From the ground up: training and ten years of maintenance in industry, followed by the move into software development.
Biography
Career and certificates
Milestones, training and certificates at a glance.
Tom Schorn, born 1994, develops web applications and sets up the infrastructure they run on, mostly in the cloud. He is looking for a permanent position as a full-stack developer with a cloud focus, in Rhineland-Palatinate or remote.
Mr Schorn learned his trade from the ground up. From 2011 to 2015 he trained as an industrial electrician, and for ten years, until 2024, he worked in industry, mostly in maintenance. Programming had long appealed to him, as several of his employer references show. In 2025 he took the step and turned fully to web development.
What drives him is the technology itself. “I have an enormous interest in technology. Many companies are glad when someone also deals with infrastructure and cloud services. I found that a good extension,” says Schorn. So he learned both together from the start.
Person
Career
2011 to 2015
Vocational training as an industrial electrician
Apprenticeship in an industrial setting.
Feb to Aug 2015
Production and quality assurance assistant
Supported production in brake-lining manufacturing, quality checks and documentation to ISO standards.
Dec 2015 to Dec 2016
Electronics technician for industrial and automation engineering
Maintained a fully automated production line with 12 stations, three KUKA robots and an automated guided vehicle system. Coordinated with machine manufacturers on PLC and Profinet networks.
March 2017 to Jan 2018
Electronics technician for industrial and automation engineering
Maintenance of production plants, electrical engineering and PLC programming.
Feb to June 2018
Service and installation technician
Installation and commissioning of security systems for commercial customers, including IP video surveillance and access control, in nationwide field service.
July 2018 to Aug 2020
Electronics technician for control cabinet construction, Universal Robots service technician
Control cabinet construction plus installation, commissioning and maintenance of cobots for industrial customers across Europe.
Dec 2020 to Dec 2024
Industrial electronics technician, electronics technician for industrial and automation engineering
Maintenance, project development, process optimisation, changes to control programs, also with robotics. Member of the continuous improvement team (electrical part). Unofficial deputy head of the electrical workshop (5 technicians, 3 apprentices), repair times cut by about 50%.
January to September 2025
Full-time parenting (career break)
Afterwards the move into software development.
Since September 2025
Master School Institute of Technology (Masterschool), software engineering with a focus on full-stack and cloud
Graduation expected in November 2026. Own projects: Duofy and Florabase.
September to November 2026
Software development internship
Today
Looking for a permanent position
As a full-stack developer with a cloud focus.
Directory
Certificates
Software, cloud and AI
| Title | Issuer | Date | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS SimuLearn Cloud Practitioner (Training Badge)Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | September 2026 | Verify |
| Amazon AWS in der Praxis – Der große EinsteigerkursUdemy | Udemy | July 2026 | Verify |
| Claude Code 101Anthropic | Anthropic | July 2026 | Verify |
| Introduction to Model Context ProtocolAnthropic | Anthropic | February 2026 | Verify |
| Claude Code in ActionAnthropic | Anthropic | January 2026 | Verify |
| Prompt Engineering with ClaudeAnthropic | Anthropic | January 2026 | Verify |
Industrial and technical (7)
| Title | Issuer | Date | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUKE Messkurs (BetrSichV, DGUV, DIN VDE)FLUKE / BEHA-AMPROBE | FLUKE / BEHA-AMPROBE | September 2017 | Certificate (PDF) |
| Universelles Fügemodul (UFM)PROMESS | PROMESS | April 2016 | Certificate (PDF) |
| SPS Technik SIMATIC S7, AufbaulehrgangGLW Westerwald | GLW Westerwald | April 2014 | Certificate (PDF) |
| SPS Technik SIMATIC S7, GrundlehrgangGLW Westerwald | GLW Westerwald | July 2013 | Certificate (PDF) |
| Steuerungstechnik und KleinsteuerungenGLW Westerwald | GLW Westerwald | January 2013 | Certificate (PDF) |
| Elektronik: Analog- und DigitaltechnikGLW Westerwald | GLW Westerwald | September 2012 | Certificate (PDF) |
| Grundlagen Pneumatik und ElektropneumatikGLW Westerwald | GLW Westerwald | June 2012 | Certificate (PDF) |