Felix Kaechele
Technical Leader, Innovation Labs
Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFelix Kaechele is a technical leader with 17 years of experience who currently heads innovation efforts at Cisco’s Innovation Labs, connecting engineering teams, customers and partners to launch new ventures. He blends hands-on engineering with product-focused R&D, particularly in healthcare platforms and digital therapeutics, and has deep practical experience with sensors, IoT networks and wireless infrastructure. Felix is an active open-source contributor and maintainer, with cross-platform backend and frontend work ranging from PowerDNS-Admin improvements and Docker/SQLite modernizations to GNOME Shell extension modernization for Gtk4/GNOME40. He mentors student robotics teams and builds community WiFi backbones and router firmware in his spare time, demonstrating a rare mix of systems-level networking chops and embedded tinkering. His background includes driving digital innovation at Bayer across Silicon Valley and global teams, pairing business strategy with technical architecture. Based in Alliston, Ontario, he brings a curious, maker mindset to solving complex problems at the intersection of hardware, software and real-world impact.
17 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Wirtschaftsinformatik at FHDW Bergisch Gladbach2013, IT specialist application development, 2013, IT specialist application development at Bayer AG
German, English
Github Skills (20)
dependency-management10
javascript10
python10
flask-ask10
gtk10
gnome10
flask10
eslint9
dockers9
docker9
powerdns9
web-development9
sqlite8
sqlite-database8
devops8
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin
Sep 2016 - Apr 2020
A PowerDNS web interface with advanced features
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 10 comments in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Felix primarily contributed to backend improvements and infrastructure enhancements for the PowerDNS-Admin web interface. They replaced dependencies like `onetimepass` and `PyQRCode` with more modern alternatives, improving code maintainability. Additionally, the user modified scripts to ensure cross-platform compatibility and added webassets support for improved asset management. Moreover, the user updated the Docker configuration, switching to SQLite as the default database, enhancing ease of setup and improving the developer experience.
web-interfaceradiusvpnpowerdns-adminpdns
eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine
Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
Disable screensaver and auto suspend
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 14 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Felix primarily contributed to the development of a GNOME Shell extension. Their work involved refactoring and cleaning up code, as indicated by the "eslint auto fixes" and "Manual eslint fixes" commits. The user also implemented new features and adapted the extension for Gtk4 and GNOME 40, as evidenced by the "Rewrite prefs.js for Gtk4/GNOME40" commit. Additionally, the user managed to update the code, which is shown through the "schema/extension.js: Adjust for new combined Night Light setting" commit.
suspendscreenshotscreensavergjsgnome
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