Olivier Baumann
Deputy Director at Republik Magazine
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolOlivier Baumann is a product-focused technology leader and builder with nine years of experience blending hands-on engineering, design and product strategy. As Deputy Director and Head of Product at Republik, he scales editorial products while retaining a maker’s attention to UI/UX detail from his front‑end roots. He co-founded Electricity Maps and led product efforts on the open-source app that visualises real-time CO2 emissions, contributing notable UI improvements and mobile fixes. Olivier also founded Queer Coding Camp, showing a commitment to inclusive tech education alongside his product work. With academic training in political science and international studies, he brings a data-informed, systems-level perspective to building civic and climate-oriented digital products.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), Comparative and International Studies, Master of Arts (MA), Comparative and International Studies at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichInternational Relations / Political Science, International Relations / Political Science at Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesBachelor of Arts (BA) in Social Sciences, Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Social Sciences, Political Science at Universität Zürich
German, English, French, Portuguese
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Github Skills (16)
html10
css10
javascript10
ui-design10
react9
sass9
data-visualization8
data-visualisation8
ux-design8
data-visualizations8
application8
android-app8
mobile-development7
cloudinary6
handlebars6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
electricitymaps/electricitymaps-contrib
Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
The open source repository for Electricity Maps App and data parsers that enables a real-time visualisation of the CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:28 commits, 36 PRs, 54 pushes in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Olivier primarily focused on front-end development, contributing significant UI/UX enhancements to the Electricity Maps application. Their work included implementing a "bright mode" feature, redesigning UI elements (arrows, tooltips, and sliders), and addressing mobile display issues. They also made adjustments to the map's appearance and integrated new social sharing images. The commits demonstrate a strong emphasis on improving the application's visual presentation and user experience.
real-timeelectricity-consumptionvisualisationco2-emissionsemissions
ovbm/jptr
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022
Contributions:43 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 11 months
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