Last fall, I completed my computer science degree in Trier and moved to Cologne. I love to learn new things and constantly try to think outside the box. During my studies I fell in love with a few things:

Rails

For a practical project I developed a web application for managing bookmarks, similar to (the old) delicious.com. I've used this project to learn a lot about the concepts behind Rails and non-relational databases, especially CouchDB. It was such a great pleasure to work with both of them.

Further I used Rails and CouchDB to develop my blog. I also worked on some smaller applications with Rails and relational databases.

I love to develop web applications!

Usability

In my bachelor thesis I've done a study on the usability of the e-learning platform Stud.IP. Through intensive observing and understanding of user interactions I got a deeper insight of what good usability is.

Beyond that a passion for usability, user interfaces and user interaction grew in me. I deeply care about how people are interacting with software, devices or the world. I really wanna know how these things work and especially: why they don't work.

Feel free to have a look at my thesis on github.

The Story So Far

After the end of my job training I worked as a System and Network Administrator for 8 years and gained a lot of experience with client and server operating systems (Windows and Linux) and IT infrastructures. In 2007 I started studying computer science at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, which I successfully completed in the fall of 2012 with a bachelor's degree.

For about 2 years I had a job as a research assistant at the university where I was involved in the development of a web application to gather data of medical studies. This web application was based on ASP.NET(C#) and MySQL. My key task there was the implementation of the front end with ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript and CSS(Less).

Why I Want To Work With You.

I like that you committed yourself to the (local) developer community and the local startup scene.

It's time for me to do the next step. I want to become better and more professional. My college days and the projects I already worked on provide a good base for this. But to become better I have to practice - preferably as much as possible.

I love to solve tricky problems.

I also love to work with creative people and think that railslove is a great and inspiring place to evolve, learn and get involved.

More about me in my resume or on the web:

• my Blog: Slog
• on twitter: @slogmen
• also on github or speakerdeck

I would love to hear from you! via @slogmen, email me or phone: 0176/21146888.

Skills

I’m skilled at the development of web applications with C# (ASP.NET), Ruby on Rails, Java, HTML, CSS, Sass, Less, JavaScript and several Content Management Systems (including Wordpress, Drupal, Habari). Experienced with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and non-relational databases, especially CouchDB.

I also have good skills in usability and human-computer interaction, this includes basics of Gestalt Psychology and Methods of Usability-Evaluation and Analysis.

Further: Administration of Client and Server Operating Systems (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X), IT-Security and Administration of Computer Networks.

More important: I’m able to solve problems and to acquire knowledge.

Education

University of Applied Sciences Trier, B.Sc. Computer Science - Internet-based Systems, August 2012

A good overview on the curriculum of my study can be found at the website of the university.

Elective Subjects and Seminars: Operating Systems, Programming Languages (C++), Functional Programming (LISP), Rhetoric and „Collaborative Software for Computer-Supported Learning“.

For a practical project I developed a web application based on Ruby on Rails and CouchDB for managing bookmarks.

Bachelor-Thesis: Usability-Study of the E-Learning Plattform Stud.IP. (also at github)

Before I started studying:

• Job Training: „Assistant for Business Computer Science“ - 1999
• Graduation: „Mittlere Reife“ - 1997

Experience

Research Assistant at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, Medical Informatics, 2010-2012

As part of a research project, I developed a web application based on ASP.NET(C#) and MySQL for collecting data from medical studies.

Robotron (Dresden), System and Network Administrator 1999-2007

Robotron developes database-driven information systems, based on oracle software, especially for companies in the energy industry.

My Responsibilities: Administration of client computers, server and network infrastructures, help desk support of co-workers

I developed a web application based on ASP.NET(C#) for internal usage and gained first experience in the area of web development.

Freelance Web Development

During my studies I also worked on some smaller web projects, including smaller Wordpress projects and front-end implementations.