1. Andreas Knoth - 2016-06-06
202 Dai 2 Uchino manshion 523-14 Ichigaocho Aoba-ku Yokohama Kanagawa 225-0024 Japan
Personal:
Name: Andreas Knoth
Date of Birth: November 16th
1986
Gender: Male
Nationality: German
Current position: System Test Manager
Professional Experience:
Since 01/2016 System Testing Manager
Continental Automotive Corporation
Managing System Tests for automotive sensors that make
driving safer and more comfortable. I review customer
requirements and develop test strategies that make sure
that the customer gets a reliable product. I assign human
resources, plan testing schedules and resources in an
effective way to assure product releases on time and with
the best possible quality
10/2013-12/2015 Lead Engineer for Automation of Asia Pacific
Safety Testing Engineer
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
Analysis and planning of processes that can be automated.
Development of strategies and structures for standalone
automation software. Development of automation software
for laboratory use to make testing more efficiency and to
decrease testing time and increase profitability of projects.
01/2013-04/2013 Working Student
(Bachelor Thesis about “Systematic validation of
LabVIEW applications by software tests”)
Weber GmbH
Bachelor Thesis was rated with best possible result of grade
1.0
10/2011–03/2012 Internship as Safety Testing Engineer
TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd. in Yokohama
Efficiency and safety of electrical appliances. Planning and
documentation of tests. developing of test strategies and
automation software, reporting of results
03/2007–09/2008 Electronic Technician for Industrial Automation
DEKRA/Evonik Industries in Frankfurt
Efficiency and safety of electrical appliances. Planning and
documentation of tests. developing of test strategies and
automation software, reporting of results
09/2003–03/2007 Electronic Technician for Automation
M-real Stockstadt GmbH

2. Received Award as “Best national Electronic Technician for
Automation 2006/2007” from German Ministry of education
10/2005-12/2005 Scholarship from German ministry of education for
highly skilled apprentices.
Internship with TÜV Rheinland in Yokohama/Japan as Safety
Testing Engineer
Education:
2009-2013 Bachelor Degree in Electrical- and Information
technology
Areas of expertise:
Managing of human resources, analyzing of requirements, developing test
strategies and improving testing processes
Development of standalone software for automation of tests, data acquisition
and automatic test report generation
3 years of experience
Software released for laboratories in Asia Pacific
LabVIEW Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer CLAD
Automation systems in the industrial field
5.5 years of experience
Experience in C, C++, Microcontrollers, MATLAB (Simulink, Stateflow)
Focused on programming in university and majored in automation- and
information technology
Product testing for electrical efficiency and safety
(Electrical and medical equipment, EnergyStar, Blauer Engel, CEC, CFR, IEC
60601, IEC 60950)
Languages:
German Native language
English Fluent at business level
Japanese Daily conversation level (JLPT N4)
Honors and Awards:
19.08.2007 Award from the Federal State of Bavaria
“Best Electronic Technician for Automation 2007 in
Bavaria”
12.12.2008 National IHK Award for Germany
“Best national Electronic Technician for Automation
2006/2007”
Andreas Knoth
Yokohama, 2016-06-06