Summary
- 10 years of modern application development and consulting experience
- Web Frontend & Web/JVM Backend Development, Project Management
- TypeScript, React, Next.js, Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot 3, AI Coding Assistants
- Pragmatic, business-centric engineering with an eye on the big picture
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Professional Experience
Senior Full Stack Developer · Tomorrow GmbH 2021 - present
- Kotlin
- Java
- Spring Boot 3
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
- GitLab CI/CD
- Kafka
- Keycloak
- Grafana
- Kibana
- GitHub Copilot
- JetBrains Junie
Tomorrow's mission is to build a sustainable banking product for a better future. As a technical generalist in the Growth and Operations units, I built and managed web and backend applications that support the growing business at Tomorrow.
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Leadership
Led complex technical projects start-to-end, including resource planning and stakeholder management. Mentored juniors and educated non-techies to improve collaboration.
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Scaling the Business
Spearheaded an effort to implement a robust billing process for processing all customer fees at Tomorrow, fixing the previously unreliable cash flow. Designed, implemented and maintained a web-based internal customer management, which streamlined customer support quality and efficiency with a tailored UX for hotline and chat.
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Architecture Vision
Drove the definition of architecture standards for the technical platform and implemented an internal access role concept, which improved overall collaboration, maintainability and security for engineers.
Technical Specialist, Performance · Google (via Avantgarde Experts) 2019 - 2020
- TypeScript
- AMP
- Vue.js
- PWA
- Web APIs
- Web Performance KPIs
- Lighthouse
I advised major Google clients from all verticals on how to improve mobile advertising conversions by increasing their web page loading speed and implementing state-of-the-art web technology.
As an expert for site speed, I helped clients to set up a lasting performance culture by measuring the success of loading speed improvements. In the process, I did audits and provided recommendations for improvement, gave advice on speed metrics and monitoring, and promoted modern Web APIs and PWA with POCs and implementation support.
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Performance Consultant
For clients from all verticals, I did site speed audits, provided recommendations for improvement, gave advice on speed metrics and monitoring, and helped them to set up a lasting performance culture.
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Web Specialist
I promoted modern Web APIs and PWA as a way to expand site capabilities, including the creation of pitch materials, public content, and development of POCs or tools to support implementations.
Senior Consultant, Web & Mobile Applications · IBM 2015 - 2019
- JavaScript
- Angular
- Node.js
- Webpack
- Java
- Kotlin
- Android
- Cordova
- Sketch
At IBM Studios Hamburg, I worked in a team with UX designers, developers and strategy consultants to develop user-centered products in client projects, utilizing agile methods and Design Thinking.
For clients from the health care, insurance and production sectors, I worked on technical projects from beginning to successful launch, made and supported significant architectural decisions, and implemented single-page web applications as well as hybrid and native Android apps.
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Team Lead
Redesigning the consumer portal for a health insurance, I was leading the development, coordinating the design process with the customer, and defining a production guide in close collaboration with a design agency.
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Architectural Decisions
For clients from the financial and production industry sector, I made and supported architectural decisions – including selection of technical frameworks, enablement of code modularization, as well as setup and optimization of build processes.
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Implementation
As a developer in cross-functional teams, my responsibility was the implementation of single-page web applications, hybrid or native apps with focus on Android, data visualization and performance optimization.
Cooperative Study · IBM 2012 - 2015
- JavaScript
- HTML
- SCSS
- Angular
- Node.js
- Java
- dc.js
During my bachelor studies at IBM, I worked in the areas of research, development and consulting, focused on frontend development for big data analysis & processing. This included projects at IBM Research Lab Zurich and a major market research institution, where I wrote my thesis about predictable data visualization.
Brand identity and print design · Freelancer 2011 - present
- JavaScript
- HTML
- SCSS
- PHP
- GIMP
- Inkscape
- Scribus
My offerings include web design, brand and logo design, and the creation of printable assets like festival bands, banners, party flyers and graduation yearbooks.
Education
B.Sc. Applied Computer Science
2015, DHBW Mannheim, Germany (German grade 1.7, ~GPA 3.6)
German Abitur
2012 (German grade 1.2)