Meet the gridscale team
Felix Kronlage-Dammers Head of Development
As our Head of Development Felix is responsible for the solid base of our products. In his role he is coordinating our different development teams.
With his background as a longterm player in the open source scene as well as founder and managing director of an open-source IT infrastructure service provider and hoster, he brings his many years of experience - both technical and commercial - to gridscale at all levels.
When Felix is not active in his gridscale mission, he gets involved as part of the board of the OSB Alliance, attends conferences or sits on a racing bike.
Fun Fact
Knows of many well-known songs only the punk rock cover version.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Work at a high professional level, full of respect and appreciation.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony
Interessen
Everything around the bike, outdoor, cooking
Stärke
Reliability, the ability to admit mistakes
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I think I'm uncomplicated. Oh yeah, I also think I'm funny 🙂
Kann nicht ohne
Having regularly time for myself, coffee
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time Travel
Mein Lebensmotto
"Create more value than you capture "-Tim O'Reilly & "Only failure makes us experts"- Art Grabowski
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#hauptsachedraussen#liveslowridefast#oss
folgen:
Thorsten Bruchhäuser CRO & Head of Sales
Thorsten is responsible for the sales area at gridscale. With more than 25 years of experience in sales at listed international companies and German medium-sized businesses, he supports the sales team in achieving their goals in the German-speaking countries and plans international expansion.
Fun Fact
Finds spelling mistakes in a document immediately - should have been a teacher.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
A great mix of colleagues, extreme professionalism.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Karlsruhe
Interessen
Reading, running, Greek food and spending free time with family
Stärke
Listening
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I'm a total hypochondriac - that's definitely a quirk.
Kann nicht ohne
Coffee and fun at work
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Eating without gaining weight
Mein Lebensmotto
"Can't be done - doesn't exist."
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#kannnichtlangeuntätigsein#SonneInGriechenland#machtgernegeschenke
Jens Wardenbach Marketing Director
As Marketing Director Jens takes care of press and public relations, keeps close contacts to IT analysts and cloud industry associations. He is also responsible for all product marketing activities including the conceptual design of the accompanying marketing campaigns and events. Having finished his banking apprenticeship, his economic studies as well as his MBA degree at Bradford University, he started his professional career at a technology-driven consulting company. From 2000 to 2019 Jens was responsible as CMO and divisional director for marketing, corporate communication and investor relations at two listed Cologne-based cloud companies, Pironet AG and QSC AG.
Fun Fact
Loves Holland and would rather emigrate to the province of Zeeland today than tomorrow.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Professionalism and a spirit of optimism
Über mich:
Herkunft
Cologne
Interessen
Reading, cooking, sailing and spending time with family and friends
Stärke
Doing, doing, doing...
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Ouchie: Dutch-speaking rock and pop. I like it a lot, my family rather less ;). Especially on the car trip to the holidays :).
Kann nicht ohne
Meaningfulness and fun in what I do.
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
To be able to simply pause the time once in a while.
Mein Lebensmotto
„Et bliev nix wie et wor, et kütt wie et kütt, et hät noch immer jot jejange!“ - Kölsches Grundgesetz
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#verrücktnachmeer#niederlandefanatisch#lebenundlebenlassen
Henrik Hasenkamp Strategy & Partner
Henrik is gridscale’s CEO. In this function, he is primarily responsible for the strategic development of gridscale, as well as important partnerships. Henrik has experience of 15 years in the hosting industry. In his last role, he took charge of the international realignment of the dedicated server business of one Europe’s largest hosting companies.
Fun Fact
Never without his MacBook
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The team and the technology. A perfect, permanently motivating symphony, which is only interrupted by short sleep phases.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Europe
Interessen
Computer science, mathematics, artificial intelligence
Stärke
Analytical skills, endurance
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Nooooooooo! Not me 🙂
Kann nicht ohne
Laptop, mobile phone and internet
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Stretching time generously to create more
Mein Lebensmotto
I take it from Einstein: "You can't solve problems with the same way of thinking that created them."
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#nichtohnemeinmacbook#positivverrückt#gridscale
Henning Baumann Head of Finance
As Head of Finance, Henning’s responsibilities are strategic controlling, planning, and M&A. With his background in corporate finance, strategy and commercial due diligence as well as experience in the SaaS business, he ensures the basis of indicator-based corporate management and is the contact person for finance-related topics.
If Henning isn’t absorbed in excel-sheets, he spends his free days ski touring and mountain biking in the alps.
Fun Fact
never leaves his house without headphones
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The focus on the essentials.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Saarland
Interessen
Freeriding, mountain biking, stock markets, economy
Stärke
Stubbornness
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Many ... This is the DNA of my personality 😉
Kann nicht ohne
Music, sports, good food
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Flying
Mein Lebensmotto
"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#music#mountains#markets
Henning folgen:
Frank Jörgens Head of Operations
As Head of Operations he is responsible for our OPS-Team. Before that he was Head of IT-Europe and as Global Director Enterprise Architecture in charge for the BoD (Board of Directors) meeting once a month.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The people and the atmosphere here. Everybody is highly motivated and gets involved beyond the "normal" level.
Über mich:
Herkunft
I was born in Düsseldorf
Interessen
Fast cars, technology, IT
Stärke
Calm, reliable, structured
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
A slight tendency towards perfectionism. 😉
Kann nicht ohne
Cappuccino in the morning
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Justice
Mein Lebensmotto
"Stay calm..."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#Technology#Support#Music
Frank folgen:
Linn Salles Head of People Relations
Linn is responsible for our People department, i.e. everything that has to do with recruiting and internal processes for gridscale employees. As a career changer, she discovered her heart for IT in 2012 and can now look back on more than seven years of professional experience in HR consulting and HR management.
Fun Fact
Likes dogs and cats! Lip-syncs with passion, when noone is watching.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The challenge, the team, the freedom, the trust. At gridscale I have the feeling that I can really move something and help to build it up.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Mettmann (NRW)
Interessen
People, Networking, HR, Recruiting
Stärke
Persistence and loyalty
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
If I drink latte, I definitely have to stir it. Although I don't use sugar.
Kann nicht ohne
My iPhone
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Teleport
Mein Lebensmotto
„Love it, leave it or change it.“
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#alwaysonline#helpercomplex#onewineisalwaysokay
Carsten Dittmann Backend, Business Logic & Billing
Carsten is responsible for our web-backend development team and takes care of a smooth communication between all components. He joined the gridscale’s founder team in 2015 together with his brother Marc. Before his studies in computer sciences, he and Marc established the Dittmann Media GmbH in 2004. He has been able to realize his love for modern web technologies in many exciting projects.
Fun Fact
Could it be Marc?
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The team and the energy with which ideas are realized.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Germany
Interessen
Technology, nature
Stärke
Understanding, ambitious, sensitive
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
There are two of me.
Kann nicht ohne
Britta
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Press Pause
Mein Lebensmotto
"Make decisions and stand behind them."
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#EtHätNochImmerJotJejange#IchBinDannMalWeg#cloned
Marc Dittmann Frontend, UX & GUI
With his expertise in the field of web front-end, Marc is responsible for all gridscale web applications. He joined gridscale's founding team in 2015 with his brother Carsten. In 2004 the brothers established the Dittmann Media GmbH. The know-how and the experience gained from his computer science studies and the many highly complex projects of the past years make him a leading expert in the field of web front-end.
Fun Fact
Could it be Carsten?
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Bringing ideas to life with lots of power, energy and fun.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Germany
Interessen
See the whole world! See it all!
Stärke
Staying calm
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
There are two of me.
Kann nicht ohne
Fart cookies
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Beaming
Mein Lebensmotto
"The one who stops learning has stopped being good."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#happy#relaxed#cloned
Martin Znamirowski Architecture Guru
Martin is the lead developer of gridscale and responsible for the choice of software components and the design of the intelligent system architecture. He got to know gridscale through long-term contact with the founders, with whom he has already worked successfully in the past.
Before Martin switched into the business world, he worked in the academic field for several years, working on the development of distributed systems, high-performance graph algorithms, and databases. Martin is also extremely versatile outside the field of computer science, as his studies of the secondary subjects of physics and psychology shows.
Fun Fact
Being true VR enthusiast, one should take time to get used to Martin's individual construction of his living room 🙂
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Bleeding Edge Technology, the best people in the world, the full use of my potential.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Germany
Interessen
Psychology, computer science, philosophy
Stärke
Greatest strength: auto-introspection and constructiveness as the highest standards for all decision making. Greatest weakness: moderation. Both in enjoyment and in the creation of something new.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
No, I have dozens. ^.^
Kann nicht ohne
My family 🙂
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Absolute mental control over matter.
Mein Lebensmotto
"Reality is too complex for mottos and principles."
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#SocialMediaMuffel#UnfassbareÜbersimplifizierung#MehrAlsNur3Hashtags
Thomas Wiebe Software Engineer
Thomas is driving the expansion of cloud platforms at gridscale. As an old stager of the hosting industry with a background in software development and DevOps, he knows both classic and modern ailments and is happy to help out with more than just blows. With his love for scalable infrastructure, he is exactly right with gridscale!
Fun Fact
Likes talking code.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
A lot of know-how in a small space, innovative and very friendly.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Germany
Interessen
Music, HiFi, Home Cinema, Home Automation
Stärke
I am nice, like to help and am always in the mood for jokes.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I taste my cooking water. Apparently, that's not normal.
Kann nicht ohne
Family, friends, burgers and internet.
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Teleport!
Mein Lebensmotto
"I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that wont work.
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#TaschentuchFalter#Kohlensäurerausschütteler#DreiHashtagsKomplettierer
Benjamin Kircher Senior Software & Systems Engineer
Benjamin is Software Engineer. He builds systems, reviews and writes code, tests and analyzes software. His current work is integrating new features into the gridscale API and to improve the release engineering of our internal Linux systems. Ben also enjoys contributing to open source projects, giving talks, and writing blog posts about his work.
He has always worked on infrastructure software both at but also before gridscale. In the past he also built data pipelines, wrote C++ code for various different applications, and built hardened Linux systems.
Fun Fact
Thick lustrous hair is very important to me.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The company culture.
Über mich:
Herkunft
I was born in Berlin
Interessen
Right now: BPF, Rust, and containers.
Stärke
That’s a hard one. Maybe I’m best when working with a team. I know how to get consensus and moderate discussions, get everyone involved. I also have a hand with beginners.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Plenty.
Kann nicht ohne
Can’t get anything done without coffee.
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Well, that’s a silly question. Go back in time.
Mein Lebensmotto
"I said it before and I say it again: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
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#curious#not-much-time-left#i-missed-that-again
Torsten Urbas DC, Operations & Service
Torsten is one of gridscales founders and built the base for our technical operations, the server and networkinfrastructure in our datacenters as well as our technical customer support.
Torsten has been working for more than 20 years with Unix and Linux server systems and gained a lot of expertise within the hosting industry. Back in 2005, he founded his first web hosting provider for shared web hosting services. In his previous role, he was responsible for the International Network and Systems Department with a competitor.
Fun Fact
I won't say anything without my Juniper consultant
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The awesome team, and of course the platform that we have built together over the years.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Stuttgart
Interessen
Delicious food
Stärke
Empathy
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I am incredibly consequent, sometimes to my disadvantage.
Kann nicht ohne
Family, coffee and iPhone
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Underwater breathing. There's so much hidden in the deep sea...
Mein Lebensmotto
"Those who always follow the herd only follow the asses."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#konsequent#eintypzumpferdestehlen#schnellgenervt
Michael Balser Research & Development
Michael is one of the founders of gridscale and is responsible for research. He has been at home in the hosting industry for almost 15 years and is passionate about problems and solutions where others have long since given up. His focus is particularly on the topics of databases & performance.
Fun Fact
Yes, you can!
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
To fathom the maximum!
Über mich:
Herkunft
Near Gießen in Hessen
Interessen
Technology in general, automation in particular
Stärke
The greater the stress, the greater the calm.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
pigheaded, orderliness and cleanliness fanatic, couch potato (says my girlfriend)
Kann nicht ohne
My girlfriend, who slows me down by my work mania 🙂
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
No need to sleep anymore
Mein Lebensmotto
"Can't be done, doesn't exist."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#kingofnerds#lovemyjob#mentos4life#dickkopf#darfnur3istmiregal
Tobias Schiffer Finance, Tax & Controlling
Tobias has been part of the team since the end of 2014 and is responsible for gridscale’s figures as our CFO. His love for figures and finance is the common theme of his career – from his apprenticeship as a bank clerk to his diploma in business administration and tax consultancy. His many years of professional experience in tax consultancy and a three-year trip to the commercial audit at KPMG form the solid foundation of his business.
Fun Fact
What does it cost?
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
With what energy and determination the team pushes the project forward from zero hour!
Über mich:
Herkunft
Bedburg
Interessen
I used to have some, but due to lack of time I don't follow them anymore 😉
Stärke
Listening
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
My dry sense of humor.
Kann nicht ohne
Glasses and mobile phone
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
I don't want a superpower, it just gives you stupid ideas.
Mein Lebensmotto
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is life."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#etküttwieetkütt#eteswieetes#watwellsdemaache
Kai Lange Developer
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
You can work from anywhere and the team is just great.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Magdeburg (grown up in Wilsen ...)
Interessen
Sports, cooking, barbecue, music, (sometimes books ...)
Stärke
Honesty
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Respond (often) cruelly to sarcasm.
Kann nicht ohne
(My) children ...
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Invisibility
Mein Lebensmotto
"Success is a staircase, not a door." Dotty Walters
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#blödsinnmachenkannnieschaden#nurmanchmakmorgenmuffel#gehtnichtgibtsnicht
Yannik Hubrich Online Marketing
Yannik is responsible for SEO and Analytics and ensures that gridscale is found quickly and easily on the net.
Yannik is currently studying Media Informatics at the University of Cologne.
In addition to studying and working, he is interested in everything related to the Internet and digital culture. Since he later wants to market his own video game, he is in good hands in our professional online marketing department.
Fun Fact
Prefers to work with friends instead of colleagues.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The familiar atmosphere and the feeling that everyone is there for each other.
Über mich:
Herkunft
It's hard to tell in my case. I was born in Hamburg and then moved to almost every major German city thanks to my parents.
Interessen
Everything. From how the world works to what goes on in other people's heads. However, I limit myself to digital culture, culinary arts and the people in my immediate environment.
Stärke
Communication
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
When I'm nervous, I tweak my eyebrows.
Kann nicht ohne
Joy of life
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
I already have one, but I'm not going to tell you 😉
Mein Lebensmotto
"Fake it until you make it."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#1,92mgroßschlank#grüneAugenkurzebrauneHaare#meistensgutdrauf
Alida Wonner Software Development DevOp
Alida supports us as a software developer. She studied information science and natural language processing at Heinrich-Heine-Universität in Dusseldorf.
During her studies, she brought technological know-how to gridscale's content marketing team. Before joining gridscale, she worked as a database/report programmer for a consulting company in Dusseldorf for two years and before that she also worked for a well-known digital agency at Dusseldorf Medienhafen in the field of digital marketing for three years.
Alida feels that she is in good hands in the digital world.
Fun Fact
alida <3 coding
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The work colleagues, the atmosphere and the company philosophy
Über mich:
Herkunft
I was born in Hermannstadt in Romania and have lived in Leverkusen since 1990.
Interessen
Programming
Stärke
My affinity for programming and solving problems/challenges on an algorithmic level.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
No. At least I'm not aware of it. But you say "Nobody is perfect!" So he who seeks, finds.
Kann nicht ohne
My smartphone and my laptop
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Being able to make yourself invisible would be exciting.
Mein Lebensmotto
"It comes as it comes."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#creative#codinglove#nature
Marc Harriss Head of Product
Marc is our first native English speaker, he was born in South Africa and worked professionally in the U.K as manager of the IT and logistics departments for one of the fastest growing companies in the U.K. Having traveled a lot, he gained a lot of knowledge and capability to expand gridscale even further internationally.
Fun Fact
Once I start something it’s hard to put it down
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The team, the atmosphere and the corporate culture.
Über mich:
Herkunft
South Africa
Interessen
Fitness, health, travel, music, guitar
Stärke
Adaptation to new situations
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I sometimes flinch when I fall asleep.
Kann nicht ohne
The Internet
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Talking to animals... Not the wisest choice, but I always wonder what they're thinking.
Mein Lebensmotto
"Opportunities don't happen, you create them."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#keepitReal#askGoogle#whatwillhappennext
Frank Gross Director of Freshness & Sales
Frank is responsible for sales and strategic partnerships at gridscale. For more than 30 years, Frank has been at home in the telecommunications-, hosting- and cloud- industries. As a passionate expert, he has been consulting in IT infrastructure projects for years. Frank signs responsible for some of the largest IT infrastructure setups in Europe. Before gridscale, Frank has worked at europe's no. 2 managed hosting provider and has accompanied numerous projects there.
Fun Fact
Rather to wash dishes than to dry.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The culture, the cooperation, the spontaneity to do things differently, the questioning of what is really needed, the team spirit.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Hildesheim
Interessen
music, records, Revox hifi systems, engl. roadster
Stärke
Arguing creatively
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Eating pizza and cake from the edge to the inside, actually I have no quirks. I have personality.
Kann nicht ohne
Friends, family and wristwatch
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Sometimes I would like to have two more wrists on my arm.
Mein Lebensmotto
"If you get up in the morning wrinkled, you'll have the best day for it to develop."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#keinparkticketzieher#positivverrückt#lächelnundwinken
Jan Stuhlmann Frontend, UX & GUI
Jan created websites and applications while still at school. In 2007 he finally turned his hobby into a profession.
At gridscale he mainly takes care of the frontend of the different panels, but he also likes to help out in the backend and the area of the website.
Jan became aware of gridscale through an earlier collaboration with Marc Dittmann and got to know the product as an "Earlybird" tester in 2015. The wish to contribute a part to gridscale himself he put into action in May 2018 - since then he has been part of our team.
Fun Fact
Most people surf on their cell phones faster than Jan at home
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The successful approach to make highly developed technology look so simple.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Much/ NRW
Interessen
Old and new technology, old houses, quiet and deserted places.
Stärke
Keep cool
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I only order spaghetti ice cream because of the frozen cream underneath.
Kann nicht ohne
Wife and daughter
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time Travel
Mein Lebensmotto
"What you got, you got."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#papa#passtschon#earlybird
Jan folgen:
Aldemuro Haris Software Developer
Aldemuro is from Indonesia. In 2015, he came to Germany for studying information engineering and computer science before joining gridscale. Since April 2018 he supports the gridscale team as a software developer. Currently, he is responsible for extending test cases for our system and maintaining our API client.
Fun Fact
First gridscaler from Asia!
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The working environment, the amount of knowledge, the team.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Indonesia
Interessen
Technology, data, football, music
Stärke
Curiosity
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Sometimes I make unfunny jokes
Kann nicht ohne
Laptop, Internet and Chinese food
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Suck the knowledge out of people
Mein Lebensmotto
"You can never get enough knowledge"
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#findit#whatif#more
Kristina Linke Team Assistant
Kristina supports us in various areas, especially in general organization, such as travel and order, but also in Feelgood Management. But there is hardly a topic with which one cannot go to her. She has worked in various corporate cultures, brings a lot of experience with her and keeps track of things.
Fun Fact
She says she knows Aldi's selection backwards.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The relaxed and honest manner
Über mich:
Herkunft
Near Nuremberg
Interessen
Travel, dancing, DIY, nature
Stärke
Keep the overview
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I peel mushrooms, this is apparently not normal 😉
Kann nicht ohne
Laughter
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Beaming
Mein Lebensmotto
"Be you be awesome."
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#lockenkopf#kleinertollpatsch#oklasseinfachmalmachen
Marius Büscher Senior PHP-Developer
Originally Marius studied media technology, but a few years ago he started programming with PHP as a career changer. Since March 2019 he is part of the gridscale team, after working for one of our customers for many years.
Fun Fact
Dances while working while sitting and standing.
His code is better than his texts.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Transparency. Both in the team and vis-à-vis customers.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Born in Bonn, at home in Cologne!
Interessen
Music (Bass), my garden
Stärke
My perceptive faculty - I understand complex relationships very quickly.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I swear at my computer - without interruption.
Kann nicht ohne
Coffee
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#bassdriver#cooking#pragmatism
Begoña Asensio Software Developer
Begoña - or just Bego is our new Spanish internal developer. Originally from Bilbao, she was living in Cloudy Barcelona before she moved to Sunny Cologne. Before she joined gridscale she was working with several innovative sustainability projects and now returned to the development nation.
Fun Fact
Sorry guys I cannot teach you how to cook paella.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Über mich:
Herkunft
Bilbao, Spain
Interessen
Climbing, reading, science, nature, history and mythology
Stärke
I think that I am able to break a problem down into small pieces so that it becomes easier to solve it.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I'd rather read than watch Netflix.
Kann nicht ohne
Coffee
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time Travel
Mein Lebensmotto
„Non gogoa, han zangoa.“
Beschreibe dich in 3 Hashtags
#WhyNot#Sustainable#Ocean
folgen:
Tobias Brandenberg Frontend, UX & GUI
Already since the 7th grade, it was clear for Tobi that he wanted to do something with computer science. His career as a web developer started with the first HTML pages while he was at school. During his computer science studies he somehow got stuck in the web area.
At gridscale, he supports Jan & Marc at Frontend, UX & GUI. He knows both of them - like some others from the team - from earlier cooperation. So you always see each other twice in your life.
Since March 2019 he has been part of the team, after having been a customer of gridscale himself before.
Fun Fact
Coffee in the morning dispels sorrow and worries
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The wonderful international team, the spirit, the real flat hierarchies & the really every buck has the vision to make it happen.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Siegen
Interessen
Explore the world with my boys, listen to and make music, when it rains I also like movies and series.
Stärke
You'll have to ask the others
Kann nicht ohne
Sun
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time Travel
Mein Lebensmotto
„War mutt dat mutt.“
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#employeeswiththemostchildren#Whatdoesnottfitismadetofit#GrillTimesChillTimes
Martin Schmücker Online Marketing
Martin is our working student in online marketing and supports Nico and his team in SEO matters. He is currently studying information science at the TH Cologne. Besides his work and his studies, he is interested in all topics around digitalization and how to harmonize the environment and economy. In his spare time, he likes to run, cycle or climb somewhere.
Fun Fact
Is cotton swab-dependent
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
A great team working together on a great product
Über mich:
Herkunft
Bergisch Gladbach
Interessen
Environment, travel and fitness
Stärke
My positive attitude
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Endlessly buying video games and not finish playing.
Kann nicht ohne
Sports
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Teleport to travel around the world.
Mein Lebensmotto
"Paths are made by walking them."
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#nichtohnemeinbike#haribo#dokus
Ibrahim Takouna Research & Development Engineer
Ibrahim holds a Ph.D. degree in IT system engineering from the University of Potsdam in Germany. His research focused on green computing and resource management in Cloud Computing. He is the author and co-author of different scientific papers in the field of Cloud Computing.
He has several years of experience in software development and DevOps in Cloud platforms, He is passionate about designing scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions.
Fun Fact
Is vegetarian while traveling
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Colleagues you can trust completely
Über mich:
Herkunft
Palestine
Interessen
Politics, astronomy, and technology
Stärke
Curiosity for how things work
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Traveled the world without a recognized nationality.
Kann nicht ohne
Internet
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
The power to turn this tearful world into a cheerful one.
Mein Lebensmotto
"Learning never ends."
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#hartnäckig#fürsorglich#ergebnisorientiert
Ibrahim folgen:
Manuel Karner Support Engineer
Manuel primarily provides technical support to our customers. But he also supports the Ops&DC team in managed hosting or spontaneously where his skills are needed.
Fun Fact
Is known in the team as a prose text writer
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The unique Team
Über mich:
Herkunft
Cologne
Interessen
Fitness, history, politics, computer
Stärke
Helpfulness
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Not just one
Kann nicht ohne
Computer 🙂
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Clairvoyance
Mein Lebensmotto
"There is strength in silence."
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#sozial#ruhig#zurückhaltend
Tom Van Nguyen Software Engineer
Tom is from Vietnam but he already lived in the UK for 5 years and finished his bachelor's degree in Software Engineering there two years ago. He went back to Vietnam to found his own company, based on the development of a facebook crawler. In 2018 he decided to come to Germany for higher education and currently he studies Computer Science in Bonn. Tom has experience with Golang and actively supports our team with this knowledge. He is working on our Go-Client SDK as well as on our Terraform provider.
Fun Fact
Sometimes he buys books because he likes their smell and loves to collect them.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The freedom in the daily work, as well as in the choice of seats
Über mich:
Herkunft
Vietnam
Interessen
Technology, music and games
Stärke
Team player, adaptability
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Bad memory
Kann nicht ohne
Teammates
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Wisdom
Mein Lebensmotto
"If you don't try, you'll never know."
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#gopher#coffeeAddict#dota2vn
Torsten Ennenbach Cloud Architect
Torsten has been in the IT industry for more than two decades. During this time he worked as a freelancer and for companies like i22, Really Bytes / TWT or T-Mobile. Most recently he worked as DevOps Engineer at Toom. As a Cloud Architect, he now shares his experience within our team.
Fun Fact
Is the guy with the coffee cup in his hand that nobody knows exactly what he's doing until he doesn't do it anymore
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The open culture, the appreciation, the trust and the way of working. This is where technology and the desire for it are lived. Looking forward to my job every morning is not a matter of course for me and this is exactly what I found here.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Sol system, third planet. Central Europe
Interessen
People, technology and friends
Stärke
Being able to laugh about myself
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I am level flexible and situation elastic.
Kann nicht ohne
Coffee, cigarettes and music
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Superintelligent and rich - Zack, Iron Man
Mein Lebensmotto
"Enlightenment is man's exit from his self-inflicted immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's intellect without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-inflicted when the cause of it is not the lack of understanding but the resolution and courage to make use of it without the guidance of another. Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own reason! is therefore the motto of the Enlightenment." - Immanuel Kant, answering the question: What is Enlightenment? 1784
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#mahraoke#maennertittendonnerstag#Montagslächeln#Teamprofilneurose#KannNichtZählen
Arash Safavi Software Developer
As a working student, Arash supports the software development team in the area of backend development and concentrates on algorithms, artificial intelligence and machine learning. He is currently doing his Master's in Computer Science at the University of Bonn.
Fun Fact
He almost always sleeps with a blanket, even in hot weather!
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The openness, the friendly atmosphere, the great team and the coffee!
Über mich:
Herkunft
Isfahan, Iran
Interessen
Board games, football, music, piano, astronomy, culture
Stärke
I think my problem-solving
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Hardly sleep without a blanket, even in hot weather!
Kann nicht ohne
Internet, Laptop
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time travel
Mein Lebensmotto
"Enjoy your life, and help people enjoy their lives."
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#GoogleEverything#LoveProgramming#LoveIceCream
Arash folgen:
Hardy Sattler Assistant People Relations
Hardy supports us in recruiting people and the Candidate Journey, from the first contact with candidates to the onboarding of new employees. He is also responsible for several tasks in office management that ensure satisfied employees and a pleasant working environment. Hardy joined us as a career changer after working in the outdoor sector for a long time and making a detour to technical customer support.
Fun Fact
Has a serious case of RBF-Syndrom, but is actually a really nice guy. "I'm not that angry, i swear!"
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The open and cordial working environment in which you are motivated to develop and implement your own ideas.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Cologne
Interessen
Fantasy stories, D&D, gaming and climbing
Stärke
Empathy and attention
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I pluck my beard while thinking 😉
Kann nicht ohne
Open window when sleeping
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Mind-reading
Mein Lebensmotto
"Not all those who wander are lost"
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#nature#gaming#rockclimbing
Jan-Frederik Wigger PHP Developer
Jan Frederik was also a PHP developer even before he came to gridscale. And before that, and before that. Besides, he is an alternative practitioner for psychotherapy and wanted to open his own business. Luckily, he didn't do that, so he can now support our team with his many years of knowledge as a PHP developer.
Fun Fact
He is easy to scare - even when the doorbell rings and there is in fact someone waiting at the door when he opens it.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
To enable people to organize themselves in their work and to develop and unfold themselves.
That's super smart: if people like to work somewhere, they like to contribute themselves and their talents instead of working on a schedule. That must inevitably result in success.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Lübeck, Germany
Interessen
SciFi, fantasy, life science, British history, mythology
Stärke
I am (I think) reasonably patient. Strangely enough, this disappears into thin air when I visit my parents.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
A few... For example, if something is lying somewhere in my pad for more than 24 hours, it's as if it had always been there for me. When I left the apartment I already climbed over garbage bags in acrobatic actions, which I actually put in front of the door to carry it down.
Kann nicht ohne
Actually, I find myself quite ascetic. But I think it'll be hard without a bathtub.
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Time Travel
Mein Lebensmotto
"A no you have, a yes you can get."
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#gutgelaunt#ruhig#lösungsfetischist
Michael Schneiberg Communications Manager
He writes, reads, thinks - everything else derives from it. Michael has 20 years of experience in external and internal corporate communications: text, video, animation, podcast, keynote speeches, workshops, creative concepts. His passion is good and effective language. He divides his life into many equally important halves: freelance consultant, author, copywriter, nerd, editor. Supports gridscale in communication and everything that is written.
Fun Fact
His mood depends on the day of the match. #echteLiebe
Moustafa Elashry Senior Python Developer
Moustafa comes from Egypt and works as senior software engineer at gridscale. He brings 15 years of experience in the software industry and is familiar with many software languages such as Python, Java, C# and JS. He hold PMP , PMI-ACP and MCSD.
Fun Fact
He uses almost everyday “Ich spreche kein Deutsch”.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
Friendly environment
Über mich:
Herkunft
Egypt
Interessen
Reading, Travel and playing games
Stärke
Finding a easy and good solution for complex problems
Kann nicht ohne
Freedom
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Superman power
Mein Lebensmotto
»Health first.«
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#Rocket#Family#do_what_you_like_to_do
Moustafa folgen:
Florian Hansen PHP Developer
Florian started developing professionally in PHP after his studies of computer science in 2007. After a few excursions into the Ruby and JS world, he is now looking forward to working in a real Remote-First Company, which also appreciates clean code in a brilliant way.
Fun Fact
Since he knows that large amounts of good coffee are not as bad as small amounts of bad coffee, he likes to drink large amounts of good coffee.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
I felt welcomed from the very beginning. And it's not only labelled as remote, it's really remote in it!
Über mich:
Herkunft
Born in Bremen, studied in Göttingen, worked and lived in Cologne & Leverkusen
Interessen
Music, TED talks, photography, cycling, reading
Stärke
I let my interlocutors finish.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
Here's not enough space for that...
Kann nicht ohne
A piece of paper and a pen. I'll take scrap paper...
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Teleportation
Mein Lebensmotto
»Tit for tat.«
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#SimpleNotEasy#ZuendeDenken#YouAreNotAlone
Boris Behrens Systems Engineer
Boris lives for automation and contributes over a decade of experience to our OPS team. Additionally he brings know-how for our managed customers in the area of web applications.
Fun Fact
Can eat a whole cheesecake.
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
After one week: gridscale is the way Europe should be. You pull together to create a better tomorrow for everyone. A wonderfully efficient and multicultural way of life shines through.
Über mich:
Herkunft
Bonn, Germany, Europe, Planet Earth, Sol System, Milky Way
Interessen
Technology, StarTrek, MTBs, environment, natural sciences
Stärke
I like to finish things and try new things.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
When I'm in my head, I get a "resting bitch face".
Kann nicht ohne
Books and Internet
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Eating what I want without gaining weight
Mein Lebensmotto
»If you only have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Get more tools.«
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#fff#nomnomnom#dnd5e
Jonathan Lutterbeck Sales Manager
Jonathan graduated from school in 2018 and after a couple of small jobs he moved to Portugal, where he stayed for a year. There he had his first experience with telesales and learned how to deal with customers. That year he gained a lot of great experiences and learned a lot.
Fun Fact
Can solve a Rubics Cube to ⅔
Was ist für dich das Besondere an gridscale?
The competence, nice employees and the great product
Über mich:
Herkunft
Bergisch Gladbach
Interessen
Cycling, movies and friends
Stärke
I can tackle most problems without stress and thus solve them objectively.
Hast du eine Macke oder schräge Eigenschaft?
I eat very slowly
Kann nicht ohne
My mobile phone
Ich hätte gerne diese Superkraft
Flying
Mein Lebensmotto
»Those who fight can lose. Those who do not fight have already lost.«
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#goodvibes#fritzcola#iqos