Alexander Hess
Lecturer at Python Academy
Kirchzell, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Hess is a lecturer and seasoned software engineer with nine years of experience who blends academic research in logistics and machine learning with hands-on product engineering. As co-founder and CTO of Artace (creator of the Magnus art-identification app) he built backend systems and led technical product development, and he continues to consult under his webartifex alias on backend APIs, scrapers, BI and analytics. He teaches at WHU and DHBW, instructs at Python Academy, and has research experience at MIT’s Megacity Logistics Lab, reflecting a rare mix of applied ML, supply chain PhD work, and startup execution. Based in Bavaria, he is an autodidact coder who values collaboration with academic programmers and translates complex data into actionable insights for business and research contexts.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange in the B.S. Program, General Management, Exchange in the B.S. Program, General Management at Copenhagen Business SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Logistics Management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Logistics Management at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementBachelor of Science (B.S.), General Management & Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), General Management & Business Information Systems at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und RechtExchange Year, Secondary Education, Exchange Year, Secondary Education at Greenway High School, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesExchange in the Ph.D. Program, Machine Learning, Exchange in the Ph.D. Program, Machine Learning at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.S.), Finance & Supply Chain Management, Master of Science (M.S.), Finance & Supply Chain Management at WHU - Otto Beisheim Graduate School of ManagementExchange in the M.B.A. Program, Finance, Exchange in the M.B.A. Program, Finance at New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of BusinessAbitur (= High School Diploma), Secondary Education, Abitur (= High School Diploma), Secondary Education at Karl-Ernst-Gymnasium, Amorbach, Germany
English, German
Github Skills (128)
python10
bash10
websocket10
tidyverse10
collaboration10
monitoring10
javascript10
oh-my-zsh10
pandas10
formatter10
file-sharing10
webapp10
shell10
cli10
uptime10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
webartifex/oh-my-zsh
Mar 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:5 PRs, 644 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 1 month
webartifex/dotfiles
Jul 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:296 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 6 months
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