About Me

Hi, I’m Tom Kramer, a -year-old student from Germany, currently doing an exchange year in the U.S.

I like building practical projects with code and experimenting with how software and hardware work together. My programming background is a mix of school and self-taught learning, and I enjoy exploring what’s possible with relatively simple tools. I mainly work with Java and Python, and I also use HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript for web projects like this portfolio. I speak German and English.

A big part of my interest is running systems locally. I’m currently building a voice assistant using Python and Ollama for summarization, designed to run entirely on a Raspberry Pi 5. I focus on small, efficient models that respond instantly and can handle basic tasks. For the hardware side, I design and print my own parts using Fusion and a 3D printer.

Right now, I’m mainly building tools and learning by doing. Next, I want to dive deeper into systems programming and start learning Rust. When I’m not coding, I play badminton.

Feel free to explore the links above to see my current work.