Curious by default. Hands-on by choice.

Hi, I’m Philip. I build digital products, explore new ideas, and enjoy finding out what happens when they meet the real world. Away from work, that same instinct takes me from homelab projects to gravel rides and places I haven’t been before.

German–Brazilian

Shaped by travels around the world.

German · Brazilian Portuguese · English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Beginner

Philip smiling beside a MINI immersive demo display.

01 Work

Philip holding a tablet beside a participant trying an immersive MINI demo with a headset.

Building things
people want to use.

I like taking an idea, turning it into something tangible, and finding out whether it works for the people it’s meant for. Digital products, experimentation, and AI are all part of that interest. Building is rewarding; seeing what customers actually do with it is where things get interesting.

Previously at BMW.

Professional details on LinkedIn

02 Play

A good idea usually means
trying it myself.

Sometimes I have an idea. Sometimes I see a project online and immediately want to understand how it works. Either way, there’s a fair chance I’ll try building it.

Tinkering & homelab

Self-hosted tools, home servers, and projects such as managing my own photo storage. Part practical, part an excuse to learn how something works.

Applying thermal paste to a processor during a homelab hardware project.

Games & strategy

Board games, video games, card games, and pétanque—especially when there’s a strategy to explore, a system to understand, or another approach to try.

Pétanque boules scattered across a sunlit gravel court.

Gravel, travel
& photography

Gravel cycling, new places, and a camera along the way. I enjoy a little adventure and the chance to notice something I would otherwise have missed.

A gravel bike packed for an adventure, leaning against a wooden wall.

Spielkind aus Leidenschaft.

03 Life

German roots.
Brazilian ease.

I was born in Germany and hold German and Brazilian nationality. Both are part of who I am: I appreciate punctuality and doing things properly, alongside a relaxed outlook and a little Brazilian jeitinho when a situation calls for ingenuity.

Family, my dog, and time away from a screen are part of the picture too.