{"id":5,"date":"2018-01-01T21:58:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T21:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T01:16:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"intro\">\nThe company <strong>Bender IT-Services<\/strong> was founded in 2017 and is a one-man business run by <strong>Patrick Bender<\/strong> . Patrick has been passionate about computers and software development since his youth \u2013 he wrote his first programs at the age of 12.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his Abitur (high school diploma), Patrick began studying computer science in 2010, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 2014 and a master's degree in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"career\">\n<h2>Professional career<\/h2>\n<p><!-- aktivKONZEPTE AG --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"timeline\">\n<li class=\"timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo aktivkonzepte\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adh.de\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/f\/a\/csm_aktivKONZEPTE_1140x550_15cf4dc9d3.png\" alt=\"aktivKONZEPTE AG Logo\" \/><br \/>\n<time>June 2016 \u2013 July 2018<\/time><\/p>\n<h3>Software developer at aktivKONZEPTE AG<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick worked as a full-time software developer at aktivKONZEPTE AG.<\/li>\n<p><!-- Softgarden e-recruiting GmbH \u2013 Full-Stack --><\/p>\n<li class=\"timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/softgarden.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/softgarden-logo-2025.webp\" alt=\"Softgarden Logo\" \/><br \/>\n<time>August 2018 \u2013 December 2022<\/time><\/p>\n<h3>Full-stack software developer at Softgarden<\/h3>\n<p>As a full-stack software developer at Softgarden e-recruiting GmbH, Patrick was responsible for numerous development and project tasks.<\/li>\n<p><!-- Softgarden \u2013 Teamlead --><\/p>\n<li class=\"timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/softgarden.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/softgarden-logo-2025.webp\" alt=\"Softgarden Logo\" \/><br \/>\n<time>January 2023 \u2013 June 2023<\/time><\/p>\n<h3>Team Lead in Software Development at Softgarden<\/h3>\n<p>In this role, Patrick took on team leadership and technical coordination.<\/li>\n<p><!-- Softgarden \u2013 System Architekt --><\/p>\n<li class=\"timeline-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/softgarden.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/softgarden-logo-2025.webp\" alt=\"Softgarden Logo\" \/><br \/>\n<time>Since July 2023<\/time><\/p>\n<h3>System Architect at Softgarden<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick currently works as a systems architect at Softgarden, designing software architectures and technical strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"footer\">For further details on Patrick's qualifications and projects, see his <a href=\"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebenslauf-Patrick-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curriculum vitae (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Firma Bender IT-Services wurde im Jahr 2017 gegr\u00fcndet und ist ein Ein-Mann-Unternehmen, welches von Patrick Bender gef\u00fchrt wird. Seit seiner Jugend begeistert sich Patrick f\u00fcr Computer und Softwareentwicklung \u2013 seine ersten Programme schrieb er bereits mit 12 Jahren. Nach dem Abitur begann Patrick 2010 sein Informatik-Studium, das er 2014 (Bachelor) und 2019 (Master) erfolgreich &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About us<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":220,"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bender-it-services.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}