Daniel Fernau

About Me

Self-taught IT specialist and tech enthusiastCurrently working as an Infrastructure Engineer and Consultant, ensuring smooth and efficient IT operations for clients by leveraging cloud technologies and automation tools. From optimizing network infrastructures to modernizing outdated systems, my goal is to deliver reliable and scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses. Passionate about: Science, engineering, photography, music production, aviation, climbing, rockets, electric cars, and motorcycles.

Work Experience

digmedia GmbH • Lucerne, Switzerland
2025

  • IT Operations Engineer
    Infrastructure Management and Cloud Solutions

Tesla Germany GmbH • Brandenburg, Germany
2024

  • Associate Virtual Service Diagnostic Specialist
    Remote Vehicle Data Analysis and Service Preparation

msg services GmbH • Berlin, Germany
2023 - 2024

  • Senior IT Consultant
    Public Cloud Application Delivery

Pexon Consulting GmbH • Berlin, Germany
2022 - 2023

  • Lead Consultant & Cloud Engineer
    DevOps + Infrastructure + Networking

TRIAX GmbH • Berlin, Germany
2016 - 2022

  • Software Engineer (Full-stack), Research and Development

Macnetix GmbH • Berlin, Germany
2014 - 2016

  • Software Developer, Research and Development

ELinOX IT-Service UG • Berlin, Germany
2014 - 2025

  • Consultant for Apple software and hardware

Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG • Berlin, Germany
2014

  • Internship - Mobile Network Security

Max Planck Gymnasium (High school) • Berlin, Germany
2016 - 2025

  • Campus-wide wireless internet access

  • Digital whiteboard solutions

  • Interactive learning technologies

Grundschule Wilhelmsruh (Elementary school) • Berlin, Germany
Since 2011

  • Assistance with maintenance of computer systems and networks

  • Design and maintenance of the website

... and others

Skills

What I do

  • Network planning, installation and troubleshooting

  • Building custom computers and servers

  • Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and embedded systems software development

  • IT consulting and customer support

  • Setup, administration and troubleshooting of macOS, Linux and Windows systems

  • Project planning and implementation

  • Software development, from idea and specification to finished code

I'm familiar with

  • JavaScript, Node.js, MongoDB, Backbone.js, REST APIs, jQuery, Python, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS

  • Git, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Vagrant, Firebase

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • macOS, Linux, Windows, Arduino, Raspberry Pi

  • various virtualization environments and monitoring tools

  • enterprise networking and routing solutions

I'm learning

  • Java, Swift, AngularJS, Ruby, Sass, Twig, Dart, Flutter, React, C/C++

  • ... as well as everything else I need to get the job done

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

  • Google Cloud: G Suite Administrator Fundamentals

Personal Projects

Music on Floppy Disk Drives

Tool to download footage from a local UniFi Protect system