D. Petersmann
Portrait of Dennis Petersmann
  • Founder
  • CPTO
  • Industrial Master
  • Lübbecke, DE

Dennis
Petersmann

Founder and CPTO with a background in manufacturing, technical B2B sales and software. I build products for industries I know from the inside.

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Years in the plastics industry
18
Years in production & shift leadership
12
Years in technical B2B sales
6
Years in software engineering
4

What I do

I work where business, customers and technology meet, and I’m at home in all three.

Build & lead companies

Industry is my passion. Founding and running ventures that build industrial solutions, from strategy and product direction to go-to-market.

Sell & win customers

Six years of technical B2B sales. Long-term customer relationships, new business and international trade fairs like K in Düsseldorf.

Ship products

Turning business requirements into software that runs, end to end. Practical AI that solves real problems for customers.

Projects

Ventures and products I’ve built

Active

Recyclicks

2026 · Co-founder & CPTO

AI-native software for material flow management in the recycling industry, from inquiry to quote in minutes.

  • Recycling
  • AI
  • B2B

Experience

22 years, from apprentice to founder

  1. 2026 – today· Recyclicks

    Co-founder & CPTO

    Chief Product and Technology Officer of an AI-native software company for the recycling industry. Responsible for product and technology, involved in customer meetings and industry events.

  2. 2022 – today· Coding Pioneers

    Software Engineer

    Full-stack client projects across industries, from architecture to operation. Building practical AI workflows and custom MCP servers that connect AI to client systems.

  3. 2016 – 2022· HASCO

    Technical Sales, Team West

    Built and grew long-term relationships with mould makers and injection moulders in one of Team West’s sales regions. Won new customers, delivered complete hot runner solutions and represented HASCO at K in Düsseldorf.

  4. 2013 – 2016· Schulte & Co.

    Shift Leader, Injection Moulding

    Responsible for people, output and quality across injection moulding and an automated production line for battery fuse boxes. Led audits, trained new staff and optimised processes.

  5. 2008 – 2013· Schulte & Co.

    Process Mechanic, Plastics & Rubber

    Set-up and optimisation of injection moulding machines, mould changes and sampling, plus resistance and laser welding systems.

  6. 2007 – 2008· Sarstedt

    Process Mechanic, Plastics & Rubber

    High-volume injection moulding of laboratory and medical consumables under strict quality requirements.

  7. 2004 – 2007· Sarstedt

    Apprenticeship, Process Mechanic

    Dual training in plastics and rubber processing with a focus on injection moulding. Completed with the IHK final examination.

Education

Founder programmes, qualifications & certificates

Oct 6 – Dec 15, 2023Certified

Startup School
Batch #15

Founders Foundation · Bielefeld

An intensive programme for B2B tech founders. It covers the full path from idea to a growing company, with a focus on applying what you learn to your own venture.

  • Ideation

    Evaluating business ideas, validating market and demand, and building the right team.

  • Building

    Defining the first version of the product, reaching that milestone and winning the first customers.

  • Growth

    The key metrics of a business, how to track and improve them, and the options for financing a startup.

SIHK Hagen · 2015 – 2019

Industrial Master

Certified Industrial Master, Plastics & Rubber

Geprüfter Industriemeister, Fachrichtung Kunststoff und Kautschuk

SIHK Hagen · 2016

Certified Vocational Trainer

Ausbildung der Ausbilder (AdA). Qualified to train apprentices in Germany.

Cuno-Berufskolleg Hagen · 2004 – 2007

Process Mechanic, Plastics & Rubber

IHK apprenticeship, moulded parts

Let’s
talk.

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