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career so far
since 2000 freelance IT consulting and project management
some public reference projects:
Aug 1998 - Sep 1999 project manager with »debis Systemhaus Darmstadt
since 1998 writing articles for the Ethical Investment newsletter 'Öko Invest'
since 1997 giving »software trainings and coachings
1997 - 2007 tutor at the computing centre of the »Vienna University of Business Administration
 
education
spring 2005 passed Second Diploma Exam with distinction
spring 2005 dissertation »"Analysis of the Online Brokerage Market in Austria and Germany": company valuation of online brokers using a DCF approach implemented in java, grade A
summer 2003 Microsoft Certified Professional MCSE exam 70-210
1999 - 2003 participating in the »Center Of Excellence for High Potentials at the »Vienna University of Business Administration
June 1998 Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English CPE grade A
autumn 1997 specializing in
  • information management
  • finance and financial markets
  • environmental economics
  • (controlling)
October 1997 passed First Diploma Exam with distinction
spring 1997 studied Linguistics & Translation at Surrey University, Guildford UK
1993 - 2005 started studying at the Vienna University of Business Administration
Oct 1992 - Mar 1993 army service; left the army as platoon sergeant
June 1992 passed the 'Matura' (A levels/school leaving exam) with distinction at the Sigmund Freud Realgymnasium (grammar school/high school)
 
tasks accomplished
  • creating, designing, implementing and hosting the internet platform »www.billexpert.biz for analysing phone bills and charges using JEE, JSF/MyFaces and Postgres
  • improving a telecom ticketing and workflow system using JEE, Oracle and MS Sql Server
  • introducing JEE open source CRM systems in SMEs
  • JEE consulting in web projects
  • designing and implementing report generating systems analysing the log data of the Austrian Web Analysis ÖWA using Perl and MySql
  • customizing of open source CRM and ERP systems (CentraView, Compiere, DaffodilCRM, Hipergate, OfBiz, openCRX, CentricCRM)
  • technical project management in multinational teams in eCommerce projects (references »Bawag, »easybank, »Meinlbank)
  • quality management, code review and Html fine-tuning of web applications
  • selecting, managing and motivating project teams of about 5 people; administration and review of my team's source code in CVS
  • estimating project costs using the Cocomo method, calculating offers according to the ISO 9001 standard
  • modelling, specifying, designing and implementing interfaces to the central LDAP directory and the time management and salary processing systems for several 1000 employees of »debis Systemhaus Darmstadt
  • specifying, designing and implementing management reports taylored to the needs of the management
  • modelling, specifying, designing and implementing a distributed OO middleware
  • modelling, designing and implementing the internet directory service »linkserv - a webserver programmed in Perl connected to an Oracle database; dynamic html pages generated by PL/SQL and Perl
  • modelling, designing and implementing the expert system »ludmilla providing guidance for students in planning their studies - an integrated webbased system consisting of Java, Perl, shell-CGI, JavaScript, PL/SQL and CLIPS components with an Oracle back-end
  • modelling, designing and implementing MS Access databases administrating securities and bank accounts
  • creating software and language training course materials, examples and handouts in English and German using XML/XSL/FOP/Batik
  • administration of test servers: Oracle database, Windows NT server, Oracle Application Server, Apache, Tomcat, JBoss
languages in writing and speech
German my mother tongue
English university level, CPE grade A; I also teach English
French A level standard
Spanish basic knowledge
Japanisch fairish
Chinese basic knowledge
Austrian sign language basic knowledge
 
IT skills and knowledge
  • in-depth experience in webbased information systems, designing and implementing content management systems (Apache Lenya, Mambo)
  • business process engineering; gained first insights into applying and customizing SAP (modules FI and CO) (see project »ludmilla at the Vienna University of Business Administration)
  • basic knowledge of ERP and OLAP
  • experience in expert systems and artificial intelligence (Clips, Jess, Rete, Java JSR94 business rules): project »ludmilla at the Vienna University of Business Administration
  • comprehensive experience in relational databases
    • Oracle, DB2, Postgres, MySql, JDBC, DBI/DBD, FileMaker, ODBC, DAO/ADO/ADOX, MS Access, MS Sql Server
  • programming languages I master and teach in a structured, readable and flexible style
    • Java (incl JEE, EJB, Servlets, JDBC, JSP, JSF, JAXP, GUIs, Applets), C#, PERL, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript, BASH, TCSH, TCL, Lisp, Clips, PHP, VB, ASP, ASP.NET
  • markup languages and related languages
    • HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, DTD, XSLT, XSL-FO, xmlSchema, xPath, xPointer
  • middleware and frameworks
    • JEE (JBoss, Oracle AS, OC4J, IBM Websphere, Orion; Tomcat) incl ANT, XDoclet, JSF & MyFaces, JDBC, JAXP, JSSE & JAAS, Cocoon, Deli, Jakarta Commons, Struts, Tiles, JUnit, Saxon, FOP, Batik, .NET, @enterprise, LAMP
  • Tools and IDEs
    • UML/ER Tools (notably Omondo and Clay for Eclipse and ERwin), Eclipse, JDeveloper, MS Visual Studio, XMLSpy, CVS, SVN, VMWare, PKI mit OpenSSL
  • internet protocols and techniques I am acquainted with
    • ISO/OSI, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, TCP/IP, SOAP, FTP, SMTP, LDAP, CORBA, AJAX, socket programming, webserver and -client programming, regular expressions, GUI generation in Html, Java (JSF, Swing, AWT) and Perl (TK), automated build and deployment processes, XSL transformations
  • modelling techniques
    • OO design patterns (GoF, Sun blueprints), UML, OOA & OOD, SADT, ER, EPK, ARIS
  • operating systems I am familiar with
    • Windows 7/XP/2000/NT server&workstation, DOS, Unix, Linux, Mac-OS, OS/2
    • batch programming in Unix, Linux and Windows
extracurricular activities
  • member of the Choir of Vienna University
  • district heating project in Würnitz, Lower Austria
  • 'Buddy Network' at the Vienna University of Business Administration
  • honorary activity in the 'Entwicklungshilfeklub' - a charity organisation dedicated to development aid projects
soft skills in purely arbitrary order
  • loyal and sincere; personal integrity
  • accurate and careful; used to doing excellent work (see Center of Excellence); customer-oriented style of work
  • mentally and emotionally balanced; due to my optimistic and cheerful attitude, not to mention humor; as a result I am not easily stressed-out
  • open-minded and mobile because of my comprehensive multicultural experience abroad (see Darmstadt, Guildford) and my international circle of friends
  • entrepreneurial spirit with creative driving force (s. freelance occupation), initiative and drive; self-organized and self-motivated
  • thirst for knowledge; therefore continuously striving to broaden my mind; as a result I am employable in a great variety of environments
  • it turned out that I have the ability to integrate teams and keep them together; this might be a result of my communication and social skills
  • strong team spirit in combination with a certain inclination towards lateral thinking
  • fascinated by tricky problems and persevering in solving them; thus excellent problem solving and trouble-shooting skills
  • layouting skills (see this document?!) combined with eloquence in writing and speech
  • strong analytical skills
  • able to easily gain an overview of complex systems; quick understanding of interconnections between components; furthermore the ability to convey this knowledge to others
personal interests
  • music - classical as well as electrical guitar and choir singing
  • reading - above all English literature, Hermann Hesse
  • drawing
  • religion, psychology and philosophy; Viktor Frankl had a lot to tell...
  • foreign cultures (above all Asia) and languages
  • financial markets
  • sustainable development; Local Agenda 21 projects in Deutsch Wagram and Würnitz
  • jogging, swimming, cycling; in former times soccer as well
  • dancing; unfortunately I haven't managed more than first steps in swing and salsa yet
  • Yoga, Tai Chi and Qi Gong as well as Iaido, Biofeedback, Arching
  • and my latest hobbies... kart-racing and ski-jumping!