Curriculum Vitae

Carmeq GmbH

Software Architect and Developer

November 2016 - today

I am a member of the “Simulation and Software Integration” team and working on different topics in the context of virtual test-environments for modern driver assistant systems. As Carmeq GmbH is part of the Volkswagen Group I collaborate extensively with the electrics-electronics department of the core brand Volkswagen.

My responsibilities are:

• Technical lead in a project for an automotive software integration platform based on Red Hat OpenShift

This includes:

• Developing of infrastructure and platform tooling
• Identifying and evaluating stakeholder requirements
• Implementing Kubernetes device plugins for automotive related hardware
• Participation in Red Hat Open Innovation Labs as an expert for system design, software development and simulation tooling

Other topics covered:

• Technical lead for virtual test environments for functional engineers of vehicle driver assistant systems
• Developing sensor simulations and corresponding data visualization
• Tool development for automated generation of virtual 3D worlds for testing of driver assistant systems
• Implementing a Java-EE based database service for simulation scenario data
• Training colleagues in modern C++, container-based virtualization, Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Supporting HR in employee acquisition and interviewing candidates for cloud-technology based projects

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Software Developer

May 2015 - October 2016

As part of the preliminary development team in the electrics-electronics department I was responsible for developing and evaluation of upcoming driver assistant systems with focus on applications for commercial vehicles.

My responsibilities were:

• Developing camera-based 3D reconstruction architectures and algorithms for collision avoidance systems
• Designing an axle load sensing systems for commercial vans. Implementation covered sensor data processing and data fusion as well as an Android-based user interface prototype used for management board presentations

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Software Developer

2010 - 2013

Working for the Institute of Flight Systems I was part of the software development team responsible for different test-flight aircraft and helicopters. In this context I was developing software for the real hardware as well as different simulation systems used by test pilots.

In my role I covered different topics such as:

• Implementing measurement and calibration software used in various research aircraft
• Developing of control components for a collision avoidance system used in a research helicopter
• Statistical analysis of the flow characteristics of a five-hole pressure probe used in unmanned aerial vehicles

Braunschweig University of Technology

Computer and Communications Systems Engineering - Master

October 2010 - November 2013

Major in Software and Systems Engineering with focus on the following topics:

• Computer Vision
• Digital Image Processing
• Pattern Recognition
• Model-Based Software Development
• Natural Language Processing

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Master's Thesis

March 2016 - November 2016

Master’s Thesis with the topic “Camera-based protection of rotation planes with 3D scene reconstruction”.

Conducted by VW Commercial Vehicles in the “Electrics-Electronics Department” as part of the preliminary development team.

Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University

Aerospace Engineering - Bachelor

2010 - 2013

Major in Aerospace Electronics with focus on the following topics:

• Control Theory and Flight Control
• Microprocessor Technology
• Software and Systems Engineering
• Aerospace Systems and Simulation

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Bachelor's Thesis

July 2013 - September 2013

Bachelor’s Thesis with the topic “Calibration of an integrated five-hole pressure probe”.

Conducted by German Aerospace Center (DLR) in the Institute of Flight Systems as part of the flight test instrumentation team.