Thomas Ziller

Founder

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Besigheim, Germany

Experience

Feb 2022 - Present
3 years 11 months

Founder

martozi

  • Services in sales, business development, consulting and engineering

  • Current projects:

  • Interim Sales Director and strategic consultant at Very Energetic People GmbH, Stuttgart

  • Sales of planning, installation and maintenance of charging stations

  • Process optimizations

  • Strategy development

  • Project management of installation projects

  • Project manager at MEKRA Lang GmbH, Ergersheim: Overall project management of digital exterior mirror for trucks (Iveco, Hyundai)

  • Project manager testing internal platform project

  • VDI trainer for seminar "Crash course in vehicle electrical/electronics"

  • Completed projects:

  • Consulting project at ZF Hannover via Tsetinis Consulting (home office, Hanover)

  • Consulting to optimize a software project including organization

Sep 2020 - Present
5 years 4 months

Lecturer for the Systems Engineering course

Hochschule Künzelsau

May 2019 - Dec 2021
2 years 8 months
Weissach, Germany

Head of Software Development and Electrical/Electronics

ASAP Engineering GmbH

  • Building teams for software development and electrical/electronics

  • Profit & Loss responsibility for two teams

  • Personnel responsibility for 27 employees

  • Managing project managers

  • Focus on head-up displays: Support for all PAG model series, optical design and measurement, component testing, acceptance drives, error management with Tier 1

  • Testing in HV/NV, lighting elements and control elements

  • Tool development with Java

  • Embedded software development

  • Follow-up contract for head-up display services at Porsche won

  • Project win at Porsche in chassis/drivetrain for central control unit

  • Acquired first software FAS architecture project at Volkswagen

  • Strategy development for software architecture and connected car in collaboration with the department

  • Building customer base at Porsche and Tier 1s

  • Project management of embedded software development for ZF

  • Interface to department management for software and electrical/electronics in Gaimersheim

  • Recruiting and development of employees

Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
1 year 9 months
Göppingen, Germany

Head of Engineering (CTO)

zatellite GmbH

  • Building a startup within the ZAT group

  • Focus on electronics and software in the automotive field: sales, project management, engineering

  • Consulting the ZAT group in electronics and software

  • Developing sales skills for cold calling

  • Accelerated decision-making processes

  • Technology scouting

  • Building a network in the electrical/electronics field

  • Developing the process landscape for the startup

Mar 2015 - Jul 2017
2 years 5 months
Wolfsburg, Germany

Business Team Manager for Virtual Validation and Reference Sensor Technology

Carmeq GmbH

  • Personnel responsibility for 22 employees

  • Managing project managers

  • Strategy development for virtual validation and reference measurement technology for driver assistance functions

  • Concept creation for HiL for new driver assistance systems

  • Responsibility for Vehicle-in-the-Loop in the Volkswagen Group

  • Rebuilt team after founding

  • Won first project for virtual simulation in the context of HiL test benches at Volkswagen

  • Acquired and successfully implemented Vehicle-in-the-Loop project for Audi dealer training (approx. 5000 dealers trained)

  • Head of the optics lab for Volkswagen

Mar 2012 - Feb 2015
3 years
Leonberg, Germany

Business Team Manager Carmeq Stuttgart

Carmeq GmbH

  • Personnel responsibility for 11 employees

  • Main contact for OEMs and Tier1 in the Stuttgart area

  • Topics: software quality assurance, project management, model-based software development, driver assistance systems, voice control

  • Developing and implementing strategy for the Stuttgart location

  • Growing team from 3 to 11 employees at Porsche

  • Successfully advanced natural voice control for series production at Porsche

  • Expanded driver assistance area from 2 to 6 team members

Sep 2011 - Jan 2013
1 year 5 months
Leonberg, Germany

Project Manager for Porsche

Carmeq GmbH

  • Component responsibility for front camera including lane departure warning, high beam assistant, traffic sign recognition for SUV models and Panamera

  • Supplier management

  • Internal scheduling

  • Test drives

  • Representing functions within the model line (error management, production coordination, compliance with the vehicle schedule)

  • Successfully introduced the front camera in the 2013 Cayenne model year

  • Internal networking of Porsche departments including training on new functions

Jul 2011 - Feb 2015
3 years 8 months
Leonberg, Germany

Site Manager

Carmeq GmbH

  • Set up infrastructure for the site (office space, network, etc.)
Apr 2006 - Jun 2011
5 years 3 months
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Project Manager

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

  • Main contact for OEMs for new projects and series optimizations

  • Responsible for costs (R&D and unit price)

  • Ensured timing and quality throughout the entire project lifecycle

  • Led interdisciplinary project teams

  • Managed adaptation of production lines for new products

  • Multi-project management

  • Developed roadmaps/strategies for the rain sensor product group (ultrasound, camera, infrared)

  • Developed a new cost-optimized rain-light sensor for Audi models

  • Introduced a rain-light-humidity sensor for Porsche models (Panamera), including production line adjustments

  • Launched an EMC-optimized rain-light-humidity sensor for Porsche 911/Boxster

  • Introduced a new generation parking aid with ACC support in the Audi A8

  • Introduced the first park steering assistant in an Audi model

  • Managed integration of parking aid software on Bosch body controller up to series production for Audi

  • Prepared proposals for camera inquiries from Volkswagen

Oct 2003 - Mar 2006
2 years 6 months
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Sales Engineer

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

  • Acquired pre-development and series projects

  • Conducted price negotiations

  • Managed customer support in serial projects

  • Built customer relationships

  • Organized internal projects (roof control units, proposal presentations)

  • Product groups: ultrasound, camera, infrared, radar

  • Customers: BMW, Porsche

  • Linked BMW and Valeo in the development area

  • Acquired pre-development driver assistance projects including BMW demo vehicle

  • Secured the first rain-light-humidity sensor project for Valeo

  • Won the follow-up parking aid project in the BMW L6 platform

Sep 2001 - Sep 2003
2 years 1 month
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Systems Engineer

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

  • Creation of system specifications for new driver assistance features

  • Customer presentations and trade show booth support

  • Management of internal R&D projects with radar and camera (clients: PSA, Renault, Audi)

  • Implementation of Valeo requirements in ISO committees for the lane change assistant function

  • Building customer contacts in early development at PSA and Renault

Sep 1998 - Feb 1999
6 months
Neckartenzlingen, Germany

Development Intern

Richard Hirschmann GmbH & Co.

  • Development of broadband amplifiers and antenna sockets
Oct 1995 - Jul 1996
10 months
Kempten, Germany

Contract soldier

Bundeswehr

Skills

  • Overall Project Management Of Driver Assistance Systems
  • Sales Experience / Operations Manager In Charging Infrastructure
  • Process Development In A Startup And Teams
  • Successful Setup Of Locations And Teams
  • Technical Understanding Of Complex Relationships
  • Sales Experience For Products And Services

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2000 - Aug 2001

Hochschule Heilbronn

Master of Science, Signal Processing and Control · Signal Processing and Control · Heilbronn, Germany · 1,7

Oct 1996 - Sep 2000

Hochschule Heilbronn

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in Electronics · Electronics · Heilbronn, Germany · 1,9

Oct 1994 - Jun 1995

Vocational College

Heilbronn, Germany

...and 2 more

Certifications & licenses

Basic Prototype Driver's License

Volkswagen AG

High-Performance Vehicle Driving Training

Porsche AG

Driver's licenses: Classes A, B, C, BE, CE

INTACSTM Provisional Assessor (Automotive SPICE®)

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