• Michael Schmid

    "Schnitzel"

A bit about me

My name is Michael Schmid, but everybody calls me “Schnitzel”. The nickname began during my school days and stuck with me as my online presence grew. You may know me from DrupalCon as the long-haired guy yelling directions to you from behind the camera for the official group photo. I'm CTO of Amazee Labs Zurich.

Michael SchmidHead Technology & Drupal Contributor

Personal info

  • Birthdate : 17/11/1986
  • Phone : +41 79 888 1385
  • Email : michael@amazeelabs.com
  • Website : schnitzel.io
  • Twitter : @Schnitzel
  • IRC : schnitzel

small bio

IT Apprenticeship – Siemens Schweiz AG

From beginning on I knew I wanna be an IT guy. So I got my first education with an apprenticeship in IT at Siemens. Even though the team I was working in built huge networks, I couldn't let go from building websites for the company and in my free time.

2004 - 2008

First lieutenant – Swiss Air Force

As most swiss men, I joined the Swiss Army. As planes and helicopters are my passion, I applied for the selection as a military pilot. As an officer I learned a lot about managing and teamleading.

2008 - 2009

CTO & Member of the Board – Amazee Labs Zurich

I joined Amazee in 2009, at the time, a startup founded around a product, which I would help grow into a new business model. We relaunched as Amazee Labs. At the time there were only 6 employees with myself one of the only two developers. Today I’m the CTO, member of the board and shareholder of Amazee Labs Zurich. We are 20 employees and build Drupal sites for international clients.

2009 - today

Founder – Amazee Holding

The Amazee Holding is an international organization specializing in web development and online marketing. So far we've founded Amazee Metrics, which provides SEO and Analytics; and Amazee Labs Austin, which builds Drupal websites for customers based in Austin, TX.

2013 - today

CTO – amazee.io

Drupal Hosting for Developers

2016 - today

Drupal Contributions

I believe that everybody using Drupal should contribute back, community involvement is an important pillar of my leadership values, and I actively encourage other leaders to follow me and do the same. Here some of my contributions I'm specifically proud of.

Official Group Photo

DrupalConPrague 2013, Austin 2014, Amsterdam 2014

Track Chair

DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014Site Building and Case Studies Track, hosted Lightning Talks

Translation Management Tools (TMGMT)

Co-InitiatorDefined architecture and organized sprints

Drupal 8 Multilingual Initiative (D8MI)

Team member & PresentatorMultiple commits and sessions at DrupalCons and Camps

Drupal Global Sprint Weekends Zurich

Organizer & MentorOrganized Global Sprint Weekends in Zurich in 2014 and 2015

My portfolio

  • Global Sprint WeekendZurich 2015

  • Keynote Lightning TalksDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Drupal 8 Contrib Module UpdateDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Official Group PictureDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Track Chair for Site Building and Case StudiesDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Video: Tour de DrupalDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Training: Drupal 8 for DrupalistasDrupalCon Amsterdam 2014

  • Drupal Core and Contrib ModulesMultiple commits

  • Co-InitiatorTMGMT (Translation Management Tools)

  • Team MemberDrupal 8 Multilingual Initiative

  • Drupal User Groups Zurich2012 - 2015

  • Multilingual in Drupal 8Drupalhagen 2014

  • Get ready for full translated Sites with Entity TranslationDrupal Dev Days Szeged 2014

  • Podcast: DrupalCon Amsterdam Session SelectionDrupalize.Me 2014

  • Translation ManagementDrupalCamp Donetsk 2014

  • Drupal 8 core is more multilingual than Drupal 7 with all of contribDrupalCon Austin 2014

  • Building a full site in Drupal 8 AlphaDrupalCon Austin 2014

  • Official Group PictureDrupalCon Austin 2014

  • Training: Drupal 8 for DrupalistasDrupalCon Austin 2014

  • Podcast: Demystifying the SprintDrupalize.Me 2014

  • Drupal 8 means better businessAcquiaTV 2014

  • Global Sprint WeekendZurich 2014

  • Official Group PictureDrupalCamp Vienna 2013

  • Translation ManagementDrupalCamp Vienna 2013

  • Drupal 8 Multilingual Awesomeness! BADCamp 2013

  • Why you need more than one Server for running a big and fast Drupal SiteBADCamp 2013

  • How to provide a real-time second screen experience with DrupalDrupalCon Prague 2013

  • Translation ManagementDrupalCon Prague 2013

  • Group Photo Time LapseDrupalCon Prague 2013

  • Official Group PictureDrupalCon Prague 2013

  • Scholarship selectionDrupalCon Prague 2013

  • The Voice of Switzerland: How to handle 5000 visits per secondDrupalCon Portland 2013

  • Responsive Web Design für Mobilgeräte mit DrupalAcquiaTV 2013

  • High Availability and High Performance Hosting for DrupalBadCamp 2012

  • Development Best Practices - Development approaches that work (Panel)DrupalCon Munich 2012

  • High Availability and High Performance Hosting for DrupalDrupal Dev Days Barcelona 2012

  • Responsive Web Design with Drupal and the Omega ThemeAcquiaTV 2012

  • Fundraising & Donations with Drupal CommerceDrupal Commerce Camp 2011

  • Co-OrganizerDrupal Commerce Camp 2011

  • High Availability and High Performance Hosting for DrupalDrupal Dev Days Barcelona 2012

  • Fundraising & Donations with Drupal CommerceDrupal Commerce Camp 2011

I'm applying for the Drupal Association Board’s Director at Large position

see my candidate profile

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