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Andi Vontobel
Test Engineer
Experience
Oct 2016 - Dec 2020
4 years 3 monthsTest Engineer
Crypto AG and Crypto International AG
- Defining and conducting system tests
- Managing the automated testing environment
- Evaluating tools for automated testing
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
1 year 1 monthSenior Software Developer
Brunel Switzerland AG
- Adapting a lift position sensor to a customer's requirements and defining and implementing unit tests
- Implemented in ANSI-C with hardware adjustments
- Accounting for safety requirements and MISRA
Dec 2012 - Jul 2015
2 years 8 monthsSenior Software Developer
Helveting AG
- Developing a drive for ventilation dampers and thorough testing of the entire system (ANSI-C, MATLAB)
- Implementing a configuration tool in C++/Qt
- Programming and configuring test stands for medical analysis devices (Delphi, Linux, XML)
- Debugging and troubleshooting an embedded system (ANSI-C)
- Implementing a gentle battery charging process and porting an existing system to new hardware (ANSI-C, embedded)
- Requirements engineering for a new in-house ERP system
May 2012 - Nov 2012
7 monthsTime Off
- Job hunting
- Exploring various Linux firewall distributions
- Restoring a car
Mar 2010 - Apr 2012
2 years 2 monthsDielsdorf, Switzerland
Software Developer
MBH Solutions
- Adapting the existing design program for civil engineers to the new EC2 standard and adding the "punching" load case
- Developing new software for recording outgoing goods with a barcode scanner and simultaneous webcam image capture
- Programming both programs in Java SE with a Swing GUI using Eclipse and JUnit (focus: client/server, safety relevance)
Apr 2007 - Dec 2009
2 years 9 monthsZürich, Switzerland
Software Developer
Rheinmetall Air Defence
- Design, implementation, integration and testing of new subsystems of a fire control system
- Detection of over-range targets
- Processing and distribution of meteorological data
- Extension of the communication proxy
- Specification, implementation and testing of various subsystems
- Use of Ada95, Apex and UML
Feb 2005 - Oct 2006
1 year 9 monthsKFOR Deployment
- Maintenance of IT and radio equipment in the operational area with 1st-level support
Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
1 year 1 monthTravel and Job Search
- Travel throughout the USA and Europe
- Job searching
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 yearsZürich, Switzerland
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
Jan 1995 - Oct 2001
6 years 10 monthsWinterthur, Switzerland
Software Developer
Noser Engineering AG
- Collaboration on various customer projects with a wide range of programming languages, platforms and development processes
Apr 1993 - Dec 1994
1 year 9 monthsContinuing Education and Travel
- Attended the postgraduate Computer Science program at the University of Rapperswil
- Traveled around Australia
Oct 1988 - Mar 1993
4 years 6 monthsSteinhausen, Switzerland
Hardware and Software Developer
Crypto AG
- Developed a fax encryption device and add-on devices
- Developed the hardware-related software components
- Conducted tests
Dec 1984 - Sep 1988
3 years 10 monthsZürich, Switzerland
Hardware Developer
Contraves AG
- Designed, developed, and tested a radar measurement system
- Evaluated and procured complex measuring instruments
Summary
I am a versatile team player, practically minded and a conceptual thinker with a very broad range of experience.
I have a wide-ranging background and am flexible when it comes to new challenges.
Skills
- Strong In C/c++ In Embedded Environments
- I Am Familiar With Low-level Hardware And Find It Fascinating
- Other Languages: Java Se, Ada, Shell Scripts, And A Few More
- Mission-critical Software, Real-time Systems, And Multitasking Were Special Challenges
- Requirements Engineering
- Eclipse, Junit, Svn, Apex, Nuance, Visual Studio, Matlab Are Some Of The Tools I've Used
- Object-oriented Programming, Uml
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2006 - Jun 2009
FHO
MAS in Software Engineering · Software Engineering
Oct 1993 - Jun 1994
Technikum Rapperswil
Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Oct 1980 - Jun 1984
Technikum Rapperswil
Engineer Diploma HTL, major in Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
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