Simon (Simon) Schilling
Home Charging Portfolio Project Manager
Experience
Home Charging Portfolio Project Manager
OEM
- Developing a strategy for the home charging portfolio of a leading German vehicle manufacturer
- Determining requirements for the charging infrastructure
- Deriving product recommendations for the components
- Developing an offering strategy for future charging equipment
- Aligning product requirements with the manufacturer's brands
- Designing supplier sourcing and selection
E-Mobility Consultant
Various real estate owners
- Concept development for charging infrastructure in multi-family homes, including site inspection
- Coordination with grid operators
- Creating a routing plan
- Creating an energy and power balance
- Dimensioning the load management
- Recommending suitable charging hardware and an operating concept
- Obtaining quotes for implementation
Project Manager EV Charging
Genesis Motors Europe
- Building a comprehensive product offering consisting of a home charging solution and charging tariff for the OEM's customers
- Coordinating requirements
- Identifying and selecting a suitable service provider
- Coordinating the implementation of the product offering
Project Manager
Chargepoint
- Supporting conceptual and technical system development within the ELBE research project
- Supporting the design and execution of tests
- Developing technical concepts, process descriptions, and requirements documents
- Working in standardization committees and industry associations
E-Mobility Consultant
Various B2B Customers
- Advising medium-sized companies on the transformation to e-mobility using our own consulting concept eMobility Compass
- Fleet analysis and conversion
- Advising on suitable charging infrastructure
- Site analysis
- Installation and operation concept
- Advising on financing and funding of implementation
Product Strategy and Technical Feasibility
E-Mobility Startup Company
- Analysis and evaluation of product direction
- Validation of technical feasibility in the e-mobility sector
- Consulting on market and system integration
Product Owner
SMATRICS
- Design and implementation of a software system for planning charging infrastructure sites
- Gathering and structuring of customer and user requirements
- Designing the system and key features for the charging infrastructure rollout
- Leading the development team with agile software development methods (7 developers and testers)
Legal Metrology Consulting in E-Mobility
Hubject
- Technical support in preparation for the go-live of the systems for the "Plug and Charge Ecosystem" product
- Preparing the migration to a new system landscape and from external to internal development
- Developing automated tests
- Assisting in revising the existing security audit documentation
- Reviewing and harmonizing the interface definition with industry standards
Product Owner (interim)
SMATRICS
- Interim takeover of the Product Owner role in developing the CPO backend for the operation of public and private charging infrastructure
- Requirements management
- Coordination of software development
Legal Metrology Consulting in E-Mobility
Honeywell
- Compiling and interpreting requirements from the German calibration law and official requirement documents
- Coordinating requirements with the development department
Subproject Lead Plug and Charge ULTRA-E
Smartlab
- Subproject lead for charging station operators in a European R&D project to integrate Plug and Charge
- Participation in national working groups and standards committees
- Preparation of IT requirements from metrology law
- Technical consulting for product managers and developers
Interim Manager DC Charging Station
Akasol
- Technical project management for the development of a DC fast charging station with integrated lithium-ion storage
- Requirements management and gathering customer requirements
- Coordination of technical departments and project partners
- Coordination of hardware and software development as well as integration and validation testing
Legal metrology consulting in e-mobility
EVBox
- Implementation of legal metrology requirements in Germany for charging infrastructure
Legal metrology consulting in e-mobility
NewMotion
- Implementation of legal metrology requirements in Germany for charging infrastructure
Subproject Lead Plug and Charge
VWFS/Audi
- Participation in the subproject to develop the system landscape for Plug and Charge features of a Mobility Service Provider system
- Coordination of integration with external systems and partners
- Support for the overall integration of all subsystems
- Creation of functional concepts and system architectures
- Requirements management for the client's functional requirements
IT Systems Consulting for E-Mobility
E.ON
- Checking the implementation and functionality of operator and provider systems for e-mobility
- Checking the implementation of business processes
- Checking the implementation of roaming interfaces
IT Systems Consulting for E-Mobility
eeMobility
- Further development of roaming interfaces in the e-mobility area
- Project and requirements management for the e-mobility backend system
- Further development of a customized CRM (MS Dynamics) and new workflows
Owner
Wiedergrün
- Consulting projects on software, hardware, and product development for all stakeholders in the charging infrastructure industry (CPO, EMP, roaming platforms, OEM, charging station manufacturers)
E-Mobility Roaming Protocol Development, OCPI
Stichting E-Laad.nl/OCPI
- Working on the specification in the core team
- Transferring knowledge from other roaming solutions
- Contributing market requirements
New CPO Backend Development
smartlab GmbH
- Requirements and project management for the new development of the ladenetz.de backend for operating charging stations and managing end-user access
Development and operation of the E-Mobility Clearing House
smartlab GmbH
- Design of the IT system and technical and coordination support for the project tender
- Project management during initial implementation and further development
- Development and maintenance of the OCHP roaming protocol
- Participation in international standardization within the eMI3 committee
- Technical support for integration projects with roaming partners
- Requirements management for further developments
Project Associate econnect Germany
smartlab GmbH
- Assisting with project applications
- Technical support in grid integration, smart grid, smart home, and demand side management
- Supporting the project manager in day-to-day project management
Business Development Specialist
smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH
- Product development for the brand ladenetz.de and the roaming platform e-clearing.net
- Preparing and contributing to research project applications
Project Associate
juwi R & D GmbH & Co. KG
- Support activities in pilot and product development projects in the areas of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, grid integration, and smart grid
Diploma Thesis Candidate
juwi R & D GmbH & Co. KG
- Writing the diploma thesis in the e-mobility team of the juwi group
Summary
The shift toward more sustainable mobility continually motivates my long-standing work in the field of charging infrastructure. My quick grasp of new topics and self-taught approach allow me to deliver convincing results in projects with different focuses. I specialize in developing IT-supported products and services in agile projects. As a project manager or product owner, I take on requirements management and solution development together with the development team. My detailed understanding and market experience in charging infrastructure from various perspectives help me mediate between customers and stakeholders on one side and developers on the other.
Skills
Emobility: Ochp, Oicp, Ocip, Ocpp, Iso 15118 / Plug And Charge, Openadr
Applications: Common Office Applications (Local And Cloud-based), Figma, Confluence, Jira
Software/it: Websockets, Soap Web Services, Json, Php, Html, Css, Mysql, Mongodb, Javascript, Bootstrap, Wordpress, Unix/linux, Uml, Soapui, Git, Google Cloud Platform, Docker
Agile: Scrum (Practical Experience Across Multiple Projects In Different Teams)
Languages
Education
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Munich, Germany
Paul-Ehrlich-School
University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification · Frankfurt, Germany
Fraport AG
Training as an energy electronics technician, specializing in plant engineering · Energy Electronics Technician · Frankfurt, Germany
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