Stephan Menzel - Head of Development

Q: Where is Stephan based?

Stephan is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Stephan speak?

Stephan speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Stephan have?

Stephan has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Stephan has worked in at least 1 role and for 17 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Stephan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What companies has Stephan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stephan has worked for SAP , machineMD , EDAG Feynsinn , Carl Zeiss AG , and Audi Business Innovation GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Automotive , and Manufacturing . Stephan also has some experience in Healthcare and Construction .

Q: Which business areas is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Project Management . Stephan also has some experience in Operations , Research and Development (R&D) , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Manufacturing , and Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: What is Stephan's education?

Stephan attended University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (FH) for Computer Science .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

1 year 5 months

Potsdam, Germany

SAP

Consulting and development for VR usage scenarios in industrial contexts
Digital Twin, Unreal Engine VR deployments, Multi-user networking, Cloud infrastructure
Technologies: AWS, Google Cloud, other Cloud Services; C++; Unreal Engine 5; Android, Meta Quest

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 1 month

Bern, Switzerland

machineMD

Architecture, consulting and development for a VR medical realtime eye tracking application
Development best practices, reviews; Agile processes consulting; High performance C++
Evaluation of data and transport via ZeroMQ interfaces
Technologies: C++17, CMake, Visual Studio; Python; UML; Azure Devops, git, Jira, Confluence; Boost, asio, ZeroMQ; Unity, C#

Nov 2022 - Feb 2024

1 year 4 months

Munich, Germany

EDAG Feynsinn

Architecture consulting and CDK development for porting an existing web application with Unreal Pixelstreaming into the AWS cloud
Integration into the cloud infrastructure of a major automotive manufacturer; Compliance rules
Technologies: AWS CDK in Python; Linux, Docker, Node.js; Unreal Engine 5, Visual Studio

Apr 2021 - Jul 2023

2 years 4 months

Oberkochen, Germany

Carl Zeiss AG

Architecture consulting and development for simulating confidential processes
Plugin development; C++ / OpenCL development; Help setting up productization
Technologies: C++20; Nuke NDK; Azure Devops; Boost, Boost Compute, OpenCL; UML, git, CMake, Visual Studio

Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

2 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

Audi Business Innovation GmbH

Architecture consulting and development for an Unreal Engine based software portfolio
Transformation towards cloud native processes for on-demand rendering; Modularization and architecture of software stack
Development of Unreal application and Cloud IaC stack
Technologies: Unreal Engine 4; AWS SDK, Google Cloud SDK; Python CDK, Lambda, SQS/SNS, Pubsub, CloudFront, CloudWatch, XRay; C++17; UML, git, Perforce, CMake, Visual Studio

Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

6 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Mackevision

Architecture consulting and development in cloud based rendering using the Unreal Engine
Architecture and development of an AWS connection plugin enabling engine interaction with cloud native services
Technologies: Unreal Engine 4; AWS SDK, serverless, Python CDK; VPC, CloudFront, CloudWatch, XRay; C++17; UML, git, CMake, Visual Studio

Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

10 months

Munich, Germany

Infinity Reply

Architecture consulting and development for a cloud rendering pipeline using infrastructure as code with terraform
Consulting in team development, processes and structuring; Proof of concept web front-end
Technologies: Unreal Engine 4; AWS SDK, serverless, terraform; Node.js, Lambda, DynamoDB, VPC, CloudFront, CloudWatch, XRay; C++17; UML, git, CMake, Visual Studio

May 2020 - Aug 2020

4 months

Raleigh, United States

Epic Games

Architecture and development of a cloud rendering plugin for the Unreal Engine
Project management and coordination of stakeholders and partner developers
Requirement engineering and architectural design documentation
Technologies: Unreal Engine 4; Raytracing, image processing; C++17; git, Visual Studio

Jan 2016 - Mar 2020

4 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Head of Development

vr-on GmbH

Designed and developed a cloud based system for multi-user collaborative VR environments using Unreal Engine 4 and AWS cloud
Led and tutored a team of 5 in an agile development process with regular release cycles
Solution architecture for two web based frontends; Monitoring, backup and failsafe mechanisms
Toolchain setup and maintenance; Dependency management; Infrastructure installation and administration (Linux systems, VPN, local servers)
Technologies: Unreal Engine 4, Unity 3D; C++14, C#, Python; AWS Cloud, Docker, EFS, ElastiCache, ELB, Lambda, Cognito, Redis; Boost ASIO; Atlassian Toolchain; Boost, Qt, cryptopp, AWS SDK; git, CMake, Visual Studio; HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, ART Tracking

Oct 2011 - Nov 2015

4 years 2 months

Germany

Dassault Systéme 3DExcite

Various projects in development and visualization of physics and driving simulation, networking and software architecture
Driving simulation: real time integration of HIL simulation data into high-end visualization and VR; 7 releases with focus on flexibility, performance and customization; Real time data evaluation fed into VR via SDK layer
Technologies: Platform independent C and C++11, parallelization; Qt, MVC; Boost Spirit & Phoenix DSL; Python, CMake, git, Visual Studio; Atlassian Toolchain; UML2, 4+1 model
Subsequent features: recording and playback of simulated driving sessions; edit and modification; multi-machine simultaneous VR sessions; complex DSL expressions; track editor; remote REST interface; parallel data sources; eye tracking
Video streaming component: high performance adaptive quality remote rendered content display via ASIO, Spirit, HTTP/REST
Physics simulation: abstraction and integration of multiple physics engines (Bullet, ODE, PhysX, Newton); convex decomposition; GPU (OpenCL) acceleration; TCP/UDP layers
Video streaming: real time desktop content capture applied to VR textures; HTTPS/SSL encryption with client certificates; multi-platform support

Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

7 months

Nemetschek Allplan GmbH

Architecture, development processes, data modeling and interface design for a web application in facility management
Software architecture based on Java servlets and Spring; HTML5/JavaScript visualization for CAD based data
Data model (UML, Enterprise Architect); Team support on interface definitions; Implementation help (Java, SceneJS, NodeJS)

Jul 2008 - Aug 2011

3 years 2 months

Realtime Technology AG

Software architecture of the RTT systems from 07/2009 to 08/2011: architecture and conception of a new software platform; Focus on resource efficiency, threading, flexible data model, hardware and platform independence; Work package conception; Technical communication with management; Project management, coaching; Guidelines, componentization; Modern build processes and automated tests; Development models
PictureBook & PowerHouse development from 07/2008 to 08/2009: analysis and performance optimization of Java application server based asset management; Architecture and development of a framework for abstracted services (SOA) focusing on video streaming and server based rendering; Requirement analysis; Base library evaluation; Third party coordination; Core and protocol development (Boost.Spirit, Protocol Buffers); Cluster resource management; Service and data distribution layer conception; Language neutrality; Client support for iPhone, iPad, JavaScript, Flash; Business logic encapsulation; Integration into RTT products

Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

3 years 11 months

Munich, Germany

GMX GmbH

Unix system development: spam protection and mail system security; Technical lead for company wide mail system; Continuous security and spam improvements
Backup solution development: filesystem monitoring kernel module and daemons for large Linux cluster
Virus scan engine integration; High performance backend for mail store interfaces; Infrastructure daemon for RPC dispatching
Various mail system software tasks across hundreds of Linux servers

Oct 2001 - Dec 2002

1 year 3 months

Leipzig, Germany

T-Systems GEI Leipzig

Project SMILE for Deutsche Telekom: modular database task dispatcher system in C under Win32 API
Porting and version management of complex billing software for T-Online on Solaris with GNU build chain
Java class development for logging and security using Eclipse and JBuilder

Jan 2001 - May 2001

5 months

Leipzig, Germany

BitCtrl Leipzig

Design of graphical widget classes
Development of Java applets for real-time industrial facility data visualization
C tools on QNX for web server password database configuration
Linux server maintenance and upgrades

Sep 2000 - Jan 2001

5 months

Leipzig, Germany

Dibomedia Leipzig

Conception and development of a content management system based on the XML application server 'Tango'
Diploma thesis on the system; Linux web server and mail system administration with focus on security

Sep 1998 - Mar 1999

7 months

Zwickau, Germany

Cancer Research Center Zwickau

Installation of Windows NT RAID server as PDC integrated into Unix environment
Network setup and automatic backup solution for medical data under regulatory requirements

Skills

Software Architecture And Distributed Systems, Design Patterns, Methodologies
C++ Including Boost, Qt, Stl And Template Programming
Python And Various Ecosystems
Requirement Analysis
Aws Cloud Services, Google Cloud
Aws Cdk
Unreal Engine 4
Platform Independence Techniques
Cmake Build Systems
Various 3d Scene Graph Implementations
Various Embedded Systems Such As Arduino, Flora And Raspberry Pi
Physics Engines, Bullet, Ode, Physx, Newton
Unix And Linux System Development In C And C++, Different Flavors, Inclusion Of Many Different Libraries, Mostly Open Source
Network Programming In Both Tcp And Udp, Both Socket Level And Abstracted
Boost.spirit For Network Protocols
Asio And Multi-threaded Server Programming, Asynchronous Servers
Various 3d Engines: Openscenegraph, Ogre, Irrlicht
Python, Embedded And Standalone Applications
Lua, Embedded And Standalone, Plus Several C++ Wrappers
Security Strategies
Scaling And Architecture Of Large Scale Systems
Uml, Uml2, Magicdraw
Java And Standard Libraries
All Sorts Of Tools, Gnu Buildchain, Git, Subversion, Boost, Valgrind, Etc.
Linux Administration Of Different Distributions, Python And Perl Programming

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1996 - Jun 2001

University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (FH)

Diploma in Computer Science (FH) · Computer Science · Zwickau, Germany

Profile

Created

March 2024

Last Update

December 2025

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Where is Stephan based?

Stephan is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Stephan speak?

Stephan speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Stephan have?

Stephan has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Stephan has worked in at least 1 role and for 17 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Stephan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Stephan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Stephan would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Development.

What companies has Stephan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stephan has worked for SAP, machineMD, EDAG Feynsinn, Carl Zeiss AG, and Audi Business Innovation GmbH.

Which industries is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Automotive, and Manufacturing. Stephan also has some experience in Healthcare and Construction.

Which business areas is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Project Management. Stephan also has some experience in Operations, Research and Development (R&D), and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Manufacturing, and Healthcare.

Which business areas has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Quality Assurance (QA).

What is Stephan's education?

Stephan attended University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (FH) for Computer Science.

What is the availability of Stephan?

Stephan is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Stephan?

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