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I love specialty coffee and bringing funky coffee flavours to people to show them how amazing coffee can taste.
I am a 28-year-old cloud developer with a wanderlust heart. My work as an AWS Cloud Engineer allows me the freedom to blend my passion for coding with a love for travel. I combine my technical skills with meaningful social impact, creating solutions that engage diverse audiences and foster collaboration.Some Random Things About Me
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I sometimes feel more calm in a different country and culture than at home.
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I love telling and listening to stories — I've helped organise TEDx events, and then held a TEDx talk myself.
Experiences
position:Web3 Junior Developer and AWS Cloud Engineercompany:Softstack GmbHduration:October 2022 - March 2026description:- Responsible for designing, implementing and continuously enhancing the complete AWS architecture for a multi-tenant SaaS platform. Built the entire stack using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, managing everything from networking, compute and databases to storage, CDN, email delivery and DNS across multiple isolated environments (development, staging, production).
position:Lecturer and Supervisor at the 3D Printing Labcompany:University of Applied Sciences Kielduration:2020 - 2023description:- Working as a student assistant in the Maker Space. Key responsibilities included lecturing and supervision of students about prototyping practices like CAD design and 3D printing.
position:Custom 3D Printed Emblems for Volkswagen T4 Buscompany:Self-Employedduration:September 2019 - July 2020description:- Designed and 3D-printed individual logos for use in Volkswagen T4 radiator grills. This was my first business idea to fund my studies.
Projects
Ongoing
name:brunch and brewrole:Event Organisation & Full Stack Developmentstatus:Ongoingdescription:A community-driven coffee, food and art event in Kiel. Full-stack development of a ticket website to sell tickets for the event. Includes event organization and execution, managing a team, and creating memorable customer experiences.
name:Website Building, Hosting & Maintenancerole:Web Development, Hosting & Maintenancestatus:Ongoingdescription:Design, build, host, and maintain websites for clients — from WordPress and PrestaShop-powered shops to full custom full-stack builds. Example: achiri.co, a website and PrestaShop merch shop for vanlife and pizza influencer achiri.vibe.
website:https://achiri.coname:Readingparty Kielrole:Full Stack Developmentstatus:Ongoingdescription:Full-stack development of a ticket website to sell tickets for the Readingparty Kiel event.
website:https://readingpartykiel.de/Stopped
name:otterstoriesrole:Project Management & Full Stack Developmentstatus:Stoppeddescription:An interactive web platform that allows users to create personalized stories based on their own decisions. Designed for children aged 3 to 12. Users start by choosing from three story options and after each chapter, they make decisions that shape the next part of the story. The platform generates a new chapter as both text and audio accompanied by a custom illustration.
name:Protect Planet Beerole:Project and Team Managementstatus:Stoppeddescription:Team project developing a Reishi mushroom tincture and conducting a study to assess its benefits for honey bees. Led project and team management for this environmental initiative.
name:ymakerole:3D Printing & R&Dstatus:Stoppeddescription:Startup project to build a recycler that directly feeds 3D printing waste back into the 3D printer. Received a start-up scholarship for students from a coworking space. Development paused due to Covid-19.
Skills
Languages & Core
Python
TypeScript / JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Bash
Frameworks & Runtime
React
Next JS
Node JS
Infrastructure & DevOps
Docker
Git
Nginx
Linux
Coolify
Databases
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Firebase
APIs & Integrations
OpenAI & Anthropic APIs
Stable Diffusion
Stripe & PayPal
Design & Hardware
CAD Design
3D Printing
Educations
degree:AWS Certified Cloud Practitionerinstitution:Amazon Web Servicesduration:2024degree:Bachelors Degreeinstitution:Media-Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Kiel (B.Eng., grade: 1.3)duration:2019 - 2024degree:3D Design Certificateinstitution:SGD Darmstadtduration:2017 - 2019degree:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering (not finished)institution:RWTH Aachenduration:2017 - 2019degree:Abiturinstitution:Gymnasium Ulricianum, Aurich, Germanyduration:June 2016Volunteering
role:TEDx event organizer and speakerorganization:TEDxDonauinselduration:Mai 2025 - Presentdescription:- Helped organise TEDx events before stepping on stage myself to give my own TEDx talk — How One Call Can Replace Fifty Text Messages — on why a familiar voice can do what fifty texts struggle to: make us feel understood.
role:Young Ambassador and Assistant to National Expertorganization:WSA World Summit Awardsduration:November 2023 - Presentdescription:- WSA awards social impact startups from UN nations who are contributing to the SDG goals. I am scouting startups in Germany and spreading WSA's message in local communities.
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