Senior Systems and Software Engineer, Scrum Master and Product Owner

EUMETSAT, Darmstadt (Germany)

Providing consultancy support to EARS in the following areas:
* Requirements Engineering;
* Architectural Design; SW-Design; Interface Design;
* Implementation;
* Validation, Verification;
* Releasing, Maintenance.
Maintaining the EARS system design.
Creating and maintaining the EARS system requirements. (DOORS)
Planning for and implementation of new EARS services.
Providing operational support as required.
Specialist in maintaining development lifecycle related documentation: Requirements, System and
Software Design, Verification and Acceptance procedures (Verification plans, Test Case definition);
Development of product formats and compression techniques.
Responsible for third party data processing packages (AAPP, PPS, etc.).
Lead Engineer for the evolution of EARS towards central processing.
Technologies: Java (5-8), Linux, PostgreSQL, Oracle, HTML, JScript, SQL, XML

ieits integrated enterprise IT solutions GmbH, Brombachtal (Germany)

Case Study for the database migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL/PostGIS for the EUMETSAT Long
Term Archive (UMARF)
Technologies: Oracle 12g, PostgreSQL/PostGIS 8.3

EUMETSAT, Darmstadt (Germany)

Providing support and advice to new missions such as Sentinal-3, MTG; in the following areas:
* Requirements Engineering;
* Architectural Design; SW-Design; Interface Design;
* Implementation Planning and Control;




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Curriculum vitae Stephan Zinke


* Testing, Releasing, Maintenance.


Provide support and technical expertise for the maintenance and development of common
infrastructure monitoring tools and related software products.


Trained in EUMETSAT's processes related to CM, ARs, DM and ECPs.


Provision of support, as required, to critical operations.


Specialist in maintaining development lifecycle related documentation: Requirements, System and
Software Design, Verification and Acceptance procedures (Verification plans, Test Case definition).


Design responsible for the S3 enhancements of UMARF and EOPortal.


Manage technically the frame contract with Solenix (GEMS, SMART, SPRS, EARS Scheduler &
CODEM); being the central interface with Solenix for all technical matters.


Coordinate the Software Engineering Working Group (SWEG) and provide expertise for IPR related
matters in the directorates OPS and TSS.


Coordinate and provide expertise for the Software Engineering Framework (SEF) design and
deployment in the Technical Computing Environment (TCE).


Provide expertise for and participate in intergovernmental working groups lead by ESA: LTDP, SAFE.
Technologies: Java (5-8), C++, Linux, Windows, Oracle 11g/12g, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, HTML,
JScript, CORBA, XML

RapidEye is the first German privately owned company owning a satellite constellation for remote
sensing in the visible and NIR spectrum.

Performing all tasks in software-engineering and project management:
* analysis, e.g. requirements engineering;
* modeling, e.g. architectural and SW design;
* implementation;
* test;
* documentation;
* roll-out/release;
* maintenance;
* effort estimation;
* cost estimation;
* team-leader,
e.g.: Project Product Processing System (PPS): The PPS is a core module of RapidEye's ground
segment for the tasking and control of RapidEye's satellite constellation, and for automatic generation
of value-added products. RapidEye's GS is running 24/7. The PPS was designed and implemented
taking the 24/7 requirement into account, and to be operated with minimal operator involvement.
I was the lead Software-Engineer and designer of the PPS.

Participation in system reviews (PDR, CDR, ORR) with international prime contractor.
RapidEye is, similar to EUMETSAT, composed by a multitude of nationalities and internationally
active.
Technologies: Java (4-6), Swing, C++, HTML, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ESRI ArcGIS, XML, JScript




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Business or sector Satellite Operator of own satellite constallation.

Berlin (Germany)

1) Biotix GmbH
Development of a web-based application for the determination of paternity likelihoods (www.allelix.de,
inactive)
Technologies: IIS 5.0, ISAPI, C++, Java, MS Access
Role: Lead engineer (2 person team)
Timeframe: 6 months

CMO Information Systems GmbH, Berlin (Germany)

Manager software development , project manager, consultant and developer.

Performing all tasks in software-engineering and -development:
* analysis,
* modeling, design (architectural, software, interfaces),
* effort estimation,
* cost estimation,
* implementation,
* test,
* documentation,
* roll-out/release
for different projects.
Mainly:
* developing webapplications for a pallet-tracking-system,
* online reporting,
* statistical process control,
* customer complaint management system,
* material complaint management system,
* customer product approval system.
Developing client-server applications for modeling the technical business processes in a mass
production industry (statistical process control, factory data capturing, reporting of production figures,
ticket printing).
Providing support to international customer base (1st, 2nd and 3rd level support). Providing on a
regular basis on-site support to installation and acceptance of new SW versions in various European
countries (UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic).
Technologies: C++, Java, MFC, Oracle 7-9, MS SQL Server, MySQL, C#, XML, Windows, IIS, ATL,
STL, COM/DCOM, OCX, RPC, OLE, ODBC

SDC GmbH (now CMG Deutschland GmbH), Berlin (Germany)
System administrator and SW developer
Supervision and analysis of systems (InfTalkServer/Middleman, DDS, DIST-Server, Asset Control,



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Infinity).
Administration and modeling of Infinity-definitions.
Tool development with VBA (Access 7.0).
Effort estimations for migration plans.
Documentation of technical and organizational procedures.
Technologies: Windows, Linux, Oracle, MS SQL Server, VBA, C++

Development of a computerized decision support system for the prediction of possible toxicological
effects of chemicals when applying to skin and eyes.
Published results in international professional journals.
Technologies: MS Access, VBA

SW Development of an MS Access based application for the
administration of data in the real-estate area.
Technologies: MS Access, VBA

SW Development of medical application software for
physicians.
Technologies: Turbo Pascal, DBASE

Local government of Berlin, Berlin (Germany)

Lecturer
Lecturer for office applications (Word, Excel)

Creating presentations.
Small SW development projects.