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Interim Manager
Projektmanagement/Projektleitung
Internationale Märkte (Ausbau
Medizinprodukte
AI-Solutions
Personalverantwortung
Auslandserfahrung
Industrie 4.0
Product Management
Entwicklungsleitung
Zulassungsrichtlinie
Marketingkonzept
Geschäftsprozessoptimierung
Softwarearchitektur
Projektmanagementoffice
Kommunikationsstärke
Mitarbeiterführung
Mitarbeiterentwicklung
Elektronikentwicklung
Agile Softwareentwicklung
DIN 13485
MDR
ISO/IEC 20001

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

11 Jahre 4 Monate
2014-01 - heute

Transformation of the traditional product management

Director SCRUM QFD TCO ...
Director

Director Products, leading the global Product-Management / R&D project team in Wiesbaden, Ireland, Germany, UK, USA, Singapore, China: 13 direct reports, several indirect reports in a US / SSA-organization. Regulated markets of high technologies security systems

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 600 million GBP, ~700 million EURO
  • Reporting line: Reporting to the Senior Director / Products-and-Technology (P&T), Vice-President P&T, an organization with more than 110 colleagues.
    • Bring into focus the voice of customers and business rationales into the Wiesbaden management team, global R&D teams and the global leadership team.
    • Drive change processes: Integrate the Wiesbaden team to the UK- international team driving a cultural change.
    • Transformation of (on request) Detection to a customer focused business solution provider able to drive the digital transformation of our customers.
    • Transformation of the traditional product management and R&D teams to an agile R&D and product solution management, understanding digital transformation, portfolio management, budget control and achieve planned results.
    • Leading several improvement targets: Define products for next year portfolio and drive cyber-security for SD products, introduce the standard 27000 IT-Security
    • Look for partner companies offering capabilities Smiths Detection does not have and build up a partnership network.
    • Introduction of complex CT-technology, IT-networking etc., new service business
    • Develop a product and technology strategy and align with other functions esp. operations strategy.
    • Support sales, service other functions and programs teams worldwide.
SCRUM QFD TCO portfolio management OLAP systems / Business Warehouse Kanban Lean Management
on request
Wiesbaden, Ireland, Germany, UK, USA, Singapore, China
1 Monat
2023-07 - 2023-07

Interims-Management

R&D Project manager, PMO
R&D Project manager, PMO

R&D Project manager Infrared-Camera next generation; PMO Ge-optics, FPGA, microcontroller, software solution using XILINX etc.

  • Responsible for a new development of a high-end IR-measurement camera system.
  • Evaluate make-o-buy-decisions, update product- and technology roadmap, prepare management decisions, drive decisions.

Jenoptik Industrial Solutions
1 Jahr 5 Monate
2012-08 - 2013-12

Integration of FONA products

Head of Line-Product Managers
Head of Line-Product Managers

Head of Line-Product Managers, R&D, of 2D imaging systems and 3D ? cone beam-dental panoramic imaging products: ORTHOPHOS XG, FONA (Italy) OEM products for Sirona. Leading a team of product managers in Germany and Italy.

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 200 million Euro; 4000 X-ray systems per year.
  • Reporting line: Director Product-Management / Vice-President Imaging, organization of about 200 colleagues.
    • Integration of FONA products into the Sirona product line: new Cd-Te-sensor technology, intra-oral scanner, software solutions (PACS, RIS/HIS)
    • Run the product development and marketing strategy of a common product portfolio in different market segments.
    • Developing next generation products with latest technology, e.g., ORTHOPHOS SL, 3D-2D combi-unit offering best in class image quality and performance, a new UI...
    • Roll out an appropriate program-management integrating sales, service, dealers worldwide.
    • Run market surveys in Europe, US and Asia
    • Develop product strategy with management-team and sales, R&D, service and other functions of the company.
    • Control of R&D projects, products, pricing, and budget control
    • Develop Sales-programs and support the implementation worldwide.
    • Renew the price list together with finance, sales, and VP of the business line.
    • Lead the change of SAP configuration management from individual single customer order to a mixed single and/or line-product order management.

Dentsply-Sirona (Sirona Dental Systems GmbH)
1 Jahr 1 Monat
2011-08 - 2012-08

R&D and Product-Management

Head
Head

Member of the FONA management team as Head of R&D and Product-Management / Marketing Communications / Sales-Training / Technical Training, Leading R&D teams in Milan, product-managers in Milan, New York, Bratislava; R&D in Turin, New York: 5+ direct reports, about 60 indirect reports of associated companies e.g., our ?R&D network?.

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 70 million Euro, R&D team, product-management
  • Reporting line: CEO Fona s.r.l.
    • Transformation of a small Italian company lead by the founder to an international (Italian, German, Chinese) brand addressing the lower / medium market segments. Main objective was to work with a small team in Italy, Bratislava, China to avoid huge overhead costs, lean management in all functions and processes
    • Bring own management capabilities (leadership skills, R&D project-management, product-management, process design, lean-management, and continuous improvement skills...) into an Italian- British and German leadership-team.
    • Leading the R&D team, product-management team, sales training team, marketing and communication
    • Managing clinical trials and certification worldwide (US, Europe, Japan...)
    • Establish a R&D network of different companies which provides electronics, embedded software, PC-software, mechanical design, user interface...
    • Introduce new technologies to FONA brand: 3D cone beam systems, latest sensor technology Cd-Te-sensor for panoramic and cephalometric imaging, new user software, new electronic platform (embedded electronics and software RTOS)
    • Introduce lean processes to R&D development and product-management, 6 Sigma.
    • ISO certification, MDR, FDA and Chinese CCC audits.
    • Budget planning with CEO and management-team.
    • Budget and cost control
    • Introduce and implement continuous improvement processes.
    • Support the global sales team based in Bratislava.

FONA s.r.l.
Milan, New York, Bratislava, Turin, New York
4 Jahre 7 Monate
2007-01 - 2011-07

Establish the X-ray systems ORTHOPHOS XG portfolio worldwide

Senior Product Manager, Market-Manager
Senior Product Manager, Market-Manager
Senior Product-Manager for ORTHOPHOS Family, Market-Manager for Japan, USA, South America; leading Junior Product-Managers
  • Responsible for more than 3000 X-ray systems per year an increase of more than 50% compared to the year 2002, product road map, all product-manager functions, Sirona became the most successful dental X-ray manufacturer.
  • Reporting line: Director Products
    • Establish the X-ray systems ORTHOPHOS XG portfolio worldwide as number one: growth ~ 10%/Year.
    • Develop and update the product strategy and manage the portfolio.
    • Support and contribution of the voice of customers to the R&D, management-team
    • Managing global clinical trials (USA, Europe, UK, Japan, Korea...).
    • Leading voice of customers programs worldwide.
    • Lead R&D projects as a project-manager: hardware and software, networking, PACS, TCP/IP...
    • Control the success of the product-line and develop countermeasures.
    • Support sales worldwide, marketing, manufacturing, dealers...
    • Introduce new processes: house of quality, remote service of products...
    • Lead cross functional continuous improvement teams and implement business processes.
    • Influence working group for standards of Digital-X-ray imaging.
    • Run cost reduction programs of the whole product-line.
Dentsply-Sirona (Sirona Dental Systems)
Japan, USA, South America

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2008

International Management

Master of Science


1988

Graduate engineer telecommunication

university of Darmstadt-Dieburg

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Interim Manager Projektmanagement/Projektleitung Internationale Märkte (Ausbau Medizinprodukte AI-Solutions Personalverantwortung Auslandserfahrung Industrie 4.0 Product Management Entwicklungsleitung Zulassungsrichtlinie Marketingkonzept Geschäftsprozessoptimierung Softwarearchitektur Projektmanagementoffice Kommunikationsstärke Mitarbeiterführung Mitarbeiterentwicklung Elektronikentwicklung Agile Softwareentwicklung DIN 13485 MDR ISO/IEC 20001

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Business-Experience:
  • 25 years? experience in global medical business as CTO, head of product-management, R&D manager, project manager, product manager, R&D engineer. Leading international teams in Germany, UK, USA, Italy, France, Singapore?
  • 8 years? experience in high tech security business, CT-scanners, AI software solutions, Ion-mobility technology, millimeter-wave-people screening?
  • Transforming R&D and product management groups from traditional organizational behavior into lean, customer oriented with individual responsibility fast acting flexible teams. Driving cultural change and overcoming cultural differences.
  • Driving digital transformation of companies beginning with product capabilities, embedded software intelligence, interconnection to ERP systems, remote capabilities for servicing, remote interaction with users, supporting dealer technicians, collecting data for big data analysis, AI in imaging analysis.
  • Cooperation with external consulting companies (Bain, Porsche Consulting) during transition phases of a company, restructuring R&D and product management.
  • Well known medical standards, MDR/MPG, EN ISO 13485, EN ISO 9001, EN ISO 27001, DIN EN ISO 14155, ISO 1497, IEC 60601


Competencies:

  • Governance and leadership experience with CEOs and VPs, Directors in small, medium size and larger companies.
  • Very strong in analyzing markets, technology, and customer needs, develop business strategies, technology-, product- and portfolio strategies, drive necessary change on a global level.
  • Drive the innovation process of the company with AI and support customers: specify hardware-software solutions, implement agile processes in R&D and aligned functions (product management, service, sales, manufacturing, controlling...).
  • Development of complex products: hardware and software, optics, mechanical design, electronics, service strategy, market introduction and production
  • Run projects up to 110 team members and accountability of R&D budgets up to 50 million Euro.
  • Team-player on management level and team level in matrix organizations.
  • Very strong communication skills into global management team and to staff.
  • Capability of both economical and detailed technical know-how and skills.
  • Strength to improve business processes (innovation- and R&D process, service processes, sales, and product management) and to develop new methods and tools (e.g., product canvas, Program-Mngt...).
  • Driving change and continuous improvement of business processes and necessary capabilities of international teams.
  • Leading and coaching international, cross-functional teams (R&D teams, Product-Management, Marketing & Communication).
  • Strong experience in building up networks with suppliers, universities, research centers.
  • Capability to analyze technologies, competitors and their capabilities and evaluate the impact for the company.
  • Driving and living corporate culture in teams and company, leading by example.
  • Strong customer orientation, using several methodologies (Quality-Function-Deployment QFD, Customer Journey, mega trend analysis, market surveys)
  • Experience in several regulatory bodies (EU, ECAC, STAC France, UL, FDA, CSA, TSA, Medical standards ISO 13485, ISO 14971, GMP, MDR, Product classes I, II and III).
  • Strong focus on product roadmaps, evaluate technology and research trends, patent screening and funding (EU, US).
  • Setup contact to universities in key countries, implement focus groups of physicians, dealers, patients, also of technology-drivers and users.
  • Continuous learning is one of my key competencies.


Technological Competencies:

  • Align the R&D and business processes on necessary international standards.
  • Prepare and drive the annual or bi-annual international audits according to ISO with the quality department.
  • Implement strategical networks with external partners with special competencies.
  • Selection and implementation of R&D tools to improve business processes.
  • Software design in general and testing, use of Artificial Intelligence algorithm and machine learning in imaging.
  • Integration of different technologies: mechanical design, analogue and digital electronics, embedded software design, networking, optics, and X-ray technology.
  • Embedded electronics: specification and design of various 8 bit up to 64-bit microcontroller systems.
  • Analogue electronics starting from pA-amplifier design up to high power designs.
  • Integrate optical designs: 3D measurements, IR-optics, X-ray optics.
  • Network technology LAN, WAN, HIS-RIS, real time ethernet.
  • Software technologies: Agile design methods, waterfall model, UI design, RTOS.
  • Mechanical design process: requirement specification, rapid prototyping or virtual design, prototyping, pre-series, managing design companies 

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

11 Jahre 4 Monate
2014-01 - heute

Transformation of the traditional product management

Director SCRUM QFD TCO ...
Director

Director Products, leading the global Product-Management / R&D project team in Wiesbaden, Ireland, Germany, UK, USA, Singapore, China: 13 direct reports, several indirect reports in a US / SSA-organization. Regulated markets of high technologies security systems

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 600 million GBP, ~700 million EURO
  • Reporting line: Reporting to the Senior Director / Products-and-Technology (P&T), Vice-President P&T, an organization with more than 110 colleagues.
    • Bring into focus the voice of customers and business rationales into the Wiesbaden management team, global R&D teams and the global leadership team.
    • Drive change processes: Integrate the Wiesbaden team to the UK- international team driving a cultural change.
    • Transformation of (on request) Detection to a customer focused business solution provider able to drive the digital transformation of our customers.
    • Transformation of the traditional product management and R&D teams to an agile R&D and product solution management, understanding digital transformation, portfolio management, budget control and achieve planned results.
    • Leading several improvement targets: Define products for next year portfolio and drive cyber-security for SD products, introduce the standard 27000 IT-Security
    • Look for partner companies offering capabilities Smiths Detection does not have and build up a partnership network.
    • Introduction of complex CT-technology, IT-networking etc., new service business
    • Develop a product and technology strategy and align with other functions esp. operations strategy.
    • Support sales, service other functions and programs teams worldwide.
SCRUM QFD TCO portfolio management OLAP systems / Business Warehouse Kanban Lean Management
on request
Wiesbaden, Ireland, Germany, UK, USA, Singapore, China
1 Monat
2023-07 - 2023-07

Interims-Management

R&D Project manager, PMO
R&D Project manager, PMO

R&D Project manager Infrared-Camera next generation; PMO Ge-optics, FPGA, microcontroller, software solution using XILINX etc.

  • Responsible for a new development of a high-end IR-measurement camera system.
  • Evaluate make-o-buy-decisions, update product- and technology roadmap, prepare management decisions, drive decisions.

Jenoptik Industrial Solutions
1 Jahr 5 Monate
2012-08 - 2013-12

Integration of FONA products

Head of Line-Product Managers
Head of Line-Product Managers

Head of Line-Product Managers, R&D, of 2D imaging systems and 3D ? cone beam-dental panoramic imaging products: ORTHOPHOS XG, FONA (Italy) OEM products for Sirona. Leading a team of product managers in Germany and Italy.

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 200 million Euro; 4000 X-ray systems per year.
  • Reporting line: Director Product-Management / Vice-President Imaging, organization of about 200 colleagues.
    • Integration of FONA products into the Sirona product line: new Cd-Te-sensor technology, intra-oral scanner, software solutions (PACS, RIS/HIS)
    • Run the product development and marketing strategy of a common product portfolio in different market segments.
    • Developing next generation products with latest technology, e.g., ORTHOPHOS SL, 3D-2D combi-unit offering best in class image quality and performance, a new UI...
    • Roll out an appropriate program-management integrating sales, service, dealers worldwide.
    • Run market surveys in Europe, US and Asia
    • Develop product strategy with management-team and sales, R&D, service and other functions of the company.
    • Control of R&D projects, products, pricing, and budget control
    • Develop Sales-programs and support the implementation worldwide.
    • Renew the price list together with finance, sales, and VP of the business line.
    • Lead the change of SAP configuration management from individual single customer order to a mixed single and/or line-product order management.

Dentsply-Sirona (Sirona Dental Systems GmbH)
1 Jahr 1 Monat
2011-08 - 2012-08

R&D and Product-Management

Head
Head

Member of the FONA management team as Head of R&D and Product-Management / Marketing Communications / Sales-Training / Technical Training, Leading R&D teams in Milan, product-managers in Milan, New York, Bratislava; R&D in Turin, New York: 5+ direct reports, about 60 indirect reports of associated companies e.g., our ?R&D network?.

  • Responsible for a revenue of about 70 million Euro, R&D team, product-management
  • Reporting line: CEO Fona s.r.l.
    • Transformation of a small Italian company lead by the founder to an international (Italian, German, Chinese) brand addressing the lower / medium market segments. Main objective was to work with a small team in Italy, Bratislava, China to avoid huge overhead costs, lean management in all functions and processes
    • Bring own management capabilities (leadership skills, R&D project-management, product-management, process design, lean-management, and continuous improvement skills...) into an Italian- British and German leadership-team.
    • Leading the R&D team, product-management team, sales training team, marketing and communication
    • Managing clinical trials and certification worldwide (US, Europe, Japan...)
    • Establish a R&D network of different companies which provides electronics, embedded software, PC-software, mechanical design, user interface...
    • Introduce new technologies to FONA brand: 3D cone beam systems, latest sensor technology Cd-Te-sensor for panoramic and cephalometric imaging, new user software, new electronic platform (embedded electronics and software RTOS)
    • Introduce lean processes to R&D development and product-management, 6 Sigma.
    • ISO certification, MDR, FDA and Chinese CCC audits.
    • Budget planning with CEO and management-team.
    • Budget and cost control
    • Introduce and implement continuous improvement processes.
    • Support the global sales team based in Bratislava.

FONA s.r.l.
Milan, New York, Bratislava, Turin, New York
4 Jahre 7 Monate
2007-01 - 2011-07

Establish the X-ray systems ORTHOPHOS XG portfolio worldwide

Senior Product Manager, Market-Manager
Senior Product Manager, Market-Manager
Senior Product-Manager for ORTHOPHOS Family, Market-Manager for Japan, USA, South America; leading Junior Product-Managers
  • Responsible for more than 3000 X-ray systems per year an increase of more than 50% compared to the year 2002, product road map, all product-manager functions, Sirona became the most successful dental X-ray manufacturer.
  • Reporting line: Director Products
    • Establish the X-ray systems ORTHOPHOS XG portfolio worldwide as number one: growth ~ 10%/Year.
    • Develop and update the product strategy and manage the portfolio.
    • Support and contribution of the voice of customers to the R&D, management-team
    • Managing global clinical trials (USA, Europe, UK, Japan, Korea...).
    • Leading voice of customers programs worldwide.
    • Lead R&D projects as a project-manager: hardware and software, networking, PACS, TCP/IP...
    • Control the success of the product-line and develop countermeasures.
    • Support sales worldwide, marketing, manufacturing, dealers...
    • Introduce new processes: house of quality, remote service of products...
    • Lead cross functional continuous improvement teams and implement business processes.
    • Influence working group for standards of Digital-X-ray imaging.
    • Run cost reduction programs of the whole product-line.
Dentsply-Sirona (Sirona Dental Systems)
Japan, USA, South America

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2008

International Management

Master of Science


1988

Graduate engineer telecommunication

university of Darmstadt-Dieburg

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Interim Manager Projektmanagement/Projektleitung Internationale Märkte (Ausbau Medizinprodukte AI-Solutions Personalverantwortung Auslandserfahrung Industrie 4.0 Product Management Entwicklungsleitung Zulassungsrichtlinie Marketingkonzept Geschäftsprozessoptimierung Softwarearchitektur Projektmanagementoffice Kommunikationsstärke Mitarbeiterführung Mitarbeiterentwicklung Elektronikentwicklung Agile Softwareentwicklung DIN 13485 MDR ISO/IEC 20001

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Business-Experience:
  • 25 years? experience in global medical business as CTO, head of product-management, R&D manager, project manager, product manager, R&D engineer. Leading international teams in Germany, UK, USA, Italy, France, Singapore?
  • 8 years? experience in high tech security business, CT-scanners, AI software solutions, Ion-mobility technology, millimeter-wave-people screening?
  • Transforming R&D and product management groups from traditional organizational behavior into lean, customer oriented with individual responsibility fast acting flexible teams. Driving cultural change and overcoming cultural differences.
  • Driving digital transformation of companies beginning with product capabilities, embedded software intelligence, interconnection to ERP systems, remote capabilities for servicing, remote interaction with users, supporting dealer technicians, collecting data for big data analysis, AI in imaging analysis.
  • Cooperation with external consulting companies (Bain, Porsche Consulting) during transition phases of a company, restructuring R&D and product management.
  • Well known medical standards, MDR/MPG, EN ISO 13485, EN ISO 9001, EN ISO 27001, DIN EN ISO 14155, ISO 1497, IEC 60601


Competencies:

  • Governance and leadership experience with CEOs and VPs, Directors in small, medium size and larger companies.
  • Very strong in analyzing markets, technology, and customer needs, develop business strategies, technology-, product- and portfolio strategies, drive necessary change on a global level.
  • Drive the innovation process of the company with AI and support customers: specify hardware-software solutions, implement agile processes in R&D and aligned functions (product management, service, sales, manufacturing, controlling...).
  • Development of complex products: hardware and software, optics, mechanical design, electronics, service strategy, market introduction and production
  • Run projects up to 110 team members and accountability of R&D budgets up to 50 million Euro.
  • Team-player on management level and team level in matrix organizations.
  • Very strong communication skills into global management team and to staff.
  • Capability of both economical and detailed technical know-how and skills.
  • Strength to improve business processes (innovation- and R&D process, service processes, sales, and product management) and to develop new methods and tools (e.g., product canvas, Program-Mngt...).
  • Driving change and continuous improvement of business processes and necessary capabilities of international teams.
  • Leading and coaching international, cross-functional teams (R&D teams, Product-Management, Marketing & Communication).
  • Strong experience in building up networks with suppliers, universities, research centers.
  • Capability to analyze technologies, competitors and their capabilities and evaluate the impact for the company.
  • Driving and living corporate culture in teams and company, leading by example.
  • Strong customer orientation, using several methodologies (Quality-Function-Deployment QFD, Customer Journey, mega trend analysis, market surveys)
  • Experience in several regulatory bodies (EU, ECAC, STAC France, UL, FDA, CSA, TSA, Medical standards ISO 13485, ISO 14971, GMP, MDR, Product classes I, II and III).
  • Strong focus on product roadmaps, evaluate technology and research trends, patent screening and funding (EU, US).
  • Setup contact to universities in key countries, implement focus groups of physicians, dealers, patients, also of technology-drivers and users.
  • Continuous learning is one of my key competencies.


Technological Competencies:

  • Align the R&D and business processes on necessary international standards.
  • Prepare and drive the annual or bi-annual international audits according to ISO with the quality department.
  • Implement strategical networks with external partners with special competencies.
  • Selection and implementation of R&D tools to improve business processes.
  • Software design in general and testing, use of Artificial Intelligence algorithm and machine learning in imaging.
  • Integration of different technologies: mechanical design, analogue and digital electronics, embedded software design, networking, optics, and X-ray technology.
  • Embedded electronics: specification and design of various 8 bit up to 64-bit microcontroller systems.
  • Analogue electronics starting from pA-amplifier design up to high power designs.
  • Integrate optical designs: 3D measurements, IR-optics, X-ray optics.
  • Network technology LAN, WAN, HIS-RIS, real time ethernet.
  • Software technologies: Agile design methods, waterfall model, UI design, RTOS.
  • Mechanical design process: requirement specification, rapid prototyping or virtual design, prototyping, pre-series, managing design companies 

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