Erwin Steinhammer
Projektkoordinator
Vienna, Austria
Summary
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Top SchoolErwin Steinhammer is a project coordinator and policy-minded technologist based in Vienna with 11 years of experience bridging electronics, software consulting, and digital rights advocacy. Trained in electronics and technical informatics and later complemented by studies in political science and socioeconomics, he blends technical fluency with policy analysis to drive projects at the intersection of technology and civil liberties. He currently coordinates initiatives at Forum Informationsfreiheit and leads the Håck ma's Castle hacker festival, reflecting a hands-on approach to community-building and civic tech. Past roles at epicenter.works and university research labs show a consistent focus on transparency, parliamentary oversight, and cooperative systems. Known as "the watchdog of the Austrian parliament and government" on GitHub, he brings a civic-first perspective to technical projects that is rare among engineers. Erwin’s mix of practical engineering roots and academic policy training makes him effective at turning complex socio-technical challenges into actionable programs.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Sozioökonomie, Master of Science - MS, Sozioökonomie at WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)Bachelor of Arts - BA, Politikwissenschaft, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Politikwissenschaft at Universität WienElektronik und Technische Informatik, Ausgezeichneter Erfolg, Elektronik und Technische Informatik, Ausgezeichneter Erfolg at Fachschule der HTBLuVA St. Pölten
German, English, Österreichische gebärdensprache
Github Skills (67)
pixelfed10
activitypub10
mastodon10
docker10
microblogging9
federation9
webfinger9
austria8
backend7
ccc7
password-manager7
password-generator7
crawler6
telegram6
matrix6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
eest9/gov-crawler-at
Mar 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:1 release, 56 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 4 months
crawlergovermentaustrialegislation
eest9/GovCrawler_at
Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
Contributions:35 commits, 1 PR, 33 pushes in 11 days
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