Kail Schlicht
Data Analytics Engineer
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolKail Schlicht is a Data Analytics Engineer based in Zurich with 11 years of experience turning complex data and AI capabilities into product-focused, user‑centric solutions. He bridges machine learning, data pipelines, and LLM work with product strategy and design, ensuring technical depth translates into measurable business impact. As co-founder and lead data scientist at Syntera, and through consulting roles, he has experience taking projects from concept to production across enterprise and startup contexts. He contributes to front-end open-source projects as well, improving UX and discoverability for niche ecosystems like elementary OS apps. Kail combines an MSc in Applied Information and Data Science with a BBA foundation, pairing rigorous technical training with commercial sensibility. Colleagues would describe him as a creative problem solver who prioritizes elegant, practical solutions over theoretical complexity.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Wirtschaftswissenschaften at FH MünsterMsc. Applied Information and Data Science, Msc. Applied Information and Data Science at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Spanish, German, English
Github Skills (5)
html10
front-end-development10
css9
responsive-design9
javascript8
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
quassy/elementary-apps
Jan 2015 - Dec 2021
A website showcasing 3rd party software designed for elementary OS 0.3 Freya
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:274 commits, 48 PRs, 381 pushes in 7 years
Contributions summary:Kail primarily contributed to the front-end development of the elementary-apps website. Their work focused on enhancing the presentation of third-party software listings. They modified layouts, updated links, and implemented features like screenshots and author attribution, using HTML, and potentially a templating language (like Liquid or Jekyll) to manage dynamic content generation. These changes improved the user experience by providing more comprehensive information about the applications.
elementary-appselementary-ospartyelementaryfreya
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