tomatenstau.de – Meik Geldmacher | Software & Solution Architect

meik@tomatenstau.de

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name Meik Geldmacher

role Software & Solution Architect

title Team Lead Manager

focus Architecture · API · IoT · AI

experience 14 years

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meik@tomatenstau.de:~$ column -t experience.tsv

PERIOD	ROLE	COMPANY
11/2024–now	Team Lead Manager & Solution Architect	ebm-papst neo GmbH & Co. KG
	└─ NEXAIRA Solution Architecture · Cloud Engineering · device onboarding
07/2021–10/2024	Team Lead Manager & Solution Architect	adesso SE
	└─ cloud-native manufacturing app · full architecture & project lead
10/2017–06/2021	Computer Scientist / Software Architect	DATEV eG
	└─ collaboration platform · tax consultants & clients · Data Science
03/2016–09/2017	Development Engineer / Software Architect	Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH
	└─ secure IoT network · MQTT · REST · Python · Node.js · Angular
11/2015–06/2017	Freelance Software Developer	(self-employed)
08/2015–11/2015	Software Developer	Videobeat Networks GmbH
	└─ YouTube analytics API · Python · JavaScript · AngularJS
08/2012–08/2015	Computer Science Expert	Delticom AG
	└─ online shops · data feeds · SEO · A/B testing · Perl

meik@tomatenstau.de:~$ man meik

NAME

meik – Solution Architect, Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer

SYNOPSIS

meik [--architect=system] [--lead=team] [--stack=lang] [--domain=area]
[--ci-cd] [--iot] [--verbose] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

14 years of professional software engineering and architecture.
Dual study in Computer Science (DHBW Stuttgart, Campus Horb, 2017–2020).

Bridges product, business, and engineering. Owns target pictures, roadmaps,
and technical strategy end-to-end across distributed teams and stakeholders.

OPTIONS

--architect=system
    Design, evaluate, or evolve system and software architectures.
    Patterns: hexagonal, domain-driven design, clean, event-driven.
    Artefacts: ADRs, C4 diagrams, RFCs, interface specifications.
    Runs architecture reviews, quality gates, and security audits.

--lead=team
    Lead cross-functional engineering teams.
    Roadmap ownership, OKR alignment, sprint planning.
    Architecture reviews and technical decision-making.
    Stakeholder management across product, business, and IT.
    Mentoring, coaching, and onboarding of engineers.
    Leads AI team and co-owns offshore engineering team in India (ebm-papst neo, since 2024).

--stack=lang
    Primary: TypeScript, Java 17, Python, Kotlin.
    Frameworks: Spring Boot 3, Angular, Node.js.
    Infra: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker.
    Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch.
    Protocols: REST, MQTT, GraphQL, WebSockets.
    Observability: OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK Stack.

--domain=area
    IoT & Air / Ventilation: device onboarding, secure network architecture, MQTT (ebm-papst).
    Manufacturing: cloud-native SaaS, industrial automation, connected products.
    Mobile Radio: professional radio networks, TETRA standard (Hytera).
    Tax & Enterprise: collaboration platforms, data science, compliance (DATEV).
    E-commerce: SEO/SEA, A/B testing, data feeds, online shops.

--ci-cd
    Designs and operates delivery pipelines with full observability.
    Tooling: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
    Includes quality gates, security scanning, test automation.
    Promotes DevOps culture and shared ownership of delivery.

--iot
    Secure IoT network design and implementation.
    MQTT broker, REST interface specifications, AsyncAPI.
    Device onboarding (NEXAIRA), configuration management.
    Python and Node.js backends, Angular frontends.

--verbose
    Produces ADRs, RFCs, C4 architecture diagrams,
    interface specifications (REST, MQTT, AsyncAPI),
    technical roadmaps, and decision frameworks.

--version
meik 14.0.0 (stable, since 2012)

CERTIFICATIONS

iSAQB-CPSA-A  Certified Professional for Software Architecture – Advanced Level (06/2023)
iSAQB-ARCEVAL Module: Architecture Evaluation (04/2022)
iSAQB-CLOUDINFRA Module: Cloud Infrastructure (04/2022)
iSAQB-DDD     Module: Domain-Driven Design (04/2022)
iSAQB-CPSA-F  Certified Professional for Software Architecture – Foundation Level (12/2016)

EXIT CODES

0  Problem solved, system shipped
1  Requirements unclear – run with --verbose and retry
2  Scope creep detected – add to backlog and reschedule