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I am an IT professional with over 25 years of experience across software development, systems administration, and IT leadership in Indonesia and Germany. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value. I thrive on complex problems and have a knack for practical architectures, open-source tooling, and remote collaboration. I am passionate about applying data-driven approaches, AI concepts, and full-stack development to real-world problems. I work well in remote or hybrid settings, value clear communication, and aim to mentor others while delivering reliable, maintainable software and systems.…I am an IT professional with over 25 years of experience across software development, systems administration, and IT leadership in Indonesia and Germany. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value. I thrive on complex problems and have a knack for practical architectures, open-source tooling, and remote collaboration. I am passionate about applying data-driven approaches, AI concepts, and full-stack development to real-world problems. I work well in remote or hybrid settings, value clear communication, and aim to mentor others while delivering reliable, maintainable software and systems.

Ilham Firdaus

Programmer, Web Developer, Data Analyst, +2

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I am an IT professional with over 25 years of experience across software development, systems administration, and IT leadership in Indonesia and Germany. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value. I thrive on complex problems and have a knack for practical architectures, open-source tooling, and remote collaboration. I am passionate about applying data-driven approaches, AI concepts, and full-stack development to real-world problems. I work well in remote or hybrid settings, value clear communication, and aim to mentor others while delivering reliable, maintainable software and systems.…I am an IT professional with over 25 years of experience across software development, systems administration, and IT leadership in Indonesia and Germany. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value. I thrive on complex problems and have a knack for practical architectures, open-source tooling, and remote collaboration. I am passionate about applying data-driven approaches, AI concepts, and full-stack development to real-world problems. I work well in remote or hybrid settings, value clear communication, and aim to mentor others while delivering reliable, maintainable software and systems.

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I am an IT professional with over 25 years of experience across software development, systems administration, and IT leadership in Indonesia and Germany. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value. I thrive on complex problems and have a knack for practical architectures, open-source tooling, and remote collaboration.

I am passionate about applying data-driven approaches, AI concepts, and full-stack development to real-world problems. I work well in remote or hybrid settings, value clear communication, and aim to mentor others while delivering reliable, maintainable software and systems.

Skills

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Intermediate

Intermediate

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Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

German

Advanced

Work Experience

IT Consultant - LAN & Helpdesk at PT. Usaha Sistem Informasi (USI) Jaya

August 31, 1995 - August 31, 1995

Provided LAN and Helpdesk support; assisted with IT infrastructure planning and user support across OS/2 and token-ring environments; responsibilities included troubleshooting, network maintenance, and end-user assistance.

Technical Support at PT. UniNET Media Sakti

August 31, 1996 - August 31, 1996

Handled technical support for an ISP; responsibilities included diagnosing network and connectivity issues, assisting customers, and maintaining service levels.

Programmer [C/C++] at PT. Binusatika

March 31, 1999 - March 31, 1999

Implemented a Subscribers-Management-Service (SMS) interface for Indovision Cable TV; developed TCP/IP socket-based backend in C/C++ to manage commands, data, and timing fields for Control Access.

Network Administrator at IT Department of PT. Asuransi Jiwa LippoLife

October 31, 1999 - October 31, 1999

Managed a large corporate network (400+ users) including LAN/intranet; supported MS Backoffice and 3Com devices; ensured network reliability and security.

System Administrator + Programmer at Economy Partner, GmbH

August 31, 2001 - August 31, 2001

Overseeing Windows/Linux environments; Tcl/Tk based applications; contributed to stock-exchange related tooling and internal systems.

System Administrator + Programmer at LAM, AG

October 31, 2007 - October 31, 2007

Built and maintained stock-exchange related systems from scratch using PHP, Python, Perl, MySQL, Apache/OpenSource; integrated IP-PBX with OpenVOX for telephony; led cross-platform deployment.

Software Engineer at Tecways, AG

July 31, 2008 - July 31, 2008

Developed server-side software (ANSI C, Java) for multi-country deployments; contributed to UNIX/Linux environments and server-side components for industrial devices.

Programmer at PwC

March 31, 2009 - March 31, 2009

Designed and prototyped an AI-enabled eLibrary prototype for knowledge management; implemented initial Python-based prototype and C++ modules to support OCR, crawling, and data organization.

Programmer at PT.Sigma Cipta Caraka (BaliCamp)

June 30, 2009 - June 30, 2009

Banking software tooling; performed database migration tool development in Perl to migrate legacy databases to MS SQL 2008 for ASTRA TOYOTA projects.

IT Manager (Coordinator) at PT.Meares Soputan Mining (MSM)

June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2010

IT management for a gold mining project; Linux servers and Windows workstations; coordinated IT operations and infrastructure.

Director at OpenTEK[nologie internasional, PT]

June 30, 2013 - June 30, 2013

Pioneered IP-PBX integration in Indonesia; led IT systems, ERP integration, web hosting, email, DNS, and related services; directed technical teams and strategy.

One-Man-Show at OpenTEK ELEKTRO.asia (Workshop Komputer dan Elektronika)

January 1, 2016 - October 27, 2025

Independent contractor delivering hardware/software projects; PCB design, PLC/automation projects, web services, and freelance development (Python, PHP, Go), plus remote client support.

IT Programmer + IT-PMO (IT Project-Management Officer) at State-Grid Corporation of China (SGCC)

September 30, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Worked on AMI for PLN; IT programming and project management for large-scale energy infrastructure.

Programmer & Data-Analyst (freelance remote IT-programmer for Statistics) at GAMA Statistika, PT

November 1, 2024 - October 27, 2025

Freelance remote programming and data-analysis work; statistics-focused software development.