From the factory floor
to the AI stack.
18+ years in manufacturing, process automation, and asset management. Now designing and deploying AI-driven systems for predictive maintenance, multi-agent orchestration, and digital transformation in heavy industry.
Who I am
I'm Patrick Leegte — Dutch, founder of VoidTech Solutions OÜ. My career started on the factory floor: CNC machining at IHC for offshore and dredging vessels, laser cladding at Stork Gears & Services, welding engineering and thermal spraying for clients like Shell and Wärtsilä. I've worked with the machines, the materials, and the people who operate them.
That hands-on foundation is what sets me apart. I don't just understand AI models and software architecture — I understand what breaks on a turbine, why a seal fails, how sensor data behaves in a real plant, and why operators resist change. I build solutions from both ends: from the process up and from the data down.
Today I work with manufacturing, energy, maritime, and maintenance-intensive companies that need more than a strategy deck. They need someone who can walk the plant floor, map the process, design the architecture, and deploy the system.
What I bring — three layers that make the difference
Technical Foundation: The Factory Floor
12+ years of hands-on experience in heavy industry. I learned the trade from the shop floor — welding, machining, assembling. I know what it means to hold tolerances, deliver under pressure, and work with steel.
- Welding technology (MIG, TIG, electrode) — European certified
- CNC programming & precision machining
- Laser cladding, thermal spraying & hardfacing — ETS certified
- PLC programming (Siemens S7, Allen Bradley) — Levels 1–3
- CAD/CAM: Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Inventor, hyperMILL
- Safety: VCA, ATEX, SIL
Process & Management: The Bridge
From executor to advisor and manager. I understand how production processes work, how to lead teams, and how to translate technical solutions into measurable business value.
- Technical sales & B2B client relations (Shell, Wärtsilä, FN Steel)
- Project management & stakeholder communication
- Asset & lifecycle management
- Maintenance strategy: preventive, predictive, condition-based
- ERP system design & implementation
- WMS implementation & integration
Digitalisation & AI: The Future
Where it all comes together. I combine industrial domain knowledge with modern AI, software engineering, and automation to solve real operational problems. Not hype — working systems.
- AI/ML for industrial applications: predictive maintenance, anomaly detection
- Multi-agent AI architecture & orchestration
- LLM integration & RAG pipelines
- Full-stack: Laravel/PHP, Python, React/JavaScript
- PostgreSQL, pgvector, Docker, Traefik
- Responsible AI: access control, data governance
Available for senior roles in industrial AI, asset performance management, digital transformation, multi-agent systems, and technical presales — as an employee or consultant. Proven track record in oil & gas, maritime, shipbuilding, manufacturing, and maintenance-intensive industries. Relocating to Dubai.
Let's talk