Summary
Andre Weimerskirch is a seasoned security and safety executive with over two decades of experience bridging research, product security, and functional safety across academia and industry. Currently COO of Block Harbor Cybersecurity, adjunct associate research scientist at the University of Michigan, and former VP roles at Lear Corporation, he has led global cybersecurity, platform software, and product integrity strategies for automotive systems. He combines a PhD in computer science with an MBA to turn complex safety and compliance requirements into pragmatic product and organizational solutions. Known for structuring chaos and building teams, he has a track record of scaling security programs from research prototypes to enterprise deployment. An early leader at ESCRYPT and a recurring industry advisor, he brings both startup agility and large-corporation rigor to cybersecurity and functional safety challenges.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorate Computer Science / Engineering, Doctorate Computer Science / Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MBA MBA, MBA MBA at Henley Business School
English, German