Sven Hartz
Chief Operating Officer
Saarland, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSven Hartz is a product-focused technology leader and COO with 14 years of experience bridging software engineering, UX and product strategy for startups and research institutions. He has moved between hands-on roles—from UI development and UX leadership at AdblockPlus and Ergosign to research and lecturing at Saarland and Düsseldorf universities—into senior product and executive roles including CPO and Head of Product. Sven builds sustainable, user-centered products and companies, founding and developing ventures since 2019 while now leading operations at DVL and product at the German Academy for AI. His academic background in computer science and positive psychology informs a pragmatic, human-centered approach to product design and team leadership. Notably, he combines deep usability expertise with teaching and research experience, enabling him to translate complex technical and behavioral insights into practical product outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science for Media, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science for Media at Hochschule KaiserslauternDiploma of Advanced Studies Positive Psychology, Diploma of Advanced Studies Positive Psychology at Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit und SportComputer Science, Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Applied SciencesTechnischen Universität DarmstadtMaster’s Degree Computer Science for Media, Master’s Degree Computer Science for Media at Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences
German, English
Github Skills (5)
cluster-manager4
dgraph3
visualizer3
visualization2
data-visualization1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
svenhartz/lual
Mar 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 7 months
svenhartz/calendar
Aug 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:1 push, 1 comment, 1 issue in 1 month
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