Muharrem Saglam - Technical Project Management (Porsche Project)

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Feb 2025

9 months

Technical project management (Porsche project)

Brusa

Technical leadership, planning, and control of a control unit for inductive vehicle charging.
Track and follow technical and timing issues across hardware, mechanics, and software.
Coordinate prototype loop approvals and liaise with production and purchasing in China.
Drive hardware bring-up activities and hardware/software analysis and repair of prototypes.
Coordinate with customers and reporting.
Interface and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
Tools: MS Office

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

7 months

Project lead for ASpice implementation (BMW project)

Harman

Lead and advise on ASpice processes within the project.
Perform gap analysis, coordinate and lead the process team, and plan process catch-up throughout the project.
Act as central point of contact for ASpice.
Actively support process owners and the development team in defining strategies in process areas and rolling out processes.
Prepare team for ASpice assessment.
Tools: MS Office, Confluence, Jira

Nov 2022 - May 2023

7 months

Project management (Porsche project, Audi project)

Marquardt

Plan, lead, and control the software project for the BMS (Battery Management System) Porsche PA992.
Create and maintain metrics.
Coordinate with stakeholders.
Support in planning and control of the BMS (Battery Management System) Audi project MLBW.
Coordinate and plan work packages for software milestones.
Create and maintain metrics.
Coordinate with stakeholders.
Tools: MS Office

Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

1 year 1 month

Project & process management (BMW project)

Hella

Plan, lead, and control software project management for the BMS (Battery Management System).
Create and maintain metrics.
Coordinate with stakeholders.
Support the team in processes.
Support, improve, create, and document the MAN.3, SWE.1, SWE.2, SWE.3, and SWE.4 processes according to ASpice requirements.
Prepare the team for the ASpice assessment.
Tools: MS Office, Integrity, MS Project

Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

10 months

Process management (VW Group projects)

ZF

Support project managers and provide general assistance.
Create and document the ASpice MAN.3.
Develop and implement processes in the business units.
Support in metrics and requirements management.
Tools: MS Office, Integrity

Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

9 months

Project Management Support (AUDI, BMW, Daimler projects)

Flex

Assistance to project managers in the DC/DC business unit with project management and processes (ASpice MAN.3).
Analysis of OEM requirements for DC/DC projects and generation of features and feature rollout plans.
General support, creation and documentation of processes in project planning, project tracking, project reporting, and requirements management.
Preparation of the team for the ASpice assessment.
Tools: MS-Office, Siemens Polarion, MS-Project

Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

8 months

Munich, Germany

SW Project Manager & Process Manager (Daimler project)

Nippon-Seiki

Planning, reporting, and control of SW project for comfort electronics.
Leading the development of software for the HUD of the Daimler E-Class.
Creation, consulting, improvement, and extension of project and company processes (ASpice).
Took over the project at the start when it lacked KPIs and processes.
General lack of understanding of some processes and workflows in automotive.
Coaching team leaders and some managers for a better understanding of certain topics.
Improving processes.
Gained the trust of the Daimler customer.
Processes from this project were used as model processes and rolled out to other projects.
Tools: MS-Office, Confluence, Jira

Sep 2018 - Apr 2020

1 year 8 months

Team Lead & SW Project Manager (DENSO)

PINTeam GmbH

Team leadership, planning and control of SW projects for pre-development of next generation ECUs (high-performance computing machines).
Development of platform software using AUTOSAR, Adaptive AUTOSAR, hypervisor, gateway, and remote update technologies.
Introduction and establishment of agile processes.
Supplier management.
Took over a project that had no progress for over a year.
Structured project topics and assigned them to teams.
Developed processes and procedures for the project.
Gained the trust of DENSO and successfully completed the project.
Tools: MS-Office, Confluence, Jira

Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

8 months

Project Manager (BMW & Daimler projects)

PINTeam GmbH

Planning and control of SW projects for comfort electronics.
Led the development of software for the Daimler S-Class lumbar support.
Led the development of software for the BMW belt tensioner.
Managed overseas teams and supplier management abroad (India and Romania).
Tools: MS-Office, Lotus Notes

Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

1 year 3 months

Program Management (BMW & Daimler projects)

Kongsberg Automotive

Planning and control of electronics projects, comfort electronics, and control unit development.
Modular multi-project management and cost-down measures for seat control units.
Tools: MS-Project, MS-Office

Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

9 months

Munich, Germany

Project Management Team Lead (Audi Subsidiary)

TKI Automotive

Management and leadership of corporate projects with a project manager team.
Project management and establishment of project management processes (ASPice) for the entire company.
Crisis takeover of the company's largest project.
Restoring Audi's customer trust.
Closing long-standing unresolved issues.
Structuring and making the project measurable.
Tools: MS-Project, MS-Office, Visio, Integrity

Sep 2015 - Jan 2016

5 months

Project Manager (Audi Subsidiary)

TKI Automotive

Management and leadership of the vehicle climate software kit project for Audi and the VW Group into an integrated control unit.
Project management and introduction of project management processes (ASPice) for the entire company.
Tools: MS-Project, MS-Office, Visio, Integrity

Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

6 months

Project Manager (BMW Project)

U-Shin GmbH

Crisis project takeover as Task Force Manager.
Step-by-step resolution of project issues in collaboration with BMW stakeholders.
Planning, coordination, and management of the entire project (Development Lead for BMW Project).
Identifying deficits and developing measures.
Recruiting qualified developers and staff.
Sourcing qualified suppliers.
Introduction of processes (ASPice).
Software project leadership.
Tools: BMW Tools, MS-Project, MS-Office, Redmine

Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

5 months

Test Manager (BMW Project)

U-Shin GmbH

Test planning, development and implementation of the test strategy, processes, and process documents (ASPice).
Creation of metrics for requirements, test specifications, and problem tickets.
Additional role as Problem Manager.
Tools: BMW Tools, MS-Project, MS-Office, Redmine

Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

7 months

Test Manager

Giesecke & Devrient

Development of the test strategy, processes, and process documents.
Preparation of FAT and SAT documents.
Functional and integration testing of application software.

Apr 2012 - Jan 2014

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Hybrid

SE Team Lead (Project Manager)

BMW AG

Component responsible for power electronics for electric drive and hybrid vehicles.
Project management (budget, resource and timeline planning), team leadership, technical management (hardware, software, mechanics, and validation).
Planning, concept development, organization, process implementation, and supplier management.
Reporting to management.
Role as SE team lead in a task force to solve complex project issues.
Collaboration with BMW senior management in the task force and committees.
Tools: BMW Tools, HP Quality Center, MS-Office

Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

6 months

Munich, Germany

Hybrid

Test Manager

BMW AG

Test manager for the power electronics component for electric drive and hybrid vehicles.
Planning and organizing tests for multiple vehicle derivatives.
Analyzing and preparing release recommendations.
Creating document and process templates.
Expanding test coverage.
Tools: BMW Tools, HP Quality Center, MS-Office

Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

2 years 1 month

Test Engineer and Test Manager

Webasto AG

Development and rollout of a test strategy to achieve the VW assessment.
Process optimization and flow analysis in collaboration with the teams.
Successful completion of the Volkswagen assessment.
Execution of functional tests, prototype tests, and creation of system test specifications.
Projects:
Project 1: Functional test of the convertible for Renault Wind. Functional tests, prototype tests, extension of system test specifications, expansion of test setup.
Project 2: Functional test of the sunroof for VW Group. Functional tests, prototype tests, extension of system test specifications, creation of test setup.
Project 3: Functional test of the convertible for VW Beetle. Test plan creation, functional tests, prototype tests, creation of system test specifications, creation of test setup.
Project 4: Creation of a test strategy for Webasto testing as a template for all projects. Definition of ASPICE and ISO26262 compliant processes.
Project 5: Functional test of the basic parking heater unit. Extension of test plan, functional tests, extension of system test specifications.
Project 6: Functional test of the BMW parking heater. Test plan creation, test strategy creation, system test specification creation.
Tools: Caliber, CANoe (CAN and LIN bus), Webasto Tools.

Mar 2008 - Jul 2008

5 months

Project Manager/Embedded Developer

Age-Engineering

Software and hardware overhaul in the HYDRA project for the ESA (European Space Agency).
Adapting and updating control software to Windows XP.
Driver and DLL programming for VME cards.
Renewing and adapting the control computer.
Final implementation and on-site testing at the ESA in the Netherlands.
Programming languages: C, Visual Basic 6.0, VB.NET.
Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 95.

May 2006 - Mar 2008

1 year 11 months

Munich, Germany

Software Engineer

Helbling Technik

Project 1: Development of the EMF (electric parking brake) for BMW. Embedded programming, system testing, system integration, and software tests. Creation of a degradation concept.
Project 2: Extension of an electric chainsaw controller. Implementation of calculated support points for an ideal torque curve. Parameterization via RS232.
Know-how: CAN application layer, network management, message manager.
Tools: BMW Toolchain, CodeWarrior IDE, HIWAVE Debugger, CANoe, GENy, AVR Studio.
Programming languages: C.
Hardware: Freescale S12X, Atmel ATmega168.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Aug 2005 - Feb 2006

7 months

Munich, Germany

Diploma Candidate

BMW Research

Diploma thesis topic: image interpretation of MMI displays and test automation.
Development of filters and functions in C/C++ as a DLL for image processing and recognition.
Establishment of an overall concept for test automation.
Programming the image interpretation logic in Python and XML.
Tools: Visual Studio.NET, Python editor.
Programming languages: C/C++, Python, XML.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Jun 2005 - Jun 2005

1 month

Lecturer

Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences

Lecture on mobile communication (GSM, UMTS, GPRS, antenna technologies, radio wave propagation).

Feb 2005 - Aug 2005

7 months

Embedded Developer

Gigatronik

Project 1: module development with a PIC18F microcontroller. The module intercepts CAN messages and performs algebraic calculations for a PWM signal output.
Project 2: module development for the sporadic sending of preconfigured CAN messages to the vehicle bus.
Tools: MPLAB IDE, CANoe.
Programming languages: C.
Hardware: Microchip PIC18F microcontroller.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Nov 2004 - Oct 2005

1 year

Software Engineer

Tryptis GmbH

Project 1: design and creation of a knowledge base with a GUI for internal knowledge sharing.
Project 2: Tryptis website and development of a content management system.
Project 3: FirstOSD, a GUI under DOS 6.0 for configuring ini files for network installations.
Tools: Borland Turbo C 2.01.
Programming languages: PHP, MSSQL, JavaScript, HTML, Turbo C.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Sep 2003 - Dec 2003

4 months

Software Developer

Age-Engineering

Reengineering of a crash facility control program (VW).
Breakdown of Fortran code, parameters, and physical formulas.
Plausibility checks of the formulas and code.
Programming languages: Fortran.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Aug 2003 - Dec 2004

1 year 5 months

Sindelfingen, Germany

Software Engineer

Dornier-Consulting

Project 1: Creation of Java classes for a parser tool for GPS log data from toll OBU devices.
Project 2: Design and development of a visual tool in C++ to parse PDU and GSM information.
Project 3: Design and development of a test management system for organizing and evaluating tests.
Project 4: Design and development of a test rack for toll OBUs, including interface programming and GUI.
Programming languages: Java, C++, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, Shell Script.
Operating systems: Windows XP, Linux.

Feb 2003 - Aug 2003

7 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Product Support Assistant, Software Developer

Etas GmbH

Work on automotive control units: error analysis, research and resolution.
Creation of test cases and extension of automated tests.
Support for LabCar projects and HIL system configuration.
Tools: LabCar, ASCED-SD, TestStand (National Instruments).
Programming languages: VB.
Hardware: various ETAS signal cards, HIL systems.
Operating system: Windows 2000.

Dec 2002 - Jan 2003

2 months

Research Associate

Max Planck Institute Biological Cybernetics

3D animation with 3D Studio Max.
Tools: 3D Studio Max.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Jul 2002 - Nov 2002

5 months

Munich, Germany

Software Developer

Fraunhofer Institute - Communication Systems Technology

Design and development of a graphical user interface for controlling services via SLP.
Establishment of connection via Bluetooth.
Adaptation and integration of the Bluetooth stack and the SLP protocol.
Programming languages: C and GTK library.
Hardware: Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC.
Operating systems: SUSE Linux and ARM Linux.

Mar 2002 - May 2002

3 months

Munich, Germany

Software Developer

BBDO-Interone

Web programming for BMW websites and content management for site maintenance.
Programming languages: JavaScript, HTML.
Operating system: Windows 2000.

Jun 2001 - May 2002

1 year

Software Developer

Age-Engineering

Testing and optimization of the 6x8 Cholesky algorithm on a TMS 320C6701 DSP.
The HYDRA project (vibration tester for satellites) commissioned by ESA.
Support of satellite tests in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
Programming languages: C, Assembler.
Hardware: Texas Instruments DSP TMS 320C6701.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Apr 2001 - Feb 2006

4 years 11 months

IT Technical Support for the Agency

Tulay & Kollegen

Network maintenance.
Support and advice on hardware and software for the IT infrastructure.

Mar 2001 - Jan 2009

7 years 11 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager / Software Developer

4factory.de

Consolidated web projects: web programming in HTML, PHP, SQL, JavaScript.
Design and development of content management systems.
Programming languages: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML.
Operating system: Windows XP.

Mar 2001 - Jan 2002

11 months

Munich, Germany

Software Developer

Popnet AG

Web programming on the BMW and Premiere websites.
Content management for site maintenance.
Programming languages: JavaScript, HTML.
Operating system: Windows 2000.

Oct 1996 - Apr 2001

4 years 7 months

Machine operator and setup technician

Epcos AG

Operation and setup of SMD machines for surface acoustic wave filters.
Activities: die bonding, wire bonding, welding & tacking.

Skills

Keywords Of Activities:

Management
Task Force Management
Project Management
Team Leadership
Project Leadership
Test Management
Process Management
Coaching
Aspice Provisional Assessor
Sqil

Knowledge And Skills – General, Technical:

Project Management, Technical Project Management
Team Leadership, Team Guidance
Requirements Management, Concept Creation
Process Management (Aspice Provisional Assessor, Sqil, Agile…)
Very Broad It Knowledge
Electrical Engineering Knowledge
Knowledge In Automotive And Vehicle Development Process (Bus Systems, Diagnostics, Driver Assistance Systems, Autosar)

Personal Skills:

Expert In Troubled Projects
Very Quick Understanding
Highly Motivated
Methodical And Process-oriented Approach
Independent Thinking And Acting
Broad Technical Knowledge And Skills
Strong Ability To Solve Technical Problems
Conscientious Working
Leadership And Team Spirit

Knowledge:

Processes: Aspice Certification & Sqil (Software Quality Improvement Leader)
Programming Languages: C/c++, Php, Python, Java, Html, Vb, Vc++, Javascript, Qt, Gtk, .Net, Capl Programming…
Database Knowledge: Sql, Db2
Hardware Knowledge: Very Good Pc Hardware Knowledge
Operating Systems: Entire Windows Family, Linux
Network Knowledge: Good Network Knowledge
Software Tools: Canoe, Canalyzer, Software Development Tools, Labcar (Asced), Matlab / Simulink, Ms Office
Requirements: Mt Doors, Caliber, Polarion, Ptc Integrity/mks
Planning And Other: Ms Project, Confluence, Jira

Additional Qualifications:

Project Management: I Acquired My Project Management Skills While Working As A Freelancer And As An Employee In Demanding Projects. I Expanded My Experience And Skills In Project Coordination, Developing Concepts, And Technical Concept Creation. I Also Gained Advanced Process Knowledge And Improved Company Processes.
Team Leadership Skills: In 2000 I Successfully Served For Two Years As The Coach Of A Men's Soccer Team. My Leadership Style And Training Methods Were Very Well Received, Which Increased Demand From Players Wanting To Join. In This Role I Learned Skills In Rhetoric, Psychology, And Pedagogy.