About me

Hi there!
My name is Gerald, my gamer friends call me Peldon.
I'm a German software developer and games enthusiast living in Düsseldorf, Germany.

09/2015 - present
"Game Development and Research" at Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln
anticipated date of graduation: 08/2017

01/2011 - 09/2015
Software Developer at SEVEN PRINCIPLES AG

10/2008 - 12/2010
Java Developer at PSI Transcom GmbH

10/2002 - 09/2008
studied computer science at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
degree: M.Sc. with grade "very good" (A)

Download my full resume here.

Software Delevopment
For 7 years I worked as a software developer and learned a lot about programming languages, techniques and project management. In this time I used many tools, frameworks and methods to create and maintain high quality software. Although most projects were using the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, I used other languages as well, e.g. Python.

In 2012 I was certified as a Professional Scrum Developer (PSD I) and Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) on scrum.org. As the lead developer in small teams I often took both roles.

Analysing and understanding code is one of my key strengths as well as having a very structured approach to work and good communication skills. Because of my calm and solution-oriented attitude I often took the role as mediator to resolve conflicts in the teams.

Gaming
Nearly every day I play video games. That's my passion. Not only do I enjoy playing a lot of League of Legends with my friends, but all kinds of games. There is so much to see and to experience and not enough time to spend it on a single game. I have to play them all ... at least a little bit. It's boon and bane.

But there's more to games than playing them! Sometimes it's simple entertainment, sometimes it's very beautiful art. I love reading about it. For example in the WASD-Magazine, on rockpapershotgun.com or superlevel.de
There is also esports, youtube-shows, cosplay and much more in the world of games culture, that fascinates me!

That is still not enough. I have to create games myself. For a long time I worked on different projects in my free time, then I finally decided to get serious. Now I am studying "Game Development and Research" and looking forward to help creating fun and meaningful games.
Your chances to meet me at Game Developer Meet-Ups and conferences in North-Rhine-Westfalia are pretty good. See you there!