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A little
about me.

I’m Jan, based in Karlsruhe. My background is in Industrial Engineering and energy infrastructure, and I’m currently spending more time on hardware projects.

The short version

From 2024 to 2026, I completed coursework toward a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), including statistics, mathematics, operations research, and Java. I am now going deeper on the technical side: embedded hardware, Python, and practical automation. I have built sensor and display prototypes, I am developing a modular desktop companion, and I have designed the initial system architecture for a running pace robot.

Alongside that, I spent nearly two years in energy infrastructure. At Terra One I coordinated grid-connection workflows for utility-scale battery storage across Germany, collaborating with 40+ grid operators and managing 100+ GW of applications. At Arteus Energy, I designed internal automation workflows for regulatory and project-documentation processes. It taught me a lot, but it also made clear I'd rather be building the systems than administering them.

Since 2022, I've also worked seasonally as a group leader for the City of Friedberg's summer program, supervising groups of 20+ children over two-week sessions — handling interpersonal conflicts and day-to-day group challenges, and co-organizing excursions and the annual closing event.

I also help run the Karlsruhe chapter of the Young Founders Network — started it with a couple of people in 2024, and it's turned into regular meetups with founders and builders. We're talking to Codex and JetBrains about doing something together next.

I got picked for OpenAI's Codex Ambassador program and am still figuring out what the first Karlsruhe event should look like. I also organize Eisbaden Karlsruhe, a weekly cold-water group that meets at local rivers and lakes throughout the year.

When I'm not working or building, you'll find me running with KIT Run, at Judo training, jumping into cold water, or testing side-project ideas with whatever tool gets me to a prototype fastest.

I speak German (native), English (C1), and French (B2).

Here's what I'm doing now, and here's my cv.

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