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Experienced CTO/Head of R&D for Power Electronics, Embedded, Automotive, Medical Technology & Automation. Specializing in Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, AI/Machine Learning, ISO 26262, ASPICE, IEC 62304, DevOps, and organizational development.
- 20+ years of international leadership (40+ employees, €3 million budget, €15 million revenue)
- 8 products successfully on the market, 60% cost reduction, €5 million in funding
- Introduction of AIcodeIT tools, agile methodologies, digitalization & transformation
- Strengths: Resilience, Efficiency, Creativity, Leadership, Critical Thinking
Goal: Collaborate with companies utilizing AIcodeIT tools or requiring organizational development/development setup.
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German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Basic
Can work on-site
Reutlingen (up to 50km)
Experience
- REFU Drive GmbHHead of Research and DevelopmentTECHJuly 2019 - January 2026 (6 years and 6 months)Pfullingen, Germany
- 40 employees at international locations (Germany, India)
- Development of drive converters, DC/DC converters, and battery chargers from 8 kW to 250 kW
- IT Management (2022–2023): Spin-off, introduction of CI/CD, and digitalization projects
- Product family 740: Development with 60% reduction in material costs and 35% lower product budget
- Introduction of Scrum in hardware and software development, ASPICE, and ISO 26262
- End-to-end product development from concept to market launch Technical project management of complex development projects, multiproject management
- Funding acquisition: Successful acquisition of €1.3 million in project funds
- REFU Elektronik GmbHHead of Research and DevelopmentTECHMarch 2015 - July 2019 (4 years and 4 months)Pfullingen, BW, Germany
- 50 employees in Pfullingen, Radeberg, and Pune
- Establishment and restructuring of the development organization
- Founding of a new R&D site in Pune, India
- Development of drive converters, DC/DC converters, and battery chargers (8 kW–250 kW), solar and battery inverters (15 kW–100 kW), BMS, EMS, and stationary and mobile battery systems (10 kWh–100 kWh)
- Change projects: Restructuring of the organization, development process, lean development, requirements and system engineering, structured product qualification processes
- Brand relaunch: Integration of the product portfolio and market launch of REFUsol
- End-to-end product development from concept to market launch
- Technical project management of complex development projects
- Multiproject management
- Funding acquisition: Successful acquisition of €1.7 million in project funds
- Bosch Power Tec (a spin-off of Robert Bosch GmbH, and voltwerk electronics GmbH,Program Manager Storage SystemsENERGY AND UTILITIESJune 2007 - March 2015 (7 years and 9 months)Hamburg, Germany
- 5 employees in software and hardware development (inverters, monitoring systems, storage systems)
- Restructuring of the electronics department and establishment of a SW test department
- CI/CD pipeline: Building a complete infrastructure including SIL, HIL, and PIL tests.
- Leadership and coordination of international research projects Development of the first lithium-ion storage system for self-consumption of solar power
- Development of energy management systems (EMS) for solar power self-consumption solutions
- Market launch of the VS 5 Hybrid / BPT-S 5 Hybrid
- Funding acquisition: Successful acquisition of €2.1 million in project funds 40 publications, 4 patents
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Education
- Doctoral Student in the Department of PhysicsPhillips University1999Doctoral Student in the Departement of Physics
- Student at the Department of PhysicsCarl von Ossietzky University1996Student at the Departement of Physics