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SHAUN K. KUTSANZIRA

AI Application Engineer

Witten, Germany

ABOUT

AI Application Engineer with hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade LLM systems, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, backend API services, and local model inference infrastructure. Skilled in developing consumer-facing AI applications using Python-based orchestration frameworks and deploying scalable pipelines for real-time document ingestion and interaction workflows.

SKILLS

PythonSQL
Python-based orchestration frameworks
RAG PipelinesPrompt OrchestrationLocal Model InferenceQuantizationDistillation
REST APIsETL PipelinesPostgreSQLDocker (Working Knowledge)
Git/GitHubTableauPower BIExcelGerman (Beginner)
English (Native)

EXPERIENCE

AI Systems Engineer (Data Analyst)

Dec 2024 - Dec 2025

Duisburg Business & Innovation • Germany

- Designed and deployed production-level Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines for enterprise document ingestion and analysis workflows using Python and PostgreSQL. - Built and maintained backend REST APIs (14 endpoints) supporting real-time querying of AI- enhanced datasets for interactive user-facing applications. - Developed local LLM serving infrastructure including model optimization techniques (quantization and distillation) to enable on-premises inference and reduce external API dependency. - Engineered monitoring and automation systems for AI-assisted CRM and LinkedIn ingestion pipelines, improving internal workflow efficiency by 50%. - Contributed to system architecture decisions for scalable GenAI deployments integrating regional sustainability indicators across 61 administrative regions (1975-2024). - Implemented ETL pipelines using GENESIS/Landesdatenbank APIs for automated ingestion of structured public-sector datasets into PostgreSQL environments.

Data Analyst

Aug - Nov 2024

Neuefische GmbH • Germany

- Developed Python-based scripts for data cleaning, transformation, and automated analysis workflows. - Implemented statistical analysis pipelines and SQL queries for structured dataset processing. - Created Excel macro-enabled reporting tools to reduce manual data processing time by approximately 50%.

Senior Operations Manager

Nov 2017 - Nov 2021

AMS Global • Kandahar, Afghanistan

- Built operational KPI dashboards supporting procurement, logistics, and financial risk monitoring. - Applied demand forecasting models to support strategic sourcing decisions, contributing to annualized cost savings of USD 27M. - Designed reporting workflows translating multi-departmental operational data into decision- support outputs for leadership teams.

EDUCATION

Witten/Herdecke University - Germany

2022 - 2024

Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy & Economics

Milpark Business School - South Africa

2014 - 2017

Degree in BCom Banking & Finance

University of Zimbabwe

2007 - 2010

Degree in B.Sc. Economics

Neuefische GmbH - Germany

Aug 2024 - Nov 2024

Certificate in Advanced Data Analytics Certificate