QA-MISRA - Key Persons
Andreas Fertig, CEO of Unique Code GmbH, is an experienced trainer and lecturer for C++ for standards 11 to 20. Andreas is involved in the C++ standardisation committee, in which the new standards are developed. At international conferences, he presents how code can be written better. He publishes specialist articles, e.g., for iX magazine, and has published several textbooks on C++. With C++ Insights (https://cppinsights.io), Andreas has created an internationally recognised tool that ... READ MORE
Following his training as a communications technician, Andreas studied Information Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen. Upon graduating, he joined Tasking Software Germany (now part of Altium), where he worked in support for embedded software development tools. In 1992, he moved to CAD-UL in Ulm, selling software tools for embedded systems. He was appointed as Director of Marketing and Sales at CAD-UL in 1994 and established a successful global sales network. In 1996, Andreas founded QA Systems GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany.
Stephan Grünfelder studied computer science at the Vienna University of Technology and did his doctorate in robotics there. Since graduating, he has always remained true to embedded systems: he developed test software for telecommunication satellites, firmware and test systems for EEGs, worked for four years as a project manager for the development of engine control units and has been leading the test automation team of a broadcasting electronics company since 2010. Stephan Grünfelder is a lecturer at the FH Technikum Wien, author of the book "Software-Test für Embedded Systems" and has twice been awarded the prize for the best technical article of the year by the WEKA magazine publishing house for articles on the topics of testing and management.
Job Titles:
- QA Systems in 2018 As the International Sales Manager
Dylan has built a career of more than 24 years of experience in embedded systems Sales and Business Development, concentrating on the mission and safety-critical sectors. Initially working for an IT reseller as an Account Manager before moving onto multi-million-pound projects for specialist engineering consultancies, predominantly in Aerospace and Defence for Government and Private sector customers in the UK and predominantly overseas.
Dylan joined QA Systems in 2018 as the International Sales Manager. He further developed and expanded upon existing and new markets and was promoted to Sales Director in late 2021 and now heads up Sales for QA Systems and manages relationships with the global reseller network. In early 2022 Dylan was nominated by the UK Government Department for International Trade as a "UK Export Champion".
Luca has many years of experience in embedded systems, further focused on the field of critical software systems and security. He took the first steps of his career at the engineering department of the Olivetti group and has held managerial positions at market leading companies, such as TASKING BV (now part of the Altium group) and iSYSTEM AG. From this, Luca has acquired widespread knowledge of the Italian market in the embedded systems sector. In 2015 Luca was appointed Country Manager in Italy.
Matt started his professional career in software quality assurance at IPL - a leading independent UK software and systems house. As a qualified software auditor, he worked for 5 years on multi-million pound projects from business critical telecoms to safety critical systems. Since 1996 he developed and globally marketed embedded unit and integration testing solutions for a diverse range of business safety-critical customers. He left IPL as Products Partner Manager to join QA Systems with the acquisition of the testing products business unit in 2012. In 2015 Matt was appointed Managing Director of QA Systems Ltd.
Matt Davis partnered with QA Systems' Nordic reseller, NOHAU, to explore enhanced automation of software test processes adhering to FuSa (Functional Safety) standards. At the presentation, he showcased Cantata as a certified solution capable of meeting the strict safety integrity levels mandated by all FuSa standards. Davis detailed Cantata's proficiency in automating test framework setup, configuration, test case generation, and linking tests to relevant requirements. Additionally, he emphasized the importance of obtaining tool certification and qualification.
Peter Roesler was born in 1961 and studied computer science at the Technical University of Munich from 1981 to 1987. He has worked as a programmer, chief designer, QA manager and project manager for a number of software development projects, predominantly in the airports/airlines division of Softlab in Munich. He is a trained inspection leader for Gilb inspections and has already given over 190 inspection seminars to more than 1,800 engineers. He has been working as an independent ... READ MORE