Election for Robin Gottschalk as Committer on Eclipse Tractus-X

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Over the past year, Robin has made impactful and sustained contributions across the project (traceability-foss and item-relationship-service), including feature development, release process alignment, IP compliance, and cross-team collaboration. His work has consistently demonstrated technical excellence, transparency, and adherence to Eclipse Foundation processes.
Below is a summary of his contributions with references:

Feature Development:
Led development of advanced filtering and UX improvements in Trace-X with test scenarios and user stories:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/issues/1173
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/issues/1175

Raised well documentated issues:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/issues/952
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/issues/1441
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/issues/1434

Release & TRG Compliance:
Coordinated release readiness for 25.06 and ensured compliance with Tractus-X release guidelines together in alignment with other committers and test management team:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/issues/1291
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/issues/1292

Addressed TRG checklist and improved test coverage:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/issues/1440
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/issues/954

IP Process & Bulk Contributions:
Managed upstreaming of complex major Cofinity-X code for traceability-foss and IRS with full Eclipse IP and license compliance in close cooperation with committers:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1438,
IP check issue opened by a committer: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/emo-team/iplab/-/issues/20856
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/pull/949,
IP check issue opened by a committer: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/emo-team/iplab/-/issues/20857

Issue Tracking & Bug Fixes:
Identified and resolved key bugs and technical issues:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/issues/1442
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/issues/1451
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/issues/739
Delivered fixes and improvements:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1445
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1453
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1461
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1452

Collaboration & Documentation:
Maintained changelogs and user-facing documentation:
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/traceability-foss/pull/1424
https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/pull/937
Represented traceability-foss and item-relationship-service in E2E test coordination meetings.

Robin has already been acting in the spirit of a committer, and formalizing his role will benefit the project's velocity and quality. I strongly support his nomination and encourage other committers to vote accordingly.

Nominated by
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Status
This election has been approved by the PMC.
Voter Vote Comments
Maximilian Wesener +1 +1 implied by nomination
Martin Kanal +1
Florian Rusch +1 I’ve known Robin for a while and have always appreciated our insightful and constructive discussions. He demonstrates not only strong technical skills, but also a collaborative mindset and a clear understanding of the project’s goals and community values. I’m confident he will be a great addition to the committer team, and I’m happy to support his nomination.
Jaro Hartmann +1
Karsten Thiems +1 I know that Robin is very well organized and takes careful ownership for anything he works on.
Mikel Garcia +1
Lars Geyer-Blaumeiser +1 I am sure, he will be a great addition to the committer group!
Carlos Diez Rodriguez +1
Stephan Bauer +1
Evelyn Gurschler +1 Well structured election, Robin is also a regular participant of our Community Office Hour. Welcome!
Phil Schneider +1
Mathias Brunkow Moser +1
Rafael Magalhães +1
Saad Rafiq +1
Philipp Mai 0 Not enough time on hand, to evaluate properly, because of the holiday situation.
Gonçalo Monteiro +1
Sahil Aggarwal +1
Tom Meyer +1 Met him within the e2e test. Supportive and seemed to work properly. Election is too bloated but shows the relevant competencies needed from committers. Happy to have you on board!
Dhirender Singh +1
Malte Hellmeier +1

PMC Approval

  • Andy Riexinger (+1) Welcome Robin!