Engineering & Management Project Showcase

🚀 Engineering & Management Project Showcase 🚀

Project Profile 1️⃣: Leading the Charge: Multi-Project Management & Digital Innovation 🌐📈

1. Collaboration with External Partners & Internal Teams 🤝🌍

• 🚀 Leading and strategizing diverse projects in web app development (React/Vue.js), UX/UI design, content creation (blogs, video), social media marketing (Instagram, TikTok), influencer collaborations, and virtual event management.
• 👥 Building and mentoring a high-performing team, driving customer acquisition through digital channels (SEO, SEA, Content Marketing).
• 🗓️ Agile Project Management:
  • 🌐 Overseeing development and scaling of multiple e-commerce platforms and SaaS products.
  • 🤝 Managing collaborations with creative agencies, software development houses, content creators, and marketing tool providers.
  • ⏰ Implementing agile sprints and timelines for rapid iteration and delivery.
  • 🎨 Guiding the concept, design, and execution of digital ad campaigns, landing pages, email marketing funnels, interactive content, and virtual trade show presences.

2. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 💾 Headless CMS (Strapi, Contentful), E-Commerce Platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce), Project Management (Jira, Asana), Analytics (Google Analytics 4, Hotjar), CRM (HubSpot)
• 💻 Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, VS Code, Git

3. Other Qualifications 🎓✨(Focus on leadership & digital marketing certifications if adding)

4. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully launched and scaled multiple client projects, achieving significant YoY growth in revenue and user engagement.

Project Profile 2️⃣: Engineering the Future: Freelance Automation & IoT Solutions 🤖🌐

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 🗣️ Engaging in client consultations, coordinating with UX designers, backend developers, and hardware specialists.
• 📄 Developing system architecture diagrams, API documentation, and user guides for IoT solutions.
• 🏭 Supporting clients through agile development sprints, optimizing system performance and data flow.
• ✅ Implementing automated testing suites (CI/CD pipelines) and validating system performance against defined KPIs.
• 🏗️ Designing and deploying cloud-based data processing and storage solutions for IoT data.
• 🔗 Integrating various sensors and actuators with cloud platforms using MQTT/REST APIs.
• 💻 Developing and testing firmware for embedded devices.
• 🤖 Programming PLC/microcontrollers (e.g., Siemens S7, ESP32) for industrial automation tasks.
• ✍️ Iterating on system designs and schematics using modern CAD and collaboration tools (e.g., Miro, Lucidchart).

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡(Focus on delivering scalable and secure IoT solutions)

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍(Focus on collaboration with cloud providers, hardware manufacturers, and client IT teams)

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• ⚙️ Python, C++, Node.js, MQTT, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS IoT Core / Azure IoT Hub, PlatformIO
• 🔌 Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, Siemens TIA Portal, EPLAN Electric P8
• 💻 VS Code, Git, Postman, MS Office Suite

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨(Focus on cloud or IoT certifications if adding)

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully delivered custom IoT solutions, enabling clients to improve efficiency and gain new data-driven insights.

Project Profile 3️⃣: Architecting Connectivity: In-Car Network & Software Integration (Automotive) 🚗🔗

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 🏗️ Designing and evolving in-vehicle network architectures (LIN schedule tables, CAN signal matrices, Ethernet TSN configurations) for new EV and ADAS features.
• 🗣️ Leading cross-functional technical discussions within the GSS (Global System Steering) committee to align on LIN/Ethernet strategies and component integration across project teams.
• 📝 Defining and documenting hardware and software interface specifications for ECUs.
• ➕ Integrating new smart sensors and actuators (e.g., advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) components, infotainment modules) into the vehicle network, ensuring seamless data exchange.
• 💬 Managing the vehicle's network message catalog (DBC/ARXML files), validating change requests, and coordinating updates with impacted domain controllers and software teams.
• ✅ Overseeing LIN/CAN/Ethernet conformity testing with accredited test houses and internal labs, ensuring compliance with standards (e.g., AUTOSAR, ISO 26262).
• 🤝 Collaborating with Tier 1 suppliers (e.g., Continental, Bosch, Valeo) to define and validate component requirements.
• 🔗 Ensuring end-to-end system compatibility and interoperability, from individual ECUs to cloud-connected services, considering OTA update mechanisms and cybersecurity protocols.

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• 📝 Developing robust and scalable network solutions (Physical Layer & Data Link Layer) for current and future vehicle architectures.
• ➕ Seamlessly integrating new smart components (e.g., lidar, radar, high-res displays) into the vehicle network, managing signal definitions and communication protocols.
• 💬 Ensuring the integrity and consistency of the vehicle's network message database and managing change requests for OTA updates.

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 🔧 Software Development & Integration Teams, Tier 1 Automotive Suppliers (e.g., Continental, Bosch, Aptiv), Cybersecurity Teams.
• 🔬 R&D and Advanced Engineering Departments.

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🚪 IBM Rational DOORS Next Gen, Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, PREEvision, Wireshark, AUTOSAR Tooling (e.g., DaVinci Configurator)
• 📊 Confluence, Jira, MS Office Suite, Python for scripting.

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨

• 🗣️ "Advanced Technical Presentations & Communication" at BMW Group Academy.
• 🚌 "Automotive Ethernet & TSN Deep Dive" Workshop with Industry Experts.

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully defined and validated network architectures, enabling the seamless integration of innovative features and ensuring robust vehicle communication.

Project Profile 4️⃣: Streamlining Systems: In-Car Software & Network Integration (Automotive) ⚙️🔗

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 📄 Defining and managing software requirements for IVI modules using requirements management tools (e.g., JAMA, DOORS NG), incorporating specifications for new features like advanced voice assistants (e.g., integrating with cloud-based NLP services) and personalized user profiles.

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• 🤝 Ensuring transparent and robust coordination of IVI module requirements across software development, UX, and QA teams.
• 🔄 Facilitating the exchange of requirements and interface definitions between OEM and Tier 1 software suppliers, utilizing API gateways and standardized data formats (e.g., OpenAPI).

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 🔧 Agile Software Development Teams, UX/UI Design Department, Cloud Platform Providers (AWS/Azure), Tier 1 Infotainment Suppliers (e.g., Harman, Visteon, Panasonic).

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🚪 JAMA Connect, IBM DOORS Next Generation, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman
• 📊 Confluence, Jira, MS Office Suite, Miro

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨(Focus on Agile, Scrum Master, or Cloud certifications if adding)

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully coordinated complex software integration projects, ensuring high-quality delivery of innovative in-car experiences.

Project Profile 5️⃣: Level Up DAVE-NG: From Concept to Cutting-Edge Tool (Automotive) 🛠️➡️📄

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 🗺️ Analyzing, redesigning, documenting, and optimizing digital engineering workflows.
• 🤝 Driving stakeholder alignment and gathering requirements for new platform features (AI-powered test case generation, predictive maintenance insights) from pilot project teams and process owners, managing change requests (CRs) effectively.
• 🧪 Leading UAT and E2E testing for new DAVE-NG platform releases, incorporating automated testing frameworks.
• 📝 Designing and implementing intelligent test scenarios and AI-driven defect prediction models based on evolving customer and system concepts.
• 🐛 Managing test execution and defect lifecycle using modern ALM tools (e.g., Jira with Xray/Zephyr, Azure DevOps).
• ✅ Defining and validating test cases within the ALM platform.
• 🔄 Overseeing bug triaging, retesting, and regression testing.
• 🔝 Prioritizing and designing features for AI-enhanced requirements analysis and validation (technical concept).
• 🧐 Leading technical concept reviews and securing QSP (Quality & System Performance) approval.
• 📚 Establishing a "Digital Twin" concept for virtual validation within the product line.
• 🧑‍🏫 Developing and delivering interactive training modules and onboarding materials for the new platform.
• 🚀 Championing the platform's adoption: overseeing data migration and ensuring seamless integration with existing data lakes.
• 엑셀 Ensuring data consistency and retiring legacy data management tools (e.g., outdated Excel sheets).
• 💻 Providing ongoing platform support and driving continuous improvement initiatives (Process + Tool).

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• 📄 Prioritizing and designing features for a data-driven, AI-enhanced engineering platform (technical concept).
• 🧪 Implementing automated and intelligent test case generation within the ALM platform based on dynamic system concepts.
• ⚙️ Embedding agile and data-centric work processes into the new DAVE-NG platform (software-defined workflows).
• 🚀 Successfully rolling out the modernized vGiF (Virtual Global Integration Framework) for the product line (Process + Tool + Data).

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 💻 Cloud Platform Team (AWS/Azure), Data Science & AI CoE, various BMW plants, R&D, Digital Product Management, DevOps & SRE Teams.

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🔧 DAVE-NG (Next-Gen Cloud Platform), CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab CI), AI/ML Frameworks (TensorFlow/PyTorch), Data Visualization (Tableau/Power BI), ALM (Jira, Azure DevOps)
• 📊 Confluence, MS Office Suite, Python, SQL.

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨

• 🚗 "Digital Vehicle Development & Agile PM" at BMW Group Academy.
• 🚦 "Cloud-Native Architectures & AI for Automotive" - Industry Certification.

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully transformed a key engineering platform, leading to significant improvements in development speed, quality, and data-driven decision-making.

Project Profile 6️⃣: Data-Driven Decisions: Launching Qlik Sense for Advanced Analytics (Automotive) 📊📈

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 💡 Concept Phase: Defining business requirements and data sources for new analytics dashboards.
• 🧪 Test Phase: Leading UAT and validating dashboard accuracy and performance.

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• 🗣️ Presenting, validating, and prioritizing business requirements for Qlik Sense dashboards in cross-functional project meetings.
• ✅ Verifying the functionality and data integrity of the analytics solution through structured test cases and A/B testing.

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 💻 Central IT Data & Analytics Team, Business Intelligence CoE, Quality Management Department.

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🔧 DAVE NG (Data Source), Data Warehousing (Snowflake/Redshift), ETL Tools (Informatica/Talend), Qlik Sense, HP ALM (for test management)
• 📊 MS Office Suite, SQL.

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨(Focus on Qlik Sense, Data Visualization, or BI certifications if adding)

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully implemented a modern analytics platform, empowering teams with actionable insights and improving reporting efficiency.

Project Profile 7️⃣: Mastering Hardware Integration & Planning (Automotive) 🔩⚙️

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 🚗 Leading hardware planning for new EV platforms, coordinating with KIFA (Body, Interior, Autonomous Driving Systems, E-Drivetrain) and global manufacturing plants.
• 📊 Managing the Bill of Materials (BOM) & controlling the configuration of assurance carriers (prototypes, pre-production vehicles) in the DAVE NG platform and SAP S/4HANA.
• ✅ Approving/releasing hardware configurations from advanced engineering for plant production readiness.
• 🗓️ Orchestrating detailed planning of assurance carrier builds (vehicle + sub-assemblies) according to the master development schedule and JIT principles.
• 🔄 Implementing agile change management for hardware revisions and component updates.
• 🔧 Overseeing the retrofitting and modification processes for test vehicles and prototypes.
• ⏳ Ensuring on-time availability of critical hardware components and test vehicles, including managing logistics for global testing (e.g., extreme weather validation in Sweden, high-altitude testing).
• 🅿️ Managing the KSP (Key System Prototype) lifecycle: configuration, build, and validation.

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• ⚙️ Implementing and coordinating hardware integration plans, including ramp-up strategies for new EV models and ADAS features, ensuring alignment with the Dingolfing plant and other global sites.
• 🔩 Managing hardware configurations and SOP (Start of Production) readiness for various vehicle derivatives (KSP) in collaboration with manufacturing.

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 🏢 Global BMW Plants, R&D Hardware Engineering, IT Systems (SAP, PLM), Product Data Management, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing Engineering.

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🔧 DAVE NG, SAP S/4HANA (PP/MM), PLM Software (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter), HP ALM, Qlik Sense (for reporting)
• 📊 MS Office Suite, Microsoft Project.

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨(Focus on Supply Chain, PLM, or EV Technology certifications if adding)

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully managed complex hardware integration projects, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality production of next-generation vehicles.

Project Profile 8️⃣: Ensuring Excellence: End-to-End Validation & Application Lifecycle Management (Automotive) 🛡️🗓️

1. Initial Situation / Task Description 🎯

• 🤝 Acting as the key technical liaison and product owner for digital validation tools within the SDV product line.
• 🔑 Managing user access, feature requests, and role-based permissions for the DAVE NG platform.
• 💻 Providing expert-level support as a Key User for DAVE NG: troubleshooting, solution design, and user training.
• 🧪 Leading the testing, analysis, and verification of new DAVE NG platform features and integrations (Releases 7.0 to 8.x).
• 📊 Developing advanced analytics dashboards and automated reports within the DAVE NG ecosystem to track validation progress and KPIs.

2. Goals / Solution Approach 💡

• 🗣️ Championing new digital validation requirements and features in DAVE NG project steering committees, ensuring alignment and prioritization.
• 🧐 Driving data-driven decision-making for validation strategies based on insights from the DAVE NG platform.

3. Cooperation with External Partners or Teams 🤝🌍

• 🏢 Global BMW Plants, R&D Software & Systems Engineering, Central IT Platform Team, Product Data Management, Digital Vehicle Validation Teams.

4. Tools & Technologies Used 🛠️💻

• 🔧 DAVE NG (Cloud-Native), CI/CD Tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins), Test Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Robot Framework), HP ALM/Octane, SAP S/4HANA, Qlik Sense
• 📊 MS Office Suite, Python for scripting, Jira, Confluence.

5. Other Qualifications 🎓✨

• 📚 "Advanced DAVE NG & Digital Twin for Automotive" Certification at BMW Group Academy.

6. Result ✅🏆

• 🚀 Successfully optimized and scaled the digital validation lifecycle, contributing to faster development cycles and improved product quality for software-defined vehicles.

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