Paul Menzel
Geschäftsführer at Giant Monkey Software Engineering GmbH
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Menzel is a seasoned technology executive and Geschäftsführer based in Berlin with 17 years of software and embedded systems experience. He combines business leadership at Giant Monkey Software Engineering with deep hands-on expertise in low-level firmware and Linux kernel development, contributing to high-profile open-source projects like coreboot and SONiC kernel drivers. His work spans hardware initialization, device tree setup, compiler and format fixes, and NAT conntrack enhancements—demonstrating a pragmatic focus on stability, compatibility, and clear engineering communication. Trained in Wirtschaftsmathematik at TU Berlin, he brings a strong analytical foundation to solving complex systems problems and aligning technical decisions with business goals. An uncommon strength is his ability to move between board-level firmware detail and production-grade networking stack improvements, making him equally comfortable in embedded and backend domains.
17 years of coding experience
Diplom, Wirtschaftsmathematik, Diplom, Wirtschaftsmathematik at Technische Universität Berlin
Github Skills (19)
firmware10
c-programming10
c1110
linux-kernel10
hardware10
c1710
kernel10
initialization10
initializer10
sys10
embedded10
initialize10
sonic9
git9
bios9
Programming languages (35)
Github contributions (5)
coreboot/coreboot
Aug 2008 - Jan 2023
Read-only mirror of https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git. Synced every hour. We don't handle Pull Requests.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer
Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:580 commits in 14 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to low-level firmware development for the coreboot project, focusing on the initialization and configuration of various hardware components. Their work involved modifying code to accommodate different hardware configurations, including removing unnecessary PCI reset code, improving code compatibility, and adding features like time stamps and setting up the device tree for new hardware configurations. The user also identified and fixed compiler-related issues and format warnings while maintaining the code's overall quality.
corebootfirmwarereviewpull-requestsbootloader
paulmenzel/ejabberd
Nov 2018 - Nov 2023
Robust, ubiquitous and massively scalable Jabber / XMPP Instant Messaging platform
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years
scalablexmppzulipmessaging-platformcommunication
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