André Knörig
Sr. Manager Machine Learning Engineering at andreknoerig.de
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAndré Knörig is a seasoned technology leader and Sr. Manager in Machine Learning Engineering based in Berlin with 13 years of professional experience and a long track record of blending design, research and hands-on engineering. He co-founded the influential open-source Fritzing project, grew it to over 200,000 users, and has since led multidisciplinary teams building AI/ML vision and language prototypes, robotics, VR/AR and haptics. At Autodesk he now shepherds ML engineering at scale while running his consultancy Humanizing Technology to bridge UX and emergent tech. His background spans academic research and product innovation—roles from principal researcher to chief technologist—giving him rare fluency across ideation, prototyping and production. André’s contributions to tools like the Fritzing app reveal practical expertise in file formats, parsing and back-end robustness that complements his strategic leadership.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics & Computer Science, Mathematics & Computer Science at Imperial College LondonInteraction Design, Interaction Design at Zurich University of the ArtsSummer School Diploma, Liberal Arts, Summer School Diploma, Liberal Arts at European College of Liberal Arts, BerlinAbitur, Abitur at Helmholtz-Gymnasium HildenDipl.-Medieninf., Computer Science, Dipl.-Medieninf., Computer Science at Fachhochschule WedelMaster of Arts (MA), Interface Design, Master of Arts (MA), Interface Design at University of Applied Sciences PotsdamCedarburg High School
German, English, French, Dutch
Github Skills (10)
file-handling10
gui-application10
python10
scripting10
application10
file-format9
file-parser9
parsing9
file-parsing9
regular-expression9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
fritzing/fritzing-app
May 2013 - Mar 2018
Fritzing desktop application
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 165 commits, 46 PRs in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:André's commits primarily focus on improvements to the Fritzing application's import script for fzpz files. This involves cleaning and restructuring file names, fixing SVG references, and handling file extraction within the import process. The commits showcase the user's ability to work with file manipulation, potentially including aspects of data parsing and handling complex file formats. The modifications demonstrate a focus on enhancing the application's part import functionality.
desktop-applicationfritzing-application
aknoerig/portfolio-web
Nov 2014 - Nov 2022
Portfolio website at andreknoerig.de
Contributions:21 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
javascriptreact
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