Florian Gnaegi
Owner, CEO, Developer at OpenOlat
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolFlorian Gnaegi is an entrepreneur and seasoned software engineer with 13+ years building and leading services around the open-source LMS OpenOLAT from Zurich. As founder and CEO of frentix GmbH and long-time product owner for OpenOLAT, he blends hands-on front-end development—contributing UI and CSS improvements to the flagship OpenOLAT repo—with strategic product management and consulting. His background spans academia and industry, having led the OLAT platform transition to a J2EE architecture at the University of Zurich and spun that work into two companies. Comfortable across Java, JavaScript, software architecture and Extreme Programming practices, he pairs technical craft with customer-facing delivery. He also brings an unusual combination of multimedia and photography interests, reflecting a strong eye for UX and visual polish in learning platforms.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science and Business Administration, Master, Computer Science and Business Administration at University of Zuerich
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Github Skills (15)
css10
user-interface10
html9
responsive-design8
javascript7
migration6
java6
content-management-system6
maven6
jakartaee6
api6
configurations6
connection-pooling6
mojo6
catalina6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
OpenOLAT/OpenOLAT
Jul 2012 - Jan 2023
Learning Management System OpenOlat
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 474 commits, 1 PR in 10 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Florian contributed to front-end development tasks, implementing UI components and styling modifications. They focused on the visual aspects of the application, as evidenced by changes to CSS files and implementations of new functionalities. The user was also responsible for applying CSS styles to table elements and general layout improvements, ensuring a consistent user experience.
management-systemlearning-management-systemqtiresponsive-designteaching
OpenOLAT/OpenOLAT-docs
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:117 commits, 147 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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