Chris Ward
Head Of Mobile Development Empowerment at 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE - GMX | WEB.DE | mail.com
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolChris Ward is a seasoned mobile engineering leader with over a decade of hands-on Android and full-stack experience and more than 20 years across technology, politics, and product roles. Currently Head of Mobile Development Empowerment at 1&1 Mail & Media in Berlin, he blends people-first management with pragmatic engineering—pushing teams to build the products they themselves would use. He has led mobile platforms and Android teams at Babbel, NordVPN and ImmobilienScout24, and has a track record of shipping impactful, resource-efficient solutions (including an app that helped change legislation). A confident public speaker and former councillor, he brings political campaigning experience and civic tech wins to tech strategy and stakeholder engagement. Open about a late ADHD diagnosis, he leverages neurodiversity as a leadership strength that fosters psychological safety and curiosity in his teams.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Our Lady & Pope John XXIII RC SchoolMaster of Science - MSc Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MSc Artificial Intelligence at University of BathBSc (Hons) Computing & Information Technology, BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Technology at University of Surrey
German, English
Stackoverflow
101reputation
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Github Skills (15)
navigator7
xml6
android-recyclerview6
backgrounds6
android-fragments6
android6
colors6
android-layout6
java6
react-native-navigation5
react5
react-native5
typescript1
javascript1
matomo1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
chrisward/theyworkforyou
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
chrisward/ViewTutorial
Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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