Steffen Bretzke studied Computer Science at the Univ. of Erlangen from 1985-1991 and finished with the Diplom-Informatiker degree. Since then, he worked for Ericsson in Germany and Sweden in various positions,
including SW Education Expert, Training Manager, Project Manager in Research Projects and in Customer Projects. In recent years, he was responsible for integrating customer billing solutions, the deployment of LTE-based smart metering solutions, and various innovation projects for applying 5G technologies to controlling and enhancing power distribution grids.