Who am I?

Below you will find a chronological list of my education, my work experience and a rough overview of different softwares and machines I am familiar with. For a less formal self description, please see the About page.

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Education

Abitur                        
Stadtgymnasium Detmold                        Aug ‘11 - Jun ‘15
In school, I majored in Philosophy, German, Maths and English.  
BSc. Cognitive Science                          
Universität Osnabrück                          Oct ‘16 – Feb ‘22
Within a diverse program, I focused on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Informatics, and Linguistics.  
Program description  
RISE Internship                            
IIT Kharagpur, India                            Sep ’18 – Jan ’19
In the context of a DAAD RISE Stipend, I researched the possibilities of a decentralized electricity grid in remote regions of the Himalayas. I conducted field research, evaluation, and product simulation.
Erasmus Semester                    
New Bulgarian University, Sofia                    Feb. ’19 – Jul ’19
I took courses in the Philosophy department and Masters’ program for Cognitive Science. I also attended the Cognitive Science Summer School.
The Department Website
More on the Summer School
M.A. Design & Computation                        
Universität der Künste, Berlin                        Oct. ‘22 – now
I am currently in the fourth semester of transdisciplinary cooperation between UdK and TU Berlin with a focus on critical artistic engagement with technology.
Program description
The New Practice Page

Work Experience

Weltwärts                        
Lecheria de la Solidaridad                        Sep ‘16 – Aug ‘15
I worked in a social project in northern Buenos Aires, Argentina. I helped cooking for 150 youths daily, assisted with their homework, organized sports programmes, maintained the building and organized events.
La Lecheria
Teamer / SportsTeamer                  
GO-Jugendreisen @ Spain, Croatia                  Jun ‘17 – Sep ‘19
I mentored and supervised groups of 12-18 year olds on their summer holiday trips. I organized entertainment, sports activities and excursions. I did two seasons of a few weeks each in Spain and one in Croatia.
GO-Jugendreisen
Barkeeper / Brewing assistant                      
Brauerei Rampendahl                      Oct ‘18 – Mar ‘20
I worked in a a restaurant with in-house brewery, both on the customer-facing side and assisting in the brewery.
Die Hausbrauerei
Social Worker                  
Heilpädagogische Hilfe Osnabrück                 Sep ’20 – Sep ’21
I worked in a stationary care center for hearing impaired and deaf people with cognitive impairments, including autism.
Das Wohnheim
Working Student                    
Virtuos at Universität Osnabrück                    Oc ‘21 – May ‘22
I was part of the uos.dll program, a funded project to reform digital teaching practices at the University. My responsibility is the building and maintaining of the DigiLab, a FabLab/Makerspace accessible to the entire University. It features 3D printers, Laser Cutter, CNC Routers, Stitching Robots, VR, XR, Video/Audio Toolsets, and many more.
DigiLab Osnabrück
Software Engineer                    
Sommerblut Kulturverein Festival                    Feb ‘22 – Jun ‘23
I was part of a team researching and developing an inclusive chatbot, respecting diversity and accessibility needs. I was responsible for the entire back-end functionality.
Chatbot Ällei @ Sommerblut
Working Student                              
InKüLe @ UdK Berlin                              Mar ‘23 – now
InKüLe stands for ‘Innovation in der künstlerischen Lehre’. The work revolves around investigating concepts for innovation and digitalization in the practice of artistic teaching. Personally, I work mostly with workshops teaching sculpting in VR and live-streaming events.
The InKüLe Web Presence
Freelance Mentor, Educator                          
Junge Tüftler*Innen, Berlin                          Jun ‘24 – now
The Junge Tüftler*Innen is an NGO focused on educative workshops around “making”. They offer workshops for children, young adults and also offer Workshops for adults and teachers. I am a Mentor, meaning I supervise and conduct the workshops in a team of two.
Junge Tüftler*Innen
Freelance Technology Educator                        
SOCIUS - Die Bildungspartner, Berlin                        Aug ‘24 – now
Das studio einszwovier at GvB Berlin I build and curate a Makerspace at a Berlin Secondary School. We have courses and projects surrounding many digital fabrication techniques and learn about the basics of electronics and programming. We offer laser cutting, 3D printing, Textile modding, microcontrollers, robotics and more.
SOCIUS - Die Bildungspartner

Software Skills

UNIX | bash / zsh | Arduino IDE | Raspberry Pi

Python | scipy | matplotlib | seaborn | pandas | jupyter notebook | tensorflow | pytorch | scikit-learn | opencv | flask | micropython | circuitpython

HTML, CSS, JavaScript | GH-pages | psychoJS | AMPStack | ibex-farm

C# | Unity | Unreal Engine | Visual Studio

CAD | Fusion 360 | TinkerCAD | Rhino/Grasshopper

Slicing | PrusaSlicer | kiri.moto | Cura | Lightburn

Images | Inkscape | Illustrator | GIMP | Photoshop | Lightroom | Agisoft Metashape

Video | Premiere | DaVinci Resolve | OBS | TouchDesigner | DJI Drones | FPV Drones

Audio | Audacity | supercollider

Office | MS-Office Suite | Latex | Markdown | Typst

Educational | Scratch | Makey-Makey | Ozobot | Cospaces

Machine Skills

3D Printer | Fused-Deposition Modeling (FDM)| Resin (MSLA)

CNC | Nomad 3 | Shaper Origin

(Laser)cutter | Cricut | Mr. Beam | BRM Lasers Pro 1600 | X-Tool S1 | Scissors

Textile | Brother Innov-is V3 Stitching Robot | Sewing Machine | Handstitching

VR | Meta Quest 2 | HTC Vive Pro

AR | Magic Leap 1 | Apple AR Suite

Microcontroller | Arduino | Raspberry Pi | ESP32 | Pi Pico

Industrial robots | Universal Robots UR5