As a Senior Developer Advocate at Astronomer, I focus on empowering the global data community by sharing my extensive, real-world experience in architecting and scaling business-critical data platforms. My role involves creating technical content, speaking at international conferences, and evangelizing best practices for modern DataOps with Apache Airflow and Astro. I am passionate about blending deep technical expertise with a love for communication to help shape the future of data orchestration.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs
Waltershofer Damm Hamburg, Germany / Volker Janz 2018
Prizes and Awards
- Best use of Gemini at the Google Women Techmakers AI Hackathon 2024 by Google (3,693 participants)
- Second place overall at the Google AI Hackathon 2024 by Google (>15k participants)
- Top 5 session of Big Data Conference Europe 2023
- Award for best presentation of Big Data Technology Warsaw Summit 2021
Curriculum Vitae
Work
| Timeframe | Description |
|---|---|
| Aug. 2025 - Now |
Astronomer Senior Developer Advocate California, USA |
| May. 2025 - Aug. 2025 |
InnoGames GmbH Principal Data Engineer California, USA |
| Apr. 2020 - May. 2025 |
InnoGames GmbH Expert Data Engineer Hamburg, Germany (remote) |
| Aug. 2018 - Apr. 2020 |
InnoGames GmbH Senior Data Engineer Hamburg, Germany |
| Aug. 2014 - Aug. 2018 |
InnoGames GmbH Technical Product Lead - Data Engineering Hamburg, Germany |
| Sep. 2011 - Aug. 2014 |
InnoGames GmbH Software Developer - Backend Systems Hamburg, Germany |
| Apr. 2011 - Sep. 2011 |
InnoGames GmbH Student - Master’s thesis Hamburg, Germany |
| Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011 |
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Graduate Assistant Oldenburg, Germany |
| Oct. 2008 - Dec. 2009 |
OFFIS Institute for Information Technology Graduate Assistant Oldenburg, Germany |
Education
| Timeframe | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009 - 2011 |
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Master of Science (MSc), Business Informatics (final grade: 1,37) |
| 2006 - 2009 |
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science (final grade: 1,71) |
Volunteering
| Timeframe | Description |
|---|---|
| Jun. 2024 | Judge for the Mental Health AI Hackathon 2024 |
| Apr. 2024 - Now |
IEEE Senior Member |
| 2024 - Now |
IEEE Member |
| Mar. 2023 | Game Development with Godot Designed, organized and hosted a workshop on game development with Godot for kids (age 11-17) as part of the Hacker School Hamburg |
