Rafal N. - Freelance R&D Engineer Control Systems & Optimization

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Sprakensehl, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years

Freelance R&D Engineer Control Systems & Optimization

Self-employed

Providing services, training and developing solutions.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2024

5 years

Germany

Developer Flight Automation

Skysails Power GmbH

R&D in controls for Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Data analysis
(Non-)linear dynamic models
Simulations
State estimators
Feedback control loops
Optimization of 3D trajectories

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

4 years

Germany

Control Engineer

IAV GmbH

R&D in controls for large wind turbines
Requirements models, functional analysis and architecture of control system
Dynamic models and simulations
Feedback control loops and state estimation
Economic Non-linear Model Predictive Control
Parameter optimization
On-Board Diagnostics

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

2 years

Germany

Developer SCADA WinCC OA

evosoft GmbH

Software development for Siemens Simatic WinCC OA SCADA

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

2 years

Entrepreneur and R&D Engineer in Advanced Controls

Soft-Sensor

Client acquisition for data fusion applications
R&D for a paragliding variometer

Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

4 years

Official Guide

European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN

Gave hundreds of lectures
Guided thousands of visitors at particle physics sites

Jan 2007 - Dec 2013

7 years

Researcher, Doctoral Student and Associate

CERN, University of Valladolid, Osaka University

R&D in Economic Non-linear Model Predictive Controller for a large scale industrial cryogenic process
Developed novel first principles thermo-hydraulic models
Optimization based non-linear state estimation

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

1 year

Germany

Intern

ATENA Engineering GmbH

Development of hardware and software for HIL simulation of the A400M aircraft turbine engine

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

2 years

Germany

Working Student (Perl Developer)

Karlsruhe University

Development of software components for a data mining system using Perl and XML-XSLT

Summary

My expertise lies in optimizing references and ensuring that systems adhere to them through feedforward and feedback.

I excel in advanced control techniques including feedback loop shaping, filtering, state estimation, predictive control, supervisory control, and diagnostics.

I have given hundreds of public talks in 5 languages.