Resume

Raphael Sommer

Summary:

I am Raphael — I work where data makes decisions better.

By 09/2026 I will complete my cooperative B. Sc. in Business Informatics (DHBW Stuttgart, GPA 1.2) — combined with three years of data engineering at Deloitte Digital.

From October 2026, I will pursue the M. Sc. in Business Informatics at the University of Cologne (profile: Digital Sustainable Society) — looking for a working student role in research, open data or data-driven projects with societal value — wherever data makes decisions better.

Portrait

Work Experience

Date

Position

Company

Tasks & Skills

10/2023 - 09/2026

Cooperative Student, Engineering

Deloitte Digital GmbH
> Stuttgart, Germany

  • Conducted data analyses and data preparation, e.g. deriving business logic from source systems (Python, SQL).
  • Independently implemented ETL pipelines in AWS and monitoring dashboards in New Relic via Terraform.
  • Prepared management reports and moderated weekly Scrum meetings including stakeholder alignment.
  • Initiated and planned the restructuring of a project-wide documentation in Confluence.

#Python #SQL #AWS #Terraform #New-Relic #Scrum #Confluence #Jira

04/2023 - 08/2023

Intern in Project Management

Plan AHR Projektmanagement GmbH
> Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Maintained the company website.
  • Visualized project ideas.
  • Helped establishing a Nextcloud intranet.

#Strato #Nextcloud #PowerPoint #Affinity-Designer

Civic Engagement

Date

Role

Organization

Tasks & Skills

since 12/2024

Co-Initiator

ourCity Project
> Remote / Braunschweig

  • Developing a long-term school working group connecting local history with media literacy and web development.
  • Successfully completed a pilot with seven students in Braunschweig, funded by the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz.
  • Strategic project design, responsibility for the digital infrastructure (WordPress) and stakeholder communication (school, city, archives, cultural associations).

#WordPress #Project-Design #Stakeholder-Communication

11/2024 - 12/2024

Inspirer (volunteer course guide)

Hackerschool gGmbH
> Remote

  • Volunteer course guidance: playful introductions to programming for school students (Python, web development, Roberta robots).

#Python #Web-Development #Roberta

Education

Date

Degree

University/School

Projects, Awards & Skills

from 10/2026

M. Sc. in Business Informatics

University of Cologne
> Cologne, Germany

  • Admission received (enrollment in progress).
  • Expected profile: Digital Sustainable Society.

#Digital-Sustainable-Society

10/2023 - 09/2026

B. Sc. in Business Informatics (focus: Application Management)

DHBW Stuttgart (Dual Study Program)
> Stuttgart, Germany

#Python #SQL #Java #Scrum

01/2025 - 06/2025

Semester Abroad

Kristianstad University
> Kristianstad, Sweden

  • GPA: 1.0 (German scale)
  • Courses: Statistics, Databases, Strategic Management, Business English.

#Statistics #Databases #Strategic-Management #Business-English

09/2014 - 03/2023

Abitur

Landesmusikgymnasium Rheinland-Pfalz
> Montabaur, Germany

  • Grade: 1.1 (valedictorian)
  • Awards: prizes for mathematics and physics
  • Projects: Abizeitung
  • Prizes (selection):
    • 3rd prize at the "Jugend musiziert" national competition in the category special ensembles (2018)
    • 1st prize at the "Jugend musiziert" regional competition in the category violin solo (2021)

#Music-Theory #Violin #Piano #Affinity

Skills

Certifications

Technical

Software

Coding

Languages

Certifications

  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • STACKIT Cloud Engineer Fundamentals
  • GCP Digital Leader
  • Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)
  • Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner

Technical

  • Data Analysis
  • Data Engineering
  • Web Development
  • Project Management
  • Academic Research

Software

  • Microsoft Office
  • Jira & Confluence
  • WordPress
  • Nextcloud
  • Linux

Coding

  • Advanced: Python, SQL, HTML & CSS
  • Basic: JavaScript, R, Terraform, Java, PHP

Languages

  • German (native)
  • English (business fluent)