Skip to main content

hello

My name is Volker Otto. After more than 18 years in the web industry, I'm the CTO @ Digital Masters, where I build e-commerce and platform solutions with our clients. I joined the agency as its fifth employee and helped grow it to more than a hundred people.

I care about scalable systems, lean digital processes and putting the customer first. A big part of my work today is bringing AI into the agency: agent skills and workflows for specific use cases, automated lead generation and technical research, and multi-agent development pipelines with a human in the loop.

  • management
  • ai
  • ux
  • digital
  • process
  • performance
  • digitalnative

In 18 years I've worked with brands in automotive, publishing, finance and e-commerce, among others:

Happily married and proud dad to our wonderful daughter and son. We live in the charming town of Norderstedt, which is located close to Hamburg in ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช. Spending quality time with my loved ones is what I enjoy the most, but whenever I get some free time, I like to tinker with smart home stuff, play some games to unwind, play the piano or squeeze in a game of chess.

  • husband
  • father
  • geek
  • gamer

Work Experience

Since 2018
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผ CTO @ Digital Masters
2017 - 2018
๐Ÿ’ผ Lead Web Business Architect @ Digital Masters
2013 - 2017
๐ŸŽจ Senior Frontend Developer @ Schokoladenseite.net
2012 - 2018
๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Web Architect @ Freelance
2010 - 2013
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Web Developer @ Schokoladenseite.net

Education

2010 - 2015
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽ“ Web & Media Informatics (B.Sc.) @ FH Dortmund
2009 - 2010
๐Ÿซ Business Informatics @ HTWG Konstanz
1996 - 2009
๐ŸšŒ High school A-Level @ Wieland Gymnasium, Biberach
1992 - 1996
โœ๏ธ Elementary School @ Gaisental Grundschule, Biberach
1990 - 1992
๐Ÿ‘ถ Kindergarten @ Fรผnf Linden, Biberach
1989
๐Ÿผ I was born.