Hi! I'm Sophia. (they/them).

Frontend Developer. Tinkerer. Contrarian. Creator. Problem Solver.

Get into my brain

Hello there . It's great seeing you here!

I'm Sophia, a tech enthusiast, lived a bit here and there, currently residing in Copenhagen. I've siwtched my career from Product Management to Development and I love it. I'm an active supporter of startups and a constant learner of new technologies & innovative ideas while being obsessed with the Universe (Astro and Quantum Physics). My biggest strength is my product mindset with an attention for detail when it comes to development. I care a lot about diversity, inclusion and equity within the tech industry. That's why I've made it my personal goal to change that at my work. Personally, I'm known as a loyal, passionate and inclusive team player. Let's get into my brain!

Life so far...

  • Breathing since 1995.
  • Playing piano since 2000.
  • Physics enthusiast since 2011.
  • Living abroad since 2017.
  • Playing Ukulele since 2018.
  • Coding since 2018.

Enthusiast of...

  • Robotics & IoT.
  • Building LEGO.
  • Astro & Quantum Physics.
  • Drawing & Painting.
  • Playing & listening to music.
  • Rubik's/Speed cubing.

Thinking about...

  • Next IoT project.
  • Rubik's cube algorithms.
  • Existence of quantum gravity.
  • LGBTQIA+ issues.
  • Improvements of education.
  • Life and the universe.

Superpower in...

  • Learning new things by doing.
  • Creating inclusive environments.
  • Problem solving.
  • Persistence.
  • Understanding complex interconnections.
  • Bridging tech & business.

Gained Experience so far

I always drive to learn more, challenge myself and gain new experiences. I'm currently working as a Frontend Developer and enjoy that path now. I am quite experienced in supporting startups to turn innovative ideas into reality.

The Org

January 2022 - July 2023, Copenhagen

Frontend Developer (Full-Time)

  • Implementing new features and improving tech stack
  • Building smart, nice and functional UIs with React.
  • Tech stack: React (Next.js), Typescript, GraphQL (using Apollo), deploying with Vercel

GOODIEBOX

September 2020 - August 2021, Copenhagen

Junior Product Manager (Full-Time)

  • Project managing the migration of 9 markets from an old platform (outsourced) to a new centralized tech platform built in-house
  • Internal process optimization by building efficient tools (admin websites for customer service & logistics)
  • Onboarding stakeholders to new tooling and processes.
  • Support Engineer for customer support team.
  • Product managing a new frontpage and signup flow implementation.
  • Customer insight analysis (qualitative through interviews & surveys, quantiative through building performance dashboards in Amplitude)

Omnio.net

October 2019 - June 2020, Copenhagen

Junior Product Owner (Part-Time)

  • Managing the backlog of three different teams (Data Entry, Automation & Testing, Dev).
  • Leading the implementation of new PM Processes (Agile) & tools (Teamwork Projects).
  • Planning of Security Compliance (SDL).
  • Support in creating user stories.

Lix Technologies

November 2018 - October 2019, Copenhagen

Product Assistant (Part-Time)

  • Assisting the VP of Product in product development and improvement of the Lix App.
  • Conducting background/user research.
  • Quality Assurance/Product Testing.

Creagent Ltd

February 2018 - May 2018, Helsinki

Project Manager (Full-Time)

  • Improving operational processes by implementing PM tools (Monday.com).
  • Managing data & coordinating cases, deadlines & tasks.

Platonics Oy

July 2017 - January 2018, Helsinki

Admin & Sales Manager (Full-Time)

  • Product: Continuously testing the 3D printer (filament, 3D printing quality, 3D modelling software etc.)
  • Admin: Continuing tasks from intern (s. below).
  • Sales: Generating leads, cold calling, managing pipeline, presentation at trade shows and live demos, closing deals.

Platonics Oy

April 2017 - June 2017, Helsinki

Marketing & Admin Intern (Full-Time)

  • Marketing: Creating content and general support.
  • Admin: Managing expenses and budget, managing supplies and invoices, preparing reports, HR duties.

BoerseGo AG

July 2016 - March 2017, Munich

Project & Product Manager (Part-Time)

  • Creating specialist concepts for web & mobile product.
  • Shared responsibility for implementing concepts in coordination with IT & web design group.

Unfallhelden

September 2015 - November 2015, Munich

Project Studies - Help shaping a startup

  • In co-operation with Technical University Munich and three fellow students.
  • Process optimization, Digital Marketing and Customer Service.

My Learning Phase

My education background supports me on my way to find my way into the tech industry. Nevertheless, studying alone has never been my ultimate learning option as I am more the learning-by-doing person.

Copenhagen Business School
M.Sc. Business Administration & Information Systems - E-Business

Main Courses: Programming in JS, AI & Robotics, Projects within Edge Computing & IoT in shared mobility, Master Thesis about a Blockchain-based Carsharing platform

09/2018 - 06/2020
Copenhagen
IT University Copenhagen
Guest Student - Computer Science

Courses: Advanced Robotics and Big Data Management

09/2019 - 02/2020
Copenhagen
Technical University Munich
B.Sc. Management & Technology

Major in Mechanical Engineering & Finance

10/2013 - 09/2017
Munich
Aalto University School of Business
Exchange semester
01/2016 - 05/2016
Helsinki

What I can do

Skills are continuously arising from work experiences, tinkering, meeting people and everyday life. I focus here on the ones I aim to ace in the future. I'm currently interested in getting more into Full-stack development.

JavaScript

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Typescript

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React.js

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GraphQL

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Product Management

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Product Testing/Quality Assurance (QA)

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Python

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User Experience & Research

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Embedded IoT Programming (Raspberry Pi, various sensors, Messaging Protocol: MQTT)

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Mobile Robotics (Ev3Dev, Thymio II, Raspberry Pi)

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Cloud Services (Azure, GCP & AWS)

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Data Analytics (with Python)

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Machine Learning (Python libraries: Pandas & scikit-learn)

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Blockchain Development with Hyperledger Fabric

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3D Printing

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3D Modelling

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My Projects

Projects are a way for me to explore different technologies, challenge myself & let my creativity run free. I'm always open for new projects, opportunities, and challenges. If you have a great idea to work on together, just drop me a line!

(WIP) Queer the World - Find queer events around the world
Aug 2023 - present

This is currently WIP project that I'm mainly working on. I've scraped about 1K events from Wikpedia that I'm visualizing in different ways to make it easier to find queer events around the world all year long. It's built with Next.js, React, Prisma and Postgres DB hosted in Vercel. Scraping was done via Python and scrapy library. It's designed by me in Figma.

Main Frontend lead on The Org's revenue product - Vision
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

Implemented most of the current features including search of people and companies with org charts, filtering, saved list and subscriptions.

Implemented redesign and new Branding at The Org
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

This complete revamp of the position page was one of the features/projects I've worked on during my time as a Frontend Developer at The Org. As a nice design goody, the implementation of the mini org chart (showing the reports and managers) was the most fun part.

EoLT - Freelence project for ITU
Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

I've built this online encylopedia in React and connected it with Contentful where the researchers and editors can manage their content. This was a freelance project for the IT University and their research group.

Simple To Do App - React Exercise
Oct 2021

As part of a code challenge for a job interview, I've quickly built this simple To Do App. It has a user form using a custom hook useInput() where the user can add a to do and each to do can be removed. The data is stored in local storage. Otherwise simple concepts like useState, custom hooks and some form validation is used.

Expense Tracking App - React Exercise
Sep 2021

In order to advance my skills in React.js I'm building several React apps to exercise different React concepts. It's done as part of an Udemy online course but adapted with my own styling and logic. This app is one of the most basic ones covering basic concepts like useState(), styled components, passing data via props.

Remote-controlled Pi Robot (aka Elliot)
Mar 2021 - present

I'm using a RPi 3B+ with an Explorer HAT. Elliot can be Remote-controlled via a remote and is unlocked via a RFID sensor. The initial set-up is based on STS Pilot by Mark Dammer with a Python based Flask application for the Backend and JS/HTML/CSS for the remote Frontend. I'm planning to add some distance and air pollution sensors as well as to use some object detection.

Blockchain-based Car Sharing Prototype
May 2020

This is a prototype as part of my Master Thesis built together with my thesis partner. It simulates the unlocking of a car by having a Raspberry Pi representing the server of the car, an RFID sensor as the car lock, and the RFID tag as the keyless option to open the door. The transaction is verified in the Blockchain Network of Hyperledger Fabric. The prototype is written mainly in Python & Node.js

Prototyping: Edge Computing with Computer Vision for E-Scooter
Jun 2019

As part of a research group we've developed Computer Vision Edge framework to ensure the safety of E-scooter. As part of this project we've built a prototype in Azure with a VM predicting the outcome "sidewalk" or "no sidewalk". Read in our paper more about it.

Mobile Robotics: Rugby Robot Project
Nov 2019

This is the final project hand-in of my attended course "Advanced Robotics" at IT University of Copenhagen. In this project we combined image processing, LIDAR and behavior-based controlling of a mobile robot. We used as basis the Thymio II together with a Raspberry Pi, PiCamera and LIDAR.

That's enough for now.

Let's be friends, meet for a coffee and chat!

Written, designed and coded with & by Sophia Auer