Professional experience & training

Professional experience

01/2007 – running Engineering office Weckelmann, Sprockhövel
  • Self-employed (freelancer) before 04/2015 as a part-time job
  • Software development
  • Project management
  • Advice
  • Administration of client/server systems (Windows / Linux)
01/2003 – 03/2015 ENGEL Automation Technology Deutschland GmbH, Hagen
03/2010 – 03/2015 Head of software development
  • Building the department
  • Professional and disciplinary employee management
  • Ensuring and monitoring order processing in terms of deadlines, costs, execution and in accordance with applicable standards and laws
  • Advice on project planning and sales
  • Software development of customer-specific BDE systems:
    • Analysis and conception of customer requirements
    • Programming under C# (.Net Framework/WinForms/WPF), databases MS-SQL Server & SQLite, various interfaces and protocols (e.g. OPC)
  • Software creation of GUIs for robot systems (KUKA/Motoman) using C# (Framework 2.0 & Compact Framework)
  • Installation and configuration of special computer systems
  • Industrial image processing
11/2004 – 02/2010 Head of Software
  • Fachliche und disziplinarische Mitarbeiterführung (five employees)
  • Abteilungsübergreifende technische Klärungen
  • Project management/controllingg
  • Intensive client contactt
  • Software development
ab 11/2004 Assistant System Administrator
01/2003 – 10/2004 Software developer
  • Software development
  • Controllers: KEBA, B&R, Siemens, KUKA robots
  • Documentation creation
07/2001 – 12/2002 Engineering office ELOPLAN GmbH, Sprockhövel
Software developer
  • Process engineering plant project planning
  • Programming: Siemens S7 & S5, Allen-Bradley including FU and servo drivee
  • Fieldbus systems: Profibus, DeviceNet, Ethernet, ASi
  • Worldwide commissioning and customer training (including Mexico, Norway)
  • Documentation creation
09/1998 – 06/2001 WM Wild Maschinen - ZN from Robert Bürkle GmbH, Rietberg
Software development engineer
  • PLC programming: Siemens S7, Beckhoff S2000
  • Programming of operating and visualization solutions under Visual Basic/C++ and MS Access for WindowsNT
  • Configuration of FU & servo axes
  • Worldwide commissioning and customer training (including Indonesia, Finland, Sweden, Holland, France, Poland)
  • Documentation creation
10/1996 – 08/1998 Engineering office Kai Weckelmann
  • Self-employed (freelancer)
  • Creation of documentation in the area of marketing
  • Creation of websites
  • Software and hardware development of embedded systems: programming in C and assembler
  • Diagnostic programs for systems under DOS/Windows
01/1989 – 09/1996 Mannesmann Dematic AG, Wetter
Project work
01/1992 – 09/1992 Mannesmann Dematic AG, Wetter
Electronics technician for control cabinet construction
01/1990 – 12/1991 Military service at Sagan Barracks, Wuppertal
Repair Telecommunications area
01/1989 – 12/1989 Mannesmann Dematic AG, Wetter
Electronics technician for control cabinet construction

Ausbildung

10/1992 – 06/1996 Studied electrical engineering
Märkische Fachhochschule Iserlohn Department Hagen
Field of study: automation technology Schwerpunkte: Datennetze, Übertragungstechnik
08/1990 – 06/1992 High School for Technology
Wuppertal (evening visit)
10/1985 – 01/1989 Mannesmann Demag Fördertechnik, Wetter
Two-stage professional training
10/1987 – 01/1989 Energy equipment electronics technician
10/1985 – 09/1987 Electrical equipment mechanic