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Valentin Staubmann · IT Engineer

From Amiga to AI

Building useful technology with curiosity and decades of experience — from mechanical engineering to systems, development, and AI that actually helps people.

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Hi, I'm Valentin Staubmann — an IT engineer with a background in mechanical engineering and many years of experience in systems, development, and open-source technologies. IT Engineer @ iqoqi.at.

Before moving into IT, I worked as a mechanical engineer. That background still shapes how I approach technology today: with precision, curiosity, and a focus on practical, long-term solutions.

A short history

Growing up alongside the technology

  1. 1985

    Schneider monochrome & the manual-typed games

    Typing programs line by line from a thick manual on a Schneider computer with a green monochrome monitor was one of my earliest hands-on experiences with computers.

  2. 1987

    First computer — Commodore Amiga 500

    Getting my own Amiga 500 was a big step and deepened my interest in computers, creativity, and technology.

  3. 1990

    286 → 386 → 486 — the PC years

    From DOS to early Windows, I kept learning how computers worked and how the right tools could make complex things feel manageable.

  4. 1996

    First internet access and web development

    My first time online opened up a completely new world. I built my first website from scratch and quickly became fascinated by the web.

  5. 2000

    Java and a pre-MMS image messenger

    I started at a software company with little more than HTML and learned Java there. Before MMS existed, we built our own way to send pictures between phones — a Java client that split an image into packets and sent them, over a protocol we had written ourselves, to a Java server we also built. A wild and formative time.

  6. 2001

    UMTS demonstrations and mobile applications

    I worked on Java applications in a mobile demonstration environment, helping present early use cases for UMTS, including video communication.

  7. 2002

    Oracle cluster administration for hospitality software

    I worked on systems that had to be stable, scalable, and reliable, especially in demanding hotel environments.

  8. 2007

    Joining the IQOQI

    In 2007 I became the IT engineer at the IQOQI, a research institute — the long chapter I’m still writing today.

  9. 2025

    AI-assisted content and new tools

    Today, AI has become part of the toolkit as well. Even this website benefited from it, which feels like a natural next step after many years of watching technology evolve.

  10. 2026

    Chief AI Officer program

    This year, I completed an intensive Chief AI Officer program, which was a few weeks of packed strategy, governance, and hands-on practice. I finished with distinction.

    A lot happened, and my perspective on responsible AI implementation was reshaped.

Sunset over the Tyrrhenian Sea near Salerno, Italy
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Robert H. Goddard — pioneer rocket engineer (1882–1945)