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Marcelo Rauscher
Technical Program Manager - AWS Academy
Marcelo gave up his civil servant job as a secondary school teacher to take on new challenges. He had to start at the bottom of the career ladder again, but was able to learn a lot of new things and, above all, discover his enthusiasm for technology.
Shyam Machiraju
Sr. Performance Engineer
After completing his bachelor's degree in India and master's degree in Germany, Shyam gained 13 years of experience in aircraft construction. In his current position at Amazon Logistics, he uses his knowledge and expertise to qualify innovative robotics and automation technologies for last-mile logistics.
Alice Shobe
Global Director, Amazon in the Community
Alice is a global social impact leader. She began her career at Amazon in 2017 to launch the company's social impact community programs. Through the support of her team, multi-million dollar investments have been made in the various programs...
Larissa Becka-Oosterbosch
Senior Specialist Machine Learning & AI
Larissa is originally from Munich and currently lives in San Francisco. She is a Senior Specialist for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at AWS. With her experience in statistics and economics as well as a Master's degree in econometrics, she offers students exciting insights into the world of AI and technology...
Kerstin Kriha
Senior Enterprise Account Manager - Media
Kerstin began her professional career as a hotel manager. She later took a completely new path and specialized in video games at Amazon. There she took on various roles, from Marketing Manager to Senior Category Manager. Today, she works as a Senior Enterprise Account Manager at Amazon Web Services.
Noemi Staab
Account Manager - Amazon Web Services
After her first job at Hays AG, Noemi took a 10-month sabbatical to continue her education and travel. Today, she is not only an Account Manager, but also a Diversity Officer at Amazon.
Caroline Pasadu-Billstein
Operations Internal Communications at Amazon
Caroline started her professional career with a Master's degree in Sustainable Business. Before working at Amazon, she gained a lot of experience in various start-ups, including companies in the eCommerce and technology sectors. She later worked at a foundation for entrepreneurship...
Michael Vollmann
Europe Lead Education - Amazon in the Community
Michael's journey began at the University of Passau, where he graduated with a degree in Cultural Studies. His passion for social engagement initially led him to Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH, where he served as Head of Venture & Fellowship and successfully oversaw fundraising and partnership management...
Julian Behnke
IT Project Engineer - Amazon Support Services
After training as an IT specialist, Julian completed a dual degree in business informatics. Today, he is not only an IT Project Engineer at Amazon, but also an IHK trainer for IT.
Marcel Stern
Senior Regional IT Manager at Amazon
After completing his IT training, Marcel worked in various roles as an IT generalist. Over the course of his career, he has regularly taken part in extra-occupational training courses. During his employment at Amazon, he studied business administration while working.
Mariem Kthiri
AI/ML Consultant at AWS
Mariem was able to overcome various challenges such as moving countries and demanding studies and now has a promising career in artificial intelligence and machine learning at AWS.
Khrystyna Shlyakhtovska
Program Manager for Data Ecosystems at AWS
After completing her law studies in Lviv, Ukraine, and her business studies in Oldenburg, Germany, Khrystyna started her professional career in Germany as a Business Development Manager at a FinTech company in Berlin. In her current role, she works as a program manager for data ecosystems for public sector customers at AWS.
Antje Kurz-Moeller
Head of Community Engagement Operations Europe & UK
After graduating from high school, she studied what interested her most: history and politics. Her first professional step led her to the position of an assistant in a PR agency. Today she works as "Senior Program Manager Operations Community Engagement EU/UK"...
Melanie Wortmann
IT Project Engineer - Amazon Logistik Dortmund GmbH
Despite some hurdles such as exam nerves and dropping out of university, Melanie's ambition and curiosity have already helped her build an impressive career and she is now an IT Project Engineer at Amazon.
Tom Berry
Senior Product Manager - Amazon in the Community
After some time in the US Army, Tom completed a Master's degree in Global Affairs at Yale University. Tom says about himself that he is neither a math, technology nor product expert. Nevertheless, he has been working at Amazon since 2016...
David Bolt
Solutions Architect at AWS
After studying computer science, David started as a trainee in the TechU Program at AWS. Today he works as a Solutions Architect, is a technical contact and helps customers to design secure and scalable solutions using proven methods.
Eleanor McGivern
Marketing Manager at Amazon Prime (DE)
After graduating from a UK university, Ellie embarked on Aldi's Graduate Area Manager program before moving to Amazon in Germany as a Campaign and Creative Manager. Ellie will leverage this experience as she steps into her new role as Marketing Manager for Prime Marketing in April.
Andrea Jost
Senior Technical Editor at AWS
Andrea started her career in Germany as a journalist, and then lived and worked in various countries. She speaks 4 languages, and today works as a senior technical writer for AWS. Her favorite thing to do is to help others make new connections and learn new concepts.
Florain Boehme
Global Account Director, SAP at AWS
Florian joined Amazon in 2008 and managed various areas such as electrical appliances or video games before taking on a broader leadership role as Country Manager for Amazon Business in the D-A-CH region in July 2016. In August 2022, he joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Big Tech team and took on a global responsibility as Account Director for SAP.
Ben Freiberg
Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services
Ben began his career as a software developer after studying computer science. He has gained a lot of experience working for both large and small companies in Germany and abroad. Today, he is a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, helping customers succeed in the cloud.
Sara Schneider
Key Partner Manager at Amazon
During her time at school, Sara decided to transfer to a business high school with a focus on business and IT. There she was already enthusiastic about the tech industry and went on to study business informatics at Hewlett Packard. Today, she works at Amazon as a Key Partner Manager in strategic consulting for large retailers.
Jakob Rosinksi
Principal Solutions Architect
Jakob studied media informatics and immediately gained a foothold in the broadcasting industry. Over the past 17 years, he has modernized media archives as a solutions architect, built the Bundesliga's web portal and lifted entire broadcasting lines into the cloud.
Tristan Kaliebe
Ops Dual Student Amazon Operations
Tristan started his studies at Amazon Operations as a dual student in 2022. He is studying Business Administration / Forwarding & Logistics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. In his first practical phases, he first went through the processes in a fulfillment center and learned the basics of Amazon's main business. He then worked in various departments at Amazon and its subsidiaries.
Alex King
Senior Solutions Architect
After training as an IT specialist for system integration, Alex started his career in IT at various companies. Today, he works at Amazon as a Solutions Architect and helps customers design scalable and cost-efficient solutions as a technical contact.
Sofia Saraiva de Figueiredo
Trainee IT specialist for system integration
Before moving from Brazil to Germany, Sofia found it difficult to make the right career decision, so she tried out many different fields of study - digital media, film studies and Asian studies. But nothing was quite right. She is now in the third and final year of her training as an IT specialist for system integration at AWS. Here, she works with state-of-the-art technology every day and learns something new every day.
Dirk Fröhner
Principal Solutions Architect at AWS
Dirk gave himself a Commodore 64 when he was 13 and started programming, first in BASIC, then in assembler. With that, everything else was clear. Today, he works at Amazon Web Services on software architecture and cloud computing - and how innovative technology can make the world a better place. In his spare time, Dirk is a pain-resistant supporter of Schalke 04.
Daniel Berghäuser
Senior Program Manager AWS Engineering Operations
I started in a dual study program in the aerospace sector at Lufthansa Technik AG & Deutsche Lufthansa. During many years in the aviation sector, I was able to manage various projects and visit locations worldwide. After moving to Amazon Logistics, I focused on the area of last mile logistics - the delivery of Amazon parcels. I then took a further step towards the AWS data centers. Here, with the Data Center Engineering Operations team, I focus on ensuring that all systems and facilities in the data centers run smoothly and that the cloud is available without restrictions.
Carsten Koch
Account Manager at Amazon Web Services
Carsten discovered his passion for music production and IT while he was still at school. He programmed his first computer game with his father at the age of 11. When he became a father at the age of 21, he switched from his trained environment as an audio engineer to IT. He has been working in IT for 23 years and has been an Account Manager at Amazon Web Services for five years. There, he helps companies to understand their challenges and develop customized solutions with the help of cloud technologies.
Susanne Bretfeld
Senior Strategic Account Manager - Software Business
Susanne is an experienced expert in technology, sales and project management. After completing her training at a renowned communications company, she discovered her passion for the world of technology. With over 22 years of experience in sales, Susanne has supported the hardware and software development of global companies at the highest level. Currently, Susanne is a Senior Strategic Account Manager and Project Manager at Amazon. This means she helps customers grow both commercially and technologically and achieve their goals.
Markus Ziller
Solutions Architect at AWS
Markus is a software developer and works as a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he helps customers design their computer programs and websites to run quickly, securely and reliably on Amazon's servers to best meet their needs. He has extensive experience building programs for the Internet and is an expert in modern technologies such as cloud computing.
Sabina Rossignoli
Training & Certification Specialist, AWS
Sabina begann ihre Karriere als Forscherin in den Geisteswissenschaften. Nach vier Jahren in diesem Bereich und ihrer Doktorarbeit in Anthropologie, beschloss sie sich umzuorientieren und startete als Sales Managerin in einem Medien Unternehmen. Nach mehreren Rollen im Bereich Medien und Tech, ist sie nun bei AWS Training & Certification als Business Development Managerin tätig.
Carolin Saro
Senior Project Manager bei Amazon
Carolin begann ihre Karriere im Recruiting nach dem Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Bei ihrer Arbeit bei großen wie auch kleinen Unternehmen im In- und Ausland hat sie viel Erfahrung gesammelt. Heute ist sie als Senior Project Manager bei Amazon tätig und leitet nationale und internationale Recruiting Projekte. Damit hilft sie Amazon dabei, Positionen für offene Stellen effizient zu besetzen.
Luca Mazzafferro
Senior Delivery Consultant at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
In 2012, Luca moved to Germany from Rome (Italy) to complete his PhD studies in physics. At the time, he was part of the ATLAS experiment that led to discovering the Higgs-Boson – a fundamental particle in physics that gives mass to other elementary particles. After academia, he switched gears to work as a Software Development & IT Operations (DevOps) Engineer. That means he combined software development and IT operations to streamline and automate the software delivery process in the areas travel technology and later automotive. Luca has been working at AWS since 2019, helping automotive companies with their cloud solutions. When he’s not geeking out about tech, he‘s a busy dad of a 7-year-old.
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