Personal Info

Name: Enrico Aderhold
Born: Late 1972
Origin: East Germany
Lives in: Allstedt, Germany
Status: Married to Sabine
Children: Sally (♂), Eric (♂), Alex (♂)

Family Life

Sabine and I have been together since 2004, married in August 2019 after years of shared battles and blessings.

We have a son, Alex, and I also consider Sally, though not biologically mine, as my own.

Sally works for the local government and holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), training alongside me.

Eric lives in Nuremberg, is open-minded and a tech geek like me, no surprise there.
He’s still finding his own path, but I’m sure he’ll build something truly his own.
Maybe one day he’ll read this… and find his way back to me, too.

Alex is an elite rower in Halle/Saale; his eight-man crew won bronze at the 2024 U19 World Championships in Ontario.
He’ll be racing again in 2025, this time in Trakai, Lithuania, once more in the U19 German eight.
And this time... he’s going for gold.


“My pride lies not in what I do, but in what they become.”

Working Life

The Early Days

Started in September 1989 as a farmer trainee. When the wall fell, I took whatever paid, car painting - trainee, house building, drywalling.

Life Behind the Keyboard

Tech spark hit in 1990 on a C64—more interested in how games worked than playing them.

Tech Timeline

  • 1991 – First Atari
  • 1993 – First 286 PC, MS-DOS tinkering
  • 1995 – Windows NT 3.1, and I was hooked
  • 2001 – First Mac, sleek and UNIX-based
  • 2003 – My first gaming server went live
  • 2004 – Hostmaster duties: 100+ sites, Apache, BIND, MySQL, 3am recoveries

Then went full-time into IT—System Engineer at Deutsche Telekom Frankfurt for Microsoft, then deep into enterprise networking. Clients include Dresdner Bank, Commerzbank, Allianz, Deutsche Post, Siemens, Cable & Wireless, MicroStaxx, Vion, and now HCD Consulting.

Skills & Certifications

Expertise: Wireless (802.11), Networking (802.3), Network Security, Unix/Linux systems

Certifications (active only): CWNP, Juniper, Arista, NVIDIA – and more upon request.

CWNP-Profile   Credly Profile

WiFi Mission

I started messing with Wi‑Fi in 2014—admin, tweak, repeat. In 2020, I dove deeper, and after 200 pages in the CWNA-107 study guide, I realized I was a user, not an architect.

As of June 2025, I know Wi‑Fi networks, and I know the difference between a hack job and a properly built system. Next stop: CWNE and beyond.

CWNP ID: 634461

  • CWNA – May 1, 2023
  • CWDP – May 23, 2023
  • CWAP – Jan 14, 2024
  • CWSP – Apr 3, 2025
  • CWNE – in progress

Ventured into IoT with CWISA on June 3, 2025—because everyone’s using it without realizing it. That’s exactly why it matters.

  • CWISA – Jun 3, 2025
  • CWICP – planned Aug 2025
  • CWIIP –  planned Dec 2025
  • CWIDP –planned Mar 2026
  • CWISE – in progress

Sports Life

Childhood: sprinting, jumping, lifting, Judo (orange belt—today: blue).

  • Late 90s: Muay Thai
  • Then: Skydiving (300+ jumps)
  • 2008: Kickboxing
  • 2009: MMA — stayed with it for years
  • 2012: Golf with a 26.5 handicap
  • 2014: Moved to Hannover—started Luta Livre, then shifted to BJJ
  • 2019: Moved to Allstedt full-time—coached youth judo, kept training BJJ in Halle

BJJ Journey

Started Luta Livre in Hannover under David Polokay & Murat Aygün, then BJJ with Douglas Mayer.

Since 2016: BJJ became home   •   2018: Blue belt   •   2022: Purple belt   •   2025: Brown belt

Currently training in Halle/Saale with Sebastian Otto and Philipp Parade—and wherever the road takes me.

Fishing

I’ve been fishing since childhood and have been chairman of Anglerverein Allstedt e.V. since 2023.

I’m not a trophy hunter—just fishing for fun, a meal, or some peace. Some days, I don’t even use a hook or bait; it’s not about catching—it’s about not being caught.

My Heroes

BJJ Fanatics

"I build networks. I break sweat. I live code. I fight gravity. I don’t do average."
— Enrico Aderhold

Local Engagement & Political Stance

Serving on Allstedt’s local council since 2020; currently Deputy Mayor (Ortsbürgermeister‑Stellvertreter).

If asked about politics—I’m not aligned with far-right fascists, far-left extremists, radical green agendas, or religious fanatics. I remain party‑free and intend to stay that way.

Written by: Enrico Aderhold
Hits: 51646