CV

SUMMARY

Senior frontend and full-stack developer with 25+ years of professional experience, specializing in TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Building AI-powered applications with the Vercel AI SDK and Claude API, and accelerating development using agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor). Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable systems, leading engineering teams, and introducing strategic technologies that reduce technical debt and accelerate product delivery.

EXPERIENCE

Parloa – AI-powered contact center platform
Frontend Developer | Mar 2025 – Dec 2025

Designed and implemented server-driven UI (SDUI) package enabling backend developers to build service UIs, standardizing UI development across 7 teams
Built core platform features in $3 billion AI scaleup serving Booking.com, American Express, Decathlon, and Allianz
Accelerated development using agentic AI coding
Tech: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Ant Design, Vite, Storybook, Vitest, Testing Library, tRPC, OpenAPI, Claude Code, Cursor

seabo – Freightship Chartering SaaS Platform
Lead Full-Stack Developer | Oct 2022 – Apr 2024

Built and extended chartering marketplace with React frontend and Node.js/NestJS backend
Designed database schema, REST APIs, payment integration (Stripe), job queues (BullMQ)
Tech: TypeScript, React, Node.js, NestJS, MySQL, TypeORM, Stripe, Redis, BullMQ, socket.io

ISV (Confidential) – SaaS Development
Lead Frontend Developer | Jul 2020 – Sep 2022

Modernized 7-year-old JavaScript React codebase: migrated to TypeScript, introduced automated testing, adopted component library
Led and coached 3-person frontend team, increasing velocity while improving quality and adding new features to legacy product
Tech: TypeScript, React, Redux, React Query, Jest, React Testing Library, Ant Design

Zalando – Procurement Portal
Lead Frontend Developer, Coach | Sep 2019 – Mar 2020

Led greenfield frontend development for procurement platform supporting €1 billion in annual fashion purchases
Selected technologies, designed architecture, and coached 4 developers with React and MobX workshops in cross-functional team of 12
Tech: TypeScript, React, MobX, GraphQL, Apollo, Ant Design, Material-UI, Jest, React Testing Library

DMG – Dentamile Connect (Dental CAD/CAM SaaS)
Frontend Developer | Jan 2019 – Aug 2019

Built SaaS for digital production of dental products (crowns, bite splints) with browser-based 3D CAD using WebGL
Designed and negotiated API between SaaS and WebGL CAD component built by partner agency; set up UI component library
Tech: JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, REST, Swagger, Jest, Storybook, Webpack

Intersection (USA) – Smart City Kiosks
Frontend Developer | Oct 2018 – Dec 2018

Built maps feature for interactive kiosk systems; supported Chicago Transit Authority rollout
Tech: React, Redux, JavaScript, SVG, Jest, Storybook

Earlier Career (1996–2018) Former CTO and co-founder of Papersmart and Balao; senior developer and team lead at enterprises including SAP, O2, and Reuters. VP Research & Development at Netlife. Expertise in Ruby on Rails, Java, and C++.

PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

Smart Rename – AI-powered desktop app that extracts invoice metadata and auto-renames files (Vercel AI SDK, Evalite, Claude API, Tauri, TypeScript, React, Shadcn, Tailwind)
Anki MCP Server – enables LLMs to generate and correct flashcards (GitHub)
Author of two books on Java and enterprise software development

EDUCATION

Bachelor in Computer Science, University of Hamburg

Professional Development

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

LANGUAGES

German – Native (C2)
English – Fluent (C1)