My path to the web
About Me
Learn more about how I became a designer and developer and get to know me as a person.
![Me with my first laptop computer](https://lookmumnobugs.dev/media/pages/media/181905540e-1706891404/kleini-400x400-crop-43-8-52-0.webp)
My first computer and my pot cut (1999)
2009 to 2015
Early beginnings and University
I have always been fascinated by cleverly designed websites that made my fingers tickle. When I was a teenager, I felt that I wanted to make this my job someday. After thousands of tutorials and DIY projects, I started studying human-computer interaction in 2015 to give my idea a solid foundation.
![At the Hackathon at the IAA in Frankfurt](https://lookmumnobugs.dev/media/pages/media/08e10583fe-1706891404/img_1976-400x400-crop-focus.webp)
At the hackathon at the international motor show IAA (2017)
2015 to 2023
Corporate and agency experience
My first jobs led me through a small Wordpress agency, an automotive corporation and finally to a renowned digital agency in Hamburg. After graduating, I grew from a working student to a creative technologist and discovered I felt most at home in the interplay between technology and design. This is where my first projects for really big clients and internationally renowned brands followed.
![Me on drums with the youth Big Band of Schleswig-Holstein](https://lookmumnobugs.dev/media/pages/media/8eb08d6169-1706891404/dsf1138-400x400-crop-focus.webp)
With the Schleswig-Holstein State Youth Jazz Orchestra (2019)
Since 2023
Flexible freelancing
During all this time, playing drums in bands has always been one more passion. However, the life of a touring musician requires a lot of flexibility and commitment, so in 2023 I decided to take the step into freelancing - without training wheels.
Work experience
Previous stations
I have had the opportunity to gain experience in various areas and companies. Here you can see the most relevant ones at a glance.
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10/2015 -> 02/2019
University of Hamburg
B.Sc. Human-Computer Interaction
Thesis on the subject of web development (backend toolkit for headless CMS-based websites)
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02/2018 -> 08/2018
DigitalLife@Daimler
Working Student Web Development
Development of a prototype for a chatbot-assisted car configurator for Mercedes Benz vans and smart
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09/2018 -> 06/2023
BOOM
Working student, Frontend Developer & Creative Technologist
Web development, UX design and technical consulting for international brands and corporations
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07/2023 -> Heute
Freelance
Web Developer & UX Designer
Design and development of websites