Sybil Ehrensberger

Professional Experience

Software engineer and project manager

Ergon Informatik AG, Zurich, Switzerland, May 2017 - present

project manager of a development team of 10 people for a successful client project
lead developer of a successfully launched Ionic hybrid mobile app
significant contributor to the companion Angular web application to the Ionic mobile application

Co-Founder and CTO (part-time)

ViaMondo (J-App Sàrl), Zurich, Switzerland, May 2016 - December 2018

managing several freelance programmers and coordinating the development of the ViaMondo app and website
lead developer of a successfully launched Ionic hybrid mobile app
co-initiator for the realization of a travel and lifestyle app

Security engineer (part-time)

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2013 - March 2017

extended and improved the applications used by the security team
developed a Node.js command line application which analyzes websites for malicious HTML or JavaScript code by emulating a web browser
created Django-based web applications (e.g. for the domain abuse process)
automated the management of malware analysis results in a MySQL database and sharing of the information through Python scripts

Software development intern

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, May 2012 - August 2012

refactored and extended a Python application which analyzes websites for malicious HTML or JavaScript code
integrated a sandbox into the Python module to safely execute the JavaScript code found on those websites
provided an API for integration with a web interface

R&D intern in software development

Sensirion, Stäfa, Switzerland, May 2011 - August 2011

developed a software application and a framework in C# to test humidity sensors for malfunctioning using .NET
wrote queries for existing MSSQL and MySQL databases and presented the collected information in a graphical user interface

Education

Master of Science

ETH Zürich, Switzerland, 2013 - 2015

Focus on Information Systems
Master's thesis topic: "DataMockups: design tool for content-powered mockups"
Graduated in November 2015; Overall grade point average: 5.42 (of 6.0)

Honours Bachelor of Science

University of Toronto, Canada, 2009 - 2013

Specialist in Computer Science with a Minor in Mathematics
Graduated with distinction in June 2013; Final cGPA (cumulative grade point average): 3.45 (of 4.0)

Swiss Cantonal Matura

Kantonsschule Oerlikon, Switzerland, 2004 - 2009

Swiss Cantonal Matura in Latin and modern languages including a 6-month exchange semester in Milan, Italy.

Technical Skills

(Rating is based on relative skill level from basic to excellent)

Programming languages

Typescript

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Python

Java

Node.js

Ruby

PHP

Libraries / Frameworks

Angular

Ionic

Cordova

Django

Capacitor

Ruby on Rails

Database technologies

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle DB

MongoDB

Google Cloud Firestore

SQLite

Languages

German - native language
English - native language
French - upper intermediate (DELF B2)
Italian - upper intermediate (4 years in high school, 6 months in Italy)
Spanish - elementary (1 year in university)

Freelance and Volunteer Experience

Co-organizer and coach

Django Girls workshops, Switzerland, September 2016 - September 2018

Django Girls is a non-profit organization that empowers and helps women to organize free programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support. Our goal is to bring more amazing women into the world of technology and increase the diversity in the Django community.

co-organizer for the second Django Girls workshop in Zurich on September 1-2, 2018
co-organizer for the first Django Girls workshop in Zurich on October 14-15, 2017
coach for the second Django Girls workshop in Berne on May 6-7, 2017
co-organizer and coach for the first Django Girls workshop in Rapperswil on February 18, 2017
coach for the first Django Girls workshop in Berne on September 24, 2016

Student rep

VIS - Computer Science Student Union, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, September 2013 - February 2015

student representative at the Computer Science departement conference (DK)
coach for incoming Master students without an ETH Bachelor (MoEB)

President & Outreach coordinator

Hart House Camera Club, Toronto, Canada, February 2011 - April 2013

The Hart House Camera Club is a Hart House student-run club where members can do film and digital photography in a social setting. The club offers a variety of outings and extensive darkroom facilities for all members.

redesigning, maintaining and updating the club’s website
communicating with members through social media and newsletters
planning and organizing regular club events (outings, exhibitions)