Employers / Positions occupied

1969 - 1976 Computer Analysts and Programmers Ltd., Reading, England

1969	Trainee Programmer
1970	Programmer
1974	Consultant

1976 - 1992 mbp Software & Systems GmbH, Dortmund, Deutschland

1976	Software developer
1978	Project leader
1980	Group leader
1984	Head of department
1990	Head of division "Marketing and Development"

1992 - 1993 Wille System GmbH, Unna, Deutschland

1992	Head of software development

1994 - 1996 Freelance System Consultant

1996 - 2012 ePS & RTS GmbH, Renningen, Deutschland (a Siemens company)
from 2009 - after integration - Siemens AG

1996	Software Manager

2012 - 2016 Freelance Software Developer (Android Apps)

Technical Expertise

Management

In final position at mbp, responsible for 40 employees in product development and client projects, with full responsibility for budget and personnel. Also temporarily responsible for mpb USA office.

As Software Manager (RTS/Siemens), responsible for product development with 50 staff in four locations in Germany and USA.

Applications developed

Compilers und Development tools, Software migration und Down­sizing, Shop-floor information systems und production control, CNC-controllers, Geographic information systems, Automatic test procedures

Programming languages

Responsible for projects using C, C++ and COBOL. Programming experience in these languages and in various assembler languages, Fortran, Coral 66, Java, SQL, and web applications using php and HTML.

Development tools

Version management with ClearCase, code-generators for business applications, screen interface generators, development frameworks including Eclipse

Operating Systems

PDP-10 System Monitor, George 3, BS2000, CP/M, MSDOS, OS/2 (if anyone still knows what they were), Windows (all variants since 3.11), Unix (Solaris, Linux), Android

Applications

Microsoft Office, Remote maintenance systems, Communication applications, ClearCase, Interleaf, Project management software including MS-Project

Development methodologies

Development process certification with CMM, involved in the definition of the Siemens development process and its introduction in projects, also involved in the introduction of agile software development methodology.

Web Sites and Applications

Development and creation of web sites (e.g. this one), web server installation and management