About Marc
Marc is currently living in Berlin, Germany. In June 2022, he graduated from the University of Glasgow with First-Class Honours in Computing Science. He is now working for DB Systel GmbH, the software branch of Deutsche Bahn, as a Senior Full-Stack Software Developer focusing on front-end development.
Examples of websites he developed for clients prior to joining DB Systel can be found in the Past Projects section below.
Skills
Python
Marc has in-depth experience with Python. He served as a demonstrator at the University of Glasgow, teaching labs in the first-year Computing Science Python course. Additionally, he has built a Python web server and client using Python WebSockets. His other Python experience includes developing machine learning models for regression and classification using scikit-learn, as well as web scraping.
Java & Kotlin
Marc is well-versed in Java and has been studying and working with it since 2016. His primary public Java work is the TheYoungAuthors application, an Android app that retrieves random posts from theyoungauthors.com.
Full-Stack Web Development
Marc has extensive experience using React, Next.js, Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Spring, Express, and Django for building and deploying full-stack web applications. He is proficient in using cloud hosting solutions like DigitalOcean, maintaining web servers, and dockerizing full-stack applications.
Databases
He has a solid understanding of database systems, including both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Virtual Reality Development
Marc possesses VR development fundamentals in Unity and can build and deploy applications to Android-based headsets.
Front-End Development
He is currently expanding his front-end capabilities by learning advanced React concepts and Material-UI (MUI).
SAFe Scrum Master
Marc is also certified as both a general SAFe practitioner as well as a SAFe Scrum Master.
Past Experiences
Senior Software Developer at DB Systel GmbH (April 2023 – Present)
Since April 2023, Marc has been working as a Senior Software Developer at DB Systel GmbH, focusing on microservices as a full-stack engineer.
Research Intern at the University of Glasgow (June 2022 – October 2022)
Marc returned to the University of Glasgow as a research intern, running a user benchmarking study funded by Logitech that explored novel interaction techniques for augmented reality (AR) displays. During the internship, he also worked on a mobile version of the study, aiming to build on his dissertation research. The results of both studies are expected to be disseminated within the following year.
Undergraduate Dissertation Research (September 2021 – April 2022)
He completed his undergraduate dissertation on mobile interactions in AR displays under the supervision of Dr. Mark McGill. The research involved a virtual reality (VR) participant experiment conducted in March 2022. His dissertation was awarded a mark of A2, and some of his ideas were further developed by the Multimodal Interaction Group (MIG) at the University of Glasgow.
Intern at the Viajero Project (June 2021 – September 2021)
Marc worked as an intern on the Viajero project, which aims to improve passenger journeys by facilitating the use of immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality. He conducted a user study on mitigating motion sickness using visual motion cues.
Web Developer for small-scale clients (June 2020 - January 2023)
While finishing his studies at the University of Glasgow, Marc worked as a self-employed web developer for small-scale clients, building primarily front-end solutions with a focus on user engagement and user experience first.
GitHub Projects and Others
Here is a list of current and past projects Marc has worked on:
- Cannabis Clubs Berlin (cannabisclubsberlin.com)
Founder and lead developer of Cannabis Clubs Berlin, your first stop for all things legal cannabis in Berlin.
- Kean Farrar's Personal Website (keanfarrar.com)
Developed and deployed the personal website for artist Kean Farrar.
- Daniel Lazar's Teaching Website (daniellazar.com)
Redesigned the teaching website for his high school history teacher, Daniel Lazar.
- TheYoungAuthors.com (theyoungauthors.com)
Built from the ground up, theyoungauthors.com is a free publishing platform for young writers.
Research Papers
Marc is a co-author of the following research paper:
- "Can Visual Motion Presented in a VR Headset Reduce Motion Sickness for Vehicle Passengers?"
Contact Marc
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