Maik Mettenheimer

Trained as a nurse, studied bioengineering, decided that controlling bioreactors wasn’t creative enough, and turned the hobby into a career: freelance web developer working alongside designers, then a full-time role in marketing at a biotech company (the degree came in handy here too, since it meant I actually understood the products being sold through the webshop). Second full-time role at an agency producing apps for arts and culture institutions, where I also helped initiate the digital Historical City Archive of Cologne out of the analog rubble. In parallel, over several years, I maintained and developed the Cologne Greens’ website out of conviction.

Philosophy: Code needs context! I want to understand the bigger picture and know what I’m programming for and for whom. I’ve been at RMH for nine years now, a company that stands for exactly that: only when you understand the purpose and goal behind a project do you end up with digital solutions that actually work and convince people.