Sascha Wessel
Werbetechniker at Werbedesign Lepschy
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSascha Wessel is a skilled Werbetechniker and web developer based in Leipzig with 15 years of hands-on experience blending physical signage craftsmanship and digital web solutions. He designs and installs vehicle and shop signage, operates plotters and digital printers, and applies textile finishing, while also bringing web development experience from Java/JSF/PrimeFaces projects. Sascha's technical foundation in software engineering and media design enables him to bridge print production and web workflows, improving efficiency between design files and final outputs. He has contributed to open-source tooling for Jekyll by implementing a Ghost importer that handles SQLite extraction and markdown generation, showing an eye for practical automation. Comfortable working from workshop floor to backend code, he combines meticulous production skills with pragmatic software problem-solving.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Technischer Assistent für Informatik, Softwaretechnik, Technischer Assistent für Informatik, Softwaretechnik at Akademie für Bauwesen, Technik und Wirtschaft gGmbHMediengestalter - Digital und Print, Gestaltung und Technik, Mediengestalter - Digital und Print, Gestaltung und Technik at cit Leipzig GmbH
English
Github Skills (10)
file-handling10
sequel10
databases10
database-api10
ghost10
jekyll10
database10
ruby10
markdown-it9
markdown9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jekyll/jekyll-import
Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
:inbox_tray: The "jekyll import" command for importing from various blogs to Jekyll format.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Sascha primarily focused on implementing a Ghost importer for the Jekyll platform, adding significant functionality to the existing import command. They designed and implemented a Ghost importer that utilizes a SQLite database, extracts data from it, and generates markdown files ready for Jekyll usage. Their work involved database interaction using the Sequel gem, and file creation within the Jekyll project structure, demonstrating a deep understanding of the project's purpose and internal structure. Furthermore, the user improved the importer, addressing default options and file name generation, as well as documentation.
jekyllrubyjekyll-pluginjekyll-import
gr4y/gr4y.github.com
Jul 2010 - Dec 2022
my github page
Contributions:93 commits, 4 PRs, 20 pushes in 12 years 7 months
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