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Stefan Kraus

partly available

Last update: 08.02.2011

Engineering IT, Software, Database and EDA Consulting und Project Management

Graduation: Dipl.-Ingenieur (FH)
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Native or Bilingual) | English (Full Professional)

Skills

Programming languages:

ABAP4: Basics
Basic: VB6.0
C: micro controller programming
C++: Basics
CORBA IDL
Imake, GNU-Make, Make-Maker etc...: Basics
Java, JavaScript: Basics
Pascal: (historical)
Perl
PL/SQL
Rexx: (OS/2 - historical)
Script Languages: awk, sed, AutoIt
Shell
Tcl/Tk


Database:

Access
DMS: Mentor Graphics Data management system (DMS)
mySQL
ODBC
Oracle
SQL


Hardware:

Apollo Domain: former hardware platform for Mentor Graphics software
Ascii/X - Terminals
Bus: Token-Ring basic knowledge, IEC-BUS training
HP: Workstation administration
Microcontroller
PC: PC administration (Windows, OS/2)
SUN: Workstation administration


Operating systems:

Apollo Domain OS: general knowledge (historical)
HPUX
MS-DOS
OS/2
Real-Time Operating Systems: RTOS-UH
SUN OS, Solaris
Unix: Linux fundamentals
Windows

EDP knowledge:
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Access, OneNote), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio
Adobe FrameMaker, Mindjet MindManager

Soft Skills:
considerable analytic and strategic thinking, intercultural cooperative leadership, exellent timing, high flexibility, best motivation and authority

Project history

09/2008 – 01/2009 Verigy Germany GmbH, Böblingen
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Subcontracting of project modules in the project implementation "Partminer - Mentor Graphics DMS - Expedition Flow"

- Spezification and documentation of the implemented Expedition Enterprise Library processes in conjuction with the DMS system
- Software installation und configuration for the Mentor Graphics products and assistance during the Oracle database instance creation for the DMS system
- configuration of the DxDatabook to DMS connection with the DMS-Connector in an Apache Tomcat Server with customer specific DMS datamodel adaption
- Implementation of the customer specific Library Update Process with CAD library distribution to sites in Germany, USA und China

Methods and Tools
Spezification, implementation, installation, documentation

Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server; Oracle 10g R2, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL-Developer; Apache Tomcat 5.5; Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise 2007.3, Mentor Graphics Data Management System (DMS) 2007.3; Shell Scripts, awk; MS Office Tools


10/2004 – 08/2008 permanent employment at Mentor Graphics, Nürnberg
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Product Marketing Manager, Product Architect for the product line Data and Library Management (DMS, LMS, Library Manager)
Main focus on the Data Management System (DMS) with the modules: Component Information System, ECAD Library Management, Engineering Partlist Management, Compliance Management, ECAD-PLM Integrations

- Responsibility for the product roadmap planning and the software release management for the DMS software product development life cycle
- Principal definition and strategic alignment of single data management system product moduls with a total annual revenue of about $ 20 Mio
- Customer requirements collecting and marketing requirement documents creation in tight collaboration with sales and product development
- Capable contact person of the sales organisation for technical product support of varied customer project realizations, e.g. Alcatel-Lucent, Agilent, Huawei (China), Motorola, Thales und SonyEricsson
- Involvement in critical program and process migration projects partly on site at the customer to reach the project goals and the timeframe
- Coordination and guidance of the development activities between international development teams (Germany, USA, Poland, India, Japan)
- Planning and execution of the product development relocation to Poland with the necessary knowledge tranfer, training and workshops for the new development team
- Planning and reorganisation of the DMS development in Poland into functional teams

Methods and Tools
Management, coordination, planning, realization, migration, installation, documentation, training

Windows XP, Sun Solaris 9 / 10, Oracle 9i R2, 10g R2, SQL, Oracle Enterprise Manager; Apache Tomcat 5.5; Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Mentor Graphics BoardStation, Mentor Graphics Data Management System (DMS), Cadence Allegro 15.x; Shell Scripts, awk, Tcl/Tk; MS Office Tools, Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Mindjet MindManager Pro; IBM Ration ClearCase, ClearQuest; CORBA, XML, UML, Visual Basic


10/2002 – 10/2004 permanent employment at Mentor Graphics, Nürnberg
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Engineering Manager DMS ECAD Team with 5 people
Main focus: ECAD Integration, ECAD Library Management, Engineering Partlist Management
- Responsible for the ECAD related datamodel definition and the design of the interface architecture to the supported CAE systems (Mentor Graphics, Cadence)
- Creatition and syncronization of development plans and resource planning in MS Project with inclusion of information out of the defect-tracking-system IBM Rational ClearQuest
- Software configuration and release management for the ECAD related program modules with IBM Rational ClearCase
- Weighty involvement in the successful development planning and realization of an new costomer spezific ECAD process within a critical timeline

Methods and Tools
Specification, software modeling, database design, realization, project management, team leading

Windows, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Oracle 9i - 10g R2, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Mentor Graphics BoardStation, Mentor Graphics Data Management System (DMS), Cadence Allegro 14.x/15.x; Shell Scripts; MS Office Tools, Project, Visio, PowerPoint; IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest; C/C++, Tcl/Tk, Perl, Visual Studio, Java, XML, UML


05/2000 – 10/2002 permanent employment at Mentor Graphics, Nürnberg
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Project Manager in the DMS Customer Success Team für die Koordination der Kundenprojekte und -anforderungen zwischen Produktentwicklung und Vertrieb / Consulting
- Supporting the Mentor Graphics Consulting Organisation in successful installation of DMS in international customer projects, e.g. Bosch-Siemens-Hausgeräte, BAE Systems (now: Selex SAS), DaimlerChrysler, Catena Networks, and others
- Evaluation and spezification of the customer and sales related requirements in the standard product development cycle
- Planning and accomplishment of detailed product demonstrations and workshops for customers as part of technic critical implementation requirements in the pre-sales or project timeframe

Methods and Tools
Requirements engineering, database design, realization, installation, coordination, documentation

Windows, Sun Solaris 8, Oracle 8i - 9i R2, SQL, PL/SQL, Mentor Graphics BoardStation, Mentor Graphics Expedition, Mentor Graphics Data Management System (DMS), Shell Scripts, MS Office Tools, Project, PowerPoint


01/1998 – 04/2000 permanent employment at DESCON Informationssysteme GmbH in Erlangen
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Project managment and project coordination in the area application, service and consulting (international) for a data management system for the electronic development business (component information, ECAD libarary management, partlist management, ECAD-SAP interfance)
- Collecting and specification of customer requirements
- on-site customer process and workfolw analysis
- development of project plans, presentations and product demonstrations
- customer specific database modelling, legacy data migration, database tuning and tool integration
- Responsible for successful project planning and product roll-out with a variety of customer specific modules, e.g.
• Rohde&Schwarz in Munich, Germany (Zuken library data viewing)
• Diehl Controls in Nürnberg, Germany (specific partlist modul)
• Daimler in Stuttgart, Germany (Cabling solution in combination with LCable)
• Siemens Medizintechnik in Erlangen, Germany (SAP-Interface)
• Hager in Obernai, France (Incases Theda Integration)
• OCE Printing Systems in Poing, Germany (Metaphase Interface)
• Ericsson in Nürnber, Germany and Lund, Schweden (Aspect System legacy data migration)
• Apple Corp. in Cupertino, USA (Cadence Integration, SAP-Interface)

Methods and Tools
Specification, realization, installation, coordination, documentation

Windows, Sun Solaris, HPUX, Oracle 7.x / 8i, SQL, Oracle Tools, Mentor Graphics BoardStation, Mentor Graphics LCable, Zuken Visula, Cadence Allegro, Incase Theda, Data Management System (DMS), Shell Scripts, Tcl/Tk, MS Office Tools, Project, PowerPoint, Adobe FrameMaker, SAP RFC


01/1994 – 12/1997 premanent employment at Zentrum für Angewandte Mikroelektronik e.V. (ZAM) Anwenderzentrum Nürnberg in Tennenlohe
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- Application engineer (Germany/Europe) for a data management system, technical lead of the support and documentation team with 2 people
- IT management (system, network, webserver and database adminstration)
- Development engineer hardware, embedded software and microcontroller programming
• Several projects in the automotive, measurement and sensor domain, e.g. control unit of a pneumatic adjustable seat, test system for a automotive valve control, infra-red key modul for a ceramic stove top, control unit with CAN bus connection of a automotive window lift with anti-trap facility
• ECAD library administration, schematic capture and layout of several PCBs with Mentor Graphics V7 and V8.x

Methods and Tools
Management, realization, installation, programming, development

DOS, Windows, OS/2, Sun Solaris, HPUX, Apollo Domain, Oracle 7.x, SQL, Mentor Graphics BoardStation V7 / V8 , Viewlogic Powerview, Data Management System (CADLIB/DMS), Shell Scripts, MS Office, Adobe FrameMaker, Apache Webserver


02/1986 – 07/1988 permanent employment at Baumüller Nürnberg GmbH
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Electronic engineer
Design and construction of test equipment for electronic drive units
Test programs for PCB test systems, construction of PCB test adapter

Methods and Tools
Construction, realization, implementation, verification

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: Germany, Austria und Switzerland
On-site and remote possible
Availability information on request

Other

I'm offering consulting for:
• Project management
• Product management
• Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
• Database design / development
• Requirements engineering
• Quality management
• Design of IT solutions
• Software engineering
• Process analyisis / optimization
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