# Christoph Garritsen

Freelance engineer for simulation, optimization and AI agents in engineering workflows. Remote. German and English.

Contact: contact@christophgarritsen.com

Site: https://christophgarritsen.com/ (German: https://christophgarritsen.com/de/)

## CV

- 2026–: Freelance. Trend research agents for an industrial group

- 2022–: Doctoral researcher at Volkswagen and TU Munich, submission Dec 2026. Ridepooling planning, adopted into Volkswagen's strategy

- 2020–22: M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Wuppertal. Thesis in powertrain research at Volkswagen

- 2016–20: B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, FH Münster. Thesis in engine testing at DEUTZ

## Skills

- Mixed-integer and linear programming (Gurobi, HiGHS), metaheuristics, scheduling, facility location

- Agent-based simulation (MATSim), demand-responsive transport, geospatial and network models

- Multi-agent LLM systems with their own tools, traced and checked step by step

- Python, TypeScript, C/C++, SQL; mechanical engineering: CAD, FEM, test data

## Projects

### Technology trends
Research agents that find technology trends early and back every claim with a source.
- Client: Industrial group, via a research institute
- Role: Concept and all development, alone
- Period: 2026, ongoing
- Page: https://christophgarritsen.com/#trends

### Boat compiler
Boat design software, built in two weeks, used by an agent and an engineer together.
- Client: Own project
- Role: Built alone
- Period: 2 weeks, 2026
- Page: https://christophgarritsen.com/#boat

### Autonomous ridepooling
Which villages driverless shuttles should serve, for a given fleet and fare.
- Client: Doctorate, Volkswagen and TU Munich
- Role: Method, models and software
- Period: 2022–26
- Page: https://christophgarritsen.com/#ridepooling

### Also built
A video editor for AI agents, and two phone apps.
- Page: https://christophgarritsen.com/#also