Nico Bodmer

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Nico Bodmer

Nico Bodmer

Computer Scientist, platform development (Swiss federal VET diploma). Technical sales for data & AI. Websites with ODERA Design.

Profile

Computer scientist (Swiss federal VET diploma, platform development) with experience in support and deployment. Now in technical sales for data & AI: clarifying requirements, developing solutions up to the technical concept, contributing to proposals. Alongside that I implement websites for small businesses with ODERA Design using AI-assisted development and study Digital Business & AI part-time at HWZ. My goal is to grow further into business, IT and project-oriented roles.

Work experience

  1. 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)
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

  1. since 09/2026

    BSc Digital Business & AI

    HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, part-time, 8 semesters

    Topics in semester 1: Software Engineering (with Python basics), Introduction to AI, Math for Business, Strategic Management, Finance, Study Skills

  2. 2021 to 2025

    Computer Scientist (Swiss federal VET diploma), platform development

    Technical Vocational School Zurich

  3. 2021 to 2025

    Federal vocational baccalaureate, technical focus

    Vocational Baccalaureate School Zurich

  4. 2018 to 2021

    Bezirksschule Mutschellen (lower secondary school)

Projects

  • ODERA Design, Website and offering, 2026: My website offering for small businesses. Draft before payment, fixed price, the client owns the source code.
  • Two sample projects, Websites, 2026: A joinery and a solar installer, both fictitious. Two goals, two distinct identities.
  • Geo quiz, Web app, 2026: Find places on an unlabelled aerial map. Scored by distance.
  • Morning check-in, Tool, 2026: My sports watch data as my own morning page, local and read-only.
  • Forecasting app, Web app, in progress: A daily guessing game for friends.

Skills

Web and implementation
AI-assisted development (experienced), HTML and CSS (basics), JavaScript (basics), React (basics), TypeScript (basics)
Operations and cloud
Red Hat OpenShift (experienced), IBM Cloud (experienced), GitHub, GitHub Actions and Pages (experienced), Docker (basics)
Data and AI
AI tools in everyday work (experienced), Explaining and positioning data & AI solutions (experienced), Setting up MCP servers (basics), Python (basics), SQL and SQLite (basics)
Sales and consulting
Presenting (confident), Requirements analysis (experienced), RFPs and proposals (experienced), Technical concepts (experienced), Customer events (experienced)
Support and training
Level 1 and level 2 support (confident), Device management for Mac and Windows (confident), Ticketing systems (confident), IT and security training (experienced), Process optimisation (experienced)
Way of working
Communication, Teamwork, Time management, Willingness to learn, Creativity
In my studies
Software Engineering (with Python basics), Introduction to AI, Math for Business, Strategic Management, Finance, Study Skills
Used in my projects
Astro, Vite, Leaflet, Playwright, Tailwind, Supabase
Languages
German (native), English (fluent), French (good)

Outside work: Strength training, Ice hockey (as a fan), Snowboarding

References available on request.