Camera Systems Experts in Germany

• Designed and implemented the complete data flow architecture for the Mercedes-AMG battery case production line, from raw material processing to end-customer traceability.

• Developed MQTT-based communication protocols for Siemens S7 PLC controllers to enable efficient real-time data exchange between machines and supervisory systems.

• Architected a local Ubuntu-based industrial server, integrating Node-RED for data collection, MySQL databases running in Docker containers, and automated data pipelines.

• Commissioned connectivity of 52 Siemens PLCs and 32 Yaskawa welding and handling robots.

• Designed and implemented HMI and visualization systems to support operator interaction and production monitoring.

• Designed a 2D digital twin of the production floor, visualizing real-time process data from 26 Siemens PLCs and 18 Yaskawa welding robots via Stromquelle interfaces.

• Implemented data collection and camera-based measurement systems for welding quality control and automated defect visualization.

• Designed and optimized MySQL database structures, including stored procedures for data processing and performance analytics.

• Migration of the software development process of a medical technology software to C/C++ package manager Conan and development of macOS-specific system components

• Developed a deep learning system with multi-view Basler cameras for markerless 3D pose estimation

• Management of internal and external optics, electronics, and software developers and the subproject managers throughout the entire development process up to handover to production
• Conducting RfP and contract negotiations with German, Chinese, and Japanese manufacturers and tracking the agreed deliverables
• Conducting quality gates throughout the development process
• Responsibility for meeting commercial, technical, and schedule requirements (resource and budget planning)
• Continuous monitoring of potential project risks during all phases
• Ensuring compliant development (RoHS & REACH) and documentation for worldwide CE marking
• Project status reporting to upper management and the company board
• Central point of contact for third-party contractors and their coordination in the project

• Development of automation software and commissioning of a pneumatic press for processing electrical sheet stator cores, including KUKA robot handling, process monitoring, and connected measurement systems for quality inspection and sorting.

• Independent work as a PLC and software specialist focusing on automation and custom machinery
• Programming, modernization, expansion and optimization of production plants with focus on efficiency improvements, data transparency and system integration
• PLC programming and safety with Siemens S7 Classic/TIA-Portal, Beckhoff TwinCAT 2/3 and CoDeSys
• Development of high-level language software and database applications (.NET / C#, C++, Visual Basic .NET, Borland/Embarcadero C++)
• Development of custom software solutions for industrial automation, including embedded systems (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, NodeMCU, ESP8266)
• System integration of external systems such as readers, printers, scales, scanners and cameras, as well as various fieldbus systems (Ethernet, Profinet, Profibus, EtherCAT, CAN bus, RS232, TCP/IP)
• Creation of visualizations and HMI applications with Siemens WinCC flexible, Beckhoff HMI and .NET front-ends
• Design, development and integration of machine vision solutions (Keyence, Cognex, AVS Alfavision, camera systems) in PLC and PC environments
• Design and implementation of process data acquisition systems and traceability solutions (100% traceability) based on Microsoft SQL Server (Compact, Express, Server) including stored procedures and direct PLC-SQL communication
• Creation of software and PLC concepts, standard function blocks and project libraries for PLC and high-level language projects
• Design and programming of conveyor, testing, assembly, packaging and grinding systems in industries such as automotive, chemical, food, electronics and machinery and plant engineering
• Conducting workshops and training on Siemens TIA-Portal, STEP7 Classic, Beckhoff TwinCAT (including TwinSAFE) as well as topics like architectures, safety, database integration and documentation
• Creation of technical documentation, manuals, training materials and class documentation with Microsoft Office and Doxygen
• Project management tasks from requirement analysis through planning, concept development and supplier coordination to commissioning, production support and maintenance

• Commissioning of all types of machine tools with Sinumerik 840d PL & SL controls with up to 56 axes including Safety Integrated

• PLC programming with Step7 in AWL, FUP, KOP, GRAPH, SCL

• PLC programming in TIA Portal in AWL, FUP, KOP, GRAPH, SCL

• NC programming (automation cycles, measurement cycles, and machining cycles)

• Visualization using HMI Pro, Easy Screen, Sinumerik Operate & WinCC

• Software development in interface programming (communication with ABB/Fanuc/KUKA robots, measuring machines, washing machines, tool monitoring systems and transport systems)

• Cycle time optimization and drive optimization

• Successful business founding

• Successful building of a customer base

• Expanded knowledge of other machine tools (Chiron, Stama, Index, Magdeburg, Boehringer, EMAG, Schuster, DMG MORI, Schaudt, Mikrosa, Felsomat, Risomat)

• Successful completion of each individual project

• Automatic report generation based on log data from the Senstar surveillance camera software, tracking access times of different camera systems
• Gathering requirements and translating them into a suitable technical solution
• Implementing Python scripts to read, process, and convert Senstar log data into PDF reports
• Reading configuration files to control the scripts
• Packaging the Python scripts and all dependencies into an executable .cmd for offline installation on Windows Server
• Providing a --help parameter to list and explain the script options
• Creating documentation for installing, configuring, and running the scripts
• Technical environment: Python 3, SQL, Senstar, Windows Server, Python setuptools, fpdf

Cybersecurity for RTCU project for the Stellantis Group.

The management of cybersecurity was strongly criticized by the customer Stellantis, questioning competence. Requirements were missing or incomplete, the architecture for cybersecurity controls was non-existent, and documentation such as cybersecurity plans and concepts were incomplete and formally incorrect.

• Building customer trust and de-escalation
• Sprint planning with the customer based on SAFe
• Task-force management
• Switching planning and control to an agile approach
• Review and update of cybersecurity documents
• Communication and problem solving with suppliers, particularly Rolling Wireless and Autocrypt
• Internal workshops and coordination across various hierarchy levels from developers to CTO
• Coordination of work packages and implementation across locations in Dresden, Ningbo, and Oborniki
• Reporting and support of cybersecurity audits
• Coaching of Joynext cybersecurity managers
• De-escalation of critical customer issues
• Acceleration of requirement creation and release by a factor of 5
• Timely provision of 3rd party components
• Reduction of vulnerability management effort by factor 3
• Creation of cybersecurity documents conformant to existing standards
• Technologies and Methods: V-Modell, ASPICE, IREB, ISTQB, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, PMP, IPMA, BPMN 2.0, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Siemens Polarion, Dependency Track

• Building and Real Estate Administration NRW: acceptance tests of photovoltaic systems
• Agrarservice Graf von Hardenberg: acceptance tests of photovoltaic systems
• BVB 09 Dortmund: defect report for a renovation project
• City of Duisburg: defect report for inner-city access barriers
• Freelancer as VEFK at LEONI Bordnetzsysteme GmbH, Kitzingen
• Project management of various projects at Aurubis AG, Lünen

• Facilitation and training of Design-FMEA/DFMEA and Process-FMEA/PFMEA with APIS IQ-FMEA license or Plato e1ns Software including Boundary Diagram
• Facilitated projects mainly in English for Tier1 or OEM:
• Process-FMEA high performance E-drive (Rotor + Stator) (BMW) from 2024-05-01 to 2025-03-31
• System-/Design-FMEA Industry 4.0 digitalisation product from 2022-09-01 to 2023-02-28
• Design- & Process-FMEAs locking and camera systems from 2022-09-01 to 2023-09-30
• Process-FMEAs aviation/aerospace components from 2022-09-01 to 2025-05-31
• Process-FMEA roof systems/sun roofs from 2022-01-01 to 2024-01-31
• System-/Design-FMEA steer by wire from 2022-01-01 to 2023-06-30
• Design-FMEA actuators from 2021-03-01 to 2021-08-31
• Design-FMEA drive by wire system from 2020-03-01 to 2021-12-31
• Design- and Process-FMEA dashboard/IP assembly from 2020-02-01 to 2022-10-31
• Design-FMEA high voltage connector for battery management system from 2020-03-01 to 2020-04-30
• Design-FMEA interior door panels from 2020-02-01 to 2025-04-30
• Design-FMEA domestic appliance from 2019-08-01 to 2020-02-29
• Design-FMEA cobot transmission from 2019-02-01 to 2023-12-31
• Design-FMEA E-drive from 2018-09-01 to 2019-01-31
• Design-FMEA convertible roof system (AMG) from 2018-07-01 to 2019-03-31
• Design-FMEA electrical wheel hub motor from 2017-04-01 to 2018-06-30
• Design-FMEA motorbike frame (BMW) in 2017-06-01
• External member in FMEA circle of experts of a Tier 1 from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
• Design- and Process-FMEA E-axle gearbox from 2016-01-01 to 2018-06-30
• Design-FMEA seating system (AMG) from 2014-11-01 to 2014-12-31
• Design-FMEA electromechanical rolling stabilizer (BMW, Bentley, Porsche, VW) from 2014-09-01 to 2016-06-30
• Requirements analysis Li-Ion battery system from 2014-08-01 to 2014-09-30
• Further facilitation of FMEAs for car body, climatization, roof, light, fuel, gas, ignition systems, plastic moulding, heating systems, ship & stationary engines, turbochargers, reactive power controller, control units, high performance engines, mechatronical chassis actuators, e-mobility and e-drives in marine, motorbike, automotive, rail, aviation/aerospace & energy for customers such as Webasto, McLaren, Ferrari, MAN, Changan, Audi and others.

Torben Beeg is an architectural photographer based in Baden-Baden, Germany. He specializes primarily in architectural photography of commercial, historical, residential and sacred buildings.

Torben Beeg was born on February 1, 1977, in Ottawa, Canada. He has spent his first five years of his life in Canada before moving with his family to Baden-Baden, Germany. This is where he graduated from high-school in 1997vz before he moved back to Canada a year later to study film and theatre at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.

His unusual path to architectural and interior photography began in 2018 with the UNESCO World Heritage application by the city of Baden-Baden, for which he photographed the most important sights of this small cosmopolitan city. Thus Torben became one of the chroniclers for this ambitious project.

Torben‘s practice is marked by an acute attention to detail through every stage of the process, from the framing of a shot to the careful retouching of eyesores and imperfections. His images rely on bright whites and graphic composition for visual impact, using soft, natural light whenever possible. During production, he takes a collaborative approach to image-making, valuing the give and take between photographer and client that is essential to him and any successful architectural shoot. The results are precise, natural and narrative-driven images that capture more than just our environment, but also the way we live and work within our surroundings.

Today Torben concentrates mainly on photographing buildings and interiors for architects, interior designers and designer brands, while he pursues other projects in his spare time.

His work has appeared in numerous renowned publications.

• Design and development of a catheter applicator, heart-lung machine and walker
• Design and development of special machines and production equipment for medical technology and automotive
• Designing medical devices compliant with FDA standards
• Injection-molding-friendly design of plastic parts and products
• FEM and kinematic simulation of components and complete systems
• Support of the entire development process from prototype phase to production start-up and series optimization
• Coordination with manufacturing, assembly and suppliers
• Design and development of a catheter applicator from prototype phase to production start-up (Heraeus Medical)
• Participation in the design and development of a heart-lung machine with cost and function optimization (LivaNova)
• 3D design of a walker, creation of 2D drawings and bills of materials, and maintenance in the PDM system (Voss Healthcare)
• Design and development of various special machines and production equipment, e.g. system for testing and sorting medical devices, long-term balance chamber for dialysis machines, assembly fixtures with robotic gripper (Fresenius)
• Design of plastic parts for mini GPS camera systems (housing, lens holder, mounting system, sealing system, electronics holder, gear mechanism) (Canon)
• Design of plastic parts for high-performance printers (sensor housing, drive levers, control buttons, battery housing) (Canon)
• Development of a designer watch with various display functions and effects made of sheet metal and plastic (PilotFish)
• Design of plastic parts for energy chains, Iglidur gear systems and articulated arm robots (IGUS)
• Design of various special machines, assembly, transport and test fixtures as well as test setups in the automotive sector
• Planning and design of complete production systems with conveyor technology, robots, robot grippers and automatic loading units
• Selection and integration of sensors
• Selection and calculation of actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic and electric drives DC, stepper motors, servo motors)
• Design of material handling systems with tooling and assembly tools
• Design of hydraulic, electric and manually driven lifting and transport devices
• Design of various welding fixtures, test gauges and leak testers for exhaust systems, car seats and cooling systems at international automotive manufacturers

• Conducted research and development in the field of large-scale 3D reconstruction