Co-Founder

• Jan 2021 - Present

Freelance Robotics and Autonomous Systems Developer

• Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

Working on something big. Stay tuned. Working on something big. Stay tuned.

Product Engineering Manager

• Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

Developing the next generation autonomous docking system that provides the ultimate in passenger and vessel safety, pleasure and satisfaction in every situation. MAID (Marine Autonomous Intelligent Docking) System manoeuvres your vessel towards your desired docking location while autonomously compensating for any exterior elements which affect the motion of your vessel. Developing the next generation autonomous docking system that provides the ultimate in passenger and vessel safety, pleasure and satisfaction in every situation. MAID (Marine Autonomous Intelligent Docking) System manoeuvres your vessel towards your desired docking location while autonomously compensating for any exterior elements which affect the motion of your vessel.

Engineering Manager

• Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONSynapticon LONA is a reliable localisation and navigation solution for mobile robots, from consumer robots via industrial AGVs up to maritime vessels. Through advanced sensor data filtering and disturbance rejection technology, LONA is very robust, outdoor-capable and can deal with 3D environments. The software is optimized for small resource consumption and can be run on small embedded CPUs.

Technical Product Manager & Lead Application Engineer

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

Synapticon Technology gives developers working on the most challenging tasks within robotics, industrial automation, autonomous vehicles and systems engineering in special machinery the right tools and powerful components to quickly build the infrastructure they need, enabling them to really concentrate on the actual application they aim for. Synapticon's Distributed Computing & Control Platform SOMANET enables developers of any cyber-physical system to easily configure, build and program a distributed computer for fully integrated actuator control and/or sensory data acquisition and processing.

Application Engineer

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Developing and customising software for embedded devices (XMOS architecture, SOMANET line of products)Customer supportDeveloping demonstrator platforms and software integrationResponsible for FOC (Field Oriented Control) software developing for brushless DC motors.

Research fellow / wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

• Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

Researcher and software developer in EU project NIFTi (Natural Human-Robot Cooperation in Dynamic Environments, www.nifti.eu).Research on autonomous navigation for Micro Aerial Vehicles, computational efficiency of algorithms, 3D Mapping/SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) for dynamic environments with depth (D), RGB, or RGB-D sensors.Contributed to developing a commercial mini-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for Urban Search And Rescue applications.Participated in a robots deployment mission in an earthquake-hit Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). Fields of interest: autonomous navigation for mobile robots, 3D Mapping/SLAM, image processing (CV), stability control of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Research Assistant

• Dec 2008 - Sep 2010

Developed a fully autonomous unmanned rotary micro-quadrotor capable of navigating in both GPS-denied and GPS-aided environments. The work covered such fields of robotics as Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM), teleoperation, embedded systems software development (C/C++) and hardware integration.Worked in a team on cooperation of ground and aerial robotic systems.Contributed in algorithms development (C++) for an aerial vehicle tracking with an omnidirectional camera.

Electronics Engineer

• Apr 2006 - Jul 2007

Managed a team of mechatronics in one devision of the company. Was responsible for their further field-related education and training in order to be capable of servicing a newly installed production line and several previously installed dependant lines. Was involved in start-up works of a line for thermo-chemical processing of metal surfaces.Examination of the line automation quality, PLC software developing/debugging (Simatic S7), HMI software development.Was responsible for technical documenting and visualisation of the technological process, organisation of technical maintenance and maintenance schedules, electronic and mechanic equipment supplies.