Right now I am open to pursue new challenges where I can apply my combined experience and energetic motivation!What I bring to the table:15 years as full-stack software developer,10 years work in sizzling startup environments,10 years as motivating and effective team manager,5+ years company management and growth,15 successfully acquired national & international research projects,strong relations to academia, research and the funding ecosystem,a life-time in digital technology and innovation at various industries,a great respect for individuals and joy in working with people,

In our tiny family wine estate at the Moselle river in Germany, my son is the winemaker who creates exceptional Riesling wines, based on traditional methods. Find out more under http://weingut-jostock.net

During summer semester freelance lecturer in electrical engineering: AC technology, complex math, AC transformations, network modelling and AC circuits.

Managed the inception and growth of a pioneering deep-tech startup focused on developing a cutting-edge software suite with a blockchain backend for the manufacturing industry.Directed a team from inception to expansion, scaling the company from three to 25 employees.Instituted robust processes and project management methodologies, leading to early ISO9001 and ISO27001 certifications.Forged strategic partnerships for product development, fostering collaboration with external partners and integrating an internal development team.Expanded market presence by establishing a sales office in France, facilitating negotiations with customers and suppliers.Enacted comprehensive business planning, exercising meticulous budget control, and delivering transparent shareholder reporting.

Launched a new product division, culminating in the spin-off of AREDAR CyberSecurity GmbH, offering an exceptional industrial IoT gateway to streamline data transfer between field-bus systems and production IT environments (www.arendar.io).Pioneered the establishment of several publicly funded research initiatives with strategic partners.

Conducted experimental research and simulations, providing critical support to various research projects while guiding PhD students.Elevated the electrotechnical laboratory's capabilities through strategic equipment procurement and expansion efforts with a setup of 400Vac inverter island gridsCoordinated projects, authored research proposals, and contributed to publications, in addition to providing supervision and lecturing services.

Doctorate in just three years with the grade summa cum laude / excellent on the distributed control of inverter-driven island power grids, subsequently post-doctoral researcher at the institute.Dissertation publication: Stability of Inverter-driven Island Grids - ISBN 9783732263028

Architected robust systems ensuring reliability of asynchronous background processes, showcasing expertise in system recovery methodologies.

Demonstrated proficiency as a Java developer, contributing to the development of enterprise application integration software and maintaining version control systems.

Assumed a pivotal role in embedded programming of control software for a system-on-a-chip semiconductor test system, collaborating across multicultural environments (Germany - Japan - USA).

Realtime OS RTX/51 on embedded controller, CAN bus

Freelance developer in parallel to my studies.Micro-controller programming (Siemens 80C512) of a dental laser application: real time interrupt routines, man/machine interface, laser pulsing, laser diode cooling control via Peltier elements.