Modernize Legacy Systems Fast, Securely, and with Predictable Operations.
Resolve technical debt without disrupting ongoing business operations. We deliver controlled migrations, maintainability upgrades, and production-safe rollouts.
Curriculum Vitae
More than 20 years of experience and technical expertise.
- Controlled use of AI Agents
- GDPR Protection
- Certified Architecture
- High Performance Hetzner Servers
- Redundant Hosting in Germany
- Media Design for Digital and Print
Operational Proof Points
A compact view of measurable effects from structured legacy modernization programs — aligned to delivery stability, recovery speed, and governance readiness.
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Operational Proof Points
A compact view of measurable effects from structured legacy modernization programs — aligned to delivery stability, recovery speed, and governance readiness.
Lead Time to Production
-0%
Median after staged migration
Rollback Readiness
0.0%
Validated deployment windows
Incident Triage Speed
+0%
Faster root-cause isolation
Audit Trace Coverage
0%
Change events attributable
Before / After Modernization
Deployment Frequency
Recovery Time (MTTR)
Failed Releases
Operations Baseline
| Metric | Legacy Baseline | Target State |
|---|---|---|
| SLA Adherence | 92.1% | 99.5% |
| Rollback Duration | 45 min | < 3 min |
| Change Failure Rate | 38% | < 5% |
| Release Approval Cycle | 3-5 days | < 1h |
Why Upgrade?
Privacy-First & Clean Room
Strict Data Separation
Source code is strictly isolated from production and user databases throughout the modernization process.
The Clean Room Environment
Code artifacts are locally sanitized and anonymized before any automated analysis pipeline is executed.
High-Security Infrastructure
Execution runs on dedicated servers and containerized environments with controlled network boundaries and no public-cloud data leakage.
Controlled Delivery Workflow
Every change passes staged validation gates with rollback-safe deployment patterns.
Tech & Expertise
Node.js, PostgreSQL, self-hosted infrastructure, and Proxmox-based operations — combined with algorithmic refactoring and machine-assisted modernization under human-in-the-loop quality assurance.
Human-in-the-Loop
We act as your technical integration partner and remain accountable from architecture decisions to production rollout.
Redundant Server Hosting in Germany
For maximum security and reliability, your systems are hosted on high-performance, strictly isolated Hetzner servers in ISO-certified data centers.
Need a concrete modernization roadmap?
Share your current architecture and constraints — we will prepare a focused first assessment for your next modernization step.
European-Standard Operations on Dedicated Systems
For regulated and business-critical workloads, shared environments are often not enough. Dedicated systems establish clear ownership boundaries, auditable controls, and predictable performance under real production load.
Data Sovereignty & Traceability
Dedicated hosts make it easier to enforce regional data boundaries and prove where data is processed at any time.
Isolation by Design
Workloads are segmented across dedicated virtual machines and network zones, reducing lateral risk and simplifying compliance reviews.
Operational Predictability
Reserved compute, storage, and network capacity avoid noisy-neighbor effects and support stable rollout windows.
What Proxmox Delivers
Proxmox is a virtualization and operations platform that allows teams to run, isolate, snapshot, and recover workloads in a controlled environment. In practice: we provision dedicated VMs, separate service tiers, enforce network boundaries, and operate changes through tested migration and rollback paths.
Headless CMS & API-First
A Headless CMS decouples backend content management from frontend presentation. The API-First approach allows content to be delivered seamlessly to any device or platform, enabling greater flexibility, faster development, and a future-proof architecture.
Strapi in Action
The Open-Source Headless CMS for AI powered Websites and Apps.
Nous Research Hermes Agent (Local)
A local agent runtime for secure automation on your own systems — comparable to OpenClaw, but with a more robust workflow for production-oriented operations.
Ideal alongside Proxmox environments: the agent continuously optimizes workflows, tidies systems logically, persists structured results to databases, learns capabilities autonomously, and keeps itself up to date.
Secure Logins with Passkeys
Passkeys replace passwords with device-bound credentials and phishing-resistant authentication flows. This reduces account takeover risk and improves login conversion.
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Secure Logins with Passkeys
Passkeys replace passwords with device-bound credentials and phishing-resistant authentication flows. This reduces account takeover risk and improves login conversion.
Why Passkeys
No reusable passwords, lower reset overhead, and stronger protection against credential stuffing and phishing.
How Strapi Integration Works
We add a WebAuthn-backed authentication extension, store credential metadata per user, and keep policy controls in Strapi admin for staged rollout.
Rollout Pattern
Start with optional passkeys, monitor adoption, then enforce passkey-first access for sensitive roles with fallback and recovery paths.
Machine-Assisted Email and Newsletter Operations
Modern messaging workflows combine automated inbox processing with controlled campaign orchestration. Teams can respond faster, keep communication quality stable, and route contacts into the right next step based on measurable behavior.
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Machine-Assisted Email and Newsletter Operations
Modern messaging workflows combine automated inbox processing with controlled campaign orchestration. Teams can respond faster, keep communication quality stable, and route contacts into the right next step based on measurable behavior.
Automated Inbox Evaluation
Incoming emails are categorized, summarized, and prioritized so service and sales teams can work from ranked action queues.
Response Drafting with Human Approval
For recurring request patterns, response drafts are prepared automatically and released only after defined approval checkpoints.
Segmented Campaign Flows
Newsletter journeys are tailored to user groups, and recipients can be moved into follow-up segments based on openings, clicks, and conversion signals.
About the Person
German Vater
With over 20 years of professional experience in the IT sector, German Vater is a passionate full-stack developer and certified media designer. After starting as an independent web designer in 2006, he has successfully implemented complex web solutions for companies, modernized frontend toolchains, and developed scalable architectures. By combining first-class design expertise with a modern tech stack - including TypeScript, Next.js, and Node.js - he specializes in creating performant and user-centric digital experiences.
History
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History
InWebDesign.net
Modern LXC architecture under Proxmox, PostgreSQL databases, Strapi headless CMS and Next.js.
PHP & Frontend Development
Refactoring of the Saarbruecken.de website, including portals such as the waste calendar, event planner, defect reporter, Saarbahn timetable information, deployment of the native app, and other exciting projects.
PHP & Frontend Development
Establishment of automated UI test coverage, modernization of outdated structures, and collaboration in the mobile communications team. Implementation of the frontend for the “Homie” project. An in-house CMS with frontend editing was extended with the Shoelace Framework. Standardization of a frontend toolchain in Typescript.
PHP & Frontend Development
Development of websites for well-known companies with the in-house CMS EcomaXL. Later focus on implementing GDPR requirements for the individual projects in Cookiebot and Google Tag Manager.
InWebDesign.net
Mostly classic PHP architecture, customer projects were implemented with Joomla.
Skills
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Skills
Sprachen
Architektur
Top Level
Testabdeckung
Database
Serverless Computing
Github
Favorite Framework
Webcomponents
Coolest CMS
Fighting for an internet free of
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