Curriculum Vitae of Johannes Winkelmann

Name:	Johannes Winkelmann
Location:	Zurich, Switzerland
Birthday:	28.02.1979
E-Mail:	jw@smts.ch
Nationality:	Swiss

Languages

German:	Native
English:	Fluent
french:	Intermediate
Norwegian:	Beginner

Core qualifications

Extensive object oriented software engineering skills in C++, Python, Java, Perl and Ruby
Strong knowledge of Linux, including embedded linux, kernel and device drivers, cross compilation and porting software to different platforms and architectures, software packaging
Familiar with open source projects, communities and OSS licensing discussions.

Intended position

Software engineering position in a Linux environment, ranging from low level (kernel/device driver) over system programming to application development. Interested in moving to the Android/Mobile space.

Education

B.Sc. equivalent in Computer Science (Dipl. Inf. FH), specialized in software engineering, Hochschule für Technik und Informatik Biel, Switzerland, 2004
Degree in electronic engineering, specialized in computer technology (apprenticeship; Eidg. dipl. Elektroniker) Ascom AG, Switzerland, 2000

Work experience

Linux Software Engineer, aizo ag, Switzerland
http://www.aizo.com
August 2009 - July 2011

Software developer in the digitalSTROM Server team

Implement new features in the digitalSTROM server application (C++)
port application to new RS485 communication stack
peer review commits to core codebase
organize represent project and company at developer events
train and coach interns and diploma students
Enhance and maintain the linux kernel for aizo's dSS11 hardware platform
maintain U-Boot bootloader for dSS11
Debugging of hardware issues together with HW team

Keywords: ARM, Embedded Linux, Linux Kernel, Bootloader

Embedded Linux Software Engineer, BridgeCo, Duebendorf
http://www.bridgeco.net
January 2009 - July 2009

Software developer for the BridgeCo's SoC platform

Device driver development for SoC platform
Bootloader extentions
Userspace adaptation to support new bootloader/kernel features
Debugging of hardware issues together with ASIC team

Keywords: ARM, Embedded Linux, Linux Kernel, Device Drivers, SoC, Internet Radio, Home Entertainment

Software Engineer, BridgeCo, Duebendorf
http://www.bridgeco.net
January 2008 - December 2008

Software developer for the BeBoB platform

Firmware development for 1394 and USB audio devices
USB stack work
Debugging of hardware issues together with ASIC team
Customer support

Keywords: ARM9, Audio streaming, Low latency, Embedded C++, USB

Software Engineer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
http://www.ife.ee.ethz.ch
February 2006 - December 2007

Responsible for the software maintenance of the QBIC platform (Belt Integrated Computer):

Linux kernels: driver porting and maintenance
Boot loader
root filesystems for various projects, using uclibc and busybox

Implemented uclibc based linux distribution to minimize disk space and boot time on an embedded device
Implemented a test setup to diagnose problems on existing QBICs, and verify newly produced ones
Implemented a fully scriptable game to support a study on stress detection using physical and physiological sensor data
Prototyping and supervision of the development of a generic visualization framework for physiological signals using C++/Qt
Keywords: Embedded Linux, Linux kernel, bootloader, OpenEmbedded, uclibc, ARM, C++, Qt

System administrator at MEM Research Center, University of Bern, Switzerland
http://www.memcenter.unibe.ch/istb
September 2004 - February 2006

Responsible for the institute's web, mail and file servers (linux and solaris)
Planned and implemented the move of the developement environment:

Co-authored a build system based on Boost.Jam
Introduced Subversion as revision control
Introduced wikis to the team

Maintainer of several medical software packages
Wrote the coding style and API documentation guidelines
Implemented Abstract Submission for conferences; used for CAOS (Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery) 2005, CAS-H (Computer Aided Surgery around the Head) 2005, prepared for CAOS 2006; PHP/MySQL

Founding member Tegonal Gmbh, Bern, Switzerland
http://www.tegonal.com
September 2004 - March 2005, part time 40%

Responsible for the development of a client application for WinCE and PalmOS handhelds using SuperWaba

Software Engineer at MEM Research Center, University of Bern, Switzerland
http://www.memcenter.unibe.ch/istb
March 2004 - September 2005

Extended an existing planning application for hip surgeries; C++, Qt, Coin3D, VTK
Work on the internal framework for medical application; C++
Ported the framework core from Linux to MS Windows, C++

Software Engineer at Trustix AS, Trondheim, Norway
http://www.trustix.com
October 2001- July 2002; internship, part of my studies

Helped to build a remote administration tool (XPloy) for Linux servers (C++, Qt, MICO)
Ported parts of the firewall builder XSentry to C++/Qt
Part of an Extreme Programming team

Software Engineer at iClip AG, Bern, Switzerland
http://www.iclip.ch
Summer 2000 - September 2001, part time 20%, while studing

Development of a large scale content management in Java and Apache Tomcat, using XML and XSLT
Responsible for the evaluation and introduction of SVG and rasterization methods for SVG in the CMS

Software Engineer at Ascom AG, Bern, Switzerland
http://www.ascom.ch
September 1998 - August 1999, part of my apprenticeship

Development of a module to control and configure high speed modems for Ascom Transmission
Keywords: C++, cross platform, IlogViews, Telecommunication

Public code

digitalSTROM server (git)
prt-get - package management tool for CRUX linux (git)
httpup - one way data syncronization tool over http (git)