Monochrome Systems B.V. | Daniel Friman

I take on transitions to drive action and ensure seamless handoff.

25+ years in engineering leadership spanning diverse domains, with deep involvement in connected infrastructure (OT/IoT). Designed, built and scaled mission-critical systems for regulated industries like energy and fintech powering millions of devices and billions in transactions.

Grew annual EV charging revenue by €2M.

Engineering Leadership

Interim solutions I frequently provide:

  • Scaling of engineering teams to drive business growth.
  • Structured deinvestment while ensuring business continuity.
  • Leadership of migrations, AI integrations, and system modernization.
  • Alignment of engineering with overarching business objectives.
  • Compliance and audit representation for regulatory engagement.
  • Optimization of technology expenditures.

Built AI solution saving €1.3M yearly.

Project Delivery

Project leadership I deliver:

  • Automation of engineering workflows to accelerate time-to-market.
  • Strengthening of organizational security posture.
  • Execution of cloud migrations from US to European providers.
  • Integration of AI solutions into existing business processes.
  • Delivery of platform migrations to more capable engineering stacks.
  • Strategic technology consulting for platform and tooling selection.

Cut CI/CD pipeline time by 4000 hours/year.

Advisory & Strategic Engagement

Advisory work I take on:

  • Technology strategy and architecture reviews.
  • Build, buy, or partner decisions.
  • Due diligence for investors and acquirers.
  • Evaluating engineering team maturity and capability.
  • Platform and tooling selection guidance.
  • Acting as a sounding board for CTOs and engineering leads.

If you think my services could benefit your team, reach out via LinkedIn. Once we agree on scope, I'll handle everything through Monochrome Systems B.V.

Managed multi-million euro budgets.
Led hundreds of people.

  1. 26–Present

    Interim & Fractional Engineering Leadership

    Monochrome Systems B.V.

    Engineering leadership, project delivery and advisory services.

  2. 2526

    Co-Founder & CTO

    ChargeBrain

    Automated improvement of EV charging | GBs of OCPP data per week.

  3. 2326

    Engineering Manager

    Shell Recharge

    EV charging | Millions of charging sessions per month.

  4. 2022

    Head of Engineering

    SALTO Keys as a Service

    Smart cloud-based access control | Hundreds of thousands of physical devices.

  5. 1720

    Sr Engineering Manager

    ING Crypto Department

    The security anchor for ING Bank Group | Highest bank-level security | Millions of certificates.

  6. 1317

    Lead Solutions Architect

    IPsoft

    Automating work with AI & development | Millions of devices.

  7. 1213

    Systems Engineer

    eBuddy

    Web chat | DevOps | Millions of users.

  8. 1112

    Support Engineer

    op5

    Enterprise monitoring | Advanced 3rd-line support.

  9. 1011

    Systems Engineer

    iStone AMO

    ERP systems | Connected infrastructure | Security services.

  10. 0810

    Project Manager

    Atea Sverige AB

    Knowledge management solutions | Led 20 developers to deliver the Swedish Armed Force's HR portal.

  11. 9708

    Independent Consultant

    Training | Development projects | Connected infrastructure | Technical support.

  12. 0102

    Platoon Leader

    Swedish Armed Forces

    Military operations | Cutting edge hardware & software | Highest military-grade security.