Who am I? My name is Christopher Hengefeld. In 2021, I made a personal decision to move to Colombia. Together with my Colombian girlfriend, we bought a finca in the mountains outside Cali. The previous employed relationship has now developed into self-employment. I speak German, English and Spanish fluently.

Mail: freelance.willkana@gmail.com , WhatsApp/Telegram: +49 176 62536 750 or +57 312 4308997 (the mobile signal in the finca is quite poor, since the beginning of 2024 we have a fiber optic connection which enables constant internet communication).

My Curriculum Vitae in short.

I work there under a Colombian tax number, as I am in Colombia for longer than 6 months (usually 10-11 months).

What do I do? I present my work on this website. The database management programs in PHP/MySQL can be tested. I also present design and CNC machining tasks here. Current projects, their project management and planning (from idea to realization) are also presented here.

My curriculum vitae: After school, I trained as a model making mechanic and then studied mechanical engineering at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, specializing in development, Bachelor (2.3) and Master (2.1).

My professional career: I started out as a journeyman in model body construction and worked as a student trainee at Siemens in the field of industrial and wind power gearboxes during my studies. Then 5 years of permanent employment at ZF Friedrichshafen AG as a development engineer. I resigned due to the closure of the Dortmund site. I designed with PTC Creo. Thanks to the purchase of a CNC milling machine and the associated experience, any design (wood/plastic/aluminum) can be implemented independently.

At my next employer, TUM Raesfeld, I worked for 3 years as a calculation engineer and IT & software service in the engineering office for civil engineering.

My official employment ended when I moved to Colombia. I have spent the last 2.5 years mainly renovating the finca and setting up a small business for the production of organic herbs and fertilizers. During this time, I also carried out smaller tasks for TuM Raesfeld and IWK mbh in Bocholt in the areas of software development, database management (Access/MySQL) and general technical calculations.

At the moment (August 2024) I am looking for new clients. You are welcome to contact me.

A number of projects are underway in Colombia to transform our finca into a technology school for organic farming.

Thank you for your trust. Chris

Willkana comes from the Andean language Quechua and can be interpreted in many ways. In lived spirituality, it can be described as change and growth.