Thomas Gerstendörfer

Kronengasse 2, 5000 Aarau, Schweiz
Tel. +41 79 474 7824
thomas@gerstendoerfer.com
www.gerstendoerfer.com

Experience

NeuroPie Solutions AG, Zurich Airport, February 2008 -
- CTO, February 2011 -
  - Analyze emerging technologies and their applicability to NeuroPie and its core product, Zeus, a real-time operational business intelligence platform.
  - Devise business and technology strategy.
  - Hands-on development in core product modules.
- Lead Architect, January 2009 - January 2011
  - Led the transition of the airport-centric Zeus product into an industry-neutral solution based on a product line architecture. Implemented Zeus in a bank to perform real-time SLA monitoring.
  - Devised and implemented quality metrics for software development.
  - Performed technical sales support.
  - Acted as technical advisor to the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation in an audit of Skyguide Swiss Air Navigation Services.
  - On-site installation and integration of Zeus at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Senior Software Engineer, February 2008 - December 2008
  - Designed and developed a variety of modules of Zeus, NeuroPie’s solution for real-time operational business intelligence for the aviation industry. Modules include a configurable event engine that also allows detection of expected events that did not happen. The Zeus software runs on the Microsoft technology stack: C#/.NET, Windows server and client, IIS, and SQL Server.
  - Improved the build system and setup to build a new release with a single click, and to greatly simplify installation in development, test, and production environments.
Software Engineer, Helbling Technik AG, Aarau, July 2006 - January 2008
- Created architecture and design of a software tool for the configuration of fire alarm systems.
- Developed core components of a secure communication system.
- Developed a software program for testing the bluetooth and IR interfaces of a medical device.
- Developed card production software for a leading manufacturer of debit, credit, identity and loyalty cards.
- Designed and implemented a web-based reservation system for the image acquisition centers for the Swiss biometric passport.
Software Engineer, Logismata AG, Zurich, January 2002 - August 2005
- Analysis and development of a database application for insurance brokers, focusing on document generation, document management, embedding external applications through COM, data visualization and application deployment. The application consists of modules written mainly in C++ and Java (J2SE/J2EE), among others, communicating through CORBA and a HTTP-based custom protocol.
Atraxis AG, Zurich Airport, March 2000 - December 2001
- Senior Software Engineer, Innovation Management, January 2001 - December 2001
  - Conducted a study on the use of Biometrics in the airline/airport environment with the aim of speeding up check-in and boarding processes as well as lowering costs. Part of this study consisted of implementing a showcase application for face recognition technology.
  - Responsible for the design and technical project lead for axsWebticketing, which, by using digital signatures, allows to buy value-bearing documents like airline tickets over the the internet and print them on any standard printer.
- Senior Software Engineer, E-Business Technology, March 2000 - January 2001
  - Developed the Print-a-Ticket prototype, through which one could buy tickets of German airline LTU, print them at home and fly between Dusseldorf and Munich. This prototype’s success then lead to the development of the axsWebticketing product.
Consultant, CSC PLOENZKE (Schweiz) AG, Zurich, December 1999 - February 2000
- Development of a database application for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, at Unisys Corporation. The business logic was implemented directly on the database server using T-SQL stored procedures, the client was written in VisualBasic.
Atraxis AG, Zurich Airport, December 1997 - November 1999
- Analyst-Programmer, April 1998 - November 1999
  - Developed the Fast Track (a.k.a. e>track) application for Swissair, automatically checkin-in passengers equipped with a contactless smart card upon them passing through emigration at Zurich Airport.
  - Developed ActiveX controls that emulate IBM 2915 and 3270 terminals.
  - Intranet for the Travel and Transportation department, using ASP and XML.
  - Design, analysis, development and support of BEasy Res, a GUI to the Swissair flight reservation system. This included customizations for other airlines, like Crossair and Emirates.
- Trainee, December 1997 - March 1998
  - Development and support of BEasy Res (see above).

Skills

C#/.NET, Java, C++, C, Ruby on Rails, scripting languages (Bash, Perl, JavaScript, VBScript, REXX, TCL), Java3D, RFID/NFC, Cryptography, PKI/X.509, Biometrics, HTML, XML, XSLT, MSI, WiX, COM, ActiveX, WCF, CORBA, SOAP, RMI, RPC, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, Access, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Mathematica, Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Illustrator, InDesign, Post Script, PCL
Project Management, Design Pattern, Software Test, Build Automation

Interests

Photography, Graphic Design, Music, Literature, Languages

Education

BSc in Computer Science (Dipl. Ingenieur FH, Fachrichtung Informatik), University of Applied Sciences Aargau, Windisch, Switzerland, 2006
Federally Certified Software Engineer (Informatiker mit Eidg. Fachausweis), Switzerland, 2000
Maturity Agro-Technical (Eidg. Berufsmatura), LBBZ Liebegg, Gränichen, Switzerland, 1997
Apprenticeship in Agriculture (Landwirt mit Eidg. Fähigkeitsausweis), LBBZ Liebegg, Gränichen, Switzerland, 1996

Languages

German, native
English, fluent
- Cambridge ESOL Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), 2005, Grade A

Personal Information

Nationality	Austrian
Residence Permit	Switzerland: Permit C (Settlement Permit)

References

Available upon request