In several small and midsize product development projects of clients I participated primarily in the system architect role. These project activities were performed either in-house or on-site.Activities:Requirements definition and high-level design of a coffee vending machine platform for ETNA-CT. Design included a RFID based subsystem to identify original ingredient cartridges, prevent unwanted refilling, and check expiration.System requirements definition and system design… Show more In several small and midsize product development projects of clients I participated primarily in the system architect role. These project activities were performed either in-house or on-site.Activities:Requirements definition and high-level design of a coffee vending machine platform for ETNA-CT. Design included a RFID based subsystem to identify original ingredient cartridges, prevent unwanted refilling, and check expiration.System requirements definition and system design of the complete electronic system of an infant incubator for the startup company BabyBloom Healthcare. The system was decomposed in a number of HW/SW subsystems taking safety requirements into account. The subsystems communicate via a CAN bus interface. Development of the .NET Compact Framework user interface application running on Windows CE. Porting of an IEC61131-3 soft-PLC software component to Linux running on dedicated hardware developed for a Remote Telemetry Unit for EATON.System design, website development and embedded software development for a proof of concept of a RFID based real-time medication monitoring system for Evalan. Wrote the project proposal to receive a grant from Syntens.Writing project proposals and performing feasibility studies during the acquisition phase of several projects. Show less

As systems engineering representative I was part of the multi-disciplinary system architecture team working outside of development projects and I participated as system architect in development projects.Activities:• Define, document, and communicate architecture strategies/roadmaps.• Align the system architecture roadmap with the product, research, technology, and clinical study roadmaps, including development groups in the US. • Participate in the definition and selection… Show more As systems engineering representative I was part of the multi-disciplinary system architecture team working outside of development projects and I participated as system architect in development projects.Activities:• Define, document, and communicate architecture strategies/roadmaps.• Align the system architecture roadmap with the product, research, technology, and clinical study roadmaps, including development groups in the US. • Participate in the definition and selection of development processes/tools.• Within projects define, document, and communicate the system architecture.• Reviewing product/discipline architectures and interfaces to assure they are in line with the system architecture.• Contribute to the definition of the work break down structure for the project. Show less

Participated as systems engineer, systems team lead and/or systems development core team member in development projects. Worked both on product development and platform/technology projects.Activities:• System requirements definition, system design, system interface definition, and system integration testing, using an iterative development approach.• Configuration management of system deliverables and chairing the change control board.• Participated in a technology project… Show more Participated as systems engineer, systems team lead and/or systems development core team member in development projects. Worked both on product development and platform/technology projects.Activities:• System requirements definition, system design, system interface definition, and system integration testing, using an iterative development approach.• Configuration management of system deliverables and chairing the change control board.• Participated in a technology project within Medtronic CRDM in the US. Created a proof of concept implementation of a new device architecture in SystemC.• Technical lead of a team that analyzed a problem of a released pacemaker, found the root cause, and implemented a firmware solution.• Participated for development in a product innovation team to investigate the business opportunities, clinical needs, and technical readiness of implantable monitoring devices for syncope diagnosis. Show less

Technical lead of the pacemaker firmware (embedded software) development in a large project in which a complete new pacemaker system was developed.Activities:• Project planning of the firmware development.• Definition and documenting the firmware development process.• Definition and implementation of new RTOS-based firmware architecture.• Introduction of the Hatley & Pirbhai modeling method, mentoring engineers.• Firmware requirements, design, implementation, unit… Show more Technical lead of the pacemaker firmware (embedded software) development in a large project in which a complete new pacemaker system was developed.Activities:• Project planning of the firmware development.• Definition and documenting the firmware development process.• Definition and implementation of new RTOS-based firmware architecture.• Introduction of the Hatley & Pirbhai modeling method, mentoring engineers.• Firmware requirements, design, implementation, unit and integration testing.• Timing analysis with Rate Monotonic Analysis.• As firmware representative in the system team contributed to system requirements, system design and interface specifications. Show less

In a small multi-disciplinary group worked on the development of a pacemaker family and accompanying software applications for the 9790 programmer (PC-based, OS/2) to support a clinical study on the prevention of atrial fibrillation.Activities:• Specification and implementation of software applications for the 9790.• Gathering input from physicians and technicians. • Contributed to the development of new pacing algorithms and the design of clinical studies.• Coaching of… Show more In a small multi-disciplinary group worked on the development of a pacemaker family and accompanying software applications for the 9790 programmer (PC-based, OS/2) to support a clinical study on the prevention of atrial fibrillation.Activities:• Specification and implementation of software applications for the 9790.• Gathering input from physicians and technicians. • Contributed to the development of new pacing algorithms and the design of clinical studies.• Coaching of new software engineers. Show less

Within the Software and System Development department developed software for the VP1000, a hand-held programmer for Vitatron pacemakers. Activities:• Porting of embedded software applications to the VP1000.• Interface specification, user interface design, implementation, and testing of VP1000 applications for new pacemaker families and research studies.• Design and implementation of a memory bank-switching approach for the VP1000, including updating build procedure and… Show more Within the Software and System Development department developed software for the VP1000, a hand-held programmer for Vitatron pacemakers. Activities:• Porting of embedded software applications to the VP1000.• Interface specification, user interface design, implementation, and testing of VP1000 applications for new pacemaker families and research studies.• Design and implementation of a memory bank-switching approach for the VP1000, including updating build procedure and scripts.• Verification testing of an OS/2 software application running on dedicated hardware. Show less