Based in Berlin
Technology-driven generalist
with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Technology leader and entrepreneur based in Berlin — building platforms, leading teams, and shipping products that scale.
Currently Lead Infrastructure & Technology, News Media Germany at Axel Springer, I shape the technology and infrastructure strategy for one of Europe's largest digital media groups. Previously, as Head of Cloud Infrastructure Services, I built and led the cloud platform maps — serving 22+ development teams with a standardised, highly secure, and highly available infrastructure.
My background spans the full stack: from Senior iOS Developer and Scrum Master to Agile Coach, Delivery Lead, and Technical Project Manager across BILD, SPRING, and Axel Springer. I combine deep technical expertise with strong people leadership and a product-driven mindset.
Outside of Axel Springer I co-founded TenStepsAhead UG and built iSolute — an indie software label with two globally top-ranked apps on the Mac App Store.
Responsible for technology and infrastructure strategy across News Media Germany. This includes defining and driving the cloud strategy for BILD and WELT Group — ensuring platforms are reliable, scalable, and aligned with business needs.
Built and led the cloud platform maps — a product serving 22+ development teams with standardised, highly secure, and highly available infrastructure. Led vision, execution, and team transformation. Introduced new technologies (GitHub, tracing, on-call tooling), drove significant cost savings, and established a robust incident management process for BILD and WELT Group. Promoted knowledge sharing via cross-team Tech Breakfasts and a TeamLeads Community of Practice.
Led international and national projects covering replacement, introduction, and development. Managed in-house software development initiatives.
Enabled teams across BILD and SPRING to work in an agile, self-organised way. Moderated at the interface of dev, ops, architects, POs, and QA. Drove continuous improvement of software delivery processes and acted as Agile Coach within BILD IT and Axel Springer SE.
Coached up to 6 teams within BILD IT. External coaching engagements at Visono GmbH and Axel Springer SE subsidiaries.
iOS development and quality assurance for the BILD News App — one of Germany's most-used news applications.
Co-founded and led engineering and technology strategy. Built a viable product from zero to market, managed a team, and opened new business areas.
Building and shipping Mac, iOS, and full-stack products. PDF-Suite reached #1 best-selling app worldwide in 2011. Wiki was #1 most downloaded Education app worldwide from 2012 to 2014.
Personal blog — thoughts on technology, development, and the intersection of both.
pra.ng →Staying ahead of the curve — exploring emerging technologies and future trends.
tenstepsahead.de →Software products and solutions — from concept to App Store.
isolute.de →Live streaming platform for democratic events — available on iOS, Android, and Apple TV.
GitHub →International live TV app for Apple TV 4 — bringing global live streams to the big screen.
GitHub →ESP32-based OLED display for monitoring Anker Solix solar battery systems in real time.
GitHub →Presented Managing Test Environments with GitOps and Actions at GitHub Universe 2020 — sharing how Axel Springer uses GitHub Actions and GitOps to automate and manage test environments at scale.
Spoke at ContainerDays Conference 2023 on Balancing Service Centralisation and Team Autonomy in DevOps Organisations — a case study from Axel Springer National Media & Tech on scaling DevOps across dozens of teams without sacrificing security or autonomy.
Built a cloud platform on AWS and best-in-class SaaS tools, serving 22+ development teams across BILD and WELT Group. Introduced Platform Engineering as a discipline at Axel Springer News Media Germany — giving teams a solid, product-driven foundation to build on.
Nominated for the Axel Springer Top Talent Management Program — recognising high-potential leaders across the company.
Co-founded a software company, led a team of developers, built a product from zero to market, and expanded into new business segments.
Founded an indie software label — shipped multiple Mac and iOS products and managed freelancers across design and development.
Most Downloaded Education App on the Mac App Store two years in a row — reaching users worldwide.
Speaker at Macoun, the independent Apple developer conference in Frankfurt — sharing knowledge with the German-speaking Mac and iOS community.
Attended Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference three years running — staying close to platform evolution as it happened.
Certified by the Scrum Alliance — driving agile transformation and effective team delivery.
Published Prolog on WikiBooks and contributed to Wikimedia — sharing knowledge with the open-source community.