Curriculum Vitae
Work Experience
Jan. 2025 ‑ Present
Founder & Managing Director
Blattgerste Technologies
Working on “Ready Worker One” (Developing digital 3D training technology to qualify healthcare professionals in Germany)
Consulting & Development in the subject areas: Augmented & Virtual Reality, EdTech Software, Artificial Intelligence, Usability & User Experience
Mar. 2024 ‑ Present
Mixed Reality Tech Lead
Raumtänzer GmbH
Leading the architectural and technical development of the innovative Mixed Reality components of the company as part of the Research & Development Team (Unity, .NET, C#, WebRTC)
Jul. 2023 - Feb. 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
Participation in the BMBF-funded qualification project "Tandem Niederrhein: Der Weg zur FH-Professur" in preparation and qualification for a HAW professorship.
Mixed Reality research, development, and project management at the GEMIT Institute
Teaching and supervisory duties at the university
Jul. 2023 - Feb. 2024
Research & Development Engineer
SMS group GmbH
Research and development of Mixed Reality applications for prototyping, assistance and training purposes
Nov. 2019 ‑ Jun. 2023
Research Associate
University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer
Responsible investigation and development of novel Augmented Reality training simulations for academic midwifery education in the BMBF project "Heb@AR" (Unity, C#, JavaScript, Python, HLSL, Azure)
Supervision & management of a development team of up to 5 developers for the Heb@AR App (Android & iOS)
Teaching & lecturing activities in the scientific university operation of the Mixality research group
Assistance in third-party funding acquisition, contracting, planning, and building of the university's Mixed Reality Lab
Nov. 2019 ‑ Dec. 2022
Scientific Consultant
Raumtänzer GmbH
Scientific consulting with a focus on Augmented Reality software development. Specifically: Augmented Reality authoring tools, interaction concepts and immersive media usability
Nov. 2021 ‑ Aug. 2022
Guest Lecturer
Training center of the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer
Freelance guest lecturer for the Augmented & Virtual Reality university course of the Training Center of the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer for Production Technologists (f/m/d) of the Volkswagen AG
Jun. 2019 ‑ Oct. 2019
Software Developer
Raumtänzer GmbH
Responsible for the conceptualization, development, and implementation of Flux Remote, a handheld Augmented Reality solution (Android & iOS) for remote maintenance of industrial machinery (Unity, WebRTC, C#, C++)
Design and conduction of workshops and presentations concerning Augmented Reality Research & Development
Apr. 2019 ‑ Jul. 2019
Teaching Assistant
Bielefeld University
Supervision of a student project exploring hand-based Augmented Reality interaction assistance scenarios
Supervision of a student project on the use of Augmented Reality in quality management and warehouse safety
Apr. 2017 ‑ Jan. 2019
Research Assistant
CITEC ‑ Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology
Development of a head-mounted Augmented Reality assistance systems on the Microsoft HoloLens and Epson Moverio (Unity, Blender, C#, Java) in the BMBF project "ADAMAAS" as part of the Neurocognition and Action group
Assisting with public relations through interactive demonstrations of prototypes, presentations, and workshops
Assistance in the implementation and conduction of scientific studies
Nov. 2014 ‑ Mar. 2017
Web Developer & Technology Journalist
Liebetanz 3D Multimedia
Full-stack web development (WordPress, JavaScript, PHP, SQL)
Research and preparation of news articles on technological trends such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 3D printing, and wearable gadgets