Thomas Ziller

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

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

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

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

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

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