Christopher Krainer Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I'm leading SunDrives' Technology Delivery and Advanced Manufacturing teams, focusing on the development and industrialization of novel technologies and manufacturing processes in the solartech space.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Zoomo is a Sydney based and globally operating micromobility start-up offering subscription based last mile delivery vehicles and fleet services. Our electrical light vehicles and ebikes are engineered for heavy duty.
• Owning all in-house developed products including Zero / Sport e-bikes, IoT hardware, cargo accessories; overseeing continuous improvement and troubleshooting efforts to reduce OPEX costs
• Established processes and engineering capabilities such as risk-based issue management, BOM mgmt., product change mgmt., DFMEA, prototyping, requirements documentation and root cause analysis
• Defining the next generation commercial ebike incl. global customer research and OEM scouting
• Leading and scaling Zoomo's design and engineering organisation
• Won 2 Australia Good Design Awards (Zoomo One and Zoomo Cargo box in '22 and '23)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Joined the company shortly after series A raise.
• Developed Zoomo’s hardware vehicle and IoT feature roadmap for a successful U$80M series B fundraise
• Recruited, built and scaled a multi-functional global team of designers, electrical, mechanical, firmware engineers, regulatory and program managers
• Responsible for all hardware products, including new development of e-bikes and cargo accessories, continuous improvement of existing products
• Built up knowledge of the commercial light electrical vehicle market incl. competitors, rider needs and gained insights into Taiwan and China based ebike supply chains
• Supported commercial team, translated technical specifications into tangible customer benefits

Sydney, Australia

• IDE Group is a biomedical technology consultancy and entrepreneurial partner helping start-ups, SMEs and large enterprises deliver innovative results.
• Acquired new clients, consulting opportunities and managed client relationships by being "their entrepreneurial partner".
• Translated business opportunities and client needs into risk based & actionableproject plans, typically with an end2end scope and comprising functions such R&D,Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Manufacturing.
• Led a project portfolio with a variety of different project types including hardware/softwareR&D, manufacturing process and technology development.
• Built and managed cross-functional teams including culture and vision setting,mentoring, capabilities, and personal development.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

TalkiPlay is an exciting product which teaches kids to learn language in an interactive and playful way. I do truly believe that having the chance of developing good language skills from early childhood on will contribute to a better tomorrow, therefore I supported the company with an early seed round investment.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

• Led the design & development of a medical class 2 breast pump incl. market introduction.
• Led a front end innovation project and created (digital) propositions to deliver on strategy.
• Led a program to strengthen medical regulatory compliance 21CFR820 US-FDA, DHFs, QMS.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

• Established a new R&D group taking ownership for end2end Test & Verification.
• Hired, built and managed a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural team, from 2 to 11 staff.
• Led the acquisition, development and adaptation of new lab and test facilities.
• Conducted verification planning, execution and reporting on key projects.

Klagenfurt, Austria

• Increased test and verification effectiveness and efficiency across 4 product categories.
• Created best practices & conducted 14 cross-site trainings as SME, Europe wide.
• Led a team of technical experts, 3 Full-time equivalents.
• Designed test and verification methods for key projects.

Austria

• Managed test equipment budget and resources, 600m² test facility spaces, 3FTE.
• Developed global test and measurement equipment and methods, 30 projects up to k€300.
• Assessed capabilities of suppliers worldwide, approx. 15 first and second tiers.
• Hands-on product quality testing, documentation and improvement suggestions.

Austria

• Conducted a high power LED feasibility study for consumer goods applications.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Research work about "Optimization of grinding processes" - Digital Signal Processing with Matlab

Austria

Started my career (dual apprenticeship) in manufacturing and assembly of plastic / metal components and device assembly. Held multiple positions such as maintenance engineer and manufacturing operator.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Professional Mba, Entrepreneurship And Innovation, Pass With Distinction

● General MBA business core and Entrepreneurship specialisation. ● Specialisation included courses such as start-up fundraising.

Dipl.-Ing.(Fh), Electronics And Equipment Engineering

● Part time, electronics with specialisation on equipment engineering.

University Entrance Exam

Diploma, Industrial Process Control & Industrial Electrician

Dual apprenticeship - Industrial Process Control and Industrial Electrician (Prozessleittechniker & Betriebselektriker).