Christoph Stepper is a GIS developer and data scientist with over eight years of professional experience and more than a decade working at the intersection of remote sensing, forestry, ecology and market data. He combines domain expertise from forestry and geoecology with strong data-science skills to turn complex environmental and market datasets into robust models, clear visualizations and reusable data pipelines. Christoph has held senior data-science roles across industry and research—most recently at Firmengruppe Max Bögl and previously at METER Group and GfK—bringing production-ready analytics into operational teams. Known for “beautiful code,” he emphasizes clean data preparation and pattern discovery as the foundation for actionable insights. Trained at Technische Universität München and with international field experience in Stellenbosch, he blends rigorous academic grounding with pragmatic, cross-disciplinary problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Wirtschaftswissenschaften at Fernuniversität Hagen
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Forst- und Holzwissenschaft, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Forst- und Holzwissenschaft at Technische Universität München
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geoökologie, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geoökologie at Universität Bayreuth
Forestry, Forestry at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
Contributions:1 release, 200 commits, 10 PRs in 10 months
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Christoph Stepper - GIS-Entwickler at Firmengruppe Max Bögl