Daniel Opitz
Freelancing Project Leader And Interim Manager. Automotive, Electronics Product Development at Dr. Opitz Group
Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolDaniel Opitz is an experienced project and interim manager with over 20 years in automotive, electronics and mechatronics product development, currently running his Dr. Opitz Group consultancy from Erkelenz, Germany. He combines hands-on systems engineering and certified functional safety expertise (AFSE, ISO 26262) with pragmatic AI consulting for SMEs, translating complex technical challenges into implementable solutions. Daniel has led interdisciplinary international teams of up to 80 participants, managed P&L and sales responsibility up to €6M, and guided projects from pre-development through series production across OEM and Tier‑1 environments. Known as a pragmatic, precise leader and sparring partner, he blends technical rigor with empathy to anticipate risks, drive innovation (ADAS/AD focus) and ensure stakeholder alignment. A PhD in technical chemistry underpins his analytical approach and enables him to bridge deep technical detail with business-focused delivery.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
AFSE Automotive Functional Safety Expert, Functional Safety for Road Vehicles (ISO-26262), AFSE Automotive Functional Safety Expert, Functional Safety for Road Vehicles (ISO-26262) at SGS TÜVDr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), Natural Sciences; Technical Chemistry, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), Natural Sciences; Technical Chemistry at University of Duisburg-Essen
English, French, Dutch, German
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Github Skills (200)
benchmark10
xmldsig10
testing10
audio-formats10
metadata10
dialog10
digital-signature10
adonisjs10
svg10
php-library10
middleware10
micro-framework10
toast10
unit-testing-framework10
zero-dependencies10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
odan/plasma
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:24 releases, 18 PRs, 352 pushes in 10 months
middlewarereactcomponent-based
odan/docblock-checker
Mar 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:10 releases, 3 PRs, 59 pushes in 1 year 1 month
docblockchecker
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