A passionate technology enthusiast who enjoys dealing with various challenges in the field of Software Engineering, Game Development and Machine Learning, well balanced with outdoor activities, healthy food and a good social life with family and friends. In both my professional career, I’m creating software such as large scale cloud native microservice applications in the domain of observability, automated monitoring and alerting such as AIOps. In my free time, I love to work on mobile apps or 2D retro games running on different platforms that are used by a large number of end-users. Lately, I started to work on online multiplayer games to make the time during the pendamic with friends more enjoyable.
What excites me about writing software is that sky’s literally the limit thanks to open source: you have free access to kind of everything you need, and the only tool required is your computer that you have anyways. In the end, the only limit is your time and creativity.
My Values
- Selflessness: Think outside of the scope of your team, and especially yourself. And always focus on the overall value that we all create. All teams (should) work towards a common goal. As an example, the end-user does not care who built it, or who got the credit for it behind the scenes.
- Communication: Honest and transparent communication is key, especially when working in a larger, international team.
- Humility: Be human. Be transparent and honest. Take ownership. And learn from each others mistakes without any blame.
- Learning: Always keep a (e)book (or PDF on your phone) at hand for whenever you have a few free minutes. It’s astonishing how much you can learn within a year just by filling these gaps and using your time efficiently. Furthermore, acknowledge that there are always more experience people out there to learn from.
- Inclusion: Everyone is different. Treat them with respect. And collaborate with them openly, instead of being narrow minded. Share knowledge, and accept to learn from their experience. There is always a chance that you might be wrong.
- Fail Fast: Don’t shy away to take a risk, and follow the Pareto’s Principle to gain early feedback. If things don’t work out, pivot and change your plans or strategy. Nobody should be judged for trying to be innovative. Or to learn from failure. It’s essential to gain experience.
- Think Long-term: And aim to make each others future life easier.
Working Experience
 | Staff Software Engineer (Tech Champion) IBM Silicon Valley Lab SME for Intelligent Action and Incident Management San José, CA, USA — since 04/2024 |
| Lead Software Engineering Professional IBM Silicon Valley Lab IBM Observability by Instana – Team Issue Detection San José, CA, USA — 04/2023 - 03/2024 |
 | Lead Software Engineering Professional IBM Germany Research & Development GmbH IBM Observability by Instana – Team Alerting Munich, DE — 01/2022 - 03/2023 |
 | Lead Software Engineer Instana GmbH – an IBM Company Anomaly Detection and Alerting Munich, DE — 10/2021 - 12/2021 |
 | Senior Software Engineer Instana GmbH Issue Detection and Alerting Munich, DE — 10/2019 - 10/2021 |
 | Machine Learning Engineer Instana GmbH Alerting and Automated RCA Munich, DE — 02/2018 - 10/2019 |
 | Machine Learning Software Engineer ComfyLight GmbH ML/AI for IoT and Android App Munich, DE — 03/2017 - 02/2018 |
 | Software Engineer — Intern in-integrierte informationssysteme GmbH Spring and JavaEE Cloud Services Constance, DE — 03/2014 - 08/2014 |
 | Web Developer — Intern Namics AG Sitecore WCMS and ASP.Net Development St. Gallen, CH — 03/2012 - 09/2012 |
 | Indie Mobile App Developer Windows Phone and Windows 10 16 Apps, 5 Games, 2.4+ Mio Downloads, ø 4.4 ★ Rating Reviews by WindowsCentral, WindowsArea, MobiFlip and PocketPC DE — 02/2011 - 10/2016 |
 | Community Service German Red Cross Transportation Service for People with Disabilities Bad Säckingen, DE — 09/2009 - 05/2010 |
 | Junior .Net Developer — Student Employee Quicksoft Est. ASP.Net and Windows Phone Apps Vaduz, LI — 07/2009 - 05/2011 |
Education
 | M.Sc. Informatics | Grade 1.2 Technical University of Munich Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics and Vision Thesis: Deep Learning Approaches to Predict Future Frames in Videos Munich, Germany — 10/2014 – 11/2016 |
 | Exchange Student | Grade A Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Computer Science Department Technical Game Development, Augmented Reality, Software Security, English Massachusetts, US — 08/2013 – 12/2013 |
 | B.Sc. Applied Computer Science | Grade 1.1 HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences Specialized in Software Engineering Thesis: Concept and Implementation of Multi-tenant Services for Cloud Platforms Constance, DE — 10/2010 – 08/2014 |
 | Abitur — High School Diploma | Grade 1.3 | English Award GSWT Waldshut — Information Technology Specialization Waldshut-Tiengen, DE — 09/2006 – 07/2009 |
Teaching
 | Guest Lecturer — Enterprise Software Platform (CMPE272) San Jose State University Hands-on workshop about Observability for MSSE students San José, CA, USA — 10/2024 |
| Teaching Assistant — Programming 2 HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences Algorithms and Data Structures in Java Constance, DE — 10/2012 – 02/2013 |
| Teaching Assistant — Mathematics 2 HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences Prepare Students to Solve Required Assignments Constance, DE — 03/2011 – 07/2012 |
| Teaching Assistant — Programming 1 HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences Java Programming Techniques Constance, DE — 10/2011 – 02/2012 |
Special Achievements
 | IBM Expert Level 3 Certification IBM Automation to recognize my expertise and contributions in the observability space San José, CA, USA — 11/2023 |
| Winner of Outstanding Technical Achievement Award IBM Automation For various contributions leading to very positive financial implications San José, CA, USA — 11/2023 |
 | First Price Winner: Christmas App Revolution Microsoft Germany Submitted App: powernAPP | 650k downloads Constance, DE — 01/2014 |
| Special Price Winner: App Revolution Microsoft Germany Submitted Game: SpacepiXX | 250k downloads Constance, DE — 05/2013 |
 | Volunteer Technical Supporter Friedrich Ebert Foundation Mailinglist Administration, Guidance and Troubleshooting Bonn, DE — 04/2012 - 02/2017 |
| Scholarship Holder Friedrich Ebert Foundation Member of the Internet Work Group Bonn, DE — 03/2012 – 10/2016 |
| Faculty Council and Study Commission Member HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences Voted Student Representative Constance, DE — 10/2011 – 08/2013 |
 | Special Prize Winner at Youth Science Competition Jugend Forscht — Mathematics and Computer Science Home Automation System with Custom-built Software and Hardware Freiburg im Breisgau, DE — 03/2009 |