Richard Möhn
Operations Associate
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Möhn is an operations-focused engineer with 11 years of experience blending hands-on software development, performance optimization, and practical operations across startups and research projects. He has deep proficiency in Python and Clojure, a track record speeding large Odoo ERP workflows by up to 80% and eliminating long-standing intermittent failures, and has contributed clear, example-rich documentation to the notable pygit2 project. Richard has also done independent AI alignment research funded by Paul Christiano, leading distributed writing groups and delivering reproducible experiments and tooling. Based in Kagoshima, Japan, he thrives on solving knotty technical problems and translating them into reliable operational processes—often automating workstreams himself and reliably finishing projects on time.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 1.2 (1.0 best–5.0 worst), Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 1.2 (1.0 best–5.0 worst) at Freie Universität BerlinResearch Student, Computer Science, Research Student, Computer Science at Kagoshima UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Technische Universität BerlinComputer Science, Computer Science at Aarhus Universitet
English, German, Danish, Japanese
Stackoverflow
712reputation
242kreached
7answers
0questions
Github Skills (14)
python10
documentation10
git9
api-design8
provisioning-profiles6
xcode6
vim6
tensorboard6
ios6
pycharm6
certificate6
tmux6
color-scheme6
jupyter6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
libgit2/pygit2
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Python bindings for libgit2
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:11 commits, 11 PRs, 16 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Richard's contributions primarily focused on improving the documentation within the pygit2 repository. They updated existing recipes, such as those for git-show and git-cherry-pick, by adding examples, correcting code, and clarifying explanations. They also modified documentation strings and added notes to improve clarity and user experience, specifically within the context of using pygit2's API. Their changes aim to assist users in understanding and utilizing the library's functionality effectively.
libgit2python-bindingspython
rmoehn/jursey
Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:291 commits, 166 pushes, 17 branches in 5 months
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