Thomas Ripken
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Ripken is a finance executive and accounting leader with 18+ years of international experience, currently serving as VP Accounting at ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) in Cologne. He has deep expertise in audit, HGB/US-GAAP/IFRS reporting and finance control from roles at Turtle Entertainment and KPMG, where he led year-end audits and corporate accounting transformations. Known for bridging operational finance and strategic business needs, he has a track record of building scalable accounting functions for fast-growing digital entertainment businesses. Though listed as a Senior Software Developer on GitHub, his primary strength is translating complex regulatory and financial requirements into practical, auditable processes that support growth and M&A activity. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen and combines technical curiosity with rigorous financial stewardship.
5 years of coding experience
Diplom-Kaufmann, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Diplom-Kaufmann, Wirtschaftswissenschaften at University of Duisburg-Essen
Github Skills (13)
minecraft10
bukkit10
spigot10
anticheat8
listener8
wrapper7
intellij7
server-side7
java5
api5
packet5
bungeecord4
netty4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ThomasOM/LiteLimbo
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
A lightweight and high performance multi-version Minecraft limbo server
Contributions:1 review, 10 commits, 1 PR in 10 months
minecraftlimbo-serverminecraft-server
ThomasOM/Pledge
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Bukkit transaction API for predicting when a server packet arrives at a client. Mainly intended for use in Minecraft anticheats.
Contributions:15 reviews, 82 commits, 6 PRs in 1 year 2 months
bukkitminecraftspigotminecraft-anticheat
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