Marcel Warchaftig
Account-Manager at Nextcloud
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcel Warchaftig is an experienced account manager and sales leader with 11 years in tech and commercial roles, currently driving customer success at Nextcloud from the Greater Munich area. He combines commercial acumen—from senior sales and director roles across DACH—with hands-on contributions to Nextcloud’s open-source ecosystem, where he has fixed frontend/backend issues and improved server and documentation features. Marcel’s background spans company leadership and restructuring, having led and sold a small business brand while also serving as a shareholder in Koelliker GmbH. Comfortable bridging product, support and technical teams, he brings practical knowledge of self-hosted SaaS, on-premises deployments, and migration/upgrade guidance. Notably, he contributes code and docs to Nextcloud’s flagship server project, reflecting a rare blend of sales leadership and active engineering involvement. His mix of business management education and fitness/coach certifications hints at a disciplined, people-centered approach to leadership and customer relationships.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Business Management Business Management Marketing und verbundene unterstützende Dienste, Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Business Management Business Management Marketing und verbundene unterstützende Dienste at Arden UniversityHigher National Diploma Business Management Marketing und verbundene unterstützende Dienste, Higher National Diploma Business Management Marketing und verbundene unterstützende Dienste at University of SunderlandFachmann für Versicherungen und Finanzen, Fachmann für Versicherungen und Finanzen at IHK HeilbronnFitness Instructor B+A Lizenz / Ernährungstrainer Lizenz / div. Personal Trainer Lizenzen
German, English
Github Skills (21)
javascript10
sphinx10
manpage10
user-manual10
open-source10
php10
documentation10
nextcloud10
authentication9
user-authentication9
self-hosting9
releasenotes9
system-administration8
cli8
command-line-interface8
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
nextcloud/documentation
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
📘 Nextcloud documentation
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:21 reviews, 2 commits, 34 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Marcel primarily contributed to the Nextcloud documentation repository by updating and adding to the admin and user manuals. Their commits focused on clarifying system requirements for mobile apps, adding notes on server configuration, and correcting outdated information. Furthermore, the user documented new `occ` commands, addressing items related to new Nextcloud features, and clarified upgrade procedures.
manualnextcloudsphinx
nextcloud/server
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:109 reviews, 1 commit, 41 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Marcel primarily contributed to the Nextcloud server codebase by addressing both frontend and backend issues. Their work included fixing race conditions in login forms, modifying code related to audio file serving, and implementing features such as the `user:keys:test` command. Additionally, the user made changes related to theming and app store functionalities, and introduced enhancements for absence-related capabilities. These changes span across JavaScript, PHP, and configuration files.
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