Hey, I'm Simon!

My professional journey began with creating MySpace pages for metal bands, whose lyrics were just as hard to understand as their hairstyles.

In early 2018, I completed my Master's degree in Media Informatics at the Hochschule Düsseldorf with a grade of 1.4. During later semesters, I also had the opportunity to work as a tutor there.

Parallel to my studies, I started working at Dekra Media GmbH as a web developer. After completing my master's degree, I became the team lead and main project manager of the eight-member web development team.

Under my leadership, we developed the training platform DEKRA Safety Web as a test-driven Laravel/Vue application. Over the three years of development, we overcame many enterprise-level challenges such as multi-tenancy, integrating customer APIs, and white-labeling — serving 250 clients, partners, and around a quarter-million users.

In early 2021, I decided to work as a full-time freelancer. I plan and develop large web projects, often collaborating with other freelancers or agencies in team settings.

Some of my highlights include a project for the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry for Climate Protection, and the award-winning website relaunch of the esteemed concert hall Tonhalle Düsseldorf.

I have also participated in other exciting projects, but I cannot disclose the details.. One example is the automation of advertising media for a large German retail company with Next.js, as well as the relaunch of a publishing platform for a major publisher with Laravel/Statamic.

I've worked in a team-leading roles, mentoring junior developers, and have been involved in the hiring process for new team members.

For me, communication and empathy are more important than any technology. As a big fan of agile methods, I have been Scrum certified since 2022.

Now that you've read all this, it's your turn! I look forward to getting to know you or your team!

Feel free to send me a "Hallo, guten Tag!" (as we say in Germany)