Senior Software Consultant - Architect + Developer + Project Manager + Team Lead

10/2014 – 4/2015

Video Monitoring for Public Transportation Systems
Video streaming and recording system for train systems, featuring in- and outside camera systems, alarming and more, letting the driver oversee what is going on.
Role: Senior Consultant - Embedded Linux Developer and Architect: System improvement regarding stability of the various communication channels between the different components of the distributed system.
Consulting, Mentoring, Embedded-Software, Wired Communication, Software-Specification and Verification
Embedded-Linux (2.6.32) + Yocto + Angstrom-Toolchain + Shell-Scripting + C/C++ + QT4 + dbus + ARM7 + U-Boot + Subversion + Video-Streaming

Embedded Linux, ARM-Architektur, Subversion, C++, Qt (Software)

1/2013 – 8/2014

Mobile communication device for shunting to replace analog radio by GSM-R.

Role: Senior Consultant – Principal Software Architect: System improvement and optimization, especially regarding stability, performance and maintainability.

Consulting, Mentoring, Embedded-Software, Mobile Communication, NAND-Technology, Metrics, Software-Specification, Verification and Reviews

Ongoing: Embedded-Linux (2.6.38) + Kernel-Driver + Angstrom-Toolchain + Shell-Scripting + C/C++ + QT4 + JFFS2 + UBIFS + dbus + ARM9 + U-Boot + Multi-Threading + Subversion + GSM-R

Embedded Linux, Linux (Kernel), Betriebssysteme, Software Architecture, Shell (CSH), C, C++, Subversion, Scripting, Telekommunikation / Netzwerke (allg.), GSM/GPRS, It-Beratung

1/2006 – 12/2012

RAPS, ADAS, digital maps
Low latency / real time electronic-horizon provider to be used in map-based driver assistance systems. One of the first available systems worldwide and still the only one that works with all available maps. Runs on several operating systems and implements unique features like Context-Based Road-Matching, Turn-Prediction and dynamic length of the predicted path. Used by Daimler, Ford, MAN and ZF.

RAPS obtained a funding of € 700,000 in 2009 by Innovationsstiftung Hamburg.

Role: Principal Software Architect – Project-Manager: Multi-Platform Build-Envirionment, User-Interface, Positioning, Road-Matching, Route-Prediction, Inter-Process and Network-Communication, GPS and CAN-Bus Interface, Client-Server Protocols

48 MM: Project Management + Mentoring + Software Metrics + Windows / Linux, 32 / 64 Bit + C++ + STL + wxWidgets + GigaBASE + Intel + Atmel AVR32 + Multi-Threading + Purify/Quantify/Coverage + Subversion + Git + CAN + ADASIS V2 + NMEA 0183 + TCP/IP + UDP + MISRAC++ + Extreme Programming + Rapid-Prototyping + Digital Maps + ADAS + Navigation + Client/Server + Ultra High Performance + Templates + Exception Handling

1/2006 – 12/2012

GDF-Import
The fastest available map compiler. Two hour compilation time on a single workstation, where others need two weeks on a server farm.

Role: Principal Software Architect and Developer – Project-Manager: Multi-Platform Build-Envirionment, User-Interface, Optimzed File I/O, Digital Map Format, Multi-Threaded Pipelined Backpatching Compiler-Engine, Lexical Analyzer, Parser, Plugable Code Generators

36 MM: Project Management + Windows/Linux, 32/64 Bit + C++ + STL + wxWidgets + GigaBASE + Multi-Threading + Compiler-Construction + Purify/Quantify/Coverage + Subversion + Git + Digital Maps + Optimal Algorithms + Templates + Exception Handling

Linux (Kernel), Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Software Architecture, C, C++, Subversion, User Interface (UI), Architektur (allg.), Management (allg.), Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

1/2001 – 12/2006

Car Navigation / Digital Maps

Role: Principal Software Architect

Mobile Data Communication
DieGue: A quality measurement tool for mobile data communication

Role: Principal Software Architect and Project Manager