Christophe Forni - Senior IT-Consultant

Q: Where is Christophe based?

Christophe is based in Dinslaken, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Christophe speak?

Christophe speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Christophe have?

Christophe has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Christophe has worked in at least 1 role and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Christophe may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Christophe's latest experience?

Christophe's most recent position is Senior IT-Consultant at Uniper .

Q: What companies has Christophe worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christophe has worked for Uniper and Neozo / Schäfer Shop .

Q: Which industries is Christophe most experienced in?

Christophe is most experienced in industries like Energy , Information Technology , and Retail . Christophe also has some experience in Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Christophe most experienced in?

Christophe is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Quality Assurance .

Q: Which industries has Christophe worked in recently?

Christophe has recently worked in industries like Energy , Information Technology , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas has Christophe worked in recently?

Christophe has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development .

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Dinslaken, Germany

Experience

Jun 2021 - Present

4 years 10 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Uniper

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Design and development of new components/microservices
Sales trading portal service
Deal automation
Credit risk check
Shape risk calculation
Load curve service
Technologies: Kotlin/Java, IntelliJ, Spring Boot, OpenAPI, Kafka, REST microservices, Azure-SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Camel

Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 1 month

Senior IT-Consultant

Neozo / Schäfer Shop

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Lead for content, CRM, and rating verticals
Design and development of new components
Technologies: Java 8, IntelliJ, SSI, Kafka, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, REST microservices, MariaDB, Nginx, Gradle

May 2019 - Nov 2019

7 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Uniper

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Design of data migration
Definition of data type mapping
Evaluation of migration tools
Tool development for data quality verification
Migration of DB procedures
Technologies: Java 8, IntelliJ, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Oracle, Azure-SQL, SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), SSMS

Feb 2017 - Present

9 years 2 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Uniper

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Front-end and back-end development
Infrastructure (CI build pipelines, Terraform)
Technologies: Java 8, IntelliJ, JavaFX, Spring, Hibernate, TomEE, Oracle, Azure-SQL, JUnit, AspectJ, Mockito, Maven, Jenkins, Circle-CI, REST, SOAP, Docker, Elastic Stack, Terraform, Kubernetes, Git

Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

4 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Yareto

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Front-end and back-end development
Technologies: Java, AngularJS, JUnit, Hibernate, Maven, PostgreSQL, JBoss, Jenkins

Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

6 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Metro Systems

Solution Architect
Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Front-end and back-end development
Technologies: Java, Spring, Spring LDAP, Vaadin, AspectJ, JUnit, Hibernate, Maven, Oracle, JBoss, Jenkins, ELK stack

Apr 2013 - Aug 2015

2 years 5 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Metro Systems

Solution Architect
Technical planning and implementation of various features of Metro's customer management
Redesign of the customer management architecture
Design and implementation of a prototype problem analysis application
Offshore support
Technologies: Java, Spring MVC, Spring LDAP, Vaadin, AspectJ, JUnit, SOAP, Pirobase CMS, Hibernate, Maven, Oracle, OC4J, Dependometer, JavaScript/jQuery, Jenkins

Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

4 months

Senior IT-Consultant

OBI Smart Technologies

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Java development for rich client applications with Java/Swing in the TREND framework
Technologies: Java 5, Swing, Gebit TREND 6/7, Eclipse 3.3, MySQL 5.1, CVS/SVN, JUnit

Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

4 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Hewlett Packard / Vodafone

Design concept
Front-end Java development (Swing)
Server development
Integration and integration test automation
Technologies: Swing, Java WebStart, ANT, JDatastore, Oracle, Tomcat, Dependometer, JFCUnit, Jenkins

Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

11 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Metro Systems

Solution Architect
Front-end and back-end development
Technologies: Java, Spring MVC, SOAP, Pirobase CMS, Hibernate, Maven, Oracle, OC4J, Dependometer, JavaScript/jQuery, TeamCity

Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

1 year 1 month

Senior IT-Consultant

Hewlett Packard / Vodafone

Work package lead (concept, design, offshore support in Egypt)
Front-end Java development (Swing)
Server development
Integration and integration test automation
Technologies: Swing, Java WebStart, ANT, JDatastore, Oracle, Tomcat, Dependometer, JFCUnit, Jenkins

Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

11 months

Senior IT-Consultant

Codecentric GmbH

Approach: agile (SCRUM)
Java development
Performance optimization
Technologies: JEE 5, Spring 2.5, Spring MVC, SOAP, Hibernate 3.2, iText, jQuery 1.3, MySQL 5.1, Eclipse, Maven 2, Subversion, JIRA

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Energy, Information Technology, Retail, and Telecommunication.

Energy

Information Technology

Retail

Telecommunication

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Summary

I have over twenty years of experience as an IT consultant, working in agile environments and developing modern solutions using Java, Kotlin, and various related technologies. I thrive on designing and implementing robust systems, from microservices to comprehensive data migrations, and I take pride in delivering projects that consistently meet quality and performance targets.

I bring deep technical expertise combined with a hands-on approach in both front-end and back-end development. My work in industries like energy, finance, and telecommunications has given me a strong foundation in architecture, performance optimization, and cutting-edge technology adoption. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and continuously improving business processes through smart, reliable technical solutions.

Skills

Industries: Energy, Retail, Telecommunications, Insurance
Operating Systems: Macos, Windows, Linux/unix
Databases: Mssql/azure-sql, Oracle, Postgresql, Mysql, Sybase Db, Jdatastore
Programming/scripting/markup Languages: Kotlin, Java Ee, Objective-c, C/c++, Php, Sql, Typescript, Javascript, Html/xml, Xslt
Web/application Servers: Jboss, Tomcat, Tomee, Apache Web Server, Nginx
Tools: Git, Maven, Gradle, Junit, Circle-ci, Elastic/kibana, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vagrant
Frameworks: Jpa/hibernate, Spring Boot, Aspectj, React, Eclipse Rcp, Gwt, Vaadin, Angularjs, Javafx, Etc.
Development Environments: Intellij, Visual Code, Eclipse, Webstorm, Xcode
Methods: Scrum

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Certifications & licenses

Valtech Agile Certification

Valtech

Agile Software Architect (OOSE)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12

Experience in Energy 9 y

Avg length 1 y 10 m

Longest experience 9 y 1 m

Expertise

Recent roles Senior IT-Consultant

Main industries Energy, Information Technology, Retail

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Created

June 2025

Last Update

February 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Christophe based?

Christophe is based in Dinslaken, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Christophe speak?

Christophe speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Christophe have?

Christophe has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Christophe has worked in at least 1 role and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Christophe may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Christophe be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Christophe would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior IT-Consultant.

What is Christophe's latest experience?

Christophe's most recent position is Senior IT-Consultant at Uniper.

What companies has Christophe worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christophe has worked for Uniper and Neozo / Schäfer Shop.

Which industries is Christophe most experienced in?

Christophe is most experienced in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Retail. Christophe also has some experience in Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Christophe most experienced in?

Christophe is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Which industries has Christophe worked in recently?

Christophe has recently worked in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Retail.

Which business areas has Christophe worked in recently?

Christophe has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

Does Christophe have any certificates?

Christophe has 2 certificates. These include: Valtech Agile Certification and Agile Software Architect (OOSE).

What is the availability of Christophe?

Christophe is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Christophe?

Christophe's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.