Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Experienced and result oriented engineering leader having worked in various professional motorsport environments. Currently working as a Chief Engineer for BMW AG. My current role demands strong leadership, excellent communication skills, a solid technical background and a strong ability to make rapid decision based on imperfect information in a high-pressure environment. Throughout my career, I evolved from working autonomously as a subject specialist to leading a group of experts on mid to long term project. I have experience working in international surroundings and adapt to various environments ranging from rig planning and testing, race track events as well as leading software/hardware project to their goals. Key skills and experience include: - Leadership and management of the operation of an Electric/ICE race car during race and test events. - In 2 seasons in Formula E as a Race Engineer, I accumulated 3 race wins, 3 pole positions, finished 3rd overall in season 7 with Jake Dennis with the best Formula E rookie season award and the most laps led during the season. - Team leader ride analysis, responsible for 7 post rig testing, ride analysis methodology and software development. - Management of a driver in the loop simulator from a technical, budgeting and project planning standpoint. - Development and operation of physical/statistical models for the optimisation of a vehicle and its sub-systems. - Leadership of a data analytic project to facilitate rapid data analysis and trend evaluation using SQL databases. - Development and creation of key performance metrics to assess performance of a race car and its systems. - Coordinating with suppliers the commission of bespoke products. - Experience in CAD Design and FEA, commissioning car components and rig equipment. - Lifecycle of component and continual reassessment to improve reliability and cost. Engineering software skills: Simulation: Matlab / Simulink, vTag and System Monitor, rFpro, (Driver in the Loop Simulation) Data Analysis: MAT ATLAS, Magneti Marelli WinTax. CAD/FEA/CFD: CATIA V5, Solidworks. IT Skills : Agile Toolkit(Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence), TIBCO Spotfire and Tableau (Data Analytics), Microsoft Office suite + Project. Programming Languages (Basic Knowledge): C++, Python, VBA, SQL
GP3 Series Race Engineer : o Responsible for the car run plan during race and test event, in charge of the car crew, o Responsible for the race car set up using simulation and data-based decision, o Development of race engineering tools using Matlab/Simulink, o Preparation of all pre and post event reports as well as vehicle dynamics performance report.
Responsibilities include : o Formula E, Formula 2 and GP3 model implementation and development using vTag, System Monitor and Atlas. o Responsible for the Simulator vehicle’s model development using Matlab/Simulink, o Simulator session, driver performance driven data analysis using ATLAS telemetry and data debrief in order to prepare a race or test event. o Budgeting of the Simulator and project planning for the simulator development.
FIA Formula 3 European Championship o Race events responsibilities included support for car setup and race strategy analysis using Matlab and Excel VBA, lap simulation development using Simulink and straight-line aerodynamic test analysis. o Acted as race engineer during test events, responsibilities included testing and run planning for suspension and aerodynamic development. o Driver developments and training using data analysing tools and videos.
- CAD, Design of a reliable suspension geometry measurement tool for the Audi R8 LMS Ultra. - CAD, Modifying, Designing and Drawing the VW Fun Cup Chassis on Solidworks as well as several transmission parts. - Design of the brake assembly of a Formula 3 engine powered prototype. - Design of a brake force distribution calibration tool for the Audi R8 LMS Ultra. - Assistant Race Engineer on the Audi R8 LMS Ultra Test Days: Testing new brake pads compound for the Audi R8 LMS Ultra, performance and reliability. Testing several setups for the upcoming Blancpain GT series races. Analysing Data of the tests with WinDarab. - Race Engineer and Data Engineer VW Fun Cup, (France and Belgium): Data Analysis using AIM Race Studio. - Race Engineer at the VW Fun Cup 25H Spa meeting finished 8th overall. - Tyre Support Engineer at the Total 24H of Spa, finished 2th overall with the new Audi R8 LMS: Responsible for the tyre of the Audi R8 LMS Ultra and the new Audi R8 LMS, tyre pressures calculations and telemetry.
Working in the mechanical department : - Assistant mechanic, servicing and doing small jobs on cars, changing brake discs and pads, oil changes. - Computerizing the inventory with Microsoft Excel.