I live in the most beautiful state of the world called Saarland, which is located in the south-west of Germany. I work as a Sr. Cloud Advocate at Fermyon Technologies, where we pioneer the next wave of cloud computing using WebAssembly.

👋🏼 Hello 👋🏼

I focus on cloud-native & serverless application architectures using containers and WebAssembly. I am also well known for my experiences and enthusiasm about Infrastructure as a Code, especially in the context of HashiCorp Terraform.

Some facts about me and my community contributions:

  • This blog is recognized as one of the Top 50 Microsoft Azure Blogs, Websites & Influencer in 2020, 2021, and 2022
  • Co-Founded local .NET and SharePoint UserGroups (2009-2013)
  • Co-Organized ShareCamp (2011-2015)

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Awards 🏆

  • Docker Captain Awarded as Docker Captain by Docker Inc in June 2022 and June 2023

  • Kubernetes Influencer 2022 Onalytica listed me as incluencer in the Kubernetes category for 2022 in their “Who is Who in Cloud” report

  • Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the “bleeding edge” and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that’s what sets them apart.

    • Microsoft MVP 2023: Microsoft Azure🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2022: Microsoft Azure🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2021: Microsoft Azure🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2020: Microsoft Azure🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2019: Microsoft Azure🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2018: Microsoft Visual Studio & Development Technologies🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2017: Microsoft Visual Studio & Development Technologies🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2016: Microsoft Visual Studio & Development Technologies🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2015: Microsoft SharePoint Server🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2014: Microsoft SharePoint Server🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2013: Microsoft SharePoint Server🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2012: Microsoft SharePoint Server🏅 Issued by Microsoft
    • Microsoft MVP 2011: Microsoft SharePoint Server🏅 Issued by Microsoft

  • Top 25 European SharePoint Influencer 2014🏅 Issued by Harmon.ie

Certifications 🎓

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate Earning Azure Developer Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure. Candidates participate in all phases of cloud development from requirements definition and design, to development, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Earners of the Azure Fundamentals certification have demonstrated foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Terraform. They understand and can utilize Terraform according to the certification objectives. Additionally, they understand why enterprises choose to extend Terraform Open Source with Terraform Enterprise to solve business critical objectives.
  • CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes Application Developer. Earners are able to define application resources and use core primitives to build, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable applications and tools in Kubernetes. The skills and knowledge demonstrated by earners include Core Concepts, Configuration, Multi-Container Pods, Observability, Pod Design, Services & Networking, State Persistence.
  • KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate Earners of this designation demonstrated a basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including how to deploy an application using basic kubectl commands, the architecture of Kubernetes (containers, pods, nodes, clusters), understanding the cloud-native landscape and projects (storage, networking, GitOps, service mesh), and understanding the principles of cloud-native security.

Older certifications 🎓

  • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
    • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: SharePoint Developer 2010
    • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer
    • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer
  • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
    • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 4, Web Applications
    • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SharePoint 2010, Application Development
    • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Application Development
    • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .Net Framework 2.0, Web Applications
    • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .Net Framework 2.0, Windows Applications
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)