Michael Sonst
Cost & Value Engineering, Digitalization, Smart Infrastructure
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Sonst is a seasoned engineering and digitalization leader with over 25 years of experience, currently heading Cost & Value Engineering and Supply Chain Innovation for Software at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. He blends product and business development with hands-on technical judgment to ensure smart building, grid, and mobility solutions deliver measurable customer value and sustainable cost structures. Previously he led product and solution development across the Americas, ran technology scouting and M&A evaluation, and has roots in embedded and power-plant control systems engineering. A founder of Corporate-Startup.com, he pairs entrepreneurial curiosity—“what if we just do it?”—with formal coaching and product-owner credentials to turn ideas into viable offerings. His work has been recognized with the Werner von Siemens Award for Customer First and includes several patents, reflecting a bias toward practical innovation. Based in Erlangen, he focuses on empowering teams to innovate boldly while keeping meaningful work enjoyable.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Ing. (FH), Electrical and Communication Technology Engineering, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), Electrical and Communication Technology Engineering at Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sience, Nuremberg
English, German
Github Skills (17)
kotlin8
android-app8
java8
android7
nextcloud6
open-source5
mobile4
mqtt2
ecosystem2
iot-platform2
iot2
wireless1
linux1
usb1
gcode1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
msonst/rpi-iot
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Basic IoT ecosystem with one RPI as server and multiple things
Contributions:57 commits, 2 PRs, 46 pushes in 20 days
rpimqttecosystemiot-platformiot
msonst/rpi-cloud
Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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