For over 30 years enthusiastic software developer

1968 born in the hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany.

1980 With only 12 years I started to learn coding and developing software on my first computer – I definitely knew my career aspirations!

1983 I got my first Apple computer and I had my first work placement as a software developer for the Siemens Nixdorf platform (Business Basic).

1984 thanks to Microsoft’s first hardware product I learned CP/M, Basic-80, UCSD-Pascal and Turbo Pascal.

1985 I run a self engineered BBS.

1986 I enterd the world of PC/MS DOS with my first PC/XT clone build from parts.

1987 Successful completion high school. Unit electrical engineering, English.

Since 1988 self employed as software developer.

1989 DV-Kaufmann (data processing expert) at WAK Kiel (economy academy) with certificate from “Industrie- & Handelskammer” (Industry and Commerce Association) in Lübeck.

Since 1991 software development for Windows.

Since 1994 Barcode-Software-Solutions.

Since 1996 married and still my focus is on Linux, Internet and Security.

Since 1999 software development for publishing house Lübecker Nachrichten.

Since 2000 father of twins.

Since 2001 project site activebarcode.com.

Since 2004 having used other CMS since 2000 I now focused on WordPress with theme tweaking und plugin development.

Since 2005 on OS X (later macOS) as my main development machine.

Since 2007 focus on Could-Computing IaaS (AWS).

Since 2008 software development for publishing house Ostsee-Zeitung.

Since 2012 focus on Could-Computing PaaS (Heroku).

Since 2013 Decentralization enthusiast.

Since 2014 software development for Orte im Norden.

Since 2017 Amazon Alexa Skill Development.

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