Chris Hengler
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  • Normalis2024-present
    Software Developer

    Development of C++-based software on a variety of projects for external customers

    Key achievements
    Full stack C++ development of a system simulator using GLStudio
  • Evernest2022-2024
    Senior Software Developer

    Backend Python development for a real estate CRM using Django, REST API development with Django REST Framework, cloud infrastructure with Google Cloud Platform

    Key achievements
    Implemented syncing of contacts from platform to users' Google accounts
    Enabled exporting from CRM to external real estate portals via REST and OpenImmo interfaces
    Improved response times of multiple API endpoints from >0.5s to <0.2s by optimising DB queries and serialisation
  • SkySails Group2019-2022
    Software Developer

    C++ backend software for innovative wind power systems and full stack development of ship performance optimisation software with C++/Qt

    Key achievements
    Implemented communication between system components over multiple protocols (TCP, Websocket, serial port)
    Significant refactoring of classes with significant code duplication following the principle 'prefer composition over inheritance', simplifying code structure and improving readability and maintainability
  • pdv Financial Software2016-2019
    Software Developer

    Backend C++ development for financial trading software

    Key achievements
    Development of bespoke data integrity validation tools for customer systems
    Implemented major feature allowing for received orders matching certain criteria to be quarantined for manual review
  • DESY/Universität Hamburg2011-2017
    PhD Student

    Thesis: Measurement of the fiducial differential Higgs cross-section with respect to pT using the diphoton decay channel at sqrt(s)=8 TeV with ATLAS (published 2017) Public-speaking to both expert and non-expert audiences

    Key achievements
    Measurement of cutting edge particle physics phenomena
    Data-driven measurement of photon identification efficiency in the ATLAS detector using the electron extrapolation method
    Presented 'Reconstruction and Identification of Electrons and Photons with the ATLAS Detector' on behalf of ATLAS Collaboration at ICNFP 2014