Benjamin Ranft

Full-time intensive Bootcamp Full Stack Development (Java) - 540h of programming practice with self-development of a web app as final project - Tech Stack: Java / Maven / Spring Web / Spring Security / JWT / JUnit / MongoDB / JSON / Oauth / JavaScript / React / Styled-Components / Google Maps API / Docker / Git / HTML /CSS - Final project "Spotown": https://github.com/benjamin-ranft/spotown

- Founded out of a project funded by the Google DNI Fund in 2019 - Designed UX/UI web interface of the API service - Modelled the API service's architecture and core components - Developed product strategy and led developer team - Assured quality of new feature implementations and bug fixing - Presented Storypepper at DMEXCO and other events to generate leads

- Designed UX/UI of mobile apps, desktop software and web interfaces - Modelled new features’ software architecture and implemented with scrum - Developed product strategy and led 10+ developers to product delivery - Assured quality of new feature implementations and bug fixing - Created pitch decks and info materials for investors and clients - Presented Cutnut and generated leads at events/competitions

- Created Lieblingslicht's website and digital marketing materials - SEO by cross-linking, keyword placements and strategic content creation - Generated new leads through digital marketing campaigns - Defined digital strategy for this physical product startup

- Production of professional video content for private and commercial purposes - Creation of professional photography for private and commercial purposes - Design and development of websites for private and business customers - Digital strategy / innovation consulting on request

As Cloudwharf's marketing manager I was responsible for the rollout and launch of various cloud-based SalesForce applications. - Generated new leads through "Growth Hacker Marketing" - Developed the company's marketing strategy - Defined companies branding and product reputation - Supported the UI optimisation of Salesforce apps

- Managed graphic designs for the startup's marketing campaign (print/digital) - Developed a marketing campaign, which saved Helpling costs and extended their reach - Did market research for promising opportunities of service expansion worldwide - Developed my own guerrilla marketing campaign spread across the streets of Berlin - Experienced rapidly growing startup scaling up its service operations in 8 countries

Benjamin was working on different tasks in our web development department. He was given tasks in the fields of animation, programming and web design. - Animated ATM commercial for major bank institute in Munich - Developed various web-design proposals for further implementation - Obtained professional experience in an advertising agency's environment

Exchange Student - GPA: 9.2/10 - Top 10% of class, Dean’s List of Fall 2016 - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

- GPA: 8.66/10 - Graduated top 5% of my class - Awarded for Best Dissertation of 2017 - Founded the IEU Photo and Video Club, teaching professional photography - Volunteered as marketing manager for AIESEC and as mentor for first year students