Tim Bernhard
Back End Developer at Bernhard Webstudio
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Bernhard is a back-end developer and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building high-performance, production-grade systems and a Ph.D. in computational polymer physics from ETH Zürich. He founded Bernhard Webstudio and delivered consulting and development work for over 20 clients while studying, combining practical product delivery with deep scientific rigor. Currently at Caplena, he focuses on scalable backend engineering informed by a background in high-performance computing and full-stack development. Tim contributes to notable open-source projects such as LAMMPS documentation and has improved core PHP QR-code decoding libraries, reflecting a habit of polishing both research-grade and user-facing software. He pairs strong design sensibilities with a chemistry-first computational outlook—an unusual mix that enables him to translate complex scientific models into efficient, maintainable code.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor's Degree, Doctor's Degree at ETH ZürichHigh School Altsprachliches Profil, High School Altsprachliches Profil at Kantonsschule Wiedikon
English, German, French, Russian
Github Skills (13)
lammps10
php-library10
php10
reader10
decode10
molecular-simulation10
decoder10
documentation10
dynamics10
restructuredtext9
rs9
simulations9
simulation9
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
khanamiryan/php-qrcode-detector-decoder
Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
This is a PHP library to detect and decode QR-codes. This is first and only QR code reader that works without extensions.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:28 commits, 4 PRs, 16 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the library's core functionality. The commits involve modifications to existing PHP files, likely related to QR code decoding and detection algorithms. Their work focused on refactoring the code and adding new features to handle different image sources and formats to improve the overall performance and efficiency of the library.
qrcodeqr-code-readerphpdecoderdecode-qr-codes
lammps/lammps
Nov 2020 - May 2022
Public development project of the LAMMPS MD software package
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 reviews, 13 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the documentation of the LAMMPS MD software package. Their work focused on correcting typos, fixing casing inconsistencies, and improving the formatting of existing documentation files. The changes were made across multiple documentation sections, enhancing the clarity and accuracy of the information provided to users. These updates contribute to the overall usability and understandability of the software.
lammpsmolecular-dynamicssimulationkokkos
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