Software since 2000.

Freelance Full Stack Developer, Berlin

After ten years at an agency, going independent. 25 years of software development across industries, technologies, and platforms — whether greenfield or legacy, from first architecture decision through production. The result isn't expertise in a single framework, but transferable patterns: the ability to quickly understand new contexts, advise with confidence, and deliver end-to-end.

Backend Development to Full Stack at digital agency BRANDUNG, Berlin

• Senior Backend Developer2019–2025
• Backend Developer2015–2019

Started in backend development with TYPO3, growing into architecture ownership and technical delivery. Moved from monolithic CMS platforms to headless architectures (Next.js, Contentful, Payload, Neos) — with full-stack work in the final years. Owned features end-to-end from concept through production.

Web Developer at HTW Berlin

Hired for the responsive relaunch of the university website. Evaluated and selected the frontend technology stack, co-developed an iterative design-to-code workflow with the designer, frontend development (Atomic Design, Pattern Lab), plus backend contributions in the CMS layer. Cross-disciplinary coordination with editorial, design, and engineering.

B.Sc. International Media Informatics, HTW Berlin

• Freelance2012–2015
• Student Developer2011–2014

Computer science degree with web technology focus. Also worked as a student assistant at the university's computer center (programming tasks, 1st-level IT support). Real-world project during studies: idea management platform for the university. The study program included a development internship in New York. Freelance: built a custom WordPress platform for a Berlin/New York documentary project — first project with full end-to-end ownership.

Specialization in web development, Munich

• Macromedia Academy — Full-stack training2006–2007
• TYPO3 agency internship at dpool2006–2007

Full-stack training at Macromedia Academy — backend (PHP, MySQL) and interactive frontend development (Flash/ActionScript). TYPO3 agency internship at dpool — HTML/CSS implementation, PHP development of TYPO3 extensions, independent development of a dynamic graph generation tool.

Enterprise IT — Application Development at Electronic Data Systems, Munich

• Information Analyst2003–2006
• Information Associate2002–2003
• Apprenticeship — IT-System-Kaufmann2000–2002

IHK apprenticeship as IT-System-Kaufmann, but drawn into application development early on. 11 projects in 6 years — reporting systems, PDF invoice creation and archiving, production monitoring, data migration, web services. International teams across the US, Ireland, Italy, and Australia. Full cycle from day one — concept, development, testing, documentation, training, support.