About
20 years turning complex problems into working software
From telecom research and UX to applied AI product delivery, I help companies ship real AI products - not demos that die in a slide deck.
Based in Europe, I work remotely with clients worldwide. My approach is simple: understand your business, build something useful, and make sure your team can maintain it.
Let's talk about your projectIng. Bruno Gardlo, PhD
Fractional AI Product Partner
Location
Europe (Remote)
Experience
20 years
Focus
Applied AI
Availability
Limited: 1-2 active clients at a time
How I work
No bullshit
I'll tell you if your AI idea won't work. I focus on what delivers real value, not what sounds impressive. If you need a simple rule-based system instead of an LLM, I'll recommend that.
Outcome-driven
I don't sell hours - I sell outcomes. Each engagement has clear deliverables and success criteria. You know exactly what you're getting before we start.
Knowledge transfer
I teach your team instead of gatekeeping. Every project includes documentation and handover so you're not dependent on me forever.
What clients hire me for
- Choosing the right AI use case (and killing bad ones early)
- Turning prototypes into production systems (evaluation, guardrails, monitoring)
- Building internal AI tools that teams actually adopt
- Mentoring teams so they become independent
My journey
Early Web & Telecom Engineering
Web administration and BTS software development roles that built a strong delivery and testing foundation.
PhD in Telecommunications & Multimedia
Researched subjective QoE assessments and crowdsourcing methods at the University of Zilina.
QoE Researcher (FTW Vienna)
Studied video streaming and IPTV quality, building crowdsourcing web apps for user assessments.
Dataworkers: Senior Full-Stack & Tech Lead
Delivered scalable applications and advisory work across industries, with deep focus on data analysis and AI systems.
AIT: Technology Expert Advisor
Led enterprise R&D projects in data platforms, ML models, and AI integrations for public and private clients.
Fractional Senior Tech Lead & Project Manager
Mentored teams through a web transition, introduced NX monorepo architecture, and led UX/QoE improvements.
Skills & Technologies
AI & ML
- LLM Integration
- RAG Systems
- Prompt Engineering
- AI Evaluation
- Guardrails
Development
- TypeScript
- Python
- Angular
- NestJS
- Deno/Fresh
Infrastructure
- Google Cloud
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Monitoring
- Vector DBs
Product
- UX Research
- Prototyping
- User Testing
- Product Strategy
Have an AI idea but don't know where to start?
Let's talk about your goals and explore how we can turn your AI vision into a working product.
I typically reply within 1 business day