Christian (Dr.) M.

Freelance management consultant

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2019 - Present
6 years 9 months
Munich, Germany

Freelance management consultant

CuriousMinds Unternehmensberatung

  • strategy consulting, technical consulting, interim management and training

  • management consulting and development of application solutions through interdisciplinary approaches

  • staff and team development as well as innovation and communication management

Jul 2015 - Dec 2018
3 years 6 months
Regensburg, Germany

CTO, Head of R&D, authorized officer

One Vision Software AG

  • organize, manage and oversee software development for printing industry products

  • take technological responsibility for the entire global development area including development, integration, testing up to the market launch of new products and features as well as internal and external infrastructure

  • build the business unit for product development and innovation, including disciplinary and organizational responsibility

  • further develop the software architecture regarding security, scalability and technical performance

  • lead a global team of top professionals in development based on current and future technologies

  • coordinate with all stakeholders regarding the product roadmap and balance business interests with development needs

Jan 2008 - Jun 2015
7 years 6 months
Munich, Germany

Production Manager Camera Electronics

ARRI Arnold und Richter Cinetechnik GmbH und Co KG

  • organize, manage and oversee production processes for electronics in terms of quantity, quality, deadlines and costs

  • lead and assign staff

  • monitor work preparation, production planning, production control, scheduling and materials management based on production metrics and initiate corrective actions as needed

  • continuously optimize manufacturing processes in close collaboration with departments like product management, development, purchasing and quality management

  • drive quality management in complaints and supplier management for electronic assemblies

  • plan new acquisitions or decommissioning of machines and equipment and secure, optimize and manage personnel resources

  • design and implement complex processes, plan and integrate test systems and automate production areas

  • supervise the scheduling of electronic assemblies and define process engineering concepts

  • oversee the commissioning and testing of new test systems and improve systems and process parameters

  • ensure production and work safety and monitor environmental protection requirements

  • be responsible for training in the field of electronic apprenticeships and dual studies

Nov 2005 - Jan 2008
2 years 3 months

Business Unit Head Photo & Printing

LINOS Photonics GmbH

  • define the strategic direction of the photo and printing market segments for high-end optical system components for the imaging industry in printing, film and photo

  • manage the "Rodenstock" brand for photo lenses

  • internal and external project planning of customer-specific development projects

  • lead technical development of new custom and standard products and sales of a portfolio of about 150 existing products

  • responsible for personnel and capacity planning as well as sales and cost center planning including controlling and operating results reporting

  • plan and supervise logistics and production processes from a sales perspective

  • systematically expand activities to achieve set sales, market share and profit targets

  • act as central contact for customers in all relevant matters

  • assess future market and application potentials of new technologies, products and organizational forms

  • expand market position including international production sites

Feb 2003 - Oct 2005
2 years 9 months

1) Head of System Integration, 2) Head of Object and Pattern Recognition Development

AGFA-Gevaert AG / AGFAPHOTO GmbH

  • plan, coordinate and lead work on system integration of optical, electronic and digital image processing of a high-performance film scanner and complete digital photo system, considering quality-relevant image requirements

  • lead development of object and pattern recognition for digital image analysis and processing

  • take responsibility for market entry tests of the photofinishing system

  • responsible for concept development, feasibility studies, patent research and technology evaluation

  • coordinate system integration of components from logic, hardware and software departments

  • responsible for module verification and validation including release

  • manage change control, analyze and resolve issues and transition to manufacturing

  • develop algorithms for object and pattern recognition and sharpening algorithms for digital image enhancement

  • provide Europe-wide support for customers

Sep 2000 - Feb 2003
2 years 6 months

Head of Device Development

FRIZ Biochem GmbH

  • build and develop device development and lead projects in a biotech start-up

  • oversee device-specific development activities in the in-house project team and in international collaborations

  • coordinate and initiate pioneering new developments of portable devices for medical diagnostics

  • manage milestone-driven parallel development projects in company and supplier environment

  • technical and disciplinary management of the department and continuous development

  • coordinate interfaces with other departments like assay development, product management and manufacturing

  • contribute to platform-based product concepts in cooperation with international partners

  • monitor design transfers to internal and external manufacturing service providers

  • ensure seamless development and product documentation according to relevant standards

  • head of IT and system administrator, set up a 50-computer intranet

Jul 1999 - Sep 2000
1 year 3 months

Project Manager

AGFA-Gevaert AG

  • develop novel technologies for exposing photo paper including ink-jet technology

  • monitor costs and budget compliance

  • ensure deadlines and objectives are met

  • technical and factual responsibility for the project team

  • manage project activities and adhere to guidelines and procedures

  • communicate within the team and with department management

  • prepare and conduct project meetings including creation and updating of the project plan

Jun 1995 - Feb 1999
3 years 9 months

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research

Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, TU München

  • set up an fs-laser system and study photosynthetic charge separation processes to optimize semiconductor-based solar cells

  • experimentally test electron transfer theory based on photoinduced charge separation and recombination of porphyrin-quinone cyclophanes

  • collaborate with the working group of Prof. H.A. Staab, former President of the Max Planck Society

  • spectrally and kinetically characterize bacteriochlorophyll a and its transmetallated derivatives

  • apply electron transfer theory to the photosynthetic reaction center of Rb. sphaeroides and test the mechanism of primary charge separation by exchanging bacteriochlorophyll monomers

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Dutch
Advanced

Education

Jun 1995 - Feb 1999

Technical University of Munich

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry · Munich, Germany

Jun 1994 - May 1995

Technical University of Munich

Diploma · Physical and Theoretical Chemistry · Munich, Germany

Oct 1988 - May 1994

Technical University of Munich

Physics · Munich, Germany

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