Languages
The foundation. PHP and JavaScript are the two I have thought in daily for years; SQL joins in whenever data has to do more than sit there.
- PHP
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- SCSS
- SQL
Skills
What I work with
The list below is my actual toolkit, not a wish list. I have separated what I use every day from what I know well enough to pick up when a project calls for it.
Frameworks & tools
Laravel is home for anything that needs structure on the server. On the frontend I choose by project, not by fashion.
- Laravel
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
- Node.js
Working knowledge
- React
- Angular
- Ionic
- Next.js
CMS & platforms
Not as a click-together builder but as a foundation: custom themes, custom plugins, custom backend fields — so the people who edit the site can work without me afterwards.
- WordPress
- October CMS
- Shopify
Working knowledge
- Joomla
- TYPO3
- Contao
- Magento
Databases & servers
I set up the environment my code runs in, from the database schema to the certificate on the server.
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- cPanel
- Plesk
- SSH
APIs, hosting & network
The part projects underestimate most: systems that have to talk to each other, and domains that need to resolve on a Monday morning.
- REST APIs
- Hosting-Management
- DNS
- Cloudflare
Design & UI/UX
Design before build. CorelDRAW and Photoshop are left over from the signage years — the way of thinking stayed, the tools are now Figma and Adobe XD.
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Photoshop
- CorelDRAW
Version control & tooling
A Git history you can read, and small CLI tools of my own for anything I have done by hand more than three times.
- Git
- Terminal
- WebSockets
- CLI-Tools
SEO & online marketing
Six years inside a Düsseldorf SEO agency leave a mark: I build sites that are cleanly indexable and fast, Core Web Vitals included.
- SEO
- Performance-Optimierung
- Search Console
- Analytics
- PageSpeed Insights
Operating systems
Developed on macOS, shipped on Linux, tested on everything.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
This website is itself an example: October CMS v3, a custom theme, no page builder, no trackers, self-hosted fonts.
Google Analytics is on this list because I can work with it. I deliberately do not run it on this site — nor any other tracker. That is why there is no cookie banner here.
Employment reference
„Seine Arbeitsweise war jederzeit hochstrukturiert, zielorientiert und äußerst zuverlässig."
Let us talk about your project
A project enquiry, a role to fill, or just a technical question — write to me. I usually reply within one working day.