Team

sensakus – the shelter network is operated by people who live what they say. They combine the principles and values of sensakus – the shelter network with social, technical, and communication skills and are personally involved in the success of the portal and of the people using it.

Geschäftsleitung

Dr. Philipp Tropf – CEO and Founder of sensakus – the shelter network


Dr. Tropf founded sensakus – the shelter network to realize his vision of a global network of digital solidarity and humanity. A a graduate theologist and philospher, he is convinced that this unique and truly social network will be successful and stands personally for the credibility and respectability of sensakus – the shelter network. His aim is to provide both organizations, associations and values-oriented companies and people looking for help or wanting to help others with a digital home.

Technik und Entwicklung

Alexander Kempf – Technology and Development


Mr. Kempf is in charge of the technical implementation of sensakus – the shelter network. Having worked in many different management positions in the software development industry, the software engineer sees this very human project as a new challenge. As a father of two kids, protecting in all underaged members of sensakus – the shelter network is a main concern. He is looking forward to using the latest technology and the Internet mass phenomena to bring values such as reliability and trustworthiness into the digital world.

Patrick Bartels – Server Administration


Mr. Bartels pursued a degree in Applied Computer Studies at HAW Hamburg and graduated in December 2010. During his semester breaks, he spent a great amount of time providing developmental help in countries such as Uganda and Palestine and passing on his IT knowledge in this context. Since August 2005, he has been working as a freelancer in the areas of web development and web hosting. Since December 2011, he has been participating actively in the development of sensakus – the shelter network. He is fascinated by the possibility of being involved in creating a social network that really deserves being called “social”.

Zoran Kikic – Development


Mr. Kikic has worked on several commercial projects in the past and is now happy to be able to use the experience gained there to support the planning and implementation of a genuinely social Internet platform. The computer scientist is fascinated by the philosophy of maximum privacy sensakus – the shelter network stands for and is proud to contribute to the creation of a respectable network that does not only entertain its members but that supports them in helping each other.

Marketing und Kommunikation

Falk S. Al-Omary – Public Relations


Mr. Al-Omary is “the Name Maker” and a sought-after expert for positioning, image marketing, corporate communications, and personal PR. He is a business journalist, author, top trainer, trained coach and moderator, and professional speaker.
He gained his knowledge by working for worked many years in politics, business, and the media. His customers include well-known domestic and foreign companies, organizations, and celebrities. He is the owner and managing director of several consulting and service companies and publisher and editor of several business media. His consulting expertise ranges from strategic corporate marketing and political lobbying to integrated implementations of PR and marketing campaigns. In his seminars, training sessions, and at congresses, he passes on his practice-oriented and profound expert knowledge in a provocative and authentic way.

Dennis Darko – Media Design and Visual Communication

Mr. Darko is a young, innovative, and consulting-oriented brand communicator, media designer, and businessman. As a modern cross-media insider, he develops comprehensive solutions for integrated corporate and brand communication. He thinks integrally and in corporate workflows. For him, communication is not self-serving. Instead, all media and statements he develops act as a means to reach set objectives.

Günter Jaritz – Social Media and Systemic Online Communication

Mr. Jaritz is a specialist for systemic online communication. As a trained computer specialist, economist, certified project manager, and expert for marketing and sales, he supports people and companies integrally and strategically in achieving their goals on the Internet. At sensakus – the shelter network, he is responsible for all social media activity and online campaigns in social networks and online portals.

Andrea Frankenbach – Text

Mrs. Frankenbach is a translator and language consultant for English and Spanish with a diploma from the renowned School of Translation, Interpreting, Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim, Germany. She turned her passion for languages, texts, and cultures into her profession. She has numerous credentials from well-known international companies and is specialized in IT, the creative industries, and technical documentation. She is a language teacher, trainer for intercultural communications, and a trained copywriter. Her texts are on point, adjusted to the audience, detailed, and easy to read. Her specialization is explaining complex processes in a concise and easily understandable way.

Irina Haas – International Communication

Ms. Irina Haas is a translator and language consultant for English and Spanish with a diploma from the renowned School of Translation, Interpreting, Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim, Germany. She is a studied educationalist and author of several specialized essays on language and its meaning and effects. Due to her special interest in business and finance, she is a language and translation expert for companies from the finance and investment industry. Her texts are an illustration of business culture in practice and explain the complex products of the financial world in an understandable and transparent way.

Rechtsabteilung

Volker Dahrmann – Legal


Mr. Dahrmann studied Law at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Mainz. After passing his second state examination, he was admitted as a lawyer in 2003. In 2007, he was awarded the academic degree of Master of Law (LL.M.) in Media Law from the Mainz Media Institute, directed by Prof. Dr. Dieter Dörr. Since then, he has been specializing in intellectual property law, in particular trademark, copyright, and domain law and works in this area in international projects on a regular basis. Since 2009, he is also a specialized lawyer for labor law.