Thomas Grasse

The HENSOLDT simulation program delivers training solutions for civil and military applications. As a product manager I am responsible for the mobile simulation products for both areas. I created a complete new, tablet-based product to augment the existing training solutions for personal learning. I established a partner and customer network.

This position aimed to lead the Rheinmetall Electronics work share of the German army’s D-LBO procurement.

The HENSOLDT simulation program delivers training solutions for civil and military applications. I had 2 roles. As a project manager I delivered simulator solutions in the international market. You can see an example here: https://youtu.be/db1ee7BK6kc. As a sales manager I was screening the market for proposal requests and prepared the proposal documentation in conjunction with experts.

The company was named Airbus Defence and Space at that time. Airbus’ Border Security covered large scale surveillance, intelligence, communications and response solutions. My responsibility was the development of the land surveillance system element and its adaption to the Saudi Arabian border protection procurement. I was partly dispatched to Saudi Arabia.

For this position I was transferred for the Joint Venture Emiraje in Abu Dhabi. The JV was the contracting partner for the UAE Army’s Command and Control procurement. As the subsystem manager for the system management element, my work covered the realization of monitoring and sustainment functionality. The procurement was cancelled by the buyer.

The company was publicly known as Cassidian at that time. The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia procured a vast integrated border protection solution. During the solution definition phase, the design office was located in Saudi Arabia. My responsibility focused on the project management part of the design work and the integration of work results including document management. The team achieved 2 important design milestones and readiness for implementation.

The company’s name was EADS Defence & Security at that time. In the Avionics business, EADS had created various versions of mission management computers for military helicopters. The product versions were branched and the individual branches had become disconnected. My work comprised the creation of common baselines for requirements and design, to get all product versions back to one implementation core.

Jeppesen produced aeronautical charts as paper products. In order to make the change to digital products the company founded the Advanced Business Development organization, which researched digital applications of the existing products and the derivation of complete new applications. My work covered the elaboration of Electronic Flight Bag functions into aircraft cockpit procedures.

The fire brigade of the city of Offenbach am Main is responsible for the protection of the citizens from health-threatening situations. I worked as a fireman and paramedic.

IPSI researched in the field of mobile communication middleware for disaster relief applications. I helped in prototype implementations and completed my thesis.

The corporate fire brigade of Merck KGaA ensures continuous production and the safety of the employees. I achieved my education as a professional fire fighter and paramedic.

Maintec was a service provider usually for small enterprises to sustain IT availability. One big customer was Akzo Nobel, where 2 employees were on-site permanently.

Apprenticeship in Electronics Technician in Digital Electronics.

Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, Mobile Computing