Andi V.-Test Engineer
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Experience
Test Engineer
Crypto AG und Crypto International AG
- Defining and conducting system tests
- Supporting the automated test environment
- Evaluating tools for automated testing
Senior Software Developer
Brunel Switzerland AG
- Adapting a position sensor for lifts to meet a customer's requirements and defining and implementing unit tests
- Implementation in Ansi-C with hardware adaptations
- Taking safety relevance and MISRA into account
Senior Software Developer
Helveting AG
- Further development of a drive for ventilation flaps and extensive testing of the overall system (Ansi-C, Matlab)
- Implementation of a configuration tool in C++/Qt
- Programming and configuring test stations for medical analysis devices (Delphi, Linux, XML)
- Troubleshooting and fixing errors in an embedded system (Ansi-C)
- Implementation of a battery-saving charging method and porting an existing system to new hardware (Ansi-C, Embedded)
- Requirements engineering for a new in-house ERP system
Career Break
- Job search
- Investigating various Linux firewall distributions
- Restoring a car
Software Developer
MBH Solutions
- Adapting the existing design program for civil engineers to the new EC2 standard and expanding it to include the load case "Punching shear"
- Developing new software for recording outgoing goods using a barcode scanner and simultaneously capturing images from webcams
- Programming both applications in Java SE with a Swing GUI using Eclipse and JUnit (focus areas: client/server, safety relevance)
Software Developer
Rheinmetall Air Defence
- Design, implementation, integration and testing of new subsystems of a fire control system
- Detection of targets beyond the effective range
- Processing and distribution of meteorological data
- Extension of the communications proxy
- Specification, implementation and testing of various subsystems
- Use of Ada95, Apex and UML
KFOR Deployment
- Support of IT and radio equipment in the area of operations, including 1st-level support
Travel and Job Search
- Travel through the USA and Europe
- Job search
Software Developer
SVOX AG
- Development of APIs for the company's own text-to-speech system for Symbian-based smartphones and Nuance
- Development of test and demo applications on Windows
- Object-oriented analysis and design with UML
Software Developer
Noser Engineering AG
- Participation in various customer projects involving a wide range of programming languages, platforms and development methods
Further Education and Travel
- Attended the postgraduate program in Computer Science at Hochschule Rapperswil
- Traveled through Australia
Hardware and Software Developer
Crypto AG
- Developed a fax encryption device and additional equipment
- Developed hardware-related software components
- Conducted tests
Hardware Developer
Contraves AG
- Designed, developed, and tested a radar measurement system
- Evaluated and procured complex measuring instruments
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Construction, and Transportation.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Customer Service, and Research and Development.
Summary
I am a versatile team player with a practical mindset, conceptual thinking, and a very broad range of experience.
I have a very broad range of experience and am therefore flexible when it comes to new challenges.
Skills
- Strong In C/C++ In Embedded Environments
- I Am Familiar With Hardware-Related Work And Find It Fascinating
- Other Languages: Java Se, Ada, Shell Scripts, And Several More
- Mission-Critical Software, Real-Time Systems, And Multitasking Were Special Challenges
- Requirements Engineering
- Eclipse, Junit, Svn, Apex, Nuance, Visual Studio, And Matlab Are Some Of The Tools I Have Used
- Object-Oriented Programming, Uml
Languages
Education
FHO
MAS in Software Engineering · Software Engineering · Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Technikum Rapperswil
NDS Informatik · Computer Science · Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Technikum Rapperswil
El. Ing. HTL, Fachrichtung Elektrotechnik · Electrical Engineering · Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
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Andi is based in Rickenbach, Switzerland and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Andi speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Elementary).
Andi has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Andi has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Andi may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Andi would be well-suited for roles such as: Test Engineer, Senior Software Developer, Career Break.
Andi's most recent position is Test Engineer at Crypto AG und Crypto International AG.
Andi is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Aerospace and Defense, and Manufacturing. Andi also has some experience in Healthcare, Construction, and Transportation.
Andi is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Andi also has some experience in Procurement, Customer Service, and Research and Development.
Andi holds a Master in Software Engineering from FHO and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Technikum Rapperswil.
Andi is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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