Thomas Ziller-Founder

Services in sales, business development, consulting, and engineering

Current projects:

Interim Sales Director and Strategy Consultant at Very Energetic People GmbH, Stuttgart

Sales of planning, installation, and maintenance of charging stations

Process optimization

Strategy development

Project management for installation projects

Project manager at MEKRA Lang GmbH, Ergersheim: overall project management for digital side mirrors for trucks (Iveco, Hyundai)

Project manager for testing in an internal platform project

VDI trainer for the seminar "Crash course in electrical/electronic systems in vehicles"

Completed projects:

Consulting project at ZF Hannover via Tsetinis Consulting (home office, Hannover)

Consulting on optimizing a software project, including organization

Building teams in the areas of software development and electrical/electronic engineering

Profit and loss responsibility for two teams

People management responsibility for 27 employees

Managing project managers

Main focus Head-up Display: support for all PAG model series, optical design and measurement, component testing, validation drives, error management with Tier1

Testing in the areas of HV/NV, lighting elements, and control elements

Tool development with Java

Embedded software development

Won a follow-up service contract for Head-up Display at Porsche

Won a project at Porsche in chassis/powertrain for a central control unit

Secured the first software FAS architecture project at Volkswagen

Strategy development for SW architecture and Connected Car together with the department

Building the customer base at Porsche and Tier1s

Project management for embedded software development for ZF

Interface to the department management for software and electrical/electronic engineering in Gaimersheim

Recruiting and developing employees

People management responsibility for 22 employees

Managing project managers

Strategy development for virtual validation and reference measurement technology for driver assistance functions

Concept development for HIL for new driver assistance systems

Responsibility for Vehicle-in-the-Loop in the Volkswagen Group

Rebuilt the team after the company was founded

Won the first project for virtual simulation in the field of HiL test benches at Volkswagen

Secured and successfully delivered a Vehicle-in-the-Loop project for Audi dealer training (around 5,000 dealers trained)

Led the optics lab for Volkswagen

Component responsibility for front camera incl. lane departure warning, high beam assist, traffic sign recognition for SUV series and Panamera

Supplier management

Internal schedule planning

Test drives

Representation of the functions within the model series (error management, production coordination, adherence to vehicle schedule)

Successful introduction of the front camera in the Cayenne model year 2013

Internal networking of Porsche departments including training on new functions

Main contact for OEMs for new projects and series improvements

Responsible for costs (R&D and part price)

Ensuring timing and quality throughout the entire project period

Leading interdisciplinary project teams

Managing the adaptation of production lines for new products

Multi-project management

Developing roadmaps/strategies for the rain sensor product group (ultrasonic, camera, infrared)

Development of a new cost-optimized rain-light sensor for Audi models

Introduction of a rain-light-humidity sensor in Porsche models (Panamera), including adaptation of the production line

Introduction of an EMV-optimized rain-light-humidity sensor for Porsche 911/Boxster

Introduction of a new generation parking aid with ACC support in the Audi A8

Introduction of the first park assist system in an Audi model

Management of the integration of parking aid software on Bosch body controller through series production for Audi

Preparation of offers for camera requests from Volkswagen

Creation of system specifications for new driver assistance features

Customer presentations and trade fair support

Handling internal pre-development projects with radar and camera (customers: PSA, Renault, Audi)

Implementation of Valeo requirements in ISO committees for the lane change assistant function

Building customer contacts in pre-development at PSA and Renault