Jan 2020 – May 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Zürich Area, Switzerland

• I am providing architectural guidelines for the whole company. I'm fostering best practices such as clean code and clean architecture. Additionally I author prototypes and proof of concepts in every area of the software development lifecycle.
• I introduced the company to the use of containers and guided the migration of all products to use a fully automated CI/CD pipeline. I'm currently spearheading a migration of all products to Kubernetes.

Oct 2019 – Jan 2020 · 3 mos · Appenzell, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Switzerland

Mar 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Appenzell, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Switzerland

• I am the lead content developer at Confluent. Confluent creates an Apache Kafka-based event streaming platform to unite organizations around a single source of truth. Our trainer led courses as well as our Learn Online On Demand (LODs) courses are covering development, stream processing, operations, as well as monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning of the Confluent Event Streaming Platform powered by Apache Kafka (R)
• My primary responsibilities are:
• Lead the curriculum design and development at Confluent
• Determine which new learning paths and topics are in need or have the highest market potential
• Design and develop new courses and accompanying hands on labs
• Lead the cross functional course release projects
• Maintain and improve existing courses and labs
• Train the trainers
• Provide training to customers online and on-site

Jan 2017 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• I am the lead author of the content for the training curriculum for Docker enterprise customers. My job includes activities such as:
• Developing workshops that cover the following areas:
• > Docker Fundamentals (Containerization and Orchestration)
• > Docker for Enterprise Operations
• > Docker for Enterprise Developers
• > Docker Security Deep Dive
• > Docker Production Support
• Collaborating with software engineers, solution architects and solution engineers to provide real world examples
• Provide training to enterprise customers world-wide
• Onboarding new hires at Docker
• Authoring a workshops includes creation of a Slide Deck, Trainer Notes and Exercises. The format of a workshop is 20% teaching and 80% hands-on labs.

Jun 2016 – Jan 2017 · 7 mos

Jan 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Austin, Texas Area

• Design, implement and deploy custom specific, mission critical business software
• Lead R&D in the company with the goal to define, design and govern standards, processes and components that comprise the company’s technology environment.
• Develop, communicate and support the implementation of corporate policies, standards, and procedures.
• Perform proof of concepts and feasibility studies
• Support product management by providing rapid technical assessments and rough sizing.
• Lead and direct on-site and remote development teams
• Support and foster the career progression for team members, including mentoring and coaching

Mar 2009 – Jan 2015 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Pflugerville, TX - Austin Area

• Define, design and govern enterprise standards and components that comprise the company’s technology environment.
• Perform proof of concepts and feasibility studies
• Support product management by providing rapid technical assessments and rough sizing.
• Champion the product line from both a technical and a product perspective to provide expertise in both areas.
• Develop, communicate and support the implementation of corporate policies, standards, and procedures.
• Lead and direct on-site and off-shore development teams
• Support and foster the career progression for team members, including hiring, performance reviews, mentoring, coaching

Jul 2006 – Nov 2008 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Provided the training to the team regarding .NET und C# (from beginners to advanced).
• Designed and implementated a Web based Portal Solution for the “logistic support of industrial projects”, including modules such as
• a) Time recording
• b) HR, including non standard functionality like automatic request for Visa
• c) Library, Document Management and Archive
• d) Device Management
• e) Project Management (Cockpit for Project Lead; Guidance for Project Engineers, work flow)

Jul 2000 – Jun 2006 · 5 yrs 11 mos

• I provided the training to the whole team in .NET und C# (from beginners to advanced). Other areas where I significantly contributed included the design and development of the “Active Advisory Toolkit” which was used to manage a wealth of the equivalent of several billion dollars. This Web based application included modules like
• Portfolio Analysis
• Generation of Investment Proposals and Check Proposals
• Customer Contacts Management, Task Management
• Online/Real time Access for Financial Instruments and Prices
• Management of Funds Factsheets
• Auditing and Usage Statistics.
• I exclusively designed and implemented the business logic layer of the tool kit and a custom report generator to generate premium quality Investment Proposals and Check Proposals

Jul 1996 – Mar 2009 · 12 yrs 8 mos

• Part time trainer/teacher with the following specialities
• Bootcamps “Agile programming bootcamp for .NET developers”
• .NET courses (Microsoft and custom) in C# (and VB.NET), inhouse
• Special courses (.NET) for customers, on-site (including many of the mayor companies in Switzerland)