Independent Consultant in Product Cybersecurity
Founder of Bauch-Laden Food-Truck
Stuttgart, Germany
Hi! it's me, Orhun! I "define" myself as:
An open minded person with international and intercultural background. Alone in my close family there are more than 3 different nationalities and many different cultures!
An independent professional working with leading German & international automotive companies. I am working on different technical and organizational domains and contributing to the success of my customers!
Believer in power of diversity, honesty and openness!
My professional interests and practices:
Automotive Cybersecurity, ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155
Engineering and SW Project Management
Embedded Security and Cryptography
e-Mobility and Connected Car Technologies
Entrepreneurship
The Industries that I had a chance to experience:
Consulting (Automotive, e-Mobility, Infotainment)
FinTech (Financial Technologies)
Aviation and IT
Embedded Electronics
Gastronomy (Food-Truck)
Education (Children)
My personal interests and activities:
Personal development
Electronic Music
Photography, Table Tennis
DIY and Maker Culture
Favorite Quotes
"The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles" O. Harari
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." A. Einstein
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." E. Abbey
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." T. Edison
"When you buy something, you're not paying money for it. You're paying with the hours of your life you had to spend earning that money. The difference is that life is one thing money can't buy." J. Mujica
Recent News
I have participated to the Atölye's 4 Week Programm on "Super-Learning and got my certificate"
I was @ 36C3 in Leipzig on 27-31.12.2019. It was a great Chaos event with great inputs from politics, ethics & technik.
New Testimonials are available under "Testimonials" tab.
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Independent Consultant in Automotive Cybersecurity
Certified ISO/SAE 21434 Professional
Certified ASPICE Provisional Assessor
Certified Agile Tester
Certified ISTQB Tester
Broad experience (+7 years) in Automotive Cybersecurity.
Experience with current standards and regulations in OEMs and Tiers
e.g.: ISO/SAE 21434, J3061, UN R155, UN R156, variety of GB/Ts
Project and organizational level Cybersecurity activities & work products
e.g.: TARA, Cybersecurity Concept, Plan, Case etc.
Coordination of V&V and PenTesting activities
Support during all project phases from RFQ to the post development and PSIRT
Conception, creation and execution of specific trainings, workshops and coaching
Additional Competencies and Experiences
Experience with PMP/PMI and Agile concepts, technical expertise and strong analytical skills in Embedded Systems, Digital System Design and Software Technology
Experiences from variety of industries including aviation (Airbus), FinTech (Gemalto), semiconductor (Gemalto and Vestel) and consultancy (Vector Consulting)
Foreign Languages
German (Very Good)
English (Very Good)
Russian (Beginner)
Sign Language (Good)
Skills
Automotive CySec
Embedded Security
Risk Assessment & TARA
SW Project Management
Embedded Systems
(Agile) SW Testing
Digital Security
Programming & SW Dev.
Digital Design (FPGAs)
Recent News
I will be speaking at Cyres Consulting GmbH on 19.05.2022 about PSIRT and Continuous CySec Activities in Munich Germany.
I will be speaking at "8. International VDI Conference on Cyber Security for Vehicles" on 08.07.2022 in Düsseldorf Germany.
I have been successfully certified by intacs as Provisional ASPICE Assessor on 03.05.2021. My Assessor Licence "intacs-DE21-2172-25413-01" is valid until 03.05.2024
Work Experience
07.2019 - present
Independent Consultant
Contact me if you would like to experience more about my activities, projects and customers.
03.2016 - 07.2019
Consultant @ Vector Consulting Services GmbH
Details for that position can be found in my CV or in my professional Social Media.
Details for that position can be found in my CV or in my professional Social Media.
07.2012 - 07.2014
Junior Consultant @ Dr. Culha & Partner Consulting
Details for that position can be found in my CV or in my professional Social Media.
04.2013 - 11.2013
Engineering Project Management Trainee @ Airbus Operations GmbH
Details for that position can be found in my CV or in my professional Social Media.
12.2011 - 10.2012
Praxis Student @ Bosch Sensortec GmbH
Details for that position can be found in my CV or in my professional Social Media.
Education
10.2011 - 07.2014
Stuttgart University – MSc. Information Technology, Stuttgart - Germany
09.2006 - 06.2011
Istanbul Technical University – BSc. Electronics Engineering, Istanbul - Turkey
Testimonials
"Interactive style of training execution kept my attention continuous"
Automotive SW Engineer, in Japanese-Turkish OEM (Joint Venture), March 2022
"My expectations have been clearly exceeded, I am very satisfied about our collaboration."
Head of Cybersecurity in a German Automotive Tier-1, April 2022
"Trainers explanation and clarity in thoughts/examples were really impressive."
Anonymous training participant, September 2021
"Very professional and sovereign presentation"
Associate Partner of a Cybersecurity Firm, Company Info Confidential, September 2020 Germany
"Solid, applicable knowledge; friendly attitude!"
Anonymous Connected Car Testers, June 2017, Poland
"High level of knowledge, very nice personality and a good teacher/trainer. All elements has been presented perfectly, all issues were swiftly handled and the knowledge has been transferred in a professional way! Very useful workshop for our complete team and a great atmosphere!"
Anonymous Connected Car Testers, June 2017 Poland
"Thank you for conducting this workshop in such a professional way! It was very helpful for your part of the project! Additional free bonus was great atmosphere and hardware which we gain for work!"
Anonymous Connected Car Testers, June 2017 Poland
"I wish to express my gratitude for the superb cooperation. You had accompanied the project with a tremendous support and power during the ramp up!"
System Test Manager in eMobility, Company Info Confidential, December 2016 Germany
"It was a pleasure to work with Orhun in the last 1.5 years. Especially I appreciate his extreme cooperativeness and readiness to help others. His de-escalating and calming style has made it very easy and pleasant to manage the complex and hard projects. His structural working-method led to rapid solutions. A pleasant colleague whom I will be missing a lot"
Volker Boepple, Customer Service, Gemalto GmbH, March 2016 Germany
"The workshop that Orhun prepared and moderated has helped in many different aspects and clarified many concerns. Orhun's deep understanding of all topics combined with his open feedback and proactivity, provided us great support in our project."
Technical Test Lead in eMobility, Company Info Confidential, September 2016 India
"Orhun improved his knowledge about products and services/solutions a lot. He managed successful customer projects or CRs and became a valuable technical contact for them. The feedback from Sales, CS but also from the customer is very positive."
Jens Bauder, Technical Consultant Manager for Central Europe, Gemalto GmbH, December 2015 Germany
I support clients navigating the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and broader Product Cybersecurity requirements. My work covers compliance strategy, TARA-based risk assessment, and hands-on implementation support for OEMs and suppliers across hardware and software product categories.
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How I support you
Gap analysis, risk analysis, security concepts
EU CRA, ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155, GB 44495
Why work with me
CISSP, ISO/SAE 21434 (TÜV certified), 10+ years experience
Trusted by OEMs and Tier-1s in 8 countries
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Independent Consultant in Product Cybersecurity | CISSP | ISO/SAE 21434 Professional
Deep expertise in the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) — scope determination, essential requirements, conformity assessment pathways, and SBOM obligations
Security architecture and secure-by-design consulting for hardware and software products
Gap analysis and compliance roadmaps for manufacturers placing products on the EU market
Experience with cybersecurity standards including ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, and EN 303 645
SBOM creation, management, and regulatory reporting
Vulnerability disclosure and PSIRT process setup
Trainings and workshops on CRA obligations, threat modeling, and secure development practices
What I can do for you
CRA Discovery & Scoping: Determine whether your product falls under the CRA, identify the relevant product category (default, important class I or II, critical), and map out the compliance path
Risk Assessment (TARA): Structured threat analysis and risk assessment tailored to your product — assets, threat scenarios, attack paths, and risk treatment decisions
Technical Documentation: Preparation of the cybersecurity documentation required under CRA Annex I and Annex II, including vulnerability handling procedures
Secure Development Support: Review of secure coding practices, crypto implementations, and hardware security controls (HSM, secure boot, debug interfaces)
Workshops & Training: Awareness sessions and technical deep-dives for engineering and management teams on CRA and product cybersecurity obligations
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Bauch-Laden
Bauch-Laden Food-Truck is a vegetarian and sustainable food concept on 4 wheels. It can be considered as my "baby" which is running to the Automotive Cybersecurity activities. If you are interested, feel free to visit the our Bauch-Laden website or contact me directly.
Below given you can find some of the ongoing projects (except Automotive Cybersecurity and Bauch-Laden) and my project partners that I am currently working together. Please feel free to contact me if you want to know more about ongoing projects.
Other Ongoing Projects
Finchamps e.V. – Finance Education for Teenagers in the Stuttgart Region:
Finchamps e.V. promotes financial literacy among teenagers and young adults in the Stuttgart region. Visit finchamp.de
Project 4G:
An inter-generational communication project with support of Daimler AG and Deutsch-Türkisches Forum. Visit dtf-stuttgart.de
