Iβm an engineering leader and enterprise software architect with over 25 years of experience designing and building scalable, high-performance systems across open-source and enterprise environments.
- π§± Architect large-scale distributed systems for SaaS, retail, and hardware-integrated platforms
- π¨βπ» Lead high-impact engineering teams through growth and transformation
- π§© Develop and contribute to open-source tools that solve real-world problems
- π§ Advocate for clean code, thoughtful architecture, and developer empowerment
- π§βπ« Author of Tabular IQ β a modern data modeling and visualization toolkit
- π’ Managing Director at fopen GmbH β software engineering consultancy focused on strategic product development
- π¦ Core firmware developer for the Toniebox, a beloved childrenβs audio device
- π Former Chief Software Architect at Flex.io and Gold Prairie LLC, where I led the development of multiple greenfield SaaS platforms
Iβve been active in the open-source community for decades, contributing to tools ande projects such as:
wxWidgets
- a cross-platform GUI toolkitwxAUI
β an advanced UI management system for wxWidgetswxWebConnect
β a bridge between desktop and web technology for wxWidgets apps- Early adopter and advocate of Linux, dating back to the mid-1990s
- π tabulariq.com
- π fopen.com
- πΌ LinkedIn
- π‘ Always open to collaboration, architecture mentoring, and tech leadership discussions