Hello there, I am Michael - a business director and software engineer. I have a passion for technology and for great teamwork. As a tech leader, I strive to inspire and motivate my teams, fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, psychological safety, and continuous improvement. I value excellence and attention to detail in order to consistently deliver top-notch software products and services.
You can find me at conferences where I speak about tech and startup topics. Besides my work, I love to spend time with my family. I like to craft beer, do all kinds of sports, go camping, play the keyboard and ukulele and develop new ideas. I post my opinions on LinkedIn.
I have a variety of complementary coding technologies and frameworks under my belt with a strong affinity for backend and database applications.
Automatically building byte-perfect software container images in CI/CD and rolling them out in Kubernetes using GitOps: that is my passion.
I successfully managed software projects with high budgets, heterogeneous teams, technical challenges and many stakeholders.
Since 2023, together with my team at Blueshoe, I develop a virtual Kubernetes solutions with a graphical user interface for developers. This project is open source and available on GitHub.
Check it outSince 2020, together with my team at Blueshoe, I work on a development tool that runs Docker containers locally while having them connected to any Kubernetes environment. This project is open source and available on GitHub.
Check it outIn 2021/22, I converted a panel van into a motorhome. This ambitious project combined a wide range of hard skills and passion.
Read the storyIn 2019, my team and I completed the development of a body scanner to capture patients' lower bodies for compression stockings. This project covered almost all disciplines of technology development.
Read the storyIn 2020, I started to craft different objects from concrete. These lamps, made from upcycled bottles, are eyecather in every liqueur cabinet and practial.
See moreIn 2020, I developed a new app server for the Django framework. It is based on the Tornado web server and provides advanced features for Kubernetes deployments. This project is open source and available on GitHub.
Check it outIn 2015, I worked with my team to create a gesture-controlled digital shopping window that allows users to explore a fictional 3D world with product placement and combined smartphone checkout.