About us

Born in Upper Lusatia, a region in Central Europe marked by a varied history, I became interested in the neighboring countries of Poland and the Czech Republic and our common roots at an early age. In addition to studying Western Slavic Studies, European Studies, and extended stays in Poland, I was involved in international youth education for many years. In 2018, coincidence brought me to the Coding da Vinci cultural hackathon, where I was able to try out my creativity and learn something new. Together with Gerd, I have since been developing ideas on how to prepare digitized collections in a playful and aesthetically pleasing way to open them up to new target groups. This resulted in the Digitalwarenkombinat. Since our GLAMorous Europe project, I am additionally exploring the endless possibilities that Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and other parts of the Wikiverse offer for our open source projects. Currently I also work in the events department of a museum in Leipzig.

Growing up in the Leipzig area, I was already enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by software development and digitization in my youth. I earned my diploma in computer science at the Leipzig University of Cooperative Education in 2011. For more than 10 years, I have been managing digital projects as a developer, software architect, trainer and Scrum master. Through friends, I learned about the Coding da Vinci cultural hackathon in 2018, in the context of which I was expanding and trying out my skills in a creative and diverse environment. Together with Anne, I am constantly building on the experience and approaches I have gained and making them usable for future projects - that's what Digitalwarenkombinat is for. I regularly present our projects at international conferences and meetings. Additonally I work at the moment as an application developer in a library in Leipzig.