Who is behind it
I build systems that take on real work.
I’m Paul Kahle, an independent Forward Deployed AI Engineer and the founder of Nori Works in Schongau. You talk directly to the person who also builds. I work with your team from understanding the workflow through building, deploying, and handing over the production system.
- Based in
- Schongau, Upper Bavaria
- Working
- Across Germany & online
- Form
- Sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen)
- Focus
- Software & automation
I like technology when it makes a specific task better. A request lands where it should. A status is visible at a glance. A recurring email does not need to be rewritten from scratch every time. These things sound small, but they are exactly where a lot of time disappears.
I completed both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Edinburgh. At process mining pioneer Celonis in Munich, I worked on making the value of data-driven process improvement tangible for complex business operations: understanding processes, identifying bottlenecks, and grounding improvements in facts rather than instinct. As the founder and managing director of a trades business in Munich, I also know the other side: full days, unclear handovers, customer requests, and systems that need to work in real life. That combination of process perspective and operational responsibility shapes my work at Nori Works.
That means looking beyond the workflow on paper. I pay attention to handovers, exceptions, and the cases no manual mentions. When it helps, I do that with your team on site.
AI plays a role in that, but it is not the centre of everything. Sometimes a model helps, sometimes a clean form, a solid interface, or a small dashboard is enough. What matters is that the workflow becomes easier to understand and easier to use.
Alongside client work I build my own products, including large ones. What drives me is the question of what a single person can build today, working with teams of AI agents and well-built workflows. What I learn there feeds straight back into client work.
I do not build systems that do whatever they want in the background. When something is sent, paid, deleted, or signed off on, an approval step stays in the workflow. The system prepares. You decide.
I will also tell you when something is not worth building. Not every process needs automation and not every idea needs its own tool. Often the best first step is smaller than you expect.
Nori Works is based at Coworking Space Schongau, Storferwiesen 3, 86956 Schongau. In-person meetings are available by appointment. I work with businesses in the region as well as online and across Germany.
Good automation takes work off your plate without taking control out of your hands.
How I approach projects
- 01
Understand first, build second
Before any code, it needs to be clear which problem is actually being solved. That listening is what saves the most time later.
- 02
Small enough to ship
Version one does not need to do everything. It needs to solve the most important part reliably and be built so you can keep going from there.
- 03
Approvals stay visible
Automation can prepare, sort, and suggest. For critical steps, it stays clear who decides and who triggers the action.
- 04
Handover is part of it
A system is only finished when you know how it runs. Documentation, onboarding, and a clear state are part of the deal.
Why this site is this plain.
No frills here, on purpose. This site should load fast, say clearly what Nori Works offers, and let you read in peace: no cookie banner, no analytics scripts, and no visitor profiles.
Elaborate interfaces are easy to build these days and prove very little. What matters is whether they help in daily work. Nori Works systems follow the same principle: first, the workflow has to work. Only then is polish worth it.
If you have a workflow that is costing too much time or keeps getting stuck, write to me. It usually does not take long to see whether a small system could help.
Paul Kahle
Founder · Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Working together
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