Technologist, Web Enthusiast and Full Stack Engineer

“Competing without software is like competing without electricity.”
Naval Ravikant

About me

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Fundamentally I'm an enthusiast for technology. A full stack Engineer, passionate about the future of the web. A problem solver who knows there are no perfect solutions, only the right ones.

Leadership Experience, Team-Player, Communicative

Automation, Integration, DevOps, REST APIs, Web Apps

Career

WinJi AG
Senior Software and Devops Engineer
Sep 2020 - Present

WinJi is a SaaS startup in the fast growing renewable energy sector. It's a fact, we need to do a bit of everything. I take part in Architectural discussions and decisions that shape the back bone of WinJi, while participating in most operative activities.

  Zürich, Switzerland
u-blox AG
Team Leader IT Core Application Development
Dec 2016 - Sep 2020

With the growth of u-blox my team had to scale accordingly, so in Dec 2016 I took over leadership responsiblities of the Core IT Application Development team, composed of 7 engineers including myself. In addition to the software development aspect, the role of team leader gave me the opportunity to strenghten other skills: leadership, communication and guidance towards a common goal, to provide u-blox with the best services we can.

  Thalwil, Switzerland
u-blox AG
Application Developer
Jan 2013 - Nov 2016

Switch into full software mode and into web applications, this was a perfect and exciting new challenge, as an Application Developer for internal business applications, which included the company's collaboration platform, document management system, ticketing system, process automation, integration with 3rd party services and so on, working mostly, but not limited to Javascript, Perl and SQL. The production data flow completed the set of my responsibilities. Everything across data transfer, parsing, storage and custom dashboarding.

  Thalwil, Switzerland
NXP / ST-Ericsson
Wafer and Final Test Engineer
Mar 2008 - Dec 2012

In NXP I moved into more complex SoCs, with 300+ pins, developing test programs for both wafer and final test stages. I learned new concepts (such as scan chain testing and concurrent testing). The tester systems used were the Verigy/Advantest, and test programs written in C++. I benefited from working in a very international team. NXP sold the wireless semiconductor business to the ST-Ericsson joint venture. ST-Ericsson does not exist anymore.

  Zürich, Switzerland
Infineon / Qimonda
Burn-In Test Engineer
May 2005 - Feb 2008

Qimonda was a DRAM memory producer, spun off from Infineon Technologies. Freshly graduated from University, I started developing and deploying burn-in test programs straight into production line, learning a great deal about programming industrial systems on the way. The fact that equipment from different suppliers had to be programmed in a different way, from custom languages to C and even Excel (yes, that's right), posed interesting challenges. I realized that everything can be programmed, from tiny microcontrollers to mammoth burn-in test systems.

  Vila do Conde, Portugal

Education

Aveiro University
Master Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Sep 1998 - Jan 2005

I graduated from University with a Master in Electronics and Telecommunications engineering. This course offered insights to a broad spectrum of subjects from digital and analog systems to computer science and programming.

  Aveiro, Portugal

Publications

“SOI vs. Bulk for Wireless Application"

A. Owzar, E. Baykal, P. Felicio, R. Teng, R. Stephan, M. Helfenstein, R. Becker; 38th European, Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), 2012; Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2012

“Concurrent Test Method for TTR in Production of Mobile Devices”

A. Owzar, E. Baykal, P. Felicio, R. Teng, G. Valchera, R. Becker; Silicon Valley Test Workshop, 2011

“Simulation of a Shot Control System in a Combat Car, using the Real-Time Kernel S.Ha.R.K.”

DETUA Magazine, Vol. 4, No2, January 2004, Pags. 267 to 269

Interests

3D Printing

I started playing with 3D printing a few years ago. The RepRap community is growing and the technology matured a lot over the last years. Oh, and printing your own spare parts is cool too.

Tinker with μControllers

Take out the breadboard, stick an Arduino, slap some wires and add some LEDs, buttons & Co, you got yourself a well spent weekend.

Sailing

Feeling the wind in the face is priceless by itself. Love the boat talk too.

Sports with boards

Snowboard, Wakeboard, Kiteboard, Surf, you name it, I like it.

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