IBM DOORS Experts in Munich

• Development and maintenance of IT architectures with embedded Linux systems.
• Designing, implementing, and optimizing backend applications and script-based solutions.
• Analyzing and resolving issues, including troubleshooting and user support.
• Developing and implementing security concepts for cloud solutions.
• Administering networks (DHCP, DNS, NTP, VPN).
• Technologies: Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, GitLab CI.
• Methods: Kanban.

• Engaged in a structured career development program while strengthening German language proficiency (B1 level) and evaluating opportunities in ADAS/AD systems and requirements engineering.

• Customer interface and relationship management
• Requirements management and work coordination
• Technical and functional support focusing on automotive Ethernet

Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.

Project metrics:

• Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
• approx. 70 people in the core project context
• regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment

My main tasks:

• Overall responsible external project manager
• Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
• Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
• Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
• Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
• Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
• Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
• Planning and leading several hypercare phases
• Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
• Coordination with agile teams
• Coordination with operations, release and deployment
• Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
• Responsibility for creating an AI governance
• Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
• Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
• Support in building an efficient proposal process
• Stakeholder management

Methodology:

• V-Model XT ITZBund
• Scrum

Tools used:

• Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro

REPSEM/REPKON-Energetic (Mechanical Engineering) – General Manager. Start-up company. Setting up the company and its structure. Creating processes, preparing document templates, planning workflows, hiring employees to meet company goals. Training employees and introducing them to the first company project. Project acquisition, meetings about projects with companies. Expanding company goals and strategy. Visiting companies for partnerships. Leading the first company project together with the PM.

• Collaboration with MB (Sindelfingen), NVIDIA (Santa Clara), MBRDI (Bangalore)
• Structure and signal modelling in Rhapsody
• Architectural decision records and requirement reviews
• Technologies: Confluence, Rhapsody, JIRA, DNG, Jama, Slack, GitLab, AWS CDW, Bazel, Docker, QNX

• Leading the Systems Engineering department with over 30 employees in 3 teams
• Providing operational support in defining and implementing SE processes
• Analyzing existing approaches and identifying improvement potentials
• Planning resources and determining additional staffing needs
• Preparing process and role descriptions
• Coordinating collaboration with other departments
• Planning and coordinating employee training (MBSE, RE, DOORS)
• Systematically developing goals and templates to implement efficient requirement-based systems engineering for new development projects
• Building and maintaining model structures in DOORS
• Creating RM plan and user documentation
• Implementing specific approaches with DXL
• Environment and tools: DOORS, Excel, Power BI

• Developed lateral-safety steering functions across two service packs, serving as Product Owner for SP-2021 and Function Developer for SP-2025
• Defined and maintained system requirements, coordinated validation and testing, and ensured seamless integration into series vehicles across 29 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce models
• Drove a 62.5% reduction in Lane Keeping Assistant PPH (Problems Per Hundred) count from 9.6 (2023) to 3.6 (2025) in the US-IQS (Initial Quality Study) by enhancing function performance, contributing to a 7-position improvement in BMW’s overall brand ranking
• Managed collaboration with two main suppliers, resolving technical challenges and securing on-time milestones
• Delivered safety functions that supported multiple NCAP programs (EuroNCAP, ChinaNCAP, KoreaNCAP, JapanNCAP), with all models meeting or exceeding targets

• Development and implementation of test strategies and test plans based on ISO-29119-2/3 for Porsche and Audi ISO-26262 compliant projects (functional, integration, system & regression tests).
• Leading cross-functional teams across multiple locations, including resource planning, coordination, and milestone tracking.
• Responsibility for defect management, root cause analyses, and process improvements to improve quality and efficiency.
• Technical analysis of test results and creation of structured test reports and KPIs for stakeholders.
• Reviewing specifications and architecture to validate test readiness and requirement compliance.
• Controlling & monitoring test progress using appropriate metrics.
• Communicating evaluated test results as input for function approvals to function project owners.
• Practical vehicle testing, ECU flashing, and troubleshooting – on-board diagnostics and live tracing.

Applied qualifications:

• SW requirements analysis
• Jira X-Ray
• SOME-IP
• ViWI
• Confluence
• Defect management – KPM
• ODIS
• E-SYS
• Agile methodologies

• Project Title: Path Planning Module Development (Oct 2024 – Jun 2025)

• Developed path planning module using C++14 and CMake

• Implemented gRPC communication protocol between modules

• Performed unit testing using Pytest framework and Python

• Project Title: HMI Programming for Battery, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (Aug 2023 – Sep 2024)

• Developed HMI software for BEV/FCEV using Ruby and Crystal for backend

• Implemented frontend using Vue.js framework

• Conducted bug fixes and simulator testing

• Project Title: IFHOST CAN Bus Programming (Jan 2023 – Jul 2023)

• Programmed CAN bus software using C and C++

• Executed unit tests with Google Test framework

• Performed integration testing using CAPL in Vector CANalyzer

• Participated in onsite testing

• Overall process definition, planning, training, tools, effective execution, and progress and quality measurement of test activities at the release level
• Defining and improving the test process
• Scheduling of releases
• Coordinating alignment with release management for test setup and data provisioning
• Coordinating migration test planning for Westnetz, Mitnetz, and EON Grid
• Monitoring test progress, audit-proof documentation, progress tracking via defects, OSS reports, and incidents
• Designing and coordinating potential test automation

IT environment: Jira Zephyr, Confluence, SIGMA, PowerBI

• Successfully integrated the Vector Flash Bootloader (FBL) for both NXP and TI SoCs within the Ford FNV3 and FNV4 audio amplifier projects.

• Achieved complete bootloader bring-up and ensured reliable operation, enabling secure and efficient firmware update capabilities.

• Developed a valid approach for running the Vector FBL entirely from RAM on the TI SoC, addressing unique architectural and memory handling challenges.

• Debugged and optimized NXP MCAL and TI MCAL configurations to ensure proper low-level hardware initialization.

• Managed specific constraints of DDR-only bootloader execution on TI SoC, including memory mapping and execution flow.

• Tools: Vector DaVinci Configurator, Vector CANoe

• Languages: C, Python

• Standards: AUTOSAR

• Responsible for modeling budget planning using machine learning and/or AI methods
• Rolled out a new planning tool for all major divisions in the ES department
• Led budget optimization programs in the ES area
• Prepared final budget cut decisions at HAL/BL level

• Development of iOS apps in Swift
• AI-supported SW development using Vibe Coding with Claude Code
• Web applications through Vibe Programming
• Use of Swift, Xcode 15, Claude Code, Proxmox, GitLab, Visual Studio Code, Cursor, Doors, ClearCase
• Use of MS Project, OpenShift, Docker, Project Server, PageMaker, CRM, MS SQL Server
• SW techniques: UML, BPMN 2.0, ERD, client/server technology