Built in corporations. Proven under pressure. Still hands-on.

25 years in complex corporate operations. Building production AI hands-on since 2016.

Peter Stasko

My career has been spent inside complex corporate environments — plant launches, customer crises, aerospace programmes and multi-site quality systems. I’ve led quality and operations where the consequences of failure were measured in grounded aircraft, stopped production lines and lost customer trust. That environment teaches you one thing above all: performance comes from the way work is designed, owned and verified — not from slogans or tools.

Alongside the executive career, I never stopped building. I’ve worked hands-on with AI since 2016 — long before generative AI became a boardroom trend — and today I run an autonomous AI company and a private company model in production, on my own infrastructure, governed with the same discipline I applied on aerospace and automotive programmes.

That combination is what I bring to clients: an operator who has carried executive accountability, and a builder who ships the technology himself. I redesign how companies decide, execute, control and improve — and I can build the systems that make the new way of working real.

EXECUTIVE TIMELINE

Where the operating experience comes from

2023 – PRESENT

Head of Manufacturing Engineering Technical Authority, North America

Airbus
  • Reduced internal lead time by 97% by introducing Routing Verification KPIs.
  • Halved EASA audit findings year over year.
2019 – 2023

Senior Quality and HSE Director

SNOP
  • Reduced defect-related costs by 70% across a 900+ employee operation.
  • Sustained 98% customer satisfaction; led the recovery that ended a year of customer escalations.
2017 – 2018

Senior Quality Director

Witte Automotive
  • Cut failure costs substantially through QRQC, A3 and Q-Wall discipline.
2007 – PRESENT

Founder & CEO

FOREAST Agency
  • Process optimisation, lean management and quality consulting for manufacturing clients.
  • Automotive industry standards: IATF 16949, TQM, APQP, PFMEA.

Stellantis, Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford were OEM customers of programmes I served — demanding audiences that shaped how I work.

LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY

Systems over heroics

A company that depends on heroes is one resignation away from a crisis. A company that runs on well-designed systems makes ordinary people consistently excellent.

Three convictions run through everything on this site. Prevention beats reaction — the cheapest failure is the one designed out of the system. Evidence beats opinion — every number I publish had to survive an audit, and every AI answer my systems give carries its source. Transfer beats dependency — my engagements end with your team running the system without me, because a result that needs the consultant to stay isn’t a result.

EDUCATION

Formal foundations

Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), Economics and Management

Jagiellonian Academy in Toruń

Advanced economic theory and strategic management practice.

MSc, Management Studies

Nottingham Trent University

Postgraduate management studies in the United Kingdom.

MBA

EDU Effective, Czechia

Focus on cybersecurity leadership and ethical business practice.

LL.M., Business & Law

EDU Effective, Czechia

Business law for executive decision-making.

Certificate in Global Business

Harvard Business School Online

Global business strategy and leadership.

Bc, Global Business & Management

NEWTON University

Foundations in global business and management.

SELECTED CERTIFICATIONS

The ones that matter for this work

Six Sigma Black BeltVDA 6.3 Process AuditorIATF 16949AS9100 / EN 9100ISO 9001Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

Plus 30+ security certifications and a listing on T‑Mobile’s public bug-bounty Hall of Fame for responsible vulnerability disclosure — I think like an attacker to build like a defender.

THE BUILDER’S TIMELINE

Working hands-on with AI since 2016 — long before generative AI became a boardroom trend

2016

Hands-on start

First working AI implementations — machine learning applied to practical analysis and automation problems, built and run personally.

2016 – 2023

Years of implementation and experimentation

Applying AI and automation to real operational problems alongside the executive career — data analysis, process intelligence, early language models. Building, breaking, learning.

2024 – 2025

MultiPS — decisions checked across models

Designed and built end to end: one question, 63+ AI models answering in parallel, with consensus synthesis into a single cross-checked verdict. In private beta.

2025 – 2026

Velin — an autonomous AI company in production

Specialist agents propose, execute and verify real work under human authority, with separation of duties and a permanent journal. Running my own operation daily.

2026

Velin Sovereign — a private company mind

A private model on my own infrastructure, trained on the company’s own operating record. It cites a source under every sentence and refuses to invent what it cannot prove.

WHAT COLLEAGUES SAY

Peter possesses extensive experience in crisis management, and his ability to handle pressure is truly commendable. His ability to build trust and rapport with clients was instrumental in normalizing the situation within just a few months. I highly recommend him without reservation.

Cyril LoiselPlant Manager, SNOP — Peter’s direct manager · via LinkedIn

He’s one of the most insightful and inspiring leaders I’ve ever met. Peter doesn’t just set goals — he creates a path to achieve them, motivating everyone around him along the way.

Milan OdložilQuality & EHS Manager, SNOP · via LinkedIn

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