Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Cloud Platform Engineer — NOW GmbH Aug 2026 – Present | Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)

Solutions Architect — Alice&Bob.Company Aug 2021 – Aug 2024 (3 yrs 1 mo) | Berlin, Germany

  • Consulting for and implementation of AWS services and infrastructure
  • Lacework implementation and security support
  • Design, development, and optimization of software and automation solutions
  • Design and implementation of use cases for cloud, security, and DevOps deployments
  • Evaluation and derivation of new technology strategies for cloud-driven products
  • Self-organized project management and client relations

Senior Systems Engineer — HERE Technologies Aug 2014 – Jul 2021 (7 yrs)

  • Implemented deployment tools for large-scale AWS infrastructure
  • Developed and supported a custom AWS cloud-built Splunk infrastructure (SPL and visualizations)
  • Integrated external data sources (AWS CloudWatch, ELB logs) into Splunk
  • Administered and configured enterprise Linux systems

System Engineer — The unbelievable Machine Company GmbH Jul 2012 – Jul 2014 (2 yrs 1 mo) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Consulted for Nokia gate5 operating the Nokia maps platform backend (RHEL, RHEVM)
  • Migrated on-premises platforms to AWS with custom CloudWatch monitoring
  • Handled troubleshooting and on-call engineering support

System Administrator — ImmobilienScout24 Jan 2012 – Jun 2012 (6 mos) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Operated, maintained, and deployed services and internal DevOps tooling
  • Managed incident resolution, problem categorization, and service monitoring

System Engineer — Ecofis GmbH Jun 2005 – Dec 2011 (6 yrs 7 mos) | Neuss

  • Administered distributed AIX HACMP clusters (LPARs, VIO, FastT, HMC, NIM) and multi-datacenter RHEL servers
  • Configured Unix-based enterprise software (Tibco iProcess Engine, EASY EE.x, WebSphere)
  • Developed internal support tooling using PHP and Shell

System Administrator — C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG May 2003 – May 2005 (2 yrs 1 mo) | Solingen

  • AIX HACMP cluster administration and client workstation support (CATIA CAD)
  • Backup management via Tivoli and developed admin tools in PHP/MySQL

System Administrator — Publity AG Apr 2000 – Apr 2003 (3 yrs 1 mo) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Administered developer networks (Linux, Solaris) and productive Internet infrastructure (Cisco, iptables, Apache, Sendmail)
  • Supported Windows NT administration (MS Exchange, Citrix Metaframe)

System Administrator — Kelman GmbH Mar 1999 – Mar 2000 (1 yr 1 mo) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Managed Unix networks (Linux, AIX, Irix), DB2 databases, and network firewalls (ipchains, Apache)

Unix Consultant — Alcatel Integration Services Jun 1998 – Jan 1999 (8 mos) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Deployed management systems for mobile networks (Solaris 2.x, Sun servers/workstations, Oracle)
  • Provided international troubleshooting and on-site support (Germany, France, Russia, Egypt)

Student Worker — Technische Universität Berlin Jul 1997 – May 1998 (11 mos) | Berlin Metropolitan Area

  • Assisted in system administration (AIX, Linux) and built air traffic simulation tools (Tcl/Tk, C) for the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics