# torben haack [t128n] (@t128n.dev)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/t128n.dev
Headline: TPO and SE working in the automotive industry. Developing and managing data and software systems.

## About

TPO and SE in the automotive industry by day, FOSS & tech enthusiast by night. Developing and managing data and software systems. Part-time studying Business Informatics at BHT Berlin.

## Experience

- **Apprentice Computer Science Expert for Data and Process Analysis at Mercedes-Benz AG** (2022 – 2025)
  \- Built automation tools and data quality dashboards.
  \- Co-trained incoming apprentices.
  \- Delivered technical webinars on GitHub and development standards.
  \- Completed program 6 months ahead of schedule.
- **Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz AG** (2025 – 2026)
  \- Engineered IIoT data products.
  \- Built automated testing systems for Windows OT image compliance.
  \- Defined engineering standards, managed internal version control, and built automation tooling.
- **Technical Product Owner & Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz AG** (2026 – present)
  \- Technical Product Owner of an OT Cloud Gateway, owning roadmap and stakeholder alignment.
  \- Software Engineer for internally developed OT Cloud Gateway core services, IIoT data products, and internal engineering tooling.
  \- IIoT Community Manager, establishing knowledge-sharing structures and engineering standards across teams in a global automotive environment.
  \- Subject-Matter Trainer, mentoring apprentices in IIoT, data engineering, and software engineering practices.

## Education

- **Berlin University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT)** — Bachelor of Science, Business Informatics (2025 – 2031)
- **Oberstufenzentrum für Informations- und Medizintechnik Berlin-Neukölln** — Vocational Qualification, Computer Science Expert for Data and Process Analysis (2022 – 2024)

## Skills

- Containerization
- Git
- CI/CD
- MQTT
- Vitest
- Linux
- Vite
- IIoT
- Windows Administration
- Community Management
- TypeScript
- Python
- SQL
- PySpark
- React
- Vue.js
- Project Management
- CSS
- Product Management

## Certifications

- GitHub Foundations — GitHub (https://www.credly.com/badges/ff3e68a9-377f-4ce6-a234-de0b26f409d6/linked_in_profile)

## Projects

- **fidup-wiki** — https://t128n.github.io/fidup-wiki/
  A free, open-source knowledge base for trainees preparing for the final exam of the German vocational qualification in Data and Process Analysis (Fachinformatiker für Daten- und Prozessanalyse). Covers comprehensive learning material and practice exercises across all relevant exam topics.
- **packy** — https://packy.js.org
  A browser-based tool that resolves the full dependency tree of any npm package and bundles it, along with all transitive dependencies, into a single, self-contained tarball.

## Publications

- Conventional — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/conventional/)
- Keeping Track of Your MQTT Broker — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/keeping-track-of-your-mqtt-broker/)
- Git Cheatsheet — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/git/)
- Awesome Stack — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/awesome-stack/)
- RICE — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/rice/)
- Skills — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/skills/)
- Agentic Engineering — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/agentic-engineering/)
- On Stale PR Reviews — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/on-stale-pr-reviews/)
- One Thing At A Time — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/one-thing-at-a-time/)
- A Token For Details — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/a-token-for-details/)
- Releasing packy v2 — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/releasing-packy-v2/)
- Lean JavaScript with e18e Linting Rules — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/lean-js-with-e18e-linting-rules/)
- Go-like Error Handling in TypeScript — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/go-like-error-handling-in-typescript/)
- Code Formatting Guidelines — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/code-formatting-guidelines/)
- Dependency Standback — t128n.dev (https://t128n.dev/writing/dependency-standback/)

## Honors and awards

- Top Graduate Computer Science Expert for Data and Process Analysis 2025 (Berlin) — IHK Berlin

## Languages

- German (native)
- English (full_professional)

## Other profiles

- website: https://t128n.dev