Benjamin Nowack

Florastr. 53
40217 Düsseldorf
Germany

+49.177.5241935
mailNOSPAMbnowack.de

Summary

I am a web developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, with over 15 years of implementation experience creating mainly front-end, but also back-end solutions and various things in between.

I'm passionate about web technology trends and have gained a reputation for turning even sophisticated requirements into elegant websites and easy-to-use applications.

I like R&D, especially around social/semantic/data web technologies, as long as the "D" prevails. I have designed and built data processors, developer toolkits and web application frameworks which are used by numerous organisations and projects. My work won three 1st prizes at international web research conferences, and I received an Invited Expert role at the World Wide Web Consortium to help with their Semantic Web initiative.

Skills and tools

  • Web
    • HTML (> 15 years), CSS (> 5 years), XML (> 5 years)
    • PHP (> 10 years), JavaScript (> 10 years)
    • Server administration (basics)
  • Semantic Web / Linked Data
    • RDF, microformats, RDFa, Microdata, RDFS, OWL (v1), SPARQL
  • Databases
    • MySQL, Triple/Quad stores, SQLite, Access
  • Web Design
    • Photoshop, Fireworks, Inkscape, DAZ Bryce
  • Development Tools
    • NetBeans
    • Git/Github, SVN
    • PHPUnit
  • Languages
    • German (native)
    • English (fluent)

Work history and affiliations

2012 - today
Self-employed Web Developer at bnowack.de.
2011 - 2012
Software Engineer at Talis Systems Ltd (Birmingham, UK).
2004 - 2011
Self-employed Data Web Developer and Contractor for companies such as Talis (UK), Intellidimension (USA), CivicActions (USA), and Asemantics (The Netherlands).
2007
Invited Expert at the World Wide Web Consortium's Semantic Web Education and Outreach Group.
2004
Scientific Developer at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), Galway, Ireland.
2000
Tech Lead at newsme GmbH, Munich, Germany.
1995 - 2000
Student team-leading host at trade fair agency InterCris, Hannover, Germany.

Education

2004
Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) (near-equiv. to M.Sc.) with major in Media and Information Management, grade 1.7 (equiv. to A/A-), Würzburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Diploma thesis: "Semantic Campus - Informationsintegration im entstehenden Semantic Web an Beispielen aus dem Hochschulbereich"
2003
AEVO-Ausbildereignungsprüfung (instructor-qualifying examination / Chamber of Commerce)
2000 - 2003
Studies of Media and Information Management at Würzburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
1996 - 1999
Studies of Business Administration with area specialisation New Media at Würzburg University, Germany.
1994 - 1996
Studies of Mathematics and Computer Science at Würzburg University.
1993
Higher Education entrance qualification ("Abitur"), grade 12 points (equiv. to A/A-), Gymnasium Isernhagen (near Hanover), Germany.

Awards and honors



Research and related activities

2009
2008
2005
  • CONFOTO: A Semantic Browsing and Annotation Service for Conference Photos
2004 - 2010
  • Maintainer of ARC/ARC2, an efficient toolkit that implements a wide range of Semantic Web standards.
2004

Last updated: 2012/09

benjamin nowack - florastr. 53 - 40217 düsseldorf