A short introduction:

My main interests and expertise are in the areas of Languages & Culture and Programming & Information Technology.

Programming: I started programming in Turbo Pascal and Delphi with the computer course at high school, and have been part of web development since the first PHP CMS in the early 2000s (PHP-Nuke). My current areas of interest are App Development with Flutter/Dart, JavaScript Frameworks (React), and the Lisp/Scheme descendant Racket.

Languages & Culture: I have over 15 years of intercultural work experience in four languages in Europe and Asia (Japan, Vietnam). As a coordinator for the SLI (University of Freiburg), I organized and oversaw the programs for the International Language Courses with more than 1,000 participants from over 58 countries per year.

Below you can see a selected list of organizations I have worked with and my areas of expertise and skills.

If you have questions or want to know more, you can get in touch by emailing me at tom_vo at outlook.com.

Organizations

  • Caritas International Organization
  • International Office Freiburg
  • European Language Council
  • Vietnamese Refugee Association (NPO)
  • Volkshochschule Freiburg
  • Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • Ritsumeikan University
  • International Winter and Summer Courses Freiburg (Social Media)

Expertise

  • Web Development: Backend
  • App Development: Flutter

Programming Languages

  • Java
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Flutter (Dart)
  • Scheme/Racket

Favourite Software

  • Editor (general): Visual Studio Code (Vim on Linux)
  • Java: Netbeans
  • App Development: Android SDK
  • Photo Editing: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Video Editing: Vegas Video / Adobe Premiere

Hobbies

  • Travelling and Foreign Languages
  • Photography
  • Writing
  • Public Speaking (joined Toastmasters International in 2009)

Languages

  • German: native
  • Vietnamese: native
  • English: full professional proficiency
  • Japanese: C1
  • French: B2
  • Chinese (Mandarin): B1
  • Esperanto: conversational
  • Lating: Advanced Proficiency Certifcate (Latinum)

Education

  • Study in Kyoto Program: Ritsumeikan University, 2016-2017
  • Sinology: University of Freiburg, 2013-2016
  • Start-Up 101: Verte Business School, 2012
  • Computer Science: University of Freiburg, 2001-2003