03 About

Engineer, architect, builder

Artificial intelligence runs through my career. For four years I researched intelligent user interfaces and human-computer interaction at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) — the world’s largest AI research center. From that time also comes my freelance work for the DFKI spin-off Contaction. Since 2019 I’ve been at Nagarro, today as Associate Principal Engineer, building AI for test automation — including Sqeed, which is in production at the ÖBB ticket shop.

As a full-stack engineer with a pull toward architecture, I build software from schema design to pixel-level UI. Databases are a particular fascination — during my studies (M.Sc. Computer Science) I chose the advanced database courses and served as a teaching assistant for information systems. I care as much about the engineer who inherits the code as the user who runs it.

Toolbox

What I work with

AI / Machine Learning since 2019
JavaScript / TypeScript 15+ yrs
NLP & clustering research
Databases / SQL specialty
Test automation
Software architecture lead
PHP expert
Human-Computer Interaction DFKI
Python
Responsive web design
Java
SEO & performance
Experience

Where I’ve worked

since 2019
Associate Principal Engineer · Nagarro Vienna

AI-driven test automation. I built Sqeed (Automatic Test Fail Analysis) — an NLP-clustering algorithm that analyses failed tests automatically, detects root causes and cuts failure-analysis time by up to 70%. In production at the ÖBB ticket shop, among others.

AINLPTest automationÖBB
since 2016
Freelance Engineer · Contaction Liechtenstein

Freelance development for the DFKI spin-off Contaction (by Anthony Jameson). Makes AI-generated content usable for collaborating groups — with products such as Groupsheets and COLL-E.

AINLPGroup AIProduct
since 2017
Independent Software Engineer · Spirescu Vienna

My own web and software projects — from database modelling to the UI.

JavaScriptPHPDatabases
since 2010
Developer & Operator · My Miracle Saarbrücken

Built and run the My Miracle weight-loss programme with 182,000+ members, including native apps for iOS, Android and Windows.

PHPJavaScriptMySQLMobile
2012 — 2016
Junior Researcher · DFKI Saarbrücken

Researcher at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence — the world’s largest AI research center — in Intelligent User Interfaces. Novel interaction concepts and usability.

AIHCIIUIResearch
2011 — 2012
Teaching Assistant · Saarland University Saarbrücken

Teaching assistant for the Information Systems course in the databases group.

DatabasesSQLTeaching
2008 — 2010
Technical Support · Max Planck Institute Saarbrücken

Help-desk staff at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.

ITSupport
2005 — 2008
Independent Web Designer · NTEQ Vienna

Designed and maintained websites for small businesses.

Web designHTML/CSS
2003 — 2005
Network Administrator · Schenk/Igler/Proksch Vienna

Network administration for the PR agency Schenk/Igler/Proksch GmbH.

NetworkingIT admin
Education

Where I studied

Master of Science, Computer Science
Saarland University
Master’s thesis graded 1.0 (excellent), minor in Mathematics
2015 — 2018
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Saarland University
Bachelor’s thesis graded 1.3 (very good), minor in Mathematics
2008 — 2015
Matura / Abitur
Stubenbastei Gymnasium, Vienna
Graduated 2003
1995 — 2003