Summary
Jakub Korbel is a versatile Head of Automation with 12 years of hands-on experience designing and leading industrial automation, PLC software, and electrical systems across machinery and heavy-plant environments. Based in Košice, Slovakia, he founded and scaled the automation department at Xylo Machinery, overseeing electrical design, PLC programming, workshops, and on-site assembly. His background spans ABB, Ovation, and Siemens ecosystems, DCS configurations, fieldbus communications, and networked control systems—skills forged in thermal power and direct reduction furnace projects. Known for quickly learning applied research and new toolchains, he combines systems-level architecture with practical shop-floor execution. Colleagues rely on him for bridging control engineering, hardware design, and team leadership to deliver robust, production-ready automation. He also contributes Rockwell Automation expertise and a pragmatic, documentation-minded approach that eases maintenance and knowledge transfer.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Department of electrical drives and mechatronics, Master's degree, Department of electrical drives and mechatronics at Technical University of Košice
Czech, English, polština, Slovenian