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Why you should choose me, Martin Obert, to work for you?

1990

2000

From Communication Hardware to Software

I made an “Ausbildung” (Similar as Bachelor) in Computer and Communication at the Deutsche Telekom in 1988. From that time I worked, building large scale Communication systems, moving into Networks by 1990. In 1995, I moved to Augsburg, making my “Master” in Information Technology, at that time called “EDV Kaufmann” while working as an intern for the Siemens Nixdorf Corporation.

From large Corporations to StartUp

During my time at Siemens, I learned so much, that I had to move out and explore new ventures. In 2003 I moved to Orlando, Florida, setting up a cross border online shop, selling over 50,000 items from USA to Europe in just 4 years. Companies, like UPS or Fedex were interested in my 22,000 category duty and tax calculator, which I sold to a company in England by 2008.

2000

2010

2018

From Germany to America

In 2010 I worked as a Software developer back in my home town in the Black Forest in Germany to help a friend get his business moving faster. However, after 4 years I developed an App to connect people, you do not know, asking for help or to manage a garage sale. I funded a StartUp in Las Vegas, Nevada to get this App of the ground…I failed.

From Fun (West) to Fun (East)

In 2018 I contracted for a Magento lead developer position at Diamond Resorts Headquarters In Las Vegas. The goal was to improve and add new functionality to the existing Ticket sales site by enhancing and building new Magento modules. After 6 month, I got hired for a full time position from Diamond Resorts in which I still am today.

After moving to the East coast, to the second Diamond Resorts Headquarter in Orlando, Florida, I evolved into our main Drupal Developer, managing a team to expand our Diamond Resorts main website. Enabling our Marketing Division to excel in selling Deals we were able to exceed 2020 and 2021 so far with our Social Network Marketing strategy.

However, in beginning of 2021, I moved back to Las Vegas once again, still working for Diamond Resorts. Mid 2021, Diamond Resorts was acquired by Hilton Grand Vacations. In November of 2022 my role was upgraded to Senior Lead Developer for .NET Members service.

2018

2020

Project Management

Having managed multi million Dollar projects at corporations such as Siemens, Disney and Chase, sometimes with over 100 team members, enables me to provide you with an unprecedented skill-set in bringing the best out of each team member.

Controlling

During my times at Siemens ICN, I controlled all IT projects, directly responding to the CIO of 50.000 employees. As a controller, you have to make sure you support the projects so each project manager stays positive, while making clear what the boundaries are, giving by the management.

Software Development

Beginning with Basic back in 1980 on my Commodore C64, moving to Pascal, crossing COBOL till arriving at C and C++ in 2002, I am able to work in many programming environments. After 2002, I went into Perl, Java, Javascript, PHP and Python, as everything became more web focused.

Web Development

Since I love the web, developing websites has been a passion of mine for the last 20 years. During that time I worked on large scale websites for millions of users as well as websites for small businesses. My knowledge goes from HTML 5/CSS 3, Javascript, XML/XSL, Jason, JQuery, Bootstrap to Django and much more.

Mobile Development

Since most users these days access the internet through Apps, App development has become a main focus. I developed for Android, using Java in Eclipse as well as for iOS, using Objective C/Swift in X-Code.

Social Media

These days, businesses ask on how to gain momentum in Social Media. This is not an easy task due to the unpredictability of the nature. However, since I participate in advanced classes on social marketing, I am able to bring the followers you need to grow your business.

Project Management

I love project management because I am able to understand the business goals as well as the software development possibilities. That is a huge advantage as business always wants more than the dev team can provide. A project manager must be a good negotiator to make things happen.

Controlling

You need a controller that is able, as a project manager, to understand both sides of the table. What can the team provide in what time and budget and as a controller, you have to understand the possibilities and limitations of any project.

Strategic IT planning

During my career, I started many small, medium and large scale IT projects. It is paramount that the goals are doable and in range as otherwise projects will get out of time and budget. Strategic IT planning for me is to make sure the goals are set clear in a realistic way from the beginning.

Business/Technical Analyst

I can provide you with analytical skills to make sure your idea will make it happen. Analyzing global trends, setting up processes as well as strategies to set up the global rollout master plan for your business. That includes all aspects from data mining to social marketing.

Software Development

As mentioned in my skill section, I developed software for over 30 years now. I can work in complex development environments such as Eclipse or X-Code or just in a text editor such as Ultra Edit. While I actually do not use ALL my known development languages, I am able to get into them in a jiffy.

Web Development

Since the beginning of the Internet, I built websites. Starting with the first basic of HTML, moving on to HTML5 and CSS 3 including all sorts of Javascript libraries as well as responsive, mobile friendly web sites to bring more traffic. WordPress, Jomla, Django or Bootstrap are just some examples of Frameworks I work with.

Mobile Development

Mobile has become a cornerstone of our society. I offer to develop Apps for Android as well as for iOS. My last App, cheerapp, was a service that connects users in close proximity without knowing each other. It incorporated location settings, chat, picture upload and more.

Marketing

Under marketing I offer SEO, SEM as well as Social Media marketing. Due to my long history of e-commerce web development, SEO and SEM have been the most important dials to turn a business into success. Now-days, Social Media is on the verge to replace traditional internet marketing, with Instagram and SnapChat enabling a more visual and personal approach to marketing.

Want to work with me?

Feel free to contact me and get a free quote! I am allowed to be employed in USA as well as Europe or do contract work through my business worldwide.

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