Hi there, friend – my name is Felix Rieseberg. I am a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Germany, web enthusiast and alumni of the Oxford University’s Internet Institute and Düsseldorf’s Heinrich Heine University. I’ve been a consultant for many web and cloud projects and executive editor at Apfeltalk.de.
I’m on Twitter, Facebook, XING & LinkedIn.
Professional Career
| 2007 – 2011 | Developer Evangelist |
| Microsoft Germany | |
| Developer Evangelist within Microsoft Germany’s DPE department, focusing on various technologies. | |
| 2007 – 2011 | Executive Editor |
| Apfeltalk GmbH, Witten / Media | |
| Managing the editorial staff of apfeltalk.de with 10 million page impressions, 1.5 million unique visitors per month and 62.000 registered members. Exemplary interview partners: Steve Wozniak (Apple founder), Bryan O’Neil Hughes (Photoshop Manager), Gary Cosimini (“Inventor” of PDF). | |
| 2006 – 2011 | Freelancer |
| Felix Rieseberg Media | |
| Creation and consultancy in the area of web 2.0 and general web communication. | |
| 2006 – 2009 | Direction Web |
| two for you, Mülheim an der Ruhr / Creative Agency | |
| Planning and creation of websites and web applications, consultancy. | |
| 2005 – 2007 | Editor |
| Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MIWFT) (for Zenit GmbH) | |
| Summarizing and explaining technologies of local StartUps. |
Academic Career
| 2010- 2011 | Student (Master of Science) |
| Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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| Master of Science in Social Science of the Internet | |
| 2009 – 2010 | Visiting Lecturer |
| Institute of Social Sciences Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Seminars about the communicative and technical aspects of Web 2.0 in general,publishing systems, the blogosphere, social software and 1:1:n-communication on the web. | |
| 2009 – 2010 | Member of the Commission of Information and Media |
| Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Betreuung von eLearning-Angeboten, Konzeption und Umsetzung digitaler Arbeitsabläufe | |
| 2008 – 2010 | Research Associate (Started as Student Assistant) |
| Department of Information, Communication and Media Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Development and realization of web 2.0-concepts for optimization of workflows and general technology consultancy. | |
| 2009 – 2010 | Student Assistant |
| Chairof Communication and Media Research Prof Dr Vowe, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| 2008 – 2010 | Elected representative of the Communication and Media Research students body |
| Communication and Media Resarch, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 2007 – 2010 | Student (Bachelor of Arts, Grade 1.4) |
| Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Communication and Media Research & German Language and Literature. | |
| 2004 – 2007 | School Captain |
| Otto-Pankok-School Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | |
| 1998 – 2007 | Pupil (Abitur, Grade 1.6) |
| Otto-Pankok-School Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | |
| Abitur (German A-Levels) |
Awards
| 2010 | “Stepping Stone Scholarship” |
| St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford | |
| Scholarship for for high-ranked students accepted for an MSt, MSc, BPhil or MPhil in Humanities and Social Science subjects, whose stated intention is to go on to doctoral work at the University of Oxford. | |
| 2007 | “Clear Head” |
| Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | |
| Award for development and creation of a web 2.0 portal with information and education about and against racially-motivated violence. Laudation by Justice Secretary Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, MdB. |
Other activities
| Sport | Swimming |
| competitive swimmer | |
| Swimmer for the Oxford University Swimming TeamFormer competitive swimmer at the Olympic Sport Center Essen (SG ESSEN) from 2000 to 2008, former member of a federal selection for preperation for the Summer Olympic Games 2010. (Talentteam NRW). | |
| Interests | Design, Photography, Sailing |