AI consulting
Use-case discovery, multi-agent architectures, AI automation, model and tool selection, governance, and production design.
Linda Mohamed · Vienna, Austria
AI, cloud, and community—built from practice.
I am an independent AI & Cloud Consultant, AWS Community Hero, speaker, educator, and community leader with more than 12 years of experience across software development, product ownership, automation, cloud platforms, and enterprise consulting.
Today I help organisations move from vague AI ambition to concrete use cases, working prototypes, production architectures, and teams that understand what they are building.
12+years in technology
2023AWS Community Hero
2,000+community members
700+conference attendees organised
Globalspeaking experience
Viennaworking internationally
My journey
From developer to independent AI consultant.
I started my career close to the code, first in IT consulting and then in Java development. From there I moved into business analysis and product ownership, later into intelligent automation, cloud consulting, DevOps leadership, and enterprise architecture.
That path matters because I understand both the technical system and the people who need to work with it. I know what it means to build, operate, explain, sell, improve, and lead technology—not just recommend it.
IT ConsultantEnterprise client engineering and infrastructure
Java DeveloperFull-stack development, APIs, databases, mobile platforms
Business AnalystRequirements, campaigns, change and delivery
Product OwnerNative apps, backend services, product vision
Automation ConsultantRPA, cognitive automation, training programmes
Head of AWSCloud practice, alliances, DevOps and enterprise consulting
Independent ConsultantAI systems, prototypes, workshops, production architecture
What I do today
From first idea to working system.
I work with organisations that want to use AI and cloud technologies in a practical, technically credible way—without losing months in abstract strategy work or disconnected tool experiments.
Cloud & platform engineering
AWS architecture, serverless systems, OpenShift, Terraform, DevOps, migrations, security, and platform enablement.
Workshops & enablement
Structured workshops that help teams identify opportunities, design prototypes, build shared understanding, and make clear decisions.
Selected projects
Systems I have built and shaped.
My projects combine AI, cloud architecture, automation, media, spatial data, knowledge systems, and operational workflows.
OTTO · AWS Community Agent
Multi-agent system for community operations, speaker coordination, content creation, and event workflows. Presented at AWS re:Invent 2025.
AI-powered video analysis platform
Serverless workflow transforming raw footage into polished content through an eight-agent AI film crew and layered validation.
GEO-AI platform
Conversational spatial-analysis platform for the Austrian energy sector, with agent orchestration and a custom MCP server for PostGIS.
Freelancer Automation
Automation platform for independent consultants covering client work, documentation, invoicing, and business operations.
AI Solutions Wiki
Open engineering reference for AI implementation patterns, tools, architectures, and practical learning paths.
AI Workshops Online
Practical workshop materials, exercises, and curricula for teams that want to build AI capability through hands-on learning.
Professional experience
More than twelve years across engineering, product, cloud, and AI.
My experience covers hands-on development, product ownership, enterprise consulting, team leadership, partnerships, business development, workshops, and technical delivery.
Feb 2025 – Present
Independent AI & Cloud Consultant
Self-employed
- Design and implement AI-powered automation systems using AWS Bedrock AgentCore and CrewAI.
- Build multi-agent orchestration platforms and serverless video-processing pipelines.
- Deliver AI, cloud, and architecture workshops for startups, SMEs, enterprise, and public-sector teams.
- Create Terraform-based infrastructure and production-ready serverless architectures.
Jun 2022 – Jul 2024
Principal Consultant · Head of AWS
EBCONT
- Built and led the AWS practice and managed alliances with AWS, Red Hat, and HashiCorp.
- Led consulting for managed OpenShift platforms, hybrid cloud, migration, security, and governance.
- Built and managed a cross-functional DevOps team of around ten engineers.
- Owned practice operations across sales, pre-sales, offers, recruiting, enablement, and go-to-market activity.
Nov 2019 – May 2022
Senior Consultant Cloud Technologies
creative-it Software & Consulting
- Supported organisations on their cloud journey with a focus on serverless architectures and emerging technologies.
- Developed prototypes, feasibility studies, Well-Architected Reviews, and technical and business workshops.
- Led business development, sales, partnerships, and internal operations.
Nov 2018 – Jul 2019
Senior Consultant / Manager Intelligent Automation
EY
- Managed intelligent automation projects in Austria and Germany across RPA and cognitive RPA.
- Established a training path for project members in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
- Supported clients with automation centres of excellence, pre-sales, and delivery in finance and insurance.
Sep 2014 – Oct 2018
Product Owner · Business Analyst · Software Developer
Hutchison Drei Austria
- Owned product backlogs and product vision for native apps and backend services in TV and smart-home contexts.
- Worked as a full-stack developer with Java, JavaScript, REST, Oracle, HTML, CSS, JSON, and XML.
- Supported mobile marketing initiatives, campaign management, and ad-server operations.
Sep 2013 – Aug 2016
IT Consultant
iTEC Informationssysteme
- SCCM and Microsoft Active Directory administration.
- Client engineering, enterprise workstation setup, and second-level support.
Community & speaking
I build ecosystems, not only systems.
Community work has shaped how I teach, lead, communicate, and build. I lead the AWS User Group Vienna, founded the AWS Women’s User Group Vienna, and have organised conferences, recurring meetups, technical workshops, community areas, and speaker programmes.
I also serve on the netidee Funding Advisory Board, supporting Austrian open-source projects, and speak at conferences, community events, partner events, universities, and workshops across Europe and the United States.
Community & open source
Leadership, education, and reusable knowledge.
These roles are not side projects. They are an important part of how I learn, teach, test ideas, build networks, and create opportunities for others.
AWS User Group Vienna
User Group Leader since 2020. Grew the community to more than 2,000 members and coordinate recurring technical events, speakers, sponsors, and volunteer teams.
AWS Community DACH
Led the organisation of AWS Community Day DACH, community areas at AWS Summits, sponsor relationships, marketing, and volunteer collaboration.
netidee
Vice Chairwoman of the Funding Advisory Board, evaluating and supporting Austrian open-source projects and funding applications.
AWS Women’s User Group Vienna
Founder of a dedicated space for women in cloud and technology, focused on mentorship, skills, networking, and visibility.
Open-source projects
Maintainer and contributor across AI Solutions Wiki, Freelancer Templates, community guides, tooling, and technical resources.
sisy.social
Initiative supporting young women in building confidence, starting to speak, and becoming visible in professional communities.
Speaking & teaching
Technical depth, made understandable.
I speak at conferences, community events, partner events, universities, and workshops across Europe and the United States.
- AWS re:Invent 2024 and 2025Las Vegas
- AWS Community Days across EuropeGermany, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, New York
- AWS Summit Berlin, CTRL+ESC Malta, WeAreDevelopers, Women && Code, sec4devTechnical talks, keynotes, demos, and moderation
- FH BurgenlandTeaching AI Solutions Engineering from autumn 2026
- Enterprise enablementHands-on workshops, architecture reviews, and team training
- Community educationTalks, guides, videos, mentoring, and open resources
Education
The foundation behind the work.
A technical education and a broad enterprise background allow me to work across strategy, architecture, implementation, and enablement.
- BSc Business InformaticsFH Technikum Wien · 2014–2018
- Matura, Informatics (Ing.)HTL Pinkafeld · 2008–2013
- GermanNative
- EnglishFluent
How I work
Practical, collaborative, and built for real decisions.
My strongest work happens when technical depth, business context, and honest communication are treated as equally important.
Practical
I focus on concrete use cases, useful prototypes, and architectures that can move into production.
Human-centred
Technology should support people and teams, not replace understanding or good judgement.
Collaborative
The best outcomes come from shared thinking, honest feedback, and transparent decisions.
Personal
What drives me.
I am ambitious, curious, direct, and deeply motivated by difficult problems. I enjoy connecting people, improving systems, teaching what I learn, and turning unclear situations into something concrete.
Community matters to me because knowledge grows faster when people share it. Open source matters because useful work should be reusable. Speaking matters because good ideas have little impact when nobody can explain them.
And yes, I regularly take juggling breaks during work and workshops.
“The companies getting real results are not those with the most tools. They are the ones that invested in understanding, capability, and concrete use cases first.”
Let’s work together
Let’s build something useful.
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