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Stefan K.-Software Engineer C# .NET

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Oldenburg, Germany

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Jul 2021 - Present
Oldenburg, Germany

Software Engineer C# .NET

Freelance Software Engineer

Position summary
Software Engineer C# .NET at Freelance Software Engineer
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Design of a software interface in a large-scale project for the defence sector. No further details can be provided due to the confidentiality of classified information.
  • Design and development of a reporting application for the acceptance of coordinate measuring machines according to the ISO 10360 series of standards. Coordination and moderation of review meetings to clarify requirements in an international corporation.
  • Development of a tool for backing up and restoring machine configurations for service operations on coordinate measuring machines.
  • Consulting project to optimize and further develop an Access application for administrative tasks in an engineering office.
  • Design and development of production software for parameterizing coordinate measuring machines. Co-design of interfaces and development of automation for generating configuration bundles for different machine configurations.
  • Development of a service application for the geometric calibration of coordinate measuring machines based on gauge block measurements.
  • Development of a maintenance app for updating and configuring water dispensers. Project support through the app launch, as well as training and project handover to a customer employee.
  • Migration of a maintenance app for smart water filters, including finalization for the app launch and further development of the app to support multiple protocols.

Technologies: Git, Visual Studio Code, Confluence, Protobuf, Agile, C#, .NET, WPF, MVVM, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, MSTest, MigraDoc, Azure DevOps, Jira, OpenRPC, JSON, Microsoft Access, Entity Framework Core, Python, YAML, Build Pipelines, WinUI 3, XUnit, Atlassian Stack, Scrum

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

Software Developer

Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH

Position summary
Software Developer at Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • No details can be provided due to the confidentiality of classified information.

Technologies: C#, .NET, UWP, MVVM, Git, Visual Studio, XUnit, Scrum

Sep 2015 - Aug 2019

Software Engineer

SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Position summary
Software Engineer at SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Design and development of a multi-tenant web portal for configuring and controlling light strips for production halls, as well as monitoring sensor values and energy requirements.
  • Development of an Android app for reading machine data from QR codes to create fault reports.
  • Development of a web portal for reading, configuring, and updating E-bike components via a CAN bus protocol.
  • Further development of a CAM system for manufacturing CFRP components. Improvement of user-friendliness and implementation of algorithms for processing 3D surfaces.

Technologies: C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, OData, Angular, Phoenix Contact PLCnext, Entity Framework Core, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure IoT-Hub, MSSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Xamarin.Forms, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework 6, SignalR, MSTest, CAN-Bus, MS SQL, VB.NET, WPF, TFS, CATIA V5, Siemens NX

Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

Systems Engineer for Manufacturing-Related Software

ASCO DATA

Position summary
Systems Engineer for Manufacturing-Related Software at ASCO DATA
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Development of a class library for the automated creation of PDF reports.
  • Implementation of a graphics library using OpenGL with compatibility with an existing graphics interface.

Technologies: C#, .NET, WPF, MVVM, Visual Studio 2012, SVN, C++, MFC, OpenGL

Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

Internship Semester and Bachelor's Thesis

SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Position summary
Internship Semester and Bachelor's Thesis at SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Bachelor's thesis: Development and implementation of algorithms for a 3D milling simulation, followed by integration into an existing software module.
  • Internship semester: Porting and extension of a software module for the automated generation of milling processes in CATIA V5. Migration of the software from Visual Basic 6 to VB.NET with a WPF interface.

Technologies: VB.NET, WPF, MVVM, CATIA V5, Visual Studio 2012, TFS

Industry experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Aerospace and Defense, and Information Technology.

Manufacturing
Aerospace and Defense
Information Technology
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Product Development.

Information Technology
Product Development
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Summary

As an experienced software engineer with over 10 years of expertise in .NET development, I support companies as a flexible partner in implementing software projects. My goal: efficient, practical solutions that create value.

Languages

German
Native

Education

Oct 2010 - Jun 2014

Jade University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering · Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science · Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

BBS Friedenstraße

Advanced Technical College Entrance Qualification · Technical College · Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

Marinearsenal

Training as an IT Systems Electronics Technician, Skilled Worker · IT Systems Electronics Technician · Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Manufacturing 10 y
Avg length 2 y 7 m
Longest experience 5 y 3 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Software Engineer C# .NET, Software Developer, Software Engineer
Main industries Manufacturing, Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

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Stefan is based in Oldenburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Stefan speaks the following languages: German (Native).

Stefan has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Stefan would be well-suited for roles such as: Software Engineer C# .NET, Software Developer, Software Engineer.

Stefan's most recent position is Software Engineer C# .NET at Freelance Software Engineer.

In recent years, Stefan has worked for Freelance Software Engineer.

Stefan is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Aerospace and Defense, and Information Technology.

Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

Stefan has recently worked in industries like Aerospace and Defense and Manufacturing.

Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology.

Stefan holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Jade University of Applied Sciences.

The availability of Stefan needs to be confirmed.

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