Dr. Gernot Starke is an INNOQ Fellow and is the co-founder and a longstanding user of the arc42 documentation template. For more than 20 years, he has been working as a software architect, coach, and consultant, conquering the challenges of creating effective software architectures for clients from various industries. Dr. Gernot co-founded the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB e.V.) and the open-source Architecture Improvement Method. Dr. Gernot has authored several (German) books on software architecture and related topics.