Short Bio

  • Since 1997: living in London, UK
  • 1986 - 1997: living in Hamburg, Germany
  • 1962: born in Nuremberg, Germany

Short CV

  • Since January 2022: Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute
  • Since January 2021: Creator and Host for Code for Thought, the RSE community podcast
  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2023: Senior Research Software Engineer at the University College London, UK
  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2019: Software Architect and Mobile Lead, Elsevier, London, UK
  • Jun 2012 - May 2013: Senior iOS Engineer, Alfresco Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
  • Jul 2007 - May 2012: Engineering/Operations Manager, Symbia (Nokia), London, UK
  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2007: Senior C++ Engineer, Project Lead, Sibelius Music Software (Avid), London, UK
  • Dec 2000 - Dec 2004: Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead, Sony Broadcasting and Professional, Basingstoke, UK
  • May 1997 - Nov 2000: Research Fellow Medical Imaging/Physics, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
  • Feb 1992 - Apr 1997: Research Fellow (before that PhD student) Particle Physics, University Hamburg, Germany

Education

  • Aug 1996: Ph.D. (first) in experimental particle physics, University Hamburg, Germany
  • Oct 2005: B.Sc. (2.2) Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, London

Languages

  • English: Proficient
  • French: Intermediate (DELF B2)
  • German: Native

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