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DFKI System Development

This work shows the technical side of my profile: supporting infrastructure, migrations, databases, documentation, and the reliability work behind digital systems.

My role

I contributed across system development and support, working with hosting infrastructure, administrative tasks, SQL/MySQL topics, and technical documentation.

Value created

The experience strengthened my ability to connect user-facing learning technology ideas with the infrastructure discipline needed to keep digital products reliable.

Case story

Problem

Research and technical teams depend on systems that keep working quietly. Migration planning, server administration, database tasks, and documentation all affect whether teams can do their actual work.

Process

The work required practical analysis, careful handover thinking, support for migration topics, and documentation that made operational knowledge easier to preserve.

Outcome

The experience strengthened my ability to connect user-facing learning technology ideas with the infrastructure discipline needed to keep digital products reliable.

What I would improve next

Next I would document decisions even closer to the moment they are made, because maintenance depends as much on context as on configuration.

Process artifacts

Evidence of the thinking behind the work

Research framing

Research and technical teams depend on systems that keep working quietly. Migration planning, server administration, database tasks, and documentation all affect whether teams can do their actual work.

Workflow sketch

The work required practical analysis, careful handover thinking, support for migration topics, and documentation that made operational knowledge easier to preserve.

Design decision

Next I would document decisions even closer to the moment they are made, because maintenance depends as much on context as on configuration.

Gallery

DFKI work context
Technical and research support work connected to reliable digital systems.
Workspace during research assistant work
Remote workspace for research assistant and system support tasks.
Educational technology department work context
Educational technology department context for research and technical support.
DFKI ISG team event photo from 2024
DFKI ISG team event photo from 2024.