Networker and Connector, Experienced Software Engineer/Architect, Innovator, Creative Mind
Starting out as an introverted engineer, I have done a lot of personal development over the last 2 years. Now I am more a networker and connector, interested in finding out what people want and why. With my blog StartupMelbourne.com and its event calendar I have established myself in the Melbourne social media and entrepreneurial scene.
My main technical expertise lies in large scale software development and architecture, which I gained by working on projects in the areas of automotive, science, military, geo information, 3D and games.
In nearly all projects, I worked on the design of the basics, the "engine" that makes the rest of the project go. I am also known as the go-to guy for those impossible problems that have been floating around unsolved for too long.
Over the 14 years of my professional career (20 years including programming as teenager) I have worked with the following static typed languages: C/C++, C#, Java and Pascal/Delphi. The dynamic typed languages I used are: Python, PHP, JavaScript and ActionScript. I have also used x86 Assembler code to optimize performance and memory usage of critical program areas (starting with drivers for graphics cards under MS-DOS, games, 2D and 3D rendering as well as wearable military prototype hardware).
Beside large scale software, I have also developed smaller scale web applications. Databases I have used include Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
I am very active in social media and would call myself an expert if this name had not been ruined by so many bad experts out there ;-)
Beside my obvious passion for engineering and networking as mentioned above, I am very interested in economics, work processes and success psychology. In general I want to understand what's going on behind the curtain to see the bigger picture.
| Born: | 25. December 1975 in Graz, Austria |
| Mother: | Mag. Veronika Unger - teacher for physics and mathematics |
| Father: | Helmut Unger - pilot |
| Nationality: | Austria |
| Lived in: | Austria, Germany (1 year) and Australia (2 years) |
| Currently living in: | Graz, Austria |
| 4 Classes elementary school in Hönigthal | |
| 4 Classes BRG-Kepler in Graz | |
| 5 Classes and final examination at Höhere technische Bandeslehr - and Versuchsanstalt Graz - Gösting (BULME), mechanical engineering |
| Punitz-Flug (aircraft and airfield maintenance) | |
| Diamond Aircraft (aircraft building) | |
| Computer Aided Technologies Tüchler: (3D standard-part library for I-DEAS Master Series 3D-CAD-Software) |
| Course at HTL (BULME): Computerbuilding | |
| Course at HTL (BULME): Quality Techniques QII (Statistical Methods of Quality Assurance) | |
| First Aid Course |
| Firedepartment Liezen |
| Internship: Punitz-Flug (aircraft and airfield maintenance) | |
| Internship: Diamond Aircraft (aircraft building) | |
| Glider Pilot Licence |
Several articles about graphics and 3D programming for PC Magazin - DOS and c't. Among other: Programming of a realtime-raycasting engine like Wolfenstein/Doom with Turbo Pascal ander DOS, Basics and graphics-effects, loading and displaying of a 3D-model ander Windows with Delphi and DirectX
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Porting of versions 5 to 7 of Microsoft's DirectX for Borland Delphi, and porting of the 3dfx 3D-driver interface Glide 2.x and 3.x for Borland Delphi
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(3 Months) | Implementation of an employe-data transmission service with Borland Delphi for the building-trade software baudat
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(18 Months) | 2D/3D Track-editor and driving-simulator in Java with OpenGL for engine-development and tests, developed for AVL List with c.c.com
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(2.5 Years) | 2D/3D graphics-engine for the military GIS Geogrid, developed for EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company). Implemented with C/C++ and OpenGL, Ports for Windows CE and embedded systems plus serverside rendering for internet applications
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Co-Founder Bouncing Bytes (Unger & Lefkopoulos OEG) - up to 13 freelances working in our offices (Austria) | |
(3 Months) | Conception and project-management of a corporation critical online-database for management of test- and serialnumberdata of highway-toll sensors with PHP and PostgreSQL for EFKON
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(12 Months) | Expert-system for analysing market-trends, values-chains and product-features, developed for Customer Experts. Java application with custom object-oriented XML/Java database and custom Swing Look-And-Feel for the user interface
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(1 Month) | Online-database for truck-bodies with PHP and MySQL for Karosserie/LKW-Service Wasner
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(6 Months) | Development of the 3D visualization component of the engine-optimization software CAMEO of AVL List, implemented in C++ and C# with DirectX
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(10 Months) | Development of various components of the engine-optimization software CAMEO of AVL List
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(6 Months) | Gameplayprogramming for the computer game The Show from Sixteen Tons Entertainment
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(4 Months) | Working-time management application for "Kärntner Energie-Verband" implemented with JSP and Oracle, as sub-contractor of Netconomy
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(2 Months) | Price calculation tool for one of the biggest logistics companies, as sub contractor of Customer Experts. Realized in C++ with the self developed libraries BaseLib, Ygui and Win32Widgets.
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(3 Months) | Development at a Adobe Flex project of Customer Experts.
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BaseLib: Self-development of a platform independent C++ base library, inspired by Java and C# APIs. Ygui: Self-development of a platform independent C++ GUI library for the time being only with a widget library for Win32. Supports custom widget libraries, multilanguage, skinning and stylesheets. Next-Reality Engine: Self-development of a platform independent, multithreaded 3D and game engine. | |
(15 Months) | Core-tech developer at RedTribe.
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| Blog and event calendar StartupMelbourne.com | |
| My personal development blog ErikUnger.com | |
| mypyprojectcreator - All batteries included virtualenv django project creator for fast prototyping |