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I am a highly skilled and motivated software engineer with a proven track record of success.

Bamberg - a World Heritage Site

From Vietnam to Germany

I'm originally from Hatinh, a charming city located near a sunny beach in northern central Vietnam.
However, my journey has taken me to Germany, where I pursued my M.Sc. in Software Systems Science at the University of Bamberg after being awarded a DAAD scholarship.
Prior to my studies in Germany, I studied and worked in Hanoi for several years.

Skills

Computer programming

I've been passionate about computer programming since the early 2000s when I first started solving programming exercises using Turbo Pascal.
My love for the field grew with my first and favorite book, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth H. Rosen; McGraw - Hill, 1994.
I am always eager to learn how different software systems are built and operate, from the simplest to the most complex.
I've gained experience with many programming languages and their paradigms in the past, but recently I have been focusing on Python and Golang.

Software Development

Experienced in both waterfall and agile projects, I'm always looking to stay up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies. Some of the skills I've recently honed include:
- Expertise in popular frameworks and platforms like FastAPI, Boto3, Pandas, Numpy, and Pytest
- Containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
- Cloud computing with AWS such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and Route 53
- Databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Proficiency in Linux and Bash commands
- VCS like Git and Github

Professional Experience

Technical Assistant

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) | Müncheberg, Brandenburg

Extending a mathematical programming-based bio-economic farm model and integrating it into the DAKIS project's overall system

Supporting scientists in enhancing biophysical cropping system analysis through expertise in programming, data engineering, and model development for sustainable and resilient cropping systems

May 2023 - Now

Software Engineer

Quality Match GmbH | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg

Developer lead in multiple customer projects, supporting the internal operation team to create and manage annotation pipelines

Contributed to creating a platform using FastAPI that enables customers to annotate datasets, evaluate their ML models and improve their datasets

Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2023

Research Assistant

Chair of Mobile Systems | The University of Bamberg

Researched and built ML models for sensor-based applications, as a continuation of my master's thesis work

Contributed valuable insights to scientific papers by actively participating in research, data analysis, and manuscript drafting

Jun 2021 - Oct. 2021

Intern for Cloud Native Software Development

Delivion GmbH | Mülheim a. d. Ruhr

Developed a controller with Golang that manages an application and its supporting service as a single custom resource in Kubernetes

Explored the DevOps culture and its applications in the software development life cycle

Jan. 2021 - Feb. 2021

Data Analyst – Thesis/Project work

Chair of Mobile Systems – The University of Bamberg

Extracted, Loaded and Transformed sensor data in the FutureIoT/Rindertracking project

Developed a Python GUI application for building machine learning models in recognizing cattle activity. The application was used by students for their theses and further studies in the above-mentioned project

Mar. 2019 - Sept. 2020

Teaching Assistant

National Academy of Education Management | Hanoi

Delivered tutorials in the following lectures:

Data Structures and Algorithms
C Programming
Theory of Relational Databases

Developed and maintained a website with PHP for the faculty (2010)

Nov. 2006 - Sept. 2016

Software Developer

FPT Software | Hanoi

Software developer specialized in .NET framework, SQL Server, Visual Basic 6

Designed test cases, carried out unit and integration testing

Dec. 2004 - Jul. 2006

Education

The University of Bamberg | Bamberg

Master of Science

Software Systems Science

National Economics University | Hanoi

Bachelor of Science

Business Informatics

High School for Mathematically Gifted Students | Hatinh

High School Diploma

Mathematics and Computer Science

Publications

Schmeling, Lara, Golnaz Elmamooz, Phan T. Hoang, Anastasiia Kozar, Daniela Nicklas, Michael Sünkel, Stefan Thurner, and Elke Rauch. 2021. Training and Validating a Machine Learning Model for the Sensor-Based Monitoring of Lying Behavior in Dairy Cows on Pasture and in the Barn. Animals 11, no. 9: 2660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092660.

Michael Sünkel, Golnaz Elmamooz, Marco Grawunder, Phan Thai Hoang, Elke Rauch, Lara Schmeling, Stefan Thurner, Daniela Nicklas. Resource-Aware Classification via Model Management Enabled Data Stream Optimization. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), 2022, pp. 23-33 https://doi.org/10.1109/PerCom53586.

My Hobbies

Football

The game of my life

Football is a true team sport. As a youngster, I relished being the top scorer, but what I love to hear and often hear from my teammates today is "guter Pass!" (in German).
My last teams included FC 1927 Wacker Bamberg AH-Mannschaft, TSV Wieblingen AH-Mannschaft, and SpG Müncheberg/Trebnitz.

Chess

Art, Science and Sport, all rolled into one

I love playing Chess because it helps me to stay focused and concentrate on the game at hand, while also developing my problem-solving skills. Moreover, by analyzing the game and considering different strategies, I have learned how to approach problems in a more systematic and logical way.
Playing Chess with its various pieces of different powers brings out my leadership qualities and teaches me how to strategically distribute resources to achieve the best possible outcome.
My current team SC Rochade Müncheberg.

Guitar

My Food for the Soul

Playing a musical instrument can be a great hobby for anyone. For me, the guitar is my instrument of choice. I don't consider it a stress reliever but rather a faithful friend that stays with me through all my moods.
Having played guitar for years, it's hard for me to imagine life without it.
While my favorite composer is Francisco Tárrega, there is a piece that I love to play for hours on end without ever losing inspiration - Julia Florida by Barrios Mangoré. This beautiful piece, with its evocative melodies and lush harmonies, captivates me every time I play it.