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Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Notable achievements: Leading a global team to drive innovation in the Automation & ADAS domain, managing a project portfolio of 21 innovation projects with a budget of several million Euros. Ensuring strategic roadmap planning and collaboration across multiple regions, contributing to significant advancements in commercial vehicle technology.• Leadership and Team Development: Leading an agile team of 20 engineers, supervising a global automation team of 57 across 4 regions. Established a diverse team with a global presence using scaled Scrum, and committed to the personal development and coaching of all team members.• Global Collaboration: Ensured constant alignment between ZF CVS business leaders and ZF Group Divisions, managed project collaboration across the EU, US, India, and China.• Innovation and Strategic Planning: Steering business-driven innovation in the Automation & ADAS domain, co-defined a unique innovation process, and participated in strategic long-term planning within ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Division.• Project and Budget Oversight: Managing a project portfolio of 21 innovation projects with a several million Euro budget, steering all projects and invention disclosures in areas of Automation & ADAS, and monthly reporting to ZF CVS top management.ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, is specializing in engineering, it is primarily known for its design, research and development, and manufacturing activities in the automotive industry. It is a worldwide Tier 1 supplier of drive-line and chassis technology for cars and commercial vehicles.

Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Notable achievements: Successfully implemented Nexus Scrum for global project collaboration between Germany and China, significantly enhancing coordination and productivity. This led to improved project efficiency, timely deliveries, and effective cross-cultural teamwork, resulting in the synergistic execution of three major projects.• Innovation Project Management: Managed the Autonomous Driving (AD AL4) project ADOPT 3, ensuring planning, subsidy control, coordination, business case creation, and tracking of engineering tasks, costs, and roadmaps.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interfaced with domain development, business, marketing teams, and customers, presenting project status to the Innovation Committee.• Scaled Agile Project Management: Coordinated three scaled agile projects in Germany and China as a PSM II certified Scrum Master using Nexus Scrum.• Team Leadership and Development: Led a team of 6 ADAS engineers, including resource allocation, employee development, and weekly team meetings.

Hannover Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Notable achievements: Successfully handed over the AD AL4 project, ensuring all engineering tasks were meticulously planned, and work results documented. Introduced Scrum methodology into the team, significantly improving agile project execution and collaboration.• Innovation Project Management: Managed the Autonomous Driving (AD AL4) project ADOPT 2, planning and coordinating all engineering tasks, tracking roadmaps, supporting work package reviews, and business case development.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Presented consolidated project status to the Innovation Committee, interfaced with development, business, and marketing teams, and served as the technical interface to customers and partners.• Financial and Agile Project Management: Tracked project costs and schedules of global teams, managed financial planning and subsidy control, and supported three agile innovation projects as a PSM I certified Scrum Master.WABCO (now ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions division) was a provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles until the company got bought by ZF Group in 2020.

Stuttgart Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Notable achievements: Responsible for the successful street release of the engine ECU software for the 70th anniversary Porsche 911 Speedster (2019) and 911 GT3 RS (2019).• ECU Software Management and Verification: Accountable for ECU software development and street releases for Porsche GT sports cars, verified and implemented functional software tests, and conducted coding, flashing, and fault analyses of ECUs.• E/E Architecture Coordination: Coordinated E/E development for ECUs, supervised EMC testing, developed specifications for HIL test bench ECU tests, and handled vehicle bus network (CAN & FlexRay) and communication matrix dimensioning.• Software Development and Collaboration: Managed software development and modifications for the engine ECU, reported on software milestones, and represented Porsche Motorsport in software Change Control Boards (CCB) and to Porsche top management.• Testing and Supplier Management: Coordinated and prepared ECU software, diagnostics, and vehicle bus quality tests, designed and assigned E/E and software tests, participated in full vehicle provings, and managed external suppliers, budgets and quotations.In addition to the development of pure racing cars, Porsche Motorsport also creates street-legal supercars based on normal sports cars, e.g., the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Notable achievements: Successfully managed and secured 24.3 million Euro in research funds. Developed intelligent control systems and published 13 scientific papers, significantly contributing to the fields of Energy Management Systems, Wind Turbines, and Smart Grid Technologies.• Project and Budget Management: Managed public and private multi-million Euro research projects, composed project specifications, organized workshops and meetings, defined functional requirements, and handled financial planning and reporting for projects.• Personnel and Research Leadership: Supervised and hired student assistants, interns, and research associates, represented the institute in research projects, organized scientific events, presented at conferences, and led research in Energy Management Systems, Wind Turbines, and Smart Grid Technologies.Full-time employment. Activities and responsibilities in project work and -management as well as a supervisor and head teaching assistant. Moreover, spare-time realization of my doctoral thesis in electric mobility and distributed control.

Hamburg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Notable Achievements: Developed and implemented Fault Ride-Through (FRT) testing procedures, enhancing the reliability and compliance of electric wind turbine components. Led a project to successfully acquire full German grid code certification, ensuring adherence to national and international standards. Instructed the power converter system team, overseeing programming, supervision, and maintenance, and contributed to significant improvements in system performance.• Compliance and Testing: Reviewed national and international power system grid codes, evaluated Wind Turbine components for compliance, developed Fault Ride-Through (FRT) testing procedures, and conducted high-voltage measurements.• Technical Guidance and Project Management: Instructed the power converter system team, managed a project to acquire full German grid code certification, investigated electric generator and component malfunctions, developed electric grid simulations, and wired a complete Wind Turbine nacelle.PowerWind GmbH, founded in 2007 as a spin-off of the solar energy company Conergy GmbH, was researching, developing and constructing several hundred wind energy converters (900 kW and 2.4 MW class) until the company became insolvent end of 2011 and was liquidated and sold to India in mid-2012.

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering And Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude (“96%” ~ “4.3” ~ “A+”)

• Theses supervisors: Professor Antonello Monti, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Uwe Sauer • A Multi-Agent-based Component Control.

M.Sc. In Electrical Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, Power Generation And Supply, 1.7 (“90%” ~ “4.0” ~ “A0”)