$ ros2 launch hcdiekmann bringup.launch.py
[INFO] role ............ Software Engineer · Forward Deployed Engineer
[INFO] origin .......... 🇳🇦 Namibia → 🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇨🇭 Zürich
[INFO] sweet spot ...... where software meets the physical world
[WARN] requirements not fully defined — good. proceeding.
[ OK ] ready for deployment- "Implement this CRUD endpoint."
+ "There are 500 robots and thousands of sensors in the field. Operators need to
+ know what they're doing, customers need to see results, and it can't stop
+ working when the internet disappears."I embed with the teams who operate the system — scoping on-site, translating operational needs into architecture, and owning delivery through to production in the field.
Success is measured at the customer, not at the merge.
| 🤖 Robotics & IoT | ROS 2 · fleet management · IoT sensors & actuators · telemetry · computer vision · simulation |
| ⚙️ Backend & distributed | Python · TypeScript · FastAPI · Next.js · PostgreSQL · RabbitMQ · MQTT · WebSockets |
| ☁️ Infra & deployment | Docker · Kubernetes · AWS · GitLab CI/CD · Ansible · observability · on-prem / edge |
| 🖥️ Operator interfaces | real-time dashboards · maps & geospatial · web push & notifications · PWAs |
🌱 Autonomous laser-weeding rovers — tech lead / architect of the fleet platform: real-time telemetry, fleet state, geospatial UIs, session orchestration, auth, reporting, and the Kubernetes infra behind it.
Next.js FastAPI RabbitMQ Kubernetes InfluxDB PostgreSQL MapLibre