Michael Brohl
Chief Executive Officer, Founder at The Apache Software Foundation
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Brohl is a seasoned founder and CEO with over a decade of experience building and running B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms, specializing in Apache OFBiz-based solutions, system integration and enterprise service buses. He combines hands-on Java/JEE architecture and implementation skills with strategic e-commerce, SEO/SEM and outsourcing expertise to deliver full-service online commerce transformations. As an active Apache OFBiz committer and PMC member, he has contributed dependency upgrades, security and order-processing improvements to a widely used open-source ERP/e-commerce framework. Michael’s background spans technical leadership roles since the late 1990s through founding ecomify GmbH, blending software craftsmanship, performance tuning and team coaching to turn complex enterprise requirements into production-grade systems.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Wehrdienst, Sportschule der BundeswehrAbitur, Abitur at Augustin-Wibbelt-Gymnasium WarendorfDiplom-Ingenieur (FH) Elektrotechnik (Automatisierungstechnik), Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) Elektrotechnik (Automatisierungstechnik) at FH MünsterFachoberschulreife, Fachoberschulreife at Bischöfliche Realschule Warendorf
German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
lucene10
ofbiz10
freemarker10
groovy10
databases10
solr10
java10
javas10
xml10
web-framework10
database10
apache-poi6
eclipse6
beanio6
sql6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
apache/ofbiz-framework
Mar 2018 - Jun 2022
Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 93 commits, 120 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Michael contributed to the Apache OFBiz framework by upgrading dependencies, specifically upgrading FreeMarker from version 2.3.29 to 2.3.30. They also focused on removing user login security questions by modifying related files like `LoginServices.java`, and various FreeMarker template files. Furthermore, the user simplified a Groovy script and updated the Gradle wrapper configuration, changing the download location and adjusting checksums.
automationcrmecommerceerpofbiz
apache/ofbiz-plugins
Apr 2016 - Dec 2018
Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 commits, 32 PRs, 15 pushes in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on code optimization and maintenance within the Apache OFBiz plugins repository. Their commits involved removing unused import statements from Java and Groovy files across various modules, improving code cleanliness and efficiency. Furthermore, the user updated the project's dependencies, specifically upgrading Apache Solr/Lucene versions, and addressed related build and test issues. The contributions show a strong focus on code quality and dependency management.
automationcrmecommerceerpofbiz
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