Maximilian Kretzschmar

MAN Truck & Bus SE

• Independently designed and built AMPLIFY, a human-in-the-loop multi-agent system with 7 specialised agents and 40+ tools that automates finite-element simulation tasks for ~50 engineers across Germany and India; MAN IT Innovation Award finalist, projected to save ~10% of engineering hours across key simulation workflows
• Built a React/TypeScript interface for real-time agent monitoring with execution graphs, 3D visualisation, human feedback and test & evaluation tooling; validated the system with 7 domain experts using a 23-item assessment framework co-developed with the University of Bayreuth
• Integrated simulation data from production vehicle models via Ansys DPF and gRPC across 3 analysis domains, developing the tool integration layer of the modular multi-agent framework
• Deployed the system on AWS (EC2, Bedrock, S3, Cognito) with a ~€15,000 infrastructure budget, enabling scalable execution of workflows and reducing manual intervention in engineering analysis pipelines
• Defined the use case and roadmap for AMPLIFY and led the three-year, €320,000 industry research project as sole researcher, managing stakeholders and aligning academic goals with MAN's AI development strategy, including project scoping, legal coordination, budget management and delegation of research activities
• Led the cross-disciplinary development curriculum for 30+ PhD candidates, including organising multi-day workshops
• Managed end-to-end recruitment, screened 70+ candidates for student research positions, supervised several master's students across 6-month placements

Dresden University of Technology

• Researched hybrid AI systems that combine LLMs with structured and unstructured knowledge representations to automate product development processes
• Designed and evaluated multi-agent architectures with RAG pipelines and knowledge graph construction for engineering data retrieval
• Established and managed research partnerships with academic and industry partners, including project scoping, legal coordination, finances and delegation of research activities
• Authored and presented 9 peer-reviewed papers at international journals & conferences (Cambridge University Press, IEEE, Elsevier)
• Coordinated an 8-person teaching team delivering coursework to ~250 students per semester
• Taught tutorials for groups of 30 students and supervised several bachelor's and master's theses

Robert Bosch GmbH

• Implemented the Bosch Center for AI's anomaly detection engine across 9 fully automated laser-drilling lines (~26,000 parts per day, €9.5M annual production value); identified a systematic quality anomaly causing redundant testing, enabling rapid correction of throughput losses
• Built Python tooling (pandas, NumPy, seaborn) to automate the preparation, analysis and visualisation of machine and CMM quality measurement data across daily production cycles
• Planned, led and moderated a factory layout workshop with a 15-person cross-functional team, applying lean methods such as one-piece flow to improve processes affecting 25+ manufacturing workers
• Independently identified a recurring assembly inefficiency and developed a 3D-printed solution, which was documented for replication and adopted as standard across plants in Germany, the US and Turkey

Fraunhofer IWS

• Designed, developed and integrated hardware components for hyperspectral imaging systems, including the institute's smallest-ever diffuser component, from concept to manufacturing-ready technical documentation; coordinated 3 teams

SPEZ GmbH

Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Thesis submitted · defence scheduled for Feb 2027

Dresden University of Technology, Germany

1,5 · First Class Honours

European School Culham, United Kingdom

87.21% · 1,3 · AAA

Career Strategy · Impact Assessment · Cause Prioritisation · Theory of Change

Centre for Effective Altruism

Leadership Styles · Leadership Values · Communication · Team Development

TU Dresden Graduate Academy

Stakeholder & Environment analysis · Phase Plan & Milestones · Agile Project Management

TU Dresden Graduate Academy

Value Chain · Procurement & Operations · Sales & Marketing · Accounting · Controlling

TU Dresden Graduate Academy

Stakeholder Analysis · Communication Strategy · Conflict Resolution

Capgemini

Research Methodology · Literature Review · Data Collection & Analysis · Evaluation Methods

The Design Society

AI Lifecycle · Transformers · Fine-Tuning · Scaling Laws · Model Evaluation · Deployment

DeepLearning.AI · Amazon Web Services

Algorithms · Data Structures · Software Engineering · C · Python · SQL · JavaScript

Harvard University

Data Structures · Web Data · Databases · Data Visualisation

University of Michigan

Personal website & private LLM console

• Built a full-stack portfolio application using Next.js 14, Supabase, and the Vercel AI SDK with production deployment on Vercel
• Developed an authenticated LLM console bringing multiple LLM providers into one interface for model evaluation and comparison, with real-time streaming and session-based interaction

3-axis CNC plasma cutter

• Designed and built a three-axis CNC plasma cutter from scratch for under £1,000 to launch a small metalworking business, covering mechanical design, electronics, software, sourcing and testing; published open-source build documentation

Object detection with CNNs trained on synthetic data

• Built a Blender pipeline that generates automatically labelled training images to investigate domain gap effects on CNN object detection of real machine components; a YOLOv7 model trained on just 500 synthetic images achieved 71.21% mAP@0.5 on real-world detection across 8 component classes, with no manually labelled training data

The School for Moral Ambition

• Founded international Moral Ambition Circle recruiting 6 professionals across 5 countries spanning AI research, digital policy, and management to explore pathways to greater positive impact
• Facilitating the 8-month peer-led programme where members develop personal Theories of Change connecting their skills to measurable impact on pressing global challenges

Kait-Bu-Rin Muay Thai

• Volunteer martial arts instructor for groups of children and teens

Kuzuko Foundation South Africa

• Converted a disused barn into an environmental education centre and organised fundraising events to support the initiative

Human-AI Interaction · Affordance Theory · Transparency Evaluation Concept

International Symposium on Hybrid Intelligence in Product and Production Engineering

Knowledge Graphs · Schema Creation · Neo4j

Digital Chemical Engineering · Elsevier

Knowledge Graphs · Agentic Schema Creation · Neo4j

Advances in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AAIML 2026) · IEEE

Compound LLM Systems · Industry Case Study · Systems Design Patterns

Procedia CIRP · Elsevier

Industry Survey · Literature Review · Responsibility Model

Proceedings of the Design Society · Cambridge University Press

MAS Development Framework · Workflow Automation · Product Development

ICISC · IEEE

Systematic Literature Review · Cross-Domain Analysis

NordDesign · The Design Society

Capability-Challenge Matrix

Entwerfen Entwickeln Erleben (EEE) · TU Dresden

Synthetic Data Generation · CAD-to-training Pipeline · Domain Randomization

Proceedings of the Design Society · Cambridge University Press