Michael Lühr - B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics

Q: Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Leipzig, Germany .

Q: What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months . Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics .

Q: Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Tourism and Hospitality , and Retail . Michael also has some experience in Telecommunication , Real Estate , and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Product Development . Michael also has some experience in Customer Service , Operations , and Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Tourism and Hospitality , Retail , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Product Development .

Q: What is Michael's education?

Michael holds a Bachelor in Computer Science .

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Leipzig, Germany

Experience

May 2024 - Jan 2025

9 months

B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics

Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
Plugin research and implementation, e.g. custom prices per customer
Implementation of individual customizations
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025

1 year 2 months

Maintenance of B2C Shop for Curtains on Magento 2 for Retail

Development of a B2C shop based on Magento 2, optimized for an in-store retail terminal
Implementation of individual customizations
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 3 months

Technical Lead for Booking Platform for Conference Hotels

Technical lead for a booking platform for conference hotels
Onboarding new team members
Technical and functional support for developers
Ensuring code quality
Implementation of a release process
Technical planning of platform enhancements
Technical design of third-party integrations
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Docker, Redis, Git

Dec 2022 - Jan 2025

2 years 2 months

Maintenance of B2C Shop for Curtains on Magento 2

Migration of the shop to a new hosting provider
Further development and maintenance of the existing configurator
Implementation of individual customizations
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git

Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

5 months

Consulting on shop selection for B2B street furniture shop

Analysis of the existing system
Conducting workshops for requirements analysis
Developing a target vision based on the requirements
Creating a criteria catalog for system selection
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, Shopware 6, Shopify, Commercetools, Sylius, Shopware 5 (existing system)

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Migration of a multinational B2C online shop to Magento 2

Reimplementation of an existing Magento 1 shop on Magento 2
Reimplementation of the connection to the ERP system
Collaboration in an interdisciplinary and international team
Technologies: Magento 1, Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Docker, Git

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

7 months

Further development of a multinational B2C online shop

Further development and bug fixing of a multi-store Magento 1 shop
Collaboration in an interdisciplinary team
Technologies: Magento 1, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git

Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

3 months

Migration of a community portal to GDPR-compliant mailing

Connection of an external mail system to a community portal
Technologies: Zend Framework, Composer, Git

Oct 2019 - Present

6 years 6 months

Integration of the ERP system with the Versacommerce shop system

Implementation of an adapter between the ERP system and the Versacommerce shop system
Technologies: Laravel, MySQL, XML, Docker, Git

Sep 2018 - Present

7 years 7 months

Integration of the ERP system with a Magento 2 shop and various marketplaces

Connection of the ERP system to a Magento 2 shop and various marketplaces
Technical coordination with the hosting provider
Technologies: Magento 2, XML, Docker, Git

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

7 months

Shop Relaunch Development Based on Shopware

Data import from a WooCommerce shop
Plugin development for SEPA processing
Plugin development for subscription handling
Technical coordination with the hosting provider
Technologies: Shopware 5, XML, Docker, Git

Jun 2018 - Present

7 years 10 months

Maintenance of a Florist's Website and Online Shop

Technical maintenance and enhancement of the online shop and CRM system
Technical coordination with service providers
Knowledge transfer to team members
Technologies: Shopware, Symfony, Docker, Git

Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

10 months

Maintenance of a Magento Shop for Blinds

Bug fixing in the existing Magento 1 shop
Technical coordination with the hosting provider
Design adjustments
Technologies: Magento 1, Docker, Git

Sep 2016 - Dec 2022

6 years 4 months

Development of a Web-based Hotel Booking Application

Design of REST API interfaces
Application implementation
Quality assurance
Release management
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Docker, Redis, Git

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

3 months

Prototype Development for a B2B Shop

Prototype implementation for a B2B shop
Quality assurance
Release management
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, AngularJS, Git

Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

1 month

Implementation of attribute import for the Akeneo PIM system

Implementation of an extension for attribute import for the Akeneo PIM system
Technologies: Akeneo, Git

Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

1 year

Software Engineer

sprd.net AG

Planning and implementation of the extension for the Magento-based Yink.com shop
Technical and content planning of projects
Internal and external coordination with stakeholders
Technical implementation of sub-tasks
Quality assurance of completed sub-tasks
Release planning
Onboarding of new employees
Bug fixing
Further development of test automation
Technologies: Magento, Prototype, HTML, CSS, PHPUnit, WordPress

Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

2 months

Customization of filter navigation for Magento 1

Implementation of a custom extension for filter navigation in Magento 1
Technologies: Magento 1, Git

Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

5 months

Technical support for a Magento 1 shop in the B2B sector

Implementation of extensions
Configuration of the Magento system
Design implementation
Release management

Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

2 months

Attribute-based search and product import/export for Magento 1

Implementation of attribute-based search functionality in Magento 1
Preparation of product data for import
Implementation of a product export

Apr 2012 - Jan 2015

2 years 10 months

Senior PHP Software Developer

Netresearch GmbH & Co. KG

Planning and execution of Magento-based software projects
Technical and content planning of projects
Internal and external coordination with customers and partners
Technical implementation of sub-tasks
Quality assurance of completed sub-tasks
Release planning and execution
Further development of test automation
End-customer support for Magento extensions
Development of a Magento extension for Ingenico Payment Services from concept to release
International end-customer support for the Ingenico extension
Development of a Magento extension for credit checks for the payment service provider ExperCash
Full implementation of customer requests from concept to release
Third-party extension support for an international clothing shop, including error analysis, bug fixes, and coordination of necessary steps
Relaunch of a B2B shop in the textiles sector, including installation, configuration, design, and rollout planning
Technologies: Magento, Prototype, HTML, CSS, PHPUnit, DalekJS, jQuery

Apr 2009 - Mar 2012

3 years

Senior PHP Software Developer

AWImmoware GmbH

Development of a web-based real estate management system
Focus on developing the property management module
Modeling and implementation of the underlying data models
Implementation of user interfaces based on Zend Form
Creation of internal interfaces to other modules
Execution of PHPUnit tests
Programming data import/export to and from banking software in MT940/DTA format
Development of export interfaces in CSV format
Development of PHP scripts for data import from external software
Development of SQL scripts for data migrations during software updates
Break for parental leave from 18.01.2012 to 17.03.2012

Oct 2005 - Mar 2009

3 years 6 months

Programmer and Administrator

ZentralData GmbH

Collaboration on a customer service portal with the goal of providing customers access to their services in a personal area
Programming an AJAX-based input simplification for order entries
Programming a retrieval interface for reporting
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based email server, including automatic PGP encryption for receiving and sending emails
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based interface between the call center client and the underlying telecommunication systems
Maintenance of the Java-based call center client
Maintenance of the Java-based SMS gateway
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based application for monitoring the IT infrastructure
Administration of Apache web servers, Postfix mail servers, and Asterisk VoIP servers

Dec 2003 - Aug 2005

1 year 9 months

Working student in the administrative and commercial area

Cora-IT GmbH im Auftrag der AGIS GmbH

Receiving and handling trouble tickets
Processing hardware orders and sales
Creating repair orders and maintaining data records

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (16 years), Retail (9.5 years), Tourism (9.5 years), Telecommunication (3.5 years), Real Estate (3 years), and Manufacturing (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Retail

Tourism

Telecommunication

Real Estate

Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (20.5 years), Quality Assurance (15.5 years), Product Development (12.5 years), Customer Service (5 years), Operations (4 years), and Business Intelligence (3.5 years).

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Product Development

Customer Service

Operations

Business Intelligence

Skills

Migration Of Legacy Systems (Custom In-house Developments, Shop Systems)
Designing Api Interfaces
Designing Shop Extensions (E.g. For Magento, Shopware)
Implementing Api Interfaces
Implementing Shop Extensions (E.g. For Magento, Shopware)
Release Management
Quality Management Systems And Methods
Design Patterns

Programming Languages

Php
Javascript
Bash
Python
Sql

Frameworks

Laravel
Symfony
Doctrine
Magento
Shopware 5 / 6
Zend Framework
Angularjs
Scrum
Kanban

Markup Languages

(X)html
Css
Xml And Related Technologies

Operating Systems

Linux
Ms Windows

Database Systems

Mysql/mariadb
Elasticsearch
Mongodb
Postgresql
Ibm Db2
Ms Sql Server

Standard Software

Phpstorm
Git
Jira
Confluence
Miro
Docker
Ms Office Skills
Openoffice
Ms Visio
Chatgpt
Jetbrains
Trello

Languages

German

Native

English

Intermediate

Education

Bachelor of Science · Computer Science

Certifications & licenses

IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 9 Fundamentals

IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family

Magento Certified Developer

Magento Certified Solution Specialist

Profile

Created

October 2025

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Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Leipzig, Germany.

What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Michael be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics, Maintenance of B2C Shop for Curtains on Magento 2 for Retail, Technical Lead for Booking Platform for Conference Hotels.

What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics.

Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Tourism and Hospitality, and Retail. Michael also has some experience in Telecommunication, Real Estate, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Product Development. Michael also has some experience in Customer Service, Operations, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Tourism and Hospitality, Retail, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Product Development.

What is Michael's education?

Michael holds a Bachelor in Computer Science.

Does Michael have any certificates?

Michael has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 9 Fundamentals, IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family, and Magento Certified Developer.

What is the availability of Michael?

Michael will be available from November 2026.

What is the rate of Michael?

Michael's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.