Christian Meffert
Senior Direktor at Leaderio
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolChristian Meffert is a senior technology and business leader based in the Greater Munich area with 11 years of experience spanning connected vehicle programs, IT consulting, and product-led services. Currently Senior Direktor at Capgemini Invent and active as an entrepreneur and consultant, he blends strategic leadership with hands-on engineering experience from roles at MHP and MVI, plus teaching appointments in IT and service management. He contributes to open-source audio server development (owntone-server), demonstrating low-level C, networking and media-library skills that complement his product and mobility expertise. His academic background mixes PPE and multiple MBAs with a CAS in Smart Mobility, reflecting a rare combination of technical, managerial and policy-oriented perspectives. Known for bridging operational delivery and innovation, he also runs hospitality and events ventures—an uncommon cross-domain thread that sharpens his customer-centric approach.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE), Master's degree Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchend.velop AGMaster of Business Administration (MBA) Computer-/IT-Verwaltung und -Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Computer-/IT-Verwaltung und -Management at BMW AGSmart Mobility Manager CAS Smart Mobility Management, Smart Mobility Manager CAS Smart Mobility Management at CAS | Netzwerk «SMART Mobility Management« (HSG)Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Business and Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Business and Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik) at Rheinische Fachhochschule KölnMaster of Business Administration (MBA) International Communication and Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) International Communication and Management at University of KentMaster of Business Administration (MBA) IT-Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) IT-Management at Technische Hochschule IngolstadtKoch | IHK geprüft Kulinarik/Koch-Ausbildung, Koch | IHK geprüft Kulinarik/Koch-Ausbildung at Althoff Collection | Dom-Hotel Köln
English, German
Github Skills (7)
c1710
mpd10
c1110
networking9
database-management8
audio-streaming8
sqlite7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
owntone/owntone-server
Aug 2014 - Jun 2022
Audio server that can play to AirPlay 1+2 speakers (multiroom), Chromecast and locally. Supports Spotify, internet radio and many file formats. Also MPD server, iTunes DAAP, smart playlists, Apple Remote and much more.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:20 reviews, 1093 commits, 425 PRs in 7 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Christian primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the OwnTone server, with a focus on audio streaming, library integration, and user control features. Their commits include the implementation of MPD (Music Player Daemon) commands, particularly those related to playlist management and audio streaming control. The user demonstrated proficiency in C, networking concepts like IPv6 fallback, and database interactions related to media library management.
airplayaudiochromecastdaapspotify
chme/forked-daapd-web
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Web interface for forked-daapd
Contributions:2 releases, 143 commits, 48 pushes in 11 months
forked-daapdweb-interfacedaapd
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