neue fische | Das Team

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The Team

neue fische is a team of industry experts with a clear vision and a strong partner network of leading digital companies and startups from all over Germany. We are the team behind the 12-week intensive courses to become a Web Developer or Data Scientist. In the USA, "boot camps" for digital talent have long been successfully established and are thus placing more and more specialized workers in the market - new fish for the personnel pond, that is!

Founder & CEO

Dalia Das

For more than 15 years, the Hamburg native with Indian roots worked in business development for companies such as AOL Europe and the Bertelsmann Group. In the process, she repeatedly discovered that the implementation of the digital transformation depends massively on the availability of qualified employees. In the last few years, she accompanied a US education fund with a focus on investments in innovative education and workforce acquisition models. There, she came to appreciate the established Technology Bootcamps that successfully train career changers to become high-demand developers and Data Scientists. These bootcamps not only create more digital workers, but also more diversity in digital professions. Without further ado, she founded in Germany; the birth of neuefische - School and Pool for Digital Talent. "Don't complain, just do it," is her motto.

Head Coach Data Science

Dr. Simon Zehnder

He has been fascinated by the learning ability of complex models and their possible applications for 16 years. Dr. Lars Simon Zehnder completed his doctorate in the field of econometrics and empirical market microstructure at the Graduate School of the University of Bonn. During his research, complex models and large data sets also led him to the State High Performance Cluster at RWTH Aachen University. He built up practical expertise as a Scrum Product Owner and Data Science Manager. At T-Systems, he is responsible for the development of deep learning approaches, machine learning pipelines, semantic search engines, predictive models in areas such as finance, web and IT infrastructure, as well as hybrid machine learning pipelines based on microservices are part of his everyday practice. Simon runs our Data Science Bootcamps in Cologne and brings new requirements from the industry to us.

Head Coach Data Science

Dr. Tereza Iofciu

Before joining neue fische, Tereza was Lead Data Scientist at Free Now in Hamburg and a regular speaker at AI-related conferences around the world. She founded the group PyLadies Hamburg and organizes many meetings where our graduates have also been speakers. She was also an ambassador for Women in AI in Hamburg. Before that, she worked as a Data Scientist as well as a Data Engineer at mytaxi and XING SE. She received her PhD in Computer Science in Information Retrieval from the L3S Research Institute in Hannover, Germany in 2011. In her spare time, she draws dinosaurs under the name tiyepyep. We are thrilled to have her on board because she knows what she is talking about - and also because she is the first female Head Coach we have in our coaching team! More to come :-)!

Head Coach Web Development

Jeremias Erbs

With over 15 years of developer experience in permanent positions and freelance work at leading technology companies and agencies such as SinnerSchrader, JvM Next, Libri, and XING, Jerry brings exactly the practical experience that is absolutely necessary for the implementation of a Web Developer Bootcamp. With playful elements, Jerry always sprinkles in small feelings of success without neglecting his high standards for modern technologies and clean code. Our participants appreciate this, as well as potential employers. "Challenging and encouraging" is the motto that drives him and makes him fully motivated to coach in the bootcamp every day.

Head Coach Web Development

Leon Machens

Leon is a perfect fit for us! His own path to becoming a web developer started in many weekend nights: he taught himself quite a few skills. Already at the age of 14! He studied computer engineering, but according to his own statement he learned most of it as a freelancer. Even when he doesn't have a permanent job, he still pushes his own apps - especially in the field of gaming, because he was also a pro gamer for a few years. Leon firmly believes that projects help everyone become - and stay - a capable developer! However, he believes that you become a really good developer primarily by working in a team. Just like we exemplify at neuefische every day on the campus in Cologne.

Head Coach Web Development

Thomas Kirst

Our man for Munich! His drive is to develop digital products that are simple and appealing to the user, while keeping the complexity of high-performance systems to a minimum. Of course, it helps that his experience ranges from supporting large, scalable e-commerce applications to helping build a financial technology startup in Switzerland to being self-employed. In addition to his industry experience in automotive, fashion, media, telecommunications and insurance, he has convinced us with his constant enthusiasm for design and tech topics and his desire to learn new things and pass on this knowledge! In his free time you can find him on trips to the mountains and lakes in beautiful Bavaria and - if time allows - in the studio producing electronic music.

Head Coach Web Development

Namir Sayed-Ahmad Baraza

Namir comes to us directly from the fast-growing market research startup Quantilope GmbH, where he was Head of Software. In his 5.5 years with the company, he realized that he has always enjoyed teaching and coaching others and helping people grow. We are proud to have him as HeadCoach for our very first Web Development Bootcamp in English. Namir studied Computer Science in Granada and Hamburg and graduated with a Master of Science in Computer Science in 2015. He got his first job while still studying. He completed 2 internships in 2 different companies in Spain and also worked freelance in the meantime, mostly in web development. In 2014, he came to Hamburg to finish his studies and fell in love with the city. In his free time he mainly makes electronic music with different devices and typical things like: Meeting friends, traveling, eating, reading, listening to music, etc. - welcome aboard, Namir!

Head Coach Java

Fabian Schmauder

Fabian started developing in Java over 12 years ago. Even before he started his studies in computer science, which he completed in 2015 with an MSc. Computer Science. Fabian then gained extensive practical experience as a backend and full stack developer at a number of companies, most recently at the renowned software company codecentric AG. For several years, he has also been developing applications for the cloud and is now certified as an AWS Solution Architect Associate. In the process, he has always passed on his knowledge by means of coaching sessions and workshops. In Cologne bootcamps, he now brings his entire experience to bear to turn his bootcampers into sought-after developer personalities.

Head Coach Data Analytics

Andrew Emmett

Andrew brings over 15 years of industry experience to neuefische. In that time, he has worked with companies large and small, including international brands such as Maersk and Suntory. And most recently Head of Analytics at fast-growing mobility startup Free Now. In his career, he has always been at the intersection of analytics and management, acting as a link between business decision making and data technology. " In every crisis there is also an opportunity" is his motto - and he lives it himself. During the Global Financial Crisis, Andrew took the opportunity to complete his Master's degree in Supply Chain Management at the University of Sydney. In 2020, he used the time during the Corona Lockdown to attend a Data Science Bootcamp at neuefische. He liked the bootcamp model and team so much that he decided to develop a course based on his own expertise in data analytics and data-driven business decisions. In addition to his work, Andrew is raising two daughters who he hopes will be as excited about graphs as he is. We're very excited to be able to combine his expertise into a new product - and prepare more people for high-demand positions in business / data analytics.

Manager Career Services & Partner Management

André Vennemann

Andre describes himself as a "fan from the first hour" when it comes to tech and IT bootcamps. For 4 years, he has been bringing companies together with exciting talents in Munich and thus knows the Munich IT job market very well.From 2018 on, with the start of the first tech and IT bootcamps in Germany, he is pushing the topic of "lateral entry in IT" and thus offers the best conditions to advise and support our partner companies in the talent hunt.At the same time, however, our talents also benefit from his experience and know-how, because he knows the requirements of the IT and HR departments and gives valuable tips about the application process.

Senior Manager Career Services & Partner Management

Karolina Hauss

"Matchmaking" is her passion! Karo has been working in the field of tech recruiting for almost 10 years - most recently as the site manager of a large IT recruitment consultancy. So she is the perfect contact person for our partner companies and those who want to become one, to catch motivated and talented developers from our pool. Our graduates also benefit, of course: from her know-how in career coaching and interview training. And, of course, from the large network of companies she has been able to build up in the industry over all these years. Welcome on Board, Karo!

Admissions & Student Services

Anne Buss

Anne's heart beats for Cologne - and for education. For 14 years, she supported pupils and young adults on their way into professional or student life for the education fair provider "Einstieg". She is fascinated by people's career choices and life decisions - so what could be more natural than to take on adult education as well. At neue fische, she is in charge of the information and selection process for applicants and students at the Cologne location and is available to students with an open ear during all phases of the boot camp. It is particularly important to her that the path to becoming a web developer or data scientist is the right one for the applicants - so it is clear that she also asks once again about the motivation for applying for one of the coveted places.

Admissions & Student Services

Sina Mariel Stulpe

Every day is different - that was Sina's conclusion after joining neue fische. And that's a good thing, because she is fascinated by getting to know people with different backgrounds, stories and experiences and advising them in the best possible way on how to get started in IT. As a graduate of the Master's program in International Management with a focus on Human Resources, she gained extensive practical experience in the HR departments of Uptain, alphacoders and Sky Deutschland - which she now brings to our team.

Admissions & Student Services

Alessa Füger

Servus, Grias di and Hello! Alessa is our Admissions & Student Services Manager in Munich. The passion to support people in their development has brought Alessa to the field of recruiting. During her several years of professional experience, she has already been able to help many talented people to realize their career and get closer to their dream. No wonder that her path has thus led her to neue fische. Having recruited for an IT bootcamp, among other things, she knows what it takes to successfully master the courses at neue fische and is very passionate about advising interested parties. She conducts the selection process with the applicants for the Munich location and also supports the students with words and deeds during their time at the bootcamp. Among other things, the course participants benefit from her experience when it comes to interview and career coaching.

Admissions & Student Services

Sarah Müller

Sarah's goal is to help people find a career that suits them. A start in IT can be just the right thing here. Anyone who applies to neue fische to start the coding bootcamp fully motivated will therefore be advised by Sarah with heart and soul. Sarah conducts both information and selection interviews and, with several years of experience in recruiting, has exactly the right background for this. She is especially motivated to give lateral entrants a start in the IT industry and is therefore happy to accompany our graduates of our bootcamps on their way.

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