Andrei Kholodnyi
Principal Technologist, CTO Office at Wind River
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolAndrei Kholodnyi is a Principal Technologist in the CTO Office at Wind River with 16+ years driving mission-critical embedded and real-time systems from edge devices to cloud, specializing in automotive and robotics. He advises the CTO directly, defines mid- and long-term roadmaps, and turns strategic direction into product reality while shaping standards as a ROS2 TSC representative and co-chair of the ROS2 real-time working group. His background spans automotive platforms, ADAS/autonomous driving frameworks, adaptive AUTOSAR, and security, with deep experience in industry bodies like AUTOSAR, GENIVI, and PICMG. Andrei contributes to ROS2 documentation and real-time enablement on VxWorks, blending hands-on technical authorship with executive-level technology strategy. Based in Munich, he pairs a physics/controls-rooted MS in Cybernetics with a rare mix of standards leadership and product execution that accelerates customer digital transformation.
16 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Cybernetics, Master of Science (MS) Cybernetics at National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
German, Russian, English
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Github Skills (10)
rs10
realtime10
ros10
documentation10
linux-kernel9
ubuntu9
django-models6
mongodb6
djongo6
django6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ros2/ros2_documentation
Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
ROS 2 docs repository
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist
Technical Writer / Documentation SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 7 PRs, 4 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Andrei primarily contributed to the documentation of the ROS 2 project. Their work included updating tutorials related to building a realtime kernel, adding links to ROS 2 Real-time Working Group resources, and incorporating information about the working group's website and communication channels (Matrix chat). These changes focused on improving the organization and accessibility of information for the ROS 2 community.
roboticsros-2rosros2
razr/vxworks7-layer-for-ros2
Dec 2021 - Jan 2025
ROS2 for VxWorks
Contributions:69 pushes, 19 branches in 3 years 2 months
rosvxworksros2
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