Nico Bodmer
Computer Scientist, platform development (Swiss federal VET diploma). Technical sales for data & AI. Websites with ODERA Design.
I trained as a computer scientist specialising in platform development, so I know how systems run. Today I work in technical sales for data & AI and study Digital Business & AI part-time at HWZ. On the side, I design and implement websites for small businesses with ODERA Design.
Technically trained, at home in sales. I clarify requirements, develop solutions up to the technical concept and contribute to proposals. When something needs building, I implement it myself with AI-assisted development. My goal is to grow further into business, IT and project-oriented roles.
Need a website that brings in enquiries? With ODERA Design I design websites for businesses in Switzerland and implement them. You see the finished draft before you pay.
Right now, as of October 2026
- First semester at HWZ
- ODERA Design is taking on projects
- Forecasting app in progress
Selected work
Websites, apps and tools I have designed and implemented. Each with its goal, approach and result.
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ODERA Design 2026 Website and offering My website offering for small businesses. Draft before payment, fixed price, the client owns the source code.
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Two sample projects 2026 Websites A joinery and a solar installer, both fictitious. Two goals, two distinct identities.
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Geo quiz 2026 Web app Find places on an unlabelled aerial map. Scored by distance.
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Morning check-in 2026 Tool My sports watch data as my own morning page, local and read-only.
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Forecasting app in progress Web app A daily guessing game for friends.
On every screen
Three websites, three screen sizes. Switch the view, or load a page live and drag its edge.
Loads the page directly from odera.ch. Your IP address is sent to the host.
Measurements: Schreinerei Doppelmeter
- Load time Doppelmeter, until the largest content is visible
- 0.5 s 1
- Lighthouse desktop, median of three runs, slowest of the five pages, 1 October 2026.
Measurements: Firstlicht Solartechnik
- Load time Firstlicht, until the largest content is visible
- 0.4 s 1
- Firstlicht, Lighthouse mobile for performance, accessibility and best practices
- 100 2
- Firstlicht, weight per page
- 84 to 107 KB 3
- Lighthouse desktop, median of three runs, slowest of the six pages, 5 October 2026.
- Lighthouse mobile, all six pages, 5 October 2026.
- Lighthouse mobile, all six pages, 5 October 2026.
Career
Training, work and my own projects have run in parallel from the start.
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08/2021 to 11/2022
IT Help Desk
IBM Research Zurich
- Level 1 and level 2 support for internal staff
- Device management: setup, migration and data wiping of Mac and Windows laptops for new and departing staff
- Weekly 5 to 10 minute presentations on IT topics, in exchange with my vocational trainer
Related skills: Sales and consulting, Support and training, Way of working
11/2022 to 12/2023
Technical Support Lenovo
IBM Schweiz AG
- Repairing Lenovo devices on site at customers
- Robotics projects with the Pepper robot
- IT and security training at secondary schools
Related skills: Support and training, Way of working
01/2024 to 07/2025
Web Development & Deployment
IBM Schweiz AG
- Deploying internal applications on Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud
- Contributing to web development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React
- Improving existing internal applications for better usability
- Close collaboration with various teams on implementing projects
Related skills: Web and implementation, Operations and cloud, Support and training, Way of working
since 07/2025
Tech Seller Data & AI
IBM Schweiz AG
- Contributing to RFPs, proposals and sales activities in data & AI
- Solution design from requirements analysis to the technical concept
- Working with cross-functional teams on customer projects
- Supporting events and customer sessions (including TechXchange)
Related skills: Data and AI, Sales and consulting, Way of working
2021 to 2025
Federal vocational baccalaureate, technical focus
Vocational Baccalaureate School Zurich
Related skills: Way of working
2021 to 2025
Computer Scientist (Swiss federal VET diploma), platform development
Technical Vocational School Zurich
since 09/2026
BSc Digital Business & AI
HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, part-time, 8 semesters
Related skills: Way of working, In my studies
2026
ODERA Design
Own project
Related skills: Web and implementation, Operations and cloud, Sales and consulting
2026
Geo quiz
Own project
Related skills: Web and implementation, Operations and cloud
2026
Morning check-in
Own project
Related skills: Data and AI
2026
This website
Own project
Related skills: Web and implementation, Operations and cloud, Data and AI
Work
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since 07/2025
Tech Seller Data & AI
IBM Schweiz AG
- Contributing to RFPs, proposals and sales activities in data & AI
- Solution design from requirements analysis to the technical concept
- Working with cross-functional teams on customer projects
- Supporting events and customer sessions (including TechXchange)
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01/2024 to 07/2025
Web Development & Deployment
IBM Schweiz AG
- Deploying internal applications on Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud
- Contributing to web development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React
- Improving existing internal applications for better usability
- Close collaboration with various teams on implementing projects
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11/2022 to 12/2023
Technical Support Lenovo
IBM Schweiz AG
- Repairing Lenovo devices on site at customers
- Robotics projects with the Pepper robot
- IT and security training at secondary schools
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08/2021 to 11/2022
IT Help Desk
IBM Research Zurich
- Level 1 and level 2 support for internal staff
- Device management: setup, migration and data wiping of Mac and Windows laptops for new and departing staff
- Weekly 5 to 10 minute presentations on IT topics, in exchange with my vocational trainer
Education
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since 09/2026
BSc Digital Business & AI
HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, part-time, 8 semesters
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2021 to 2025
Computer Scientist (Swiss federal VET diploma), platform development
Technical Vocational School Zurich
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2021 to 2025
Federal vocational baccalaureate, technical focus
Vocational Baccalaureate School Zurich
Own projects
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2026
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2026
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2026
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2026
This website
Skills, with evidence
Each skill shows how confident I am in it and where I have used it. I mostly write code with AI assistance: I understand what I ship, but I am not a software developer.
- Confident:
- I use it independently every day
- Experienced:
- used at work or in projects
- Basics:
- I know it and am getting into it
Web and implementation 5
Web and implementation
| Skill | Level | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| AI-assisted development | Level: Experienced | Used in: ODERA Design, Two sample projects, Geo quiz, This website |
| HTML and CSS | Level: Basics | Used in: Web Development & Deployment, ODERA Design, Two sample projects, This website |
| JavaScript | Level: Basics | Used in: Web Development & Deployment, ODERA Design, Two sample projects |
| React | Level: Basics | Used in: Web Development & Deployment |
| TypeScript | Level: Basics | Used in: Geo quiz, This website |
Used in my projects: Astro, Vite, Leaflet, Playwright, Tailwind, Supabase
Operations and cloud 4
Operations and cloud
| Skill | Level | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift | Level: Experienced | Used in: Web Development & Deployment |
| IBM Cloud | Level: Experienced | Used in: Web Development & Deployment |
| GitHub, GitHub Actions and Pages | Level: Experienced | Used in: Geo quiz, ODERA Design, This website |
| Docker | Level: Basics | Used in: Web Development & Deployment |
Data and AI 5
Data and AI
| Skill | Level | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| AI tools in everyday work | Level: Experienced | Used in: Morning check-in, This website |
| Explaining and positioning data & AI solutions | Level: Experienced | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI |
| Setting up MCP servers | Level: Basics | Used in: Morning check-in |
| Python | Level: Basics | Used in: Morning check-in |
| SQL and SQLite | Level: Basics | Used in: Morning check-in |
Sales and consulting 5
Sales and consulting
| Skill | Level | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Presenting | Level: Confident | Used in: IT Help Desk (weekly short presentations), Tech Seller Data & AI (customer events) |
| Requirements analysis | Level: Experienced | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI, ODERA Design (project check) |
| RFPs and proposals | Level: Experienced | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI, ODERA Design (proposals) |
| Technical concepts | Level: Experienced | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI |
| Customer events | Level: Experienced | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI (including TechXchange) |
Support and training 5
Support and training
| Skill | Level | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 and level 2 support | Level: Confident | Used in: IT Help Desk |
| Device management for Mac and Windows | Level: Confident | Used in: IT Help Desk |
| Ticketing systems | Level: Confident | Used in: IT Help Desk |
| IT and security training | Level: Experienced | Used in: Technical Support Lenovo (at secondary schools) |
| Process optimisation | Level: Experienced | Used in: Web Development & Deployment (optimising internal applications) |
Way of working 5
Way of working
| Skill | Used in |
|---|---|
| Communication | Used in: IT Help Desk (weekly short presentations), Technical Support Lenovo (IT and security training at secondary schools), Tech Seller Data & AI (customer events) |
| Teamwork | Used in: Tech Seller Data & AI (cross-functional teams), Web Development & Deployment (collaboration with various teams) |
| Time management | Used in: Career: apprenticeship and vocational baccalaureate in parallel from 2021 to 2025. Today work, part-time studies and ODERA Design in parallel |
| Willingness to learn | Used in: Federal vocational baccalaureate, technical focus, BSc Digital Business & AI (part-time) |
| Creativity | Used in: Two sample projects (two distinct identities) |
In my studies 6
In my studies
BSc Digital Business & AI, HWZ, since 09/2026
| Topic | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering (with Python basics) | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
| Introduction to AI | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
| Math for Business | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
| Strategic Management | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
| Finance | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
| Study Skills | Status: Semester 1 | Evidence: BSc Digital Business & AI |
The programme combines Software Engineering, AI & Data Science, Business and Leadership.
Languages 3
Languages
| Language | Level |
|---|---|
| German | Level: native |
| English | Level: fluent |
| French | Level: good |
About me
I started in IT support as an apprentice in 2021: level 1 and 2, setting up and migrating devices, a short presentation on IT topics every week. After that came technical support directly at customer sites, robotics projects with the Pepper robot, and IT and security training at secondary schools.
Later I ran internal applications on Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud and helped develop them further with React. Today I work in technical sales for data & AI: clarifying requirements, developing solutions up to the technical concept, contributing to proposals and RFPs.
Since September 2026 I have been studying Digital Business & AI part-time at HWZ in Zurich. Alongside that I implement websites for small businesses with ODERA Design, and applications of my own, using AI-assisted development. Someone who has done support builds pages that are still maintainable two years later.
Outside work
- Strength training
- Ice hockey (as a fan)
- Snowboarding