Profile

• Seasoned Product Development and Project Manager
• Deep experience in Change Management and Team Development
• PSM-I / PSM-II Certified, Jira, Confluence, Prince2

Motivation

I have a passion for helping organizations get unstuck and implement durable change. Many years in competitive sailing gave me the skills to build teams with the shared sense of purpose to execute and iterate on a strategic plan. My management style promotes individual autonomy with joint accountability.

Management Experience

• General manager BU
• VP Strategy
• R&D manager
• Vertical market manager
• People manager
• Operational roles in USA, Germany, France, UK

Industry Knowledge

• Electronics design andmanufacturing
• Embedded Computing
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Rugged Mobile Computers
• Medical computers
• Automated Vending

Specific Knowledge

• R&D/Laboratory management
• Project management
• Product development
• Business development
• Change management
• Post merger integration
• Restructuring/Reorientation

Interim Experience

04/2016 - 08/2016

Place of Work: Seefeld, Germany

Role: Product Manager x86 Product Line

Customer: TQ Systems GmbH

Tasks:

• Position the nascent x86 embedded computing product line for accelerated growth
• Chart the course for 10x revenue growth over five years

Results:

• Defined the five-year strategy, including product roadmap, sales strategy, staffing plan and revenue plan
• Created new position for project manager, and established external R&D partnerships to fill software resource gaps

10/2015 ? 03/2016

Place of Work: Mannheim, Germany

Role: R&D Manager

Customer: Lippert ADLINK Technologies GmbH

Tasks:

• Supervise 20 engineers and several external R&D partners
• establish an professional project management system
• manage project resources and schedules

Results:

• Setup templates and resource pools for all projects on MS Project 2016
• Managed in-house projects as well as technical support resources and priorities
• Conducted annual employee reviews for the design team
• Tasked and supervised R&D partners and freelancers
• Vetted and interviewed candidates for R&D Manager

12/2011 ? 06/2014

Place of Work: Neufahrn, Germany

Role: Head of Design 

Customer: MSC Vertriebs GmbH

Tasks:

• Supervise R&D group, fill resource gaps, improve collaboration with product management, and harmonize resources across three other design centers

Results:

• Led the rollout of In-Step project management software across four design centers
• setup and managed external R&D partnerships
• managed, with two group leaders, all R&D activities
• standardized the requirements process with Product Management
• At the end of my one-year contract this converted to a fulltime position

12/2008 ? 11/2009

Place of Work: Hüllhorst, Germany

Customer: Gibson Guitar Corp/Deutsche Wurlitzer GmbH

Tasks:

VP Strategic Development

• Reorganize the company and reposition the music and vending brands.

Results:

• Shifted the R&D model to open-source standards-driven technologies, led development of a high-end consumer digital jukebox, and partnered with market niche innovators to enter new vending markets
• Consolidated the US and UK divisions and developed a restructuring plan for total yearly savings of (Budget on request)