Head of Digitization & Project Coordination at ovaGnetz GmbH

Led company-wide digitization and process automation initiatives across departments. Managed IT system landscape and IT infrastructure at ovaGnetz. Contributed to the AI and IT strategy team of OVA Group and advised executive management on IT strategy, digitization, and technology decisions. Managed IT project portfolio and roadmap (plan, prioritize, coordinate). Gathered requirements and translated them into IT solutions and specifications. Introduced and managed new software systems for regulatory requirements (§14 a, §14 d EnWG). Rolled out smart metering and intelligent metering systems including gateway administration. Built BI and reporting solutions, ensured GDPR compliance and data governance, and designed/enforced IT security (ISO 27001, IT security catalogue §11 EnWG, KRITIS). Managed external IT service providers and contracts, and had budget responsibility including technology goal setting and tracking.

Lead Head of Digitization & Project Coordination at ova gnetz GmbH

Leads company-wide digitization and process automation initiatives across departments; responsible for the entire IT ecosystem and IT infrastructure. Advises executive management on IT strategy, digitization, and technology decisions. Manages IT project portfolio and roadmap: plans, prioritizes, and coordinates cross-functional projects. Collects requirements from specialist departments and translates them into IT solutions and specifications. Introduces and manages new software systems for regulatory requirements (§14a, §14d EnWG). Rolls out smart metering and intelligent metering systems including gateway administration. Manages regulated market communication interfaces (MaKo/EDIFACT) for data exchange with market partners. Builds BI and reporting solutions for management decision-making. Drives cloud, data platform, and modern IT infrastructure strategy, ensuring GDPR compliance and data governance. Designs and enforces IT security (ISO 27001 and relevant catalogs/standards) again

Co-Founder & Managing Director at DigitalFreedom Global LLC

Founded and ran the company end-to-end: operations, team leadership, hiring, budgeting, and client delivery. Built and operated an in-house development environment (Jenkins, Nexus, Artifactory, SonarQube, Docker Swarm) and later migrated the whole team to GitHub Enterprise with GitHub Actions. Develops and monetizes iOS/Android/macOS products and backends; automates delivery pipelines. AI-assisted development using coding agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex) and RAG as a core workflow concept with focus on maintainable architecture, performance, security, and long-term viability.

Software Architect & Co-Founder at DigitalFreedom Global LLC

Building and operating our own iOS, Android and macOS apps end to end: Swift and SwiftUI, Flutter, Java and Quarkus microservice backends on Kubernetes, CI/CD with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD GitOps. Published apps: Sommelio, DokuAI, SnapShots, CivoCloudManager.

Lead Developer (DAC6) at Union Investment

Designed and built a Java microservice architecture (30–40 Spring Boot services) for cross-border tax reporting compliance on OpenShift. Implemented REST APIs and event-driven integrations. Containerized services with Docker and deployed on OpenShift. Automated build, test, and release pipelines on an in-house Jenkins/Nexus/Artifactory stack. Implemented monitoring, alerting, autoscaling, resilience, and security hardening (OAuth2, RBAC) for a production regulatory system and performed performance tuning for large data volumes. Led interdisciplinary teams, introduced code-quality standards (SonarQube), and established automated testing and continuous integration/delivery practices.

Full-Stack Developer (IAM) at DZB Bank

Developed tailored identity & access management with SailPoint IdentityIQ (Java) to automate user provisioning, entitlement management, and access certification. Built Angular/TypeScript frontends and REST APIs for an intuitive UI to manage identities, roles, and permissions. Implemented batch workflows, rules, and connectors (LDAP, JDBC, REST) in SailPoint to automate large-scale IAM processes and integrate with core banking systems. Applied security and authorization concepts (RBAC, segregation of duties) to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. Delivered CI/CD, automated tests, and performance tuning for scalability. Performed code reviews, automated testing, and technical documentation; collaborated closely with compliance, security, and business teams to deliver maintainable, audit-ready solutions.

Lead Developer (DAC6) at Union Investment (DAC6 team)

Technical lead for the EU cross-border tax reporting module DAC6. Designed and built a Java microservice architecture (30–40 Spring Boot services) on OpenShift for regulatory compliance, high availability, and horizontal scalability. Implemented BPMN process automation with Camunda (external task pattern) for complex, long-running reporting workflows; designed REST APIs and event-driven integrations between services. Containerized services with Docker and deployed on OpenShift; automated build/test/release pipelines on in-house Jenkins/Nexus/Artifactory. Managed monitoring, alerting, autoscaling, resilience, and security hardening (OAuth2, RBAC) for production regulatory system; performed performance tuning for large data volumes. Led an interdisciplinary team, introduced code-quality standards (SonarQube), automated testing, and implemented continuous integration and delivery.

Full Stack Developer at Software Company

Contributed to multiple projects in the finance and banking sector across web frontends, backend services, and APIs. Built a platform for bank strategy and marketing planning (backend services and data models for planning workflows; Angular frontend for analysis/reporting). Developed a bank customer chat platform connecting banks and clients with real-time messaging and REST/WebSocket APIs and a responsive user-friendly web interface. Implemented a credit matching platform for lenders and borrowers with matching logic, scoring, and profile management. Built a high-availability, high-performance real-time instant payment system (event-driven architecture, low-latency processing) operating 24/7. Worked with microservices and event-driven design, SQL/NoSQL data stores, CI/CD integration, REST APIs, and Angular-based interactive front-end components. Implemented security mechanisms and authentication/authorization systems for web/cloud apps, and created CI/CD pipelines for automated build

Full Stack Developer (IAM) at DZB Bank / D Z B Bank

Tailored identity and access management automation using SailPoint IdentityIQ (Java) for user provisioning, entitlement management, and access certification. Built Angular/TypeScript frontends and REST APIs for an intuitive UI to manage identities, roles, and permissions. Implemented batch workflows, rules, and connectors (LDAP, JDBC, REST) in SailPoint to automate large-scale IAM processes and integrated with core banking systems. Applied security and authorization concepts (RBAC, separation of duties) to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. Supported CI/CD with automated tests and performance tuning for scalable operation. Performed code reviews, automated testing, and technical documentation and collaborated with compliance, security, and business teams to deliver maintainable, audit-ready solutions.

Full-Stack Developer at Software Company

Contributed to multiple finance and banking-sector projects as a full-stack developer covering web frontends, backend services, and APIs. Worked on a strategy & marketing planning platform (backend services and data models for planning workflows; Angular frontend for analytics and reporting). Built a Bank customer chat platform with real-time messaging (REST/WebSocket APIs) and a responsive, user-friendly web UI. Developed a credit matching platform to connect lenders and borrowers quickly by combining matching logic, scoring, and profile management. Implemented an instant payments system with high availability and real-time processing (event-driven architecture and low-latency processing for 24/7 operations). Responsibilities included architecture design (microservices and event-driven design), database and API optimization for performance and scalability, and building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment. Performed code reviews, QA, automated testing, perfor

Founder & Managing Director at 4BrainSolutions GmbH

Founded and ran a software consultancy. Technical lead for the DAC6 EU tax reporting module at Union Investment: 30 to 40 Spring Boot microservices on OpenShift, Camunda BPMN, CI/CD. IAM projects with SailPoint IdentityIQ at DZ Bank: provisioning, RBAC, Angular frontends.

IT Inera Project & Experts at IT Inera (company name not fully specified in resume)

Worked on project and expert assignments supporting tools and IT operations for software development and collaboration workflows. Used project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, Monday.com, GitHub projects, MSTeams/Slack/Zoom, and modeling tools like Miro and Lucidchart. Used BPMN and work planning tools such as Camunda BPMN and Gantt charts. Automated workflow management in Make.com. Contributed to project management and collaboration using Eclipse/IntelliJ/GoLand/Xcode/Android Studio and supported API testing with Postman and database development with DataGrip. Used DevOps and file transfer tools such as FileZilla and Wetty and packaging/distribution tooling like Homebrew/Sparkle for macOS.

Developed and maintained Java enterprise application servers and services; used monitoring/alerting/visualization stacks and observability tooling. Managed and collaborated with version control and CI/CD tooling across repositories and release pipelines. Containerized and orchestrated deployments with Docker and Kubernetes, and worked with registries, TLS/cert automation, and ingress. Built automated CI/CD and app delivery pipelines integrating code quality and release processes. Developed backends in Java (Spring Boot, Quarkus, Java EE) and built frontend experiences with Angular/TypeScript and other modern JS tooling. Worked with databases and data management, messaging/event streaming (Kafka/NATS), and automation/build tooling for workflows and pipelines.

Project management, collaboration, and expert tooling support (Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, Monday.com, Slack/Zoom, Miro/Lucidchart, Camunda BPMN, Gantt, Make.com). Used multiple project and IDE tools (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, GoLand, Xcode, Android Studio) and API testing/interface validation (Postman). Worked with data development/management tooling and file transfer/server access (DataGrip, FileZilla, Wetty). Supported software development and macOS package/app distribution tooling (Homebrew, Sparkle).

Full-Stack Developer at ITinera Projects & Experts

Full stack development in the finance and banking sector: Java backends, Angular and TypeScript frontends, REST APIs, event driven architecture. Projects included a real time instant payment system, a bank client chat platform and a credit matching platform.

Bar Manager / Restaurant Operations Manager / Bar Manager (hospitality) at Multiple hospitality employers (AIDAs Diva/TUI Mein Schiff, Forum München, Gerholds Sedan & Cook Irano, Dormero Hotel, Olive’s, etc.)

Led teams and ran operations under constant pressure in international hospitality. Managed bar and restaurant operations including staffing, scheduling, budgeting, process optimization, events, inventory, purchasing, and revenue. Optimized gastronomic and operational processes including cost control, revenue growth, and quality/hygiene management under HACCP. Built and opened a bar from concept to full operations including beverage selection, menu design, costing, supplier negotiations, staff hiring and training. Developed software for POS systems during this period (self-developed systems), which later became the foundation for the IT career transition. Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder communication, composure under pressure, and high quality standards.