Experience
United States Cold Storage
Since February 2019 | Junior Java Developer
In February 2019 I started my position as a Junior Java Developer at United States Cold Storage. It was the ultimate opportunity to apply everything I have learned during my time at Temple in a real-world scenario. As a developer, I write Java Code. This code is going to be used within the company’s electronic warehouse management system. Currently, I am assigned to write functionality that facilitates the process of gathering and sending data to other businesses, e.g. companies that send their goods to US Cold Storage in order to store it in one of the warehouses and then send it to one of their customers. US Cold will receive an electronic document, which contains information about the goods shipped to it in a specific format. I am working on code, which reads in the information and transforms it in order to make it accessible to the user and store it in the warehouse database. This process is called electronic data interchange and a key factor that ensures that customers’ goods are handled quickly and appropriately.
My responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining code for the company’s electronic warehouse management system based on Java EE and the Spring framework.
- Maintaining and enhancing the application’s web interface based on Java Server Pages served with Spring MVC and single page Angular applications.
- Creating a Python script that allows easy, platform independent setup of the development environment.
- Developing a proof of concept to containerize several applications using Docker in order to enable a continuous development environment and possible deployment to the cloud.
How the position ties in with the different things I learned at Temple University:
- The University core curriculum: For my science general education requirement, I took a class called Cyberspace and Society. It introduced me to HTML and CSS, which are used to build webpages. While the underlying technology used at US Cold is a lot more complex. HTML and CSS are also used to build the user interface of the Warehouse Management System.
- The Fox School core business requirements: A lot of the company’s processes are within the supply chain. We got introduced to several concepts (e.g. scheduling) in our MSOM class.
- The MIS department requirements: I use all the programming knowledge I gained during my MIS classes. While US Cold uses Java instead of PHP, I can still leverage my basic understanding of programming in order to write code. Further, I use the knowledge gained in Enterprise IT architecture to understand how the company’s different servers interact within the internal network.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Since August 2018 | Azure Technology Consultant for the MIS Department
In August 2018 I started my position as an Azure Technology Consultant at Temple University. I can use my experience with Microsoft’s Azure platform and knowledge of computer networking to help students taking the Enterprise IT Architecture class.
My responsibilities include:
- Aiding students with the process of building a set of virtual machines and connecting them through a virtual network with the help of Microsoft’s infrastructure as a service offering Azure.
- Facilitate the understanding of networking technology such as DNS servers, Active Directory services, and shared volumes
- Setting up of public web servers and connecting them to machines hosting database management systems.
- Collaborate with the professor to improve assignments and organize biweekly assignment reviews and office hours.
TEAM23
May 2018 – August 2018 | Software Development Intern at TEAM23
During the summer of 2018 I got the chance to intern as a Angular developer at TEAM23, a digital consulting and web development agency in Augsburg, Germany. I got hands on experience writing production ready code.
My responsibilities included:
- Built state of the art front-end applications with the Angular 6 framework.
- Implemented advanced state management capabilities with a ngrx store.
- Connected to several APIs including the Google Developer API.
- Leveraged Google’s firebase offering to build a real-time backend for an angular application.
- Used Docker to containerize an Angular application enabling machine independent development and distribution.
- Utilized git to track code changes and progress locally and remotely (via gitlab)
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
September 2016 – May 2018 | Information Technology Assistant for the MIS Department
From September 2016 until May 2018 I worked for the MIS Department of the Fox School of Business at Temple University. As an MIS major I have the chance to apply knowledge from my classes in a professional environment.
My responsibilities included:
- Helping professors with setting up interactive course websites based on the WordPress framework
- Updating the sites with the most recent coursework, new material or other important data
- Assisting with grading of online participation
- Assisting with organizational tasks, such as effective communication with the students via e-mail, that help teaching the class over the whole semester
- Assisting with other questions regarding technology, which is necessary to teach the class
SAP
May 2016 – August 2016 | Internship with Sports and Entertainment Industry
During summer 2016 I interned at SAP’s headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. SAP is Germany’s biggest software company and provides software solutions for over 320,000 customers in 190 countries.
I had different areas of responsibility, which included:
- Organizing meetings and calls for the internationally operating team that covers Middle and Eastern Europe
- Analyzing CRM data to find potential customers and identify new target accounts
- Analyzing the industriy’s financial data to prepare forecasts and reports
- Developing customer journeys for top targets of the SAP Sports & Entertainment industry
- Visualizing these customer journeys in animated presentations
- Developing and organizing an industry specific event for potential customers from different countries.
EG Woodstocks Augsburg e.V.
March 2015 | Accounting Internship
In spring 2015 I had the opportunity to work as an Intern for the EG Woodstocks Augsburg e.V. in Augsburg, Germany. EG Woodstocks Augsburg e.V. is a local amateur ice hockey club, which participates in the German Bezirksliga West, which is organized by the Bayerischen Eissport-Verband e.V.. This internship allowed me to get first insight in the field of business. I experienced how Accounting works in the business world and got hands on experience with software applications that help businesses to manage their resources efficiently and keep track of their finances. I am really interested in how these programs work and this experience was a big factor in my decision to choose my major in the field of Management Information Systems.