#### Christoph Perger

CEO & Co-Founder

##### Contact Me

- Wiener Neustadt, Austria

- [christoph.pergerspatial—focus.net](/content/profile/christoph-perger#hidden-by-js/index.html)

- [/in/christoph-perger](https://linkedin.com/in/christoph-perger)

- [@pergerch](https://github.com/pergerch)

##### CV

English PDF

German PDF

##### Education

- 2007 - 2009**Master of Science**

in Engineering

[FH Wiener Neustadt](https://fhwn.ac.at/)

IT/Geomatics  
- 2004 - 2007**Bachelor of Science**

in Engineering

[FH Wiener Neustadt](https://fhwn.ac.at/)

IT/Geomatics

##### Languages

- German
- English

##### Interests

- Further education, training and experimenting with new tools

- Open source development

- Running, Tennis, Squash

- Boating in Croatia

##### Membership / Cert.

- [EAGLE group member\  \ 2013 - Present](https://land.copernicus.eu/eagle)

- [Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) member\  \ 2017 - 2019](https://www.ogc.org/)

- [Professional Scrum Master\  \ 2020](https://www.scrum.org/courses/professional-scrum-master-training)

- [Austrian Standards expert in committee 084 (Geoinformation)\  \ 2022](https://www.austrian-standards.at/)

### Personal Profile

I am a highly skilled Software Architect with more than 10 years of professional experience in software development, spatial data management, and data modeling. After acquiring a solid web development background, my focus has shifted into distributed cloud and microservice type applications as well as mobile apps in the .NET ecosystem.

### Professional Skills

##### Sofware development and design

- Backend development using C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, GraphQL

- Frontend development using Blazor, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Angular and Razor pages

- Mobile app development using Xamarin Forms and .NET MAUI

- Multi-tier, Distributed and Microservice Architecture

- Modern software architecture concepts like DDD, CQRS, SOLID

##### Infrastructure, architecture and DevOps

- Windows & Linux server administration

- CI and CD using Azure DevOps and Github Actions

- Containerization and container orchestration using Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift

- Cloud computing in Microsoft Azure

##### GIS, Spatial data modeling and management

- Geospatial Tools and Libraries (ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL/OGR, TopologySuite)

- Database modeling in MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL+PostGIS

- Geospatial Standards ISO 191xx, WMS, WFS, Simple Feature

- Strong background in land cover/land use data modeling (EAGLE, LCML)

### Work Experience

CEO and Co-founder

##### [Spatial Focus GmbH, Vienna\  \ 04-2015 - Present](/content/site-root.html)

Software development, data modeling, and consulting with strong focus on the geospatial domain for national and international customers. Participating in ESA- and EEA-funded research projects.

Senior Software Engineer

##### [United Nations, Vienna\  \ 03-2019 - 02-2020](https://www.unvienna.org/)

Full-stack development of a Vue.js SPA with ASP.NET Core backend following the DDD concept and fostering Azure Cloud services. Dockerizing the environment and moving it to Azure Kubernetes Services.

Research Software Architect

##### [IIASA, Laxenburg\  \ 06-2011 - 02-2019](https://iiasa.ac.at/)

Planning and architecting software solutions in various research projects. Guiding and coordinating the software development team. Responsible for the distributed, containerized Docker Swarm infrastructure.

Research & Teaching Assistant

##### [FH Wiener Neustadt, Wr. Neustadt\  \ 02-2009 - 02-2014](https://fhwn.ac.at/)

Lecturing and supporting students in the Software Engineering Bachelor and Master degree programme. Conducting internal and external research projects.