Sebastian Stange

Sebastian Stange

Freelancer

Greetings from Magdeburg! Before my current field of expertise in technical training, technical translations and customer support I worked as a junior software developer while studying applied computer science. At the moment I am working on my degree in educational science, side-by-side to my day job and the joys of being a father.

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Location
Magdeburg, Germany
Email
Phone
+49 (391) 2519553
Website
https://stange.name
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Experience

– present

Consultant & Technical Trainer at Freelancer

Technology changes and so does the skill needed to work on and service especially automotive related products. Developing training courses and resources for customers as well as sales and support teams helps providing not just knowledge but builds the road towards developing skills.

Highlights

  • Software and Hardware Product Trainings & Course Development
  • Immobilizer and Theft Recovery Trainings (Law Enforcement Agencies)
  • Determining Vehicle History and Depreciation through Data Analytics

– present

Applications & Documentation at Ross-Tech, LLC

Ross-Tech, LLC is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and develops a proprietary automotive self diagnostic solution for Volkswagen Group cars via it’s principal product VCDS.

Highlights

  • Automotive Self Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation
  • Customer Support & Translations

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Intern for Software Development & Special Projects at Ross-Tech, LLC

Ross-Tech, LLC is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and develops a proprietary automotive self diagnostic solution for Volkswagen Group cars via it’s principal product VCDS.

Highlights

  • Automotive Self Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation
  • Knowledge Base Implementation

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Founder at OpenOBD.org

OpenOBD.org was a collaborative approach to collect On Board Diagnostics (OBD) related data and make the (at the time) very specialized knowledge surrounding this subject available to the end user and car owner.

Volunteer

– present

Community Manager at MOTOR-TALK.de

MOTOR-TALK.de is the largest German language community for car enthusiasts and motorized transportation experts. Founded in 2001, it has more than 50 million posts.

Highlights

  • Volkswagen & On Board Diagnostics

Education

– present

Bachelor of Arts in Bildungswissenschaften (Erwachsenenbildung und Weiterbildung) from Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Languages

German
Fluency: Native Speaker
English
Fluency: Full Professional Proficiency
Russian
Fluency: Elementary Proficiency

Skills

Automotive Diagnostics
Level: Professional
Keywords:
  • VAG
  • VW
  • Audi
  • Seat
  • Skoda
  • Bentley
  • Lamborghini
  • VCDS
  • ODIS
Technical Translations
Level: Professional
Keywords:
  • Automotive
  • Engineering
  • Information Technology
Web Development
Level: Intermediate
Keywords:
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Markdown
  • SSGs
  • GitLab CI/CD
Editing
Keywords:
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Photoshop

Interests

Sports
Keywords:
  • Yoga
  • Road Biking & Cyclocross
  • (Long Distance) Hiking
  • Snowboarding
  • Kite Surfing
Photography
Keywords:
  • Street Photography
  • People
  • Architecture