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title = "Curriculum vitae"
description = "Aron writes about their past experience"
authors = ["Aron Petau"]
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## Who am I?

Below you will find a chronological list of my education, my work experience and a rough overview of different softwares and machines I am familiar with. For a less formal self-description, please see the [About](/about) page.

Contact me via [Email](mailto:aron@petau.net) for further questions.

### Education

{% timeline() %}
[
  {
    "title": "Abitur",
    "body": "In school, I majored in Philosophy, German, Maths, and English.",
    "from": "Aug ‘11",
    "to": "Jun ‘15",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Stadtgymnasium Detmold"
  },
  {
    "title": "BSc. Cognitive Science",
    "body": "Within a diverse program, I focused on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Informatics, and Linguistics.",
    "from": "Oct ‘16",
    "to": "Feb ‘22",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Universität Osnabrück",
    "link": "https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/prospective-students/studiengaenge-a-z/cognitive-science-bachelor-of-science/"
  },
  {
    "title": "RISE Internship",
    "body": "In the context of a DAAD RISE Stipend, I researched the possibilities of a decentralized electricity grid in remote regions of the Himalayas. I conducted field research, evaluation, and product simulation.",
    "from": "Sep ‘18",
    "to": "Jan ‘19",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "IIT Kharagpur, India"
  },
  {
    "title": "Erasmus Semester",
    "body": "I took courses in the Philosophy department and Masters’ program for Cognitive Science. I also attended the Cognitive Science Summer School.",
    "from": "Feb ‘19",
    "to": "Jul ‘19",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "New Bulgarian University, Sofia",
    "link": "https://cogsci.nbu.bg/en/"
  },
  {
    "title": "M.A. Design & Computation",
    "body": "I am currently in the fourth semester of transdisciplinary cooperation between UdK and TU Berlin with a focus on critical artistic engagement with technology.",
    "from": "Oct ‘22",
    "to": "now",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Universität der Künste, Berlin",
    "link": "https://www.design-computation.berlin"
  }
]
{% end %}

### Work Experience

{% timeline() %}
[
  {
    "title": "Weltwärts",
    "body": "I worked in a social project in northern Buenos Aires, Argentina. I helped cooking for 150 youths daily, assisted with their homework, organized sports programmes, maintained the building and organized events.",
    "from": "Sep '15",
    "to": "Aug '16",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Lecheria de la Solidaridad",
    "link": "https://lecheria.org.ar/"
  },
  {
    "title": "Teamer / SportsTeamer",
    "body": "I mentored and supervised groups of 12-18 year olds on their summer holiday trips. I organized entertainment, sports activities and excursions. I did two seasons of a few weeks each in Spain and one in Croatia.",
    "from": "Jun '17",
    "to": "Sep '19",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "GO-Jugendreisen @ Spain, Croatia",
    "link": "https://www.go-jugendreisen.de"
  },
  {
    "title": "Barkeeper / Brewing assistant",
    "body": "I worked in a restaurant with an in-house brewery, both on the customer-facing side and assisting in the brewery.",
    "from": "Oct '18",
    "to": "Mar '20",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Brauerei Rampendahl",
    "link": "http://www.rampendahl.de"
  },
  {
    "title": "Social Worker",
    "body": "I worked in a stationary care center for hearing impaired and deaf people with cognitive impairments, including autism.",
    "from": "Sep '20",
    "to": "Sep '21",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Heilpädagogische Hilfe Osnabrück",
    "link": "https://os-hho.de/standorte/haus-10"
  },
  {
    "title": "Working Student",
    "body": "I was part of the uos.dll program, a funded project to reform digital teaching practices at the University. My responsibility is the building and maintaining of the DigiLab, a FabLab/Makerspace accessible to the entire University. It features 3D printers, Laser Cutter, CNC Routers, Stitching Robots, VR, XR, Video/Audio Toolsets, and many more.",
    "from": "Oct '21",
    "to": "May '22",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Virtuos at Universität Osnabrück",
    "link": "https://digitale-lehre.virtuos.uni-osnabrueck.de/uos-digilab/"
  },
  {
    "title": "Software Engineer",
    "body": "I was part of a team researching and developing an inclusive chatbot, respecting diversity and accessibility needs. I was responsible for the entire back-end functionality.",
    "from": "Feb '22",
    "to": "Jun '23",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Sommerblut Kulturverein Festival",
    "link": "https://chatbot.sommerblut.de"
  },
  {
    "title": "Working Student",
    "body": "InKüLe stands for 'Innovation in der künstlerischen Lehre'. The work revolves around investigating concepts for innovation and digitalization in the practice of artistic teaching. Personally, I work mostly with workshops teaching sculpting in VR and live-streaming events.",
    "from": "Mar '23",
    "to": "now",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "InKüLe @ UdK Berlin",
    "link": "https://www.inkuele.de/landing"
  },
  {
    "title": "Freelance Mentor, Educator",
    "body": "The Junge Tüftler*Innen is an NGO focused on educative workshops around 'making'. They offer workshops for children, young adults and also offer Workshops for adults and teachers. I am a Mentor, meaning I supervise and conduct the workshops in a team of two.",
    "from": "Jun '24",
    "to": "now",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "Junge Tüftler*Innen, Berlin",
    "link": "https://junge-tueftler.de"
  },
  {
    "title": "Freelance Technology Educator",
    "body": "I build and curate a Makerspace at a Berlin Secondary School. We have courses and projects surrounding many digital fabrication techniques and learn about the basics of electronics and programming. We offer laser cutting, 3D printing, Textile modding, microcontrollers, robotics and more.",
    "from": "Aug '24",
    "to": "now",
    "icon": "fas fa-building",
    "location": "SOCIUS - Die Bildungspartner, Berlin",
    "link": "https://socius.diebildungspartner.de"
  }
]
{% end %}

{% import "macros/skills.html" as skills %}
<div>
{{ skills::display() | safe }}
</div>


### Software Skills

**UNIX** \| bash / zsh \| Arduino IDE \| Raspberry Pi

**Python** \| scipy \|  matplotlib \| seaborn \| pandas \| jupyter notebook \| tensorflow \| pytorch \| scikit-learn \| opencv \| flask \| micropython \| circuitpython

**HTML, CSS, JavaScript** \| GH-pages \| psychoJS \| AMPStack \| ibex-farm

**C#** \| Unity \| Unreal Engine \| Visual Studio

**CAD** \| Fusion 360 \| TinkerCAD \| Rhino/Grasshopper

**Slicing** \| PrusaSlicer \| kiri.moto \| Cura \| Lightburn

**Images** \| Inkscape \| Illustrator \| GIMP \| Photoshop \| Lightroom \| Agisoft Metashape

**Video** \| Premiere \| DaVinci Resolve \| OBS \| TouchDesigner \| DJI Drones \| FPV Drones

**Audio** \| Audacity \| supercollider

**Office** \| MS-Office Suite \| Latex \| Markdown \| Typst

**Educational** \| Scratch \| Makey-Makey \| Ozobot \| Cospaces

### Machine Skills

**3D Printer** \| Fused-Deposition Modeling (FDM)\| Resin (MSLA)

**CNC** \| Nomad 3 \| Shaper Origin

**(Laser)cutter** \| Cricut \| Mr. Beam \| BRM Lasers Pro 1600 \| X-Tool S1 \| Scissors

**Textile** \|  Brother Innov-is V3 Stitching Robot \| Sewing Machine \| Handstitching

**VR** \| Meta Quest 2 \| HTC Vive Pro

**AR** \| Magic Leap 1 \| Apple AR Suite

**Microcontroller** \| Arduino \| Raspberry Pi \| ESP32 \| Pi Pico

**Industrial robots** \| Universal Robots UR5
