which significantly improved customer engagement and loyalty. Additionally, I led the design and supervised the implementation of a logistics model that optimized the company's supply chain, resulting in streamlined operations and enhanced customer satisfaction.

Product Manager & Lead Front-end @ elenas

Polymath Ventures
Polymath Ventures
Bogota,D.C., Capital District, Colombia Nov 2020 to Feb 2021

Lead Developer Front-end @ elenas

Polymath Ventures
Polymath Ventures
Bogotá Oct 2019 to Oct 2020

Senior Full Stack Developer @ Vincu Ventras

Polymath Ventures
Polymath Ventures
Bogotá Jul 2017 to Sep 2019

Development of the backend in Python (Flask) and the frontend in JavaScript (Ember). Management of the server infrastructure on AWS via Terraform. Technical management of mail campaigns in the range of several million. Scrum-based development cycles. Support of the business team with data analysis in Google Analytics and Metabase (SQL).

Software Engineer

Q1 Energie AG
Osnabrück Area, Germany Apr 2015 to Jan 2017

Development of a terminal for cashless payment via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using Golang in the backend. Technical integration with partners in the automotive industry. Participation in a patent to secure BLE without PIN entry.

Intern

High Performance Computing Laboratory, PUCRS
Porto Alegre Area, Brazil Sep 2014 to Feb 2015

3 month internship, 3 month Bachelor Thesis with the Topic: Usage Statistics for the clusters with Node.js and MongoDB

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)

University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück
2012 to 2015

Basic studies of computer science, additional studies include software engineering, 3D graphics, 3D modeling, usability and media lawTutor for mathematics, student representative in the study commission, member of the university group of Amnesty International

General University Entrance Qualification

Waldorf School Balingen
1997 to 2010

Schülermitverwaltung, Schulorchester

Languages

German Native or bilingual proficiency
English Full professional proficiency
Portuguese Professional working proficiency
Spanish Full professional proficiency

Publications

Verfahren zur Einleitung eines Authentifizierungsprozesses, insbesondere geeignet zur Personenauthentifizierung im Rahmen eines bargeldlosen Zahlungsverkehrs, und Datenverarbeitungsterminal zur Verwendung in einem solchen Verfahren

de Apr 7, 2016

Authentication used in the BLE Mobile Payment Terminal I co-developed at zahlz / Q1

Awards

innovate!2015 Concept Award 2015

2015

Award for zahlz.com Mobile Payment

Volunteering

Member

Amnesty International Germany
Mar 2012 to Aug 2014

Öffentlichkeitsarbeit: Ausstellungen, Filmabende, Diskussionsrunden, Brief-Aktionen in der Fußgängerzone

Tutor for international students

Hochschule Osnabrueck (University of Applied Sciences
Mar 2012 to Feb 2013