E-Mail: rifet@umich.edu

To further develop my engineering related knowledge and managerial skills while completing my PhD degree to qualify for a career in research or a leading position relating to control systems.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan                        Today

PhD student at the Department of

Mechanical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan                        September 2005

Research Scholar at the Center of

Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)

Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany                    September 2004

Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Engineering)

Majors: Control Engineering, Flow Dynamics

GPA: 3.51 / 4.00

Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany                    June 2001

Vordiplom (Pre-Diploma)

Heinrich-von-Kleist High School, Berlin, Germany    June 1998

Abitur (High School Diploma)

Internship                                                                               October 2002 ¨C January 2003

IAV GmbH, Wolfsburg, Germany

• Training in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation
• Training in test automation
• Testing of automotive control systems