Peter Kortmann - Hardware and Software Developer / Project Manager

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Present

1 year 11 months

Hardware and Software Developer / Project Manager

Anonymous Client

Development of Control Units for the Automotive Industry Including Embedded Software
CAN Bus, Vector Tools, CANoe
Development Process Support According to ISO 26262
Ensuring Cyber Security Standards:
Key Exchange (PKI) Between Vehicle and Control Units
Hardware Security Module (HSM)
Communication With External Service Providers (International)
Development (PCB) of Measurement Adapters, Statistical Analysis of Sensors
IoT and Embedded Software Development, Backend Administration

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023

6 months

Rüsselsheim, Germany

Senior Hardware Engineer

SEGULA Technologies

Developing a System Architecture and Feasibility Study for a Redundant AI Automotive Computing System for Level 5 Autonomous Driving
Architecture of a Communication Unit "TCU" Providing Multiple Redundant Internet Connections via 5G, Broadcast Diversity Reception (FM, LW, MW, SW, DAB), and Wi-Fi for Vehicle Passengers
Technologies: AI, GMSL2, CSI2, FPGA Video-Sharing Solution, PCI Express Switches With Address Translation, InfiniBand RDMA, 10Gb Ethernet Switches, MAC Security, Nvidia Orin Drive, Virtualization on 64-Bit ARM SoCs, Functional Safety According to ISO26262, Software-Defined Radio
ASIL-D, CAN Bus, FlexRay, LIN Bus, Automotive Ethernet

Nov 2022 - May 2023

7 months

Essen, Germany

Senior Network Security Engineer

secunet Security Networks AG

Creating Security and Infrastructure Concepts for Border Crossing IT in Switzerland (Zurich Airport and BAZG)
Maintaining and Installing Docker Swarm Environments on Linux
Developing Shell Scripts, Creating Certificates With OpenSSL
Coordinating With Customers on Software Rollouts and Updates
Writing Project Documentation
Clarifying API Interfaces
Monitoring and Visualizing Systems With Grafana, Prometheus, and VictoriaMetrics

Jul 2022 - Sep 2023

1 year 3 months

Instructor

Cisco Netacademy

Teaching Cisco Netacademy Courses:
Networking Basics
IT Essentials
Linux Essentials
Linux Unhatched
Cybersecurity Essentials

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim CTO

metiundo GmbH

Advising During Company Foundation
IT Project Management
Defining System Architecture
Negotiating With Market Players
Directing Software Development Teams
International Outsourcing of Subprojects
System Administration of Web Servers, Mail Suite, Linux Servers, Workgroup Support
Developing a Mobile App Mockup (Android)
Working With AWS, Amazon RDS, Amazon Keyspaces, Amazon EC2
Defining API Interfaces
Conducting Tests and Fixing Bugs
Providing Technical Advice on Interface Design

Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

3 months

Switzerland

Hardware and Software Development

Noser Engineering AG

Hardware design for power electronics and embedded STM32 (ARM) microcontrollers
Development of BLDC and PMSM drive systems / power electronics
Design of switched-mode power supplies (SM-PSU) and converters (high-voltage electronics)
Design, simulation, schematic entry and layout creation of circuits in mixed-signal technology (analog and digital circuits)
PCB design with Altium, considering mechanical requirements
Documentation creation and requirements management

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Concept development and documentation of IT services and infrastructure

IT-Dienstleistungszentrum Berlin (ITDZ Berlin)

Creation of infrastructure and security concepts
Documentation according to BSI 200-1, BSI 200-2, BSI 200-3 standards
Creation and maintenance of documentation
Definition and documentation of API interfaces

Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Project management and development of IoT products in medical technology

MT.DERM GmbH

Scheduling and leading interdisciplinary teams (software and hardware)
Management of external service providers
Hardware and software design for Atmel and STM32 (ARM) microcontrollers
Development of BLDC and PMSM drive systems / power electronics with FOC (field-oriented control)
Design, simulation, schematic entry and layout creation of circuits in mixed-signal technology (analog and digital circuits)
PCB development with Eagle and Altium, mechanical design of components
Commissioning of prototypes
EMC measurements and optimization
Requirements management
Creation and maintenance of documentation in the ERP system

May 2017 - Mar 2018

11 months

Wangen im Allgäu, Germany

Project management for Internet of Things (IoT) products

Viessmann Hausautomation GmbH

Leading interdisciplinary teams and coordinating external service providers
Project steering, controlling, communication and documentation
Development of a project plan / project order analysis
Clarification of API interfaces
Performing tests and fixing software errors
Technical consulting regarding interface concept/design
Contract negotiations with foreign subcontractors
Risk, claim and change management
Circuit design and circuit simulation
Automation / testing of actuators with PLC (Beckhoff)
Requirements analysis and requirements management, creation of requirement specifications
Jira, Asana, Confluence, Github, Zigbee, Thread, Enocean

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

5 months

Gärtringen, Germany

Interim project manager EMS / electronics assembler

Sitronic GmbH & Co. KG

Support of customer projects in automotive electronics
Analysis of circuits and creation of production concepts
Optimization of back-end processes
Technologies: SMD, THT, AOI, ICT, reflow soldering

Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

2 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Developer

Bruker Nano GmbH

Firmware programming in assembler for BLDC / synchronous motor control with a dsPIC microcontroller
Adapting hardware to existing solutions

Jan 2016 - Present

10 years 1 month

Santiago, Chile

Company founding and development (consulting in engineering, IT and electrical engineering)

Simera E.I.R.L.

Sales of products from German manufacturers
Advising customers

Feb 2015 - Dec 2015

11 months

Project Manager and Construction Supervisor

Move & Traffic Controls GmbH

Project management and construction supervision for the vehicle underbody inspection system for the Federal Chancellery (tracking software and hardware development)
Coordination with the Federal Criminal Police Office, authorities and subcontractors
Hardware and software development, mechanical design
Circuit design, schematic and layout creation with Eagle and Altium
System design / automation with PLC (Beckhoff / IEC 61131)
Embedded systems development with Linux and Windows in assembler, C and C++
Development of optical sensors and camera systems (SW+HW)
AOI, automatic object recognition in image data, OpenCV
Business development in Poland, Spain and other European countries
Technical consulting regarding interface concept/design

Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

1 year 4 months

Project Management and Electronics Development

DeCampo Ltd. & Co. KG

Project management and electronics development for automotive suppliers (LED turn signal for Daimler SLS, LED taillight and HBL Rolls-Royce)
Hardware development, commissioning, testing, circuit design
Leading the development team
Layout and coordination with the client
Requirements analysis
Coordination with the client

Jun 2013 - Present

12 years 8 months

Thermal Simulation Engineer

Flextronics Automotive GmbH & Co. KG

Thermal simulation of circuits and component groups
Feasibility analysis / thermal management
Optimization recommendations
Individual assignments through DeCampo Ltd. & Co. KG

Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

2 months

WebEx Training and Consulting

UPD gGmbH

Preparation of WebEx training materials
Training of company employees
Teleworking
Integration of VoIP systems for teleconferences
Consulting for practical use

Apr 2012 - Aug 2014

2 years 5 months

Co-owner, Authorized Officer, and Head of Electronics Development

Höfgen Erber Electronics GmbH & Co. KG / Hella KGaA

Project management and electronics development for Hella KGaA and other clients
Programming firmware
Leading the development team according to ASPICE guidelines
Tools: MKS, Jira, Confluence, DOORS, Microcap
Requirements management and change management
Circuit design and hardware design of control units for automotive and LED PCBs (analog and digital electronics, power electronics)
Layout creation in Cadence (footprint creation, schematic entry, generating Gerber data for PCBs following Hella layout guidelines)
Coordination of the mechanical assembly of control units
Commissioning of prototypes
Hardware project manager at Hella KGaA until 07/2013

Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

9 months

Internal Project - Solar Inverter Design

DeCampo Ltd. & Co. KG

Design of a solar inverter for off-grid operation with battery buffer
Design and simulation
PCB layout
Assembly and testing of the prototype
Firmware development in Assembly/C for microcontrollers (AVR)

Apr 2011 - Dec 2015

4 years 9 months

Hennigsdorf, Germany

Project Manager / Budget Controller

Bombardier Transportation GmbH

Budget planning and controlling for an international high-speed train project V300 Zefiro (project language: English) and Talent 2 trains
Planning and coordination of work packages
Resource and budget control, planning, and approval
Review of work packages and budget with line managers
Reporting to management
Budget negotiations
Development of tools in MS Excel and MS Access databases
Budget planning and scheduling in Primavera and MS Project

Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

3 months

Magdeburg, Germany

Instructor for IT security, Java, and C

WBS Training AG Magdeburg

Preparation of scripts and teaching materials
Training of participants
Exam creation, administration, and performance assessment

Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

9 months

Dresden, Germany

Scholarship Recipient in Power Electronics / Ultrasonic Generators

Technical University of Dresden

Research and development in power electronics and ultrasonic generators

Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

1 year 5 months

Berlin, Germany

Freelance Contractor (Power Electronics)

Enasys GmbH

Hardware development / high-voltage electronics
Planning and setup of power electronics control cabinets
Schematic design, board layout and design with Eagle / Altium
Assembly of inverters
Simulation of current behavior and filter optimization
Assembly and testing of a 2kW ultrasonic generator
Procurement of components according to requirements
Assembly and testing of circuits
Creation of technical documentation / manuals in English and German
Creation of training materials for internal safety briefings
Introduction of VoIP systems

Apr 2008 - Nov 2008

8 months

Overall development and design of a bus interior light

APAG AG

Mechanical and circuit development
Basic software development
Negotiations with subcontractors
Project management

Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

10 months

Electronics Engineer (Automotive)

Odelo GmbH

EMC testing of a DC/DC converter for automotive interior lighting: Conducting tests, overseeing acceptance, PCB layout with Altium Designer and design optimization.
Modification of an existing DC/DC converter: Evaluation and selection of an alternative solution due to component supply stops, circuit simulation, layout creation and prototype assembly.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2011

4 years

Berlin, Germany

IT Consultant / Project Coordinator

Agon Group GmbH / Lunos GmbH

VoIP phone system based on Asterisk / Linux: Consulting and overall technical coordination, system analysis, concept, HMI design, training and maintenance.
Setup of the VPN network for the Agon Group hotel chain in Berlin: Creation of the network design and contingency plan, router configuration, implementation of Nagios, commercial consulting, performing tests and documentation.
Implementation of a voucher system: Development of a management system for guests' internet use, creation of the project study, definition of interfaces, user training and creation of the user manual.

Oct 2005 - Jun 2008

2 years 9 months

IT Manager / Project Manager

ib vogt GmbH

Temporary management of the IT department: project planning, team coordination (up to 6 resources), resource management and cross-department coordination.
Development of a travel expense accounting software: consulting, overall coordination and design of the web interface.
Implementation of an in-house PKI system: project study, technical concepts, interface definition and user training.
Market analysis and testing of CRM software: business process analysis and employee training.
Introduction of the Webex web conferencing system: responsible for analysis, design and implementation.
Migration of the server infrastructure: subproject management, requirements specification and backup concept (Windows 2003 Server, Exchange Enterprise).

Oct 2004 - Jun 2005

9 months

IT Consultant / Administrator

Gold Inn Hotelmanagement GmbH

Installation of an Asterisk VoIP phone system: concept design, interface definition and implementation.
HTTP proxy (Squid): implementation with authentication and selective access restrictions.
Introduction of a Postfix and Exchange mail system: system analysis, concept design and administrator training.

May 2002 - Mar 2006

3 years 11 months

Berlin, Germany

Research Assistant / Laboratory Instructor

Technische Universität Berlin

Supervision of the electrical engineering lab: running lab sessions, teaching, maintaining the motor test bench (BLDC, PMSM) and the student administration database (PHP/MySQL).
Development of a 960 MHz VCO: simulation in ADS, PCB layout, RF measurements with a spectrum analyzer and study of EMC behavior.

Mar 1999 - Apr 2003

4 years 2 months

Berlin, Germany

System Administrator

S2-Infosys GmbH

Maintenance of server infrastructure (Novell, Linux, Windows Server) at client sites.
Programming of databases and database applications.
Network security (firewalls, proxies, web and mail filters).
Training clients in various areas.
Creation of technical and IT concepts.

Nov 1998 - May 1999

7 months

Berlin, Germany

System Administrator

DHI GmbH (Security)

Setup of a domain controller network (30 clients) (Windows NT).
VPN over ISDN and IP.
Maintenance of software and hardware.
Writing scripts.

Skills

Position

Project Management / Team Leadership
Budget Planning / Scheduling / Organization / Coordination
Hardware And Software Development
Consulting / Controlling
Coaching / Training
Quality Assurance / Testing

Hardware

Pc, Sun, Nvidia Orin Agx Ai Accelerator
Embedded, Raspberry Pi, Microcontroller

Operating Systems

Unix / Linux / Bsd
Windows

Programming Languages

Assembly: Stm32, X86, Atmel, Pic, 6502, Ti Dsp210xx, Renesas V850 / Rh850
C/c++
I4gl
Turbo Pascal
Perl, Python
Visual Basic / .Net
Php
Unix Bash And Windows Shell
Java / Javascript

Databases

Access
Informix
Ms Sql Server
Msql / Mysql
Odbc
Doors

Data Communication

Internet, Intranet, Novell, Windows Network, Samba, Cisco
Smtp, Imap, Pop3, Zigbee, Thread, Enocean, Iot
Ntp, Ftp, Http, Https, Ssl
Voip, Sip, Iax, Iax2, H.323, Rtp, Isdn, Pots
Tcp/ip, Ipx, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Network Security
Ssl, Ipsec, Openvpn, Pptp, Wireguard

Products / Standards / Experience

Project And Team Management
Budget Planning And Control
Hardware Development
System Analysis And Design
System Development, Integration, And Testing
Quality Assurance
Emc-optimized Design And Testing
Iso26262 Functional Safety / Automotive
Software Architecture
System Administration
Teaching / Instruction
Tools: Ads, Altium, Asterisk, Bonaparte, Bscw-server, Crm, Citrix, Doors, Eagle, Ms Office, Ms Project, Sap, Simetrix, Visio, Visual Studio, Webex, Eclipse, Jira, Asana, Confluence, Github

Methods

Object-oriented Analysis And Design (Uml)
Structured Analysis And Design
Business Process Reengineering (Bpr)

Industries

Automotive
Industrial
Rail
Services
Telecommunications
University

Responsibilities

Feasibility Studies Including Prototyping
Creating Functional And Design Specifications
Creating Project Plans And Monitoring Tasks And Deadlines
Coordinating Teams
It And Engineering Project Management
Allocating Budget, Tasks, And Resources
Monitoring Work Results And Meeting Deadlines / Scheduling
Coordinating Tasks And Schedules Between Development, Product Management, Quality Assurance, And Documentation
Designing Internet/intranet Aligned Infrastructures That Ensure Smooth Operation Of Web Applications, Databases, And Ms Windows / Linux
Presenting / Demonstrating Solution Approaches, Prototypes, And Release-ready Product Versions
Analyzing Customer Requirements (Doors)
Requirements Management
Advising Customers On Setting Up And Operating The Needed Computing Systems
Participating In Sla Creation
Planning And Assigning Tasks, Schedules, And Milestones
Providing Recommendations On Concepts, Plan Deviations, Etc.
Budget Planning And Monitoring / Controlling
Ensuring Deadlines, Resource Use, And Budget Compliance
Estimating Project Risks (Risk Management)
Ensuring A Stable System Environment
Creating Procedures For Automatic Generation Of Installation Packages Using Unix Shell Scripts
Supporting End Users And Maintaining The Live System
Designing, Planning, And Building Test Scenarios For Quality Assurance And Coordinating Team Members And Test Scenarios During Test Phases
Conducting System And Functional Tests During Development And For Final Software Package Acceptance
Designing Control Systems And Programming Plc / Iec 61131
Designing And Testing Electronic Circuits
Assembling And Commissioning Circuits And Systems
Api Interfaces