Sovereign and on-premises AI video intelligence, taken from capability to a defense-category win at SelectUSA 2026.
Projects
Stories from Armand's work.
01/2026 – PresentSAFEZA AVA-XFounder & Chief Executive Officer 04/2025 – 04/2026SWIFT17Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Family-office and real-estate technology leadership in Frankfurt, run in parallel with founder and product mandates.
London mandateSWIFT Holding LDNHead of Technology Investor portal and admin tools for the London office of a European asset-management house, with authorised access and no client-side database writes.
01/2025 – 07/2026Big White CryptoHead of Product & Development A white-label, multi-location crypto payments platform spanning Clover POS, Android, fiat settlement and compliance.
03/2018 – 03/2025CiberbuyFounder & Chief Executive Officer The international contracting vehicle that held concurrent executive and delivery mandates across product, cloud, cybersecurity, payments and SaaS.
08/2021 – 11/2024Concierge AtlasChief Technology Officer A hospitality digital map and services portal, built as CTO while Ciberbuy remained the contracting vehicle.
04/2020 – 07/2024Vitacheck Health / CertyflyVice President Technology Digital health and PCR-testing products for luxury hospitality, designed as Vice President Technology.
03/2018 – 02/2021Concourse Display ManagementIT Retail Operations Director Global airport-retail IT transformation across 14 locations, including payments, security and store operations.
09/2013 – 02/2018Cosmic Gold TradingIT Department Head SAP ERP / Ariba leadership for a South African trading and procurement group, from migration through real-time analytics.
Additional engagementFood Lover's MarketAdvisor A Freshservice migration across 400+ stores, with AI-assisted automation and staff training, delivered in about two months.
Additional engagementCharis Global AllianceAdvisor Payment gateway and commerce integrations across Shopify, Square POS, Stripe, localization and real-time checkout.
Additional engagementGYMSOXAdvisor Payment gateway and commerce integrations across Shopify, Square POS, Stripe, localization and real-time checkout.
Additional engagementOWN Media Group / CANVVSAdvisor Payment gateway and commerce integrations across Shopify, Square POS, Stripe, localization and real-time checkout.
Additional engagementSalibo Security SolutionHead of Mobile Head of Mobile for a London security firm: directed a six-person team shipping React Native, Expo, TypeScript and Firebase across iOS and Android.
