Arnulf Christl

Projektmanager, Product Owner / Proxy und agile Coach bei der Firma terrestris GmbH & Co. KG

Agile project management of the SmartMapping project, the German Federal State's development group on VectorTiles and official map data and cartography.

The president of the Buddhist Community International Ngakde e.V. is responsible for the strategic oversight and future development of the organization. This includes the management of long term engagements including planning of events in the premise Tharpaling in the Bavarian Forest in Germany, maintenance and extension of the premises. Arnulf is also responsible for the outside relations of the organization, finances, tax and human resources.

Agile project management (Scrum Coach and Scrum Master). Background in Open Source, software architecture, standardization, specialized in geospatial technologies. Expertize in Open Source project governance and legal background using Free and Open Source Software licenses, contracting and Open Data. Development environment operation and software development.

Scrum Master in an agile project of Deutsche Telekom AG, Telekom IT.

Supporting the United Nations with the introduction of Open Source software and agile development. Advocacy for Open Source at all levels of the organization. Specific support around licensing and legal, internal development of existing and introduction new Open Source tools, code reviews. Coordination with external contributors and collaborating agencies and organizations. Establishing legally solid collaboration framework with international organizations and different legal jurisdictions.

Arnulf works for Ordnance Survey Great Britain on a half year contract. He is responsible for streamlining the integration of Open Source technology from development to production of map and data services. He supports the business sector with the introduction of Agile Management and researches Open Data service options.

The president presides the board of directors as chairperson and represents the foundation at public events.

The OSGeo directors manage the day to day business of the Foundation.

Project management, Open Source advocacy, legal support for open source development and open data licensing. General troubleshooter.

Open Source software development, mainly PHP and SQL mixed with some shell scripting and Microsoft VB API to bridge system gaps. Development of the geospatial data and map portal software SICAD SD-IMS. A weird hack, to be honest, but works. (SBS has been acquired by Atos: https://atos.net/de/deutschland)

Geographic Information Systems