Matthias Schlesinger

I am an experienced Frontend Developer and Product Manager based in Graz, Austria with a degree in Software Engineering and demonstrated abilities in UX/UI-Design. I strive to create meaningful, well-designed digital products that solve real problems, delight users and have a positive impact on our world.

Stack:
HTML/CSS/JS, React, GraphQL, Typescript, D3, deck.gl, git, Sketch/Figma, Asana
Skills:
Frontend and Mobile Development, Product Discovery, User Research, Priorisation and Planing, UI/UX-Design, Data Analytics, Agile/SCRUM

Experience

Mar. 2022 - TODAY; Vienna, Austria (remote)
Fullstack Engineer at myReha

As a Fullstack Engineer I'm developing a digital health platform for speech and cognitive therapists and rehabilitation clinics.

Stack:
HTML/CSS/JS, React, Next.js, Firebase
Skills:
User Interviews, Product Discovery, Agile Development
Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2022; Graz, Austria
Frontend Engineer/Product Manager at Invenium Data Insights

As a Frontend Engineer and Product Manager I conceptualized, designed and developed digital products to visualize mobility data. I implemented agile processes and use Scrum artifacts to clearly communicate user needs and build empowered teams.
Visually, technologically and editorially responsible for www.invenium.io

Stack:
HTML/CSS/JS, React, GraphQL, D3, deck.gl, Jest
Skills:
UI/UX-Design, User Interviews, Product Discovery, Agile Development
Oct. 2016 - Oct. 2017; Montreal, Canada
Frontend Engineer at Tech3Lab

I created a web-based interface to manage, conduct and analyse neurophysiological experiments for one of the biggest User-Experience laboratories in North America.

Stack:
HTML/CSS/JS, Typescript, React, NodeJS, Express
Skills:
UI/UX-Design, Handling neurophysiological data, Working in a multilingual environment
Aug. 2014 - Sept. 2016; Graz, Austria
Mobile Application Developer at Spintower OG

Responsible for ideation, design and release of a responsive, multi-device (Phone, Tablet, TV) mobile application for local TV stations.

Stack:
Java for Android, PHP
Skills:
Responsive Design, UI/UX-Design, Organizational and decision-making skills

Education

Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2016
MSc Software Engineering and Business Management at TU Graz

I have a Master's degree in Software Engineering and Business Management. For my thesis at the Institute of Neural Engineering, I created a low-cost software platform for BCIs and rehablitation.

Thesis: An LSL-based Sensor Platform for mobile Brain Imaging, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Rehabilitation
May 2016 - Jul. 2016
Visiting Student at University of Washington

Visiting student supervised by Rajesh Rao at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington and the Center for Neurotechnology in Seattle, WA.

Oct. 2010 - Mar. 2014
BSc Software Engineering and Business Management at TU Graz

Foundations in software engineering, information processing and business management.

Further Education

Nov. 2020
Professional Scrum Product Owner at scrum.org

Demonstrating my understanding of the Scrum framework and its application for delivering valuable products.

Jul. 2020
User Research - Methods and Best Practices at The Interaction Design Foundation

Improving my UX-skills learning about fundamentals of Qualitative User Research (User Testing, Semi-Structured Interviews, Contextual Inquiry, User Observations).

Jun. 2020
Psychology of Interaction Design at The Interaction Design Foundation

Learning about human cognition, resulting cognitive biases and how to bypass them using various interaction design approaches.

May 2020
Product Manager Nanodegree at Udacity

Bringing a product to market from Product Strategy (market research), Product Design (Design Thinking) over managing Stakeholders during Product Development to preparing the product's launch.

Projects

2021
Austrian COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard

Developing the official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard for the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection in a 2-person team.

Stack:
Svelte, D3, TailwindCSS
2020
Personal Website

Exploring modern JAM-stacks for my personal website.

Stack:
HTML/CSS/JS, 11ty, TailwindCSS, Netlify
2020
Expensly - Shared Expenses App

Designing and implementing a cross-plattform mobile application to manage shared household expenses.

Stack:
Flutter, Node.js, Express
2019
Website: christophkerschbaumer.com

Redesigning www.christophkerschbaumer.com meeting the requirement of being minimal in style and use of frameworks.

Stack:
Pure HTML/CSS/JS