Bernd brings three decades of experience across semiconductors, EDA, model-based design, RTOS, and embedded middleware. He has held leadership roles in Field Applications and Sales at Altera, Mentor Graphics, MathWorks, Altium/Tasking, and QNX. Currently, he leads Automotive Market Development at Tuxera, an embedded software-IP company known for high-performance, flash-friendly file systems and certifiable Ethernet/TCP/IP stacks and network-security protocols (TLS, IPsec, MACsec). Based in Munich, Bernd partners with automotive stakeholders to advance the shift to the software-defined vehicle—ensuring systems that are reliable, safe, and secure.