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Copenhagen, Dk

Copenhagen, Dk

Brøndby, Capital Region, Denmark

Brøndby, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark

Kgs Lyngby, Denmark

Evaluation of hygienic design and certification according to EHEDG principles,EHEDG authorised evaluation officer AEO. Test Manager, Scientific responsible at DTU Center of Hygienic Design.

Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Research and teaching in hygienic design

Kgs Lyngby, Denmark

Food Production Engineering and Hygienic Design

Vemmelev, Denmark

Innovation in food production, technology based business development, hygienic food production and hygienic design

Viborg

Esbjerg Area, Denmark

Staalcentrum was partner in Dansk Materiale Netværk

Responsibility- Manager of Danish section of European Technology Platform Food for Life- Coordination of Danish participation (industry and academia) within an EU framework- Preparation of input to EU research programsResults- Co-founder with partners: The Danish Food and Drink Federation and Centre for Advanced Food Studies- Achieving public funding of DKK 1.5m for these activities- Obtaining significant Danish influence through excellent prior coordination

Responsibility- Management of innovation and business development- Key role in strategic and operational management of 24 group leaders- Budget responsibility for department finances of DKK 120m annually- Day to day management involving 200 employees- Immediate manager for a support staff of 22 employees- Head of support for research proposals and project managementResults- Commercialisation increased from 1 to 10 cases annually - Establishment of cutting-edge collaboration projects with industrial partners- Re-organisation of department to a more flat structure- Streamlining of support function for improved value creation- DKK 30m building project completed on time and quality, at budget- Improved success rate with EU grants (DKK 22m ⇒ 44m annually)

Responsibility:- Creating coherence in food activities following a university merger- Relation to companies, industry associations and other stakeholders- Producing condensed briefs for the DTU top management - Head of Centre: finance, marketing, disseminationResults- Successful gearing of a grant of DKK 44m to a total of DKK 130m- Establishing new interdisciplinary collaboration - Securing increased funding and increased industrial involvement- Devising a communication platform based on stories- Conducting an annual conference

Responsibility- Future development of the area food production- Driving innovation at the department- Developing a new interdisciplinary research projects with industry- Management of 20 researchers and technicians- Development of education at the departmentResults- Successful establishment of projects with industry and academia, DK and EU- Success with innovation collaboration with UC Davis- Successful integration of research group in new department- Obtaining on average DKK 2m in external research funds annually - Developing new M.Sc. education with good student intake

Responsibility- Management responsibility (see also concurrent jobs)- Development of the areas of food technology and food production- Relations to the food industry and identification of their needs- Development of food educations and associated teachingResults- Successful establishment of projects with industry and academia, DK and EU- Obtaining on average DKK 2m in external research funds annually - Establishment of my own successful research group- Author of a text book on food technology

Responsibility- Participating in strategic and operational management of 5 sections- Drawing up strategy and action plans (including process oversight)- Sparring partner for department directorResults- Refinement of research profile and re-organisation of groupings- Scrutinising finances and streamline management processes- Clarifying and refining communication and marketing profile

Responsibility- Management of 35 employees (20 employees in 2006)- Evolving the scientific profile of the research group- Financial responsibility for a budget of DKK 18m annuallyResults- Obtaining accept of the value of management at a university- Turn-around of scientific profile and re-positioning of research group- Scientific relevant division of the research group

Responsibility- Management of 50 employees through 4 group managers- Economic responsibility for a budget of DKK 27m annually- Improvement of infrastructure (laboratories etc.)Results- Establishing management structure and section in merged department- Successful implementation of new external funding framework - Successful division of section into two groups

Department Of Biotechnology

Responsibility- Participation in development in the area food technology- Optimisation of heat treatment processes for liquid foods- Theoretical and experimental teachingResults- Significant renewal of teaching material- Construction and initialisation of a new scraped surface heat exchanger- Obtaining on average DKK 1m in external research funds annually from 1997

Responsibility- Scaling of a new scraped surface heat exchanger- Experimental teachingResults- Successful scaling up, mathematical modelling and specification of prototype- Conducting many external talks

Department Of Biotechnology

Responsibility- Optimisation of heat treatment processes for liquid foodsResults- Implementation of new calculation models

Mba, Technology Management

Main Focus: Strategy, innovation, business development, economy, operations management and personal leadership Thesis: Improved conditions.

Ph.D., Food Technology

Activities and Societies: Thesis: Scale-up of a laboratory size co-rotating disc scraped-surface heat exchanger

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Active in student politics, Study commitee, teaching assistantThesis: Dynamic modelling of turbocharged diesel.

Education record

Education record