About me
Systems engineer, backend developer & project manager based in Zurich.
System administrator & backend developer at CND AG · Studying Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich.
I’m a systems engineer, backend developer and project manager based in Zurich with six years’ experience building and operating production systems. At CND AG I develop tooling, manage Linux-based infrastructure, and roll out monitoring and security solutions, while studying Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich and teaching programming as a former assistant and mentor. Earlier roles in cybersecurity and IT support gave me a solid foundation in Linux administration and troubleshooting. I’m currently exploring Proxmox, OpenVAS and Rust, and in my spare time I run TTRPG campaigns and hack on open-source projects and small web tools.
Skills
Project & stakeholder management
Leading small projects from requirements gathering to rollout, coordinating with clients, vendors and internal teams to keep scope, timelines and expectations aligned.
Technical solution development
Designing and implementing backend services and automation to streamline operations and support productive applications.
Linux & infrastructure operations
Administering Linux servers, containerised services and monitoring stacks, with a focus on uptime, observability and security.
Programming
Working primarily with Python, Rust, Perl and most shell scripting languages; comfortable reading legacy code and building new services.
Support, teaching & mentoring
Experience in helpdesk environments and university teaching; explaining technical topics clearly and supporting users and students with different levels of expertise.
Languages
Native English and German; intermediate French (B1).
Tooling I work with
Highlighted projects
reddit-search
A Rust command-line tool for searching pushshift.io Reddit dumps. It lets you filter posts by fields and provides presets for common research tasks on large social-media datasets.
View on crates.ioDIY Tracker
A self-hosted event-tracking web app that displays a month-by-month overview of concerts and DIY shows.
View source on GitHub WebsiteDungeon Master’s Vault
A fork of DungeonMastersVault community edition, maintained by me and self-hosted. Contains a selection of homebrew D&D 5e materials and is used for most of my ongoing campaigns.
Use the toolCommunity & volunteering
Student Association for Computational Linguistics
President & webmaster · 2022–2024
Led the student association, coordinated events with faculty and students, managed the website and communication channels, and handled planning and organization for meetups and community activities.
Magic: The Gathering & TTRPG events
Host regular Magic: The Gathering events and TTRPG sessions, handling scheduling, player communication and logistics. I also help out at various local events when extra hands are needed, supporting registration, tech and on-site coordination.
SwitzerLAN gaming event
IT helpdesk · Yearly event with ≈2 000 participants
Provide on-site IT support for participants and organisers at SwitzerLAN, ensuring stable infrastructure and smooth operation of the event’s technical setup.
Argovian Sound Collective
Web development & organisational committee · 2018–2022
Supported a local music collective with web development and event organisation: maintaining the website, coordinating concert listings and helping plan and run shows.