Cornel Oosthuizen

Relevant Work Experience

Ergopak MMI, is an OEM specializing in smart networked industrial scales and weighing solutions for the food packaging and processing industries, with over 3,000 systems deployed across 15+ European and African countries. www.ergopak.co.za

•Head of Electronic and Software R&D January 2022 – Present

•Embedded System Developer January 2018 – December 2021

Summary of Relevant Industry Experience

I am the senior team/engineering lead for Electronic Engineering and Software Engineering projects at the company and the product owner for our flagship range of products, which accounted for 70%+ of the company’s turnover in the previous fiscal year.

I directly interface with clients to identify their specific requirements, then scope, design, build, manufacture, and provide ongoing support for the products post-launch. My hands-on experience spans the entire product lifecycle, from initial customer engagement and specification through to long-term product maintenance and support.

In this role, my primary responsibilities include:

• Embedded Electronic Design and Programming: Individual Contributor + Team Lead

• Software Engineering & Development: Individual Contributor + Team Lead

• Electronic Manufacturing & Production Management

• Product Research & Development

• Project Management & Risk Management

• 24/7/365 Global Post Sales Support Management: Individual Contributor + Team Lead

Applicable Technical Skills, Competencies & Toolchains

• Programming Languages: Python, C#, C, C++, Java

• Technologies: I2C, UART, SPI, USB, RFID, BLE, WiFi, Ethernet, RS485, RS232

• Frameworks & Libraries: .NET Core, WinForms, WPF, PyQt5, Pandas/Polars

• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Android

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLITE

• Business Intelligence: PowerBI, Metabase

• Electronic Design: Altium Eagle, Designspark PCB, KiCAD

• Emulation/Simulation: LTSpice, MATLAB

• Workflow and CI/CD: Git/GitLab/GitHub, Trello, ClickUp, UML

• Cloud: AWS EC2 Compute

• Misc Development: MIT App Inventor, Ansible, Wireshark

• Project Management: Agile, Kanban, Gantt

• Risk Management: Supply Chain, Support, Cybersecurity