Erik Wittern
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Fabio Oliveira
I was Erik’s manager for about 2 years, watching him thrive as a technical leader. Erik possesses a powerful combination of technical leadership and strong software-engineering skills, matched by impeccable work ethics. Erik’s innovative nature is complemented by laser-focused execution. He has consistently demonstrated effectiveness at identifying an opportunity, generating innovative ideas, articulating a clear vision to collaborators and stakeholders of all levels within the organization and externally, and effectively leading for high-caliber execution. The passion that he brings to his endeavors engages technical team members, while his clarity of vision brings together a diverse set of stakeholders across organizational boundaries. A testament to Erik’s strong technical leadership and effective communication with internal and external collaborators is his appointment as IBM’s technical representative in the GraphQL foundation. Not only has he established himself as a subject-matter expert, but he has also done impactful work on GraphQL. I unreservedly recommend Erik for any technical leadership position. An inspirational, hands-on technical leader like Erik is a true asset to any organization.
Fabio Oliveira
I was Erik’s manager for about 2 years, watching him thrive as a technical leader. Erik possesses a powerful combination of technical leadership and strong software-engineering skills, matched by impeccable work ethics. Erik’s innovative nature is complemented by laser-focused execution. He has consistently demonstrated effectiveness at identifying an opportunity, generating innovative ideas, articulating a clear vision to collaborators and stakeholders of all levels within the organization and externally, and effectively leading for high-caliber execution. The passion that he brings to his endeavors engages technical team members, while his clarity of vision brings together a diverse set of stakeholders across organizational boundaries. A testament to Erik’s strong technical leadership and effective communication with internal and external collaborators is his appointment as IBM’s technical representative in the GraphQL foundation. Not only has he established himself as a subject-matter expert, but he has also done impactful work on GraphQL. I unreservedly recommend Erik for any technical leadership position. An inspirational, hands-on technical leader like Erik is a true asset to any organization.
Fabio Oliveira
I was Erik’s manager for about 2 years, watching him thrive as a technical leader. Erik possesses a powerful combination of technical leadership and strong software-engineering skills, matched by impeccable work ethics. Erik’s innovative nature is complemented by laser-focused execution. He has consistently demonstrated effectiveness at identifying an opportunity, generating innovative ideas, articulating a clear vision to collaborators and stakeholders of all levels within the organization and externally, and effectively leading for high-caliber execution. The passion that he brings to his endeavors engages technical team members, while his clarity of vision brings together a diverse set of stakeholders across organizational boundaries. A testament to Erik’s strong technical leadership and effective communication with internal and external collaborators is his appointment as IBM’s technical representative in the GraphQL foundation. Not only has he established himself as a subject-matter expert, but he has also done impactful work on GraphQL. I unreservedly recommend Erik for any technical leadership position. An inspirational, hands-on technical leader like Erik is a true asset to any organization.
Fabio Oliveira
I was Erik’s manager for about 2 years, watching him thrive as a technical leader. Erik possesses a powerful combination of technical leadership and strong software-engineering skills, matched by impeccable work ethics. Erik’s innovative nature is complemented by laser-focused execution. He has consistently demonstrated effectiveness at identifying an opportunity, generating innovative ideas, articulating a clear vision to collaborators and stakeholders of all levels within the organization and externally, and effectively leading for high-caliber execution. The passion that he brings to his endeavors engages technical team members, while his clarity of vision brings together a diverse set of stakeholders across organizational boundaries. A testament to Erik’s strong technical leadership and effective communication with internal and external collaborators is his appointment as IBM’s technical representative in the GraphQL foundation. Not only has he established himself as a subject-matter expert, but he has also done impactful work on GraphQL. I unreservedly recommend Erik for any technical leadership position. An inspirational, hands-on technical leader like Erik is a true asset to any organization.
Credentials
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Open Source Strategic Leader
IBM
Experience
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Co-Founter & CTO
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Aug 2021 - Present
Coup’s mission is to provide startups access to public funding opportunities that were previously reserved for large organisations. We are building an online platform that drastically simplifies the funding application process, offers financial advances for approved fundings, and supports our customers in reporting & documentation. We are currently hiring engineers: https://getcouped.join.com/jobs/3786849-full-stack-engineer-m-f-d Coup’s mission is to provide startups access to public funding opportunities that were previously reserved for large organisations. We are building an online platform that drastically simplifies the funding application process, offers financial advances for approved fundings, and supports our customers in reporting & documentation. We are currently hiring engineers: https://getcouped.join.com/jobs/3786849-full-stack-engineer-m-f-d
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IBM
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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GraphQL Lead Architect
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Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
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Research Staff Member and Technical Lead
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2019
Key researcher on Web APIs and GraphQL within the Cloud Computing department: leading teams of researchers and software engineers, setting technical directions, and communicating goals, results, and broader technology trends to upper management – in addition to hands-on research and engineering work. Specific projects & accomplishments include:• R&D of GraphQL API management facilities, on path to be adopted in IBM API Connect. Resulting in my selection as technical representative of IBM in the GraphQL Foundation.• R&D of OpenAPI-to-GraphQL, an open-sourced library for migrating APIs to GraphQL. Includes overseeing related open-source process (testing automation, release management, customer support).• Conceptualization, implementation, and continuous operation of API Harmony, an API catalog in the IBM Cloud, which relies on mining Web APIs and their use in open-source projects.Apart from product adoption, my work has resulted in over 20 patents for IBM, and multiple publications in top international conferences and journals. Show less
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FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik
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Germany
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Research Scientist
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Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
Research and teaching in Cloud Computing and Software Engineering, including representation of the research group in EU multi-partner/industry-research consortium, contributions to research proposals, and supervision of master and bachelor theses. I conceptualized a new modeling approach to assess software service variants, and developed tools for it. The approach was applied in the collaborative design of public services. Research and teaching in Cloud Computing and Software Engineering, including representation of the research group in EU multi-partner/industry-research consortium, contributions to research proposals, and supervision of master and bachelor theses. I conceptualized a new modeling approach to assess software service variants, and developed tools for it. The approach was applied in the collaborative design of public services.
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Research intern (full-time)
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Research on “Scalable Service Ecosystems“, resulting in scientific paper and 4 patents, and laying the intellectual and technical groundwork for the later creation of API Harmony. Research on “Scalable Service Ecosystems“, resulting in scientific paper and 4 patents, and laying the intellectual and technical groundwork for the later creation of API Harmony.
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Research Scientist
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Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
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Deutsche Bank
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Germany
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern (full-time)
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Apr 2009 - Jul 2009
Working on group-strategic projects “Marketing & Communication and Realignment of Business Management“ and “Global Banking Know Your Customer“. Working on group-strategic projects “Marketing & Communication and Realignment of Business Management“ and “Global Banking Know Your Customer“.
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Intern (full-time)
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Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
Development of technical tests for RFID system; conceptualization of an dynamic Content Management System. Development of technical tests for RFID system; conceptualization of an dynamic Content Management System.
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drom fragrances
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern (full-time)
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Jul 2004 - Sep 2004
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Education
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2010 - 2014
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
PhD, Engineering/Industrial Management -
2004 - 2010
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Diplom (equivalent to master's degree), Engineering/Industrial Management -
2007 - 2007
City, University of London
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