Miodrag Mikulic - Lead Consultant for System Software Development and Project Management

Sindelfingen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2011 - Present

15 years 1 month

Lead Consultant for System Software Development and Project Management

KOM Motive Ltd

Consulting and project management for clients like Advantest, IBM, Mercury Computer Systems Inc, Adara Networks, Themis Computers, CheckPoint, Smart Technologies Inc, Soma Networks Inc, Plus Server AG, Positron Inc.
Roles: software team lead, subproject lead, system subproject lead, system engineering, requirements engineering and management, QA and process expert.
Automotive industry experience (2008–2025) with clients like Elektrobit, Valeo, Magna, Bosch, Continental, Schaeffler, BMW, TRW, ALPS.
Project examples:
Hanon Systems: CI/CD development and test automation (ETAS ISOLAR AUTOSAR, Jenkins, AWS, Azure).
Magna Inc. and GETRAG: consulting for software integration and process improvement (ASPICE audit, ASIL-B).
Valeo: software project lead for Park Assist and Volvo/JLR, release planning, mentoring, process adjustments, ASPICE compliance.
Schaeffler AG: system engineer and software project lead, development of functional specifications, subprocess frameworks for RM, CM, V&V.
Mahle Electric Drives: system requirements engineer, algorithm optimization, embedded C/C++, unit and integration testing.
Bosch/Daimler: design and development of multi-core AUTOSAR and RTE layers, continuous integration framework, change management.
Elektrobit: development of AUTOSAR BSW configuration tools, bootloader framework, performance optimization, debugging.
ALPS Automotive/CDN Automotive: memory-efficient AUTOSAR architecture, BSW and ASW integration, automation of documentation and code generation.
KOM Technologies Group: internal software development subcontracting for Daimler OHCM, CAN drivers, SSA integration, AURIX MCAL development.
Extensive Linux/automotive experience (2005–2025) at MBTI, Advantest Corporation, Harman Samsung, Valeo, Molabo GmbH, Continental Automotive, Mercury Computer Systems Inc, General Dynamics Mission Systems, US Telco Vendor, Adara Networks, Positron Inc, Soma Networks Inc, CheckPoint, NDA projects, Plus Server AG, KOM Technologies Group (R&D).

Jan 1998 - Dec 2011

14 years

Senior Consultant for Kernel and System Software

MG-Tech Ltd

Support for clients like Sun Microsystems Inc, IBM, HP, a military aircraft vendor, PMAC, Mercury Computer Systems Inc, Themis Computers, CCPU, PAC Labs Technologies Inc, CheckPoint, Smart Technologies Inc, Grass Valley Group, Astro Datensysteme AG, IBM Lotus, Visionmaker Inc, Sensable Technologies Inc, Silicon Optix.
Responsibilities: porting the Linux kernel to new hardware, operating system reliability, on-site debugging, development of SLOF firmware for PowerPC Cell, IEEE-1275 standard, multi-path routing modules, web-based biometric systems, migration of Informix 4GL, hardware failure alarm feature, Linux kernel emulator Lexicon, IP forwarding performance optimizations.
Projects including for IBM, Wayport Inc., Themis Computers, CheckPoint/Sun, P MAC International, Smart Technologies Inc, Visionmaker Inc, Sensable Technologies Inc, IBM SW Lab Toronto, Wagner Software (Austria), Mercury Computer Systems Inc, Continuous Computing Corporation, PAC Labs Technologies Inc, Grass Valley Group, Astro Datensysteme AG, IBM Lotus, ADC Newnet, Silicon Optix, Sun Microsystems Inc, Globe And Mail.

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998

3 years

Senior SOLARIS kernel/device driver developer and I/O engineer

Sun Microsystems Inc.

Leading the SBus-to-PCI transition team: testing and debugging SPARC/PCI platforms, OpenBoot firmware, Solaris 2.5.1–2.7.
Developer support for independent hardware vendors (Emulex, DGM&S, Tech-Source, Bit3, Magma, Vision Tech, IMS, Digi, Solflower).
Solaris kernel: power management framework reengineering, high-resolution timer port, multi-bridge nexus prototype.
Supported Wind River in porting VxWorks to UltraSPARC.
Solaris device drivers: development of drivers for Dunord PCI scanner, generic pattern generator modules, MPEG-2 driver for Vision Tech.
Mentoring and training: development of tutorial material for USENIX 1998, code reviews, training "Device Drivers and Solaris 2.x Kernel".