Katja Sommer
Chief of Staff for Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Upvest
I work with super smart, down to Earth people who I can learn with and learn from them every day.
Talking with my team. Reaching out to other teams, be it via Zoom, Slack, or email. Writing tickets to break down our work in smaller pieces.
I studied Business and Computer Science. I earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Management. I was lucky to get into my first job as a Quality Assurance Engineer (aka Software Tester) with a well known company. None of the above experiences are required for my role, but they all help me gain experience.
I am interested in human psychology and coaching people. I want to do more coaching to develop great software and debug communication hiccups.
Be outside, play or talk with my children, do yoga, watch movies, and go to the theatre.
“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.” ― Meditations, Marcus Aurelius