About me

I’ve been building software for the web for over 20 years. Together with my partner Martha, I run konsens, a free online tool for group decision-making. It helps reduce the back-and-forth in group chats when families or friends are trying to agree on something. But our bigger goal is to bring more democratic decision-making into organizations.

I’m also a partner at Mein Grundeinkommen, just like everyone who works there. We’re a worker-owned association researching the benefits and feasibility of a universal basic income. I work as a full-stack developer and video producer, with a focus on building online surveys and user flows for the researchers we collaborate with.

From 2017 to 2022, I was the Head of Development at diesdas.digital, where I hired, supported, and mentored our developers, advised the company’s founders, and helped clients find the best technical solutions for their needs.

Between 2015 and 2017, I lived and worked in London at Improbable, which was twice listed by MIT Technology Review as one of the world’s smartest companies. The technology was impressive, and working on the user interface was a rewarding challenge—but I’m very uncomfortable seeing it now used to power the metaverse and support military applications.

From 2013 to 2015, I worked as a software developer at Edenspiekermann in Berlin, after earning my Bachlor of Science in Computer Science and Media from Stuttgart Media University.

I’m also politically active, working to raise awareness about how to communicate democratic perspectives in political debates. In my spare time, I make electronic music, shoot analog photos, do home workouts, and I enjoy writing and publishing thoughts on a range of topics online.