Lukas Furrer Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

Business: High-performance miniature turbines for medical ventilation and industry.Mission: Global sales responsibility with main markets in Europe and Asia (China). leading sales and marketing staff, including field sales, back office, marcom and logistics. Complete restructuring and team building of the sales organization to improve sales efficiency and effectiveness. Revision and realignment of the market strategy, including vision, mission, value proposition. Analysis and re-definition of the product portfolio, including ideation, business cases, roadmap and product launch. Introduction of a globally standardized pricing system and pricing process with a value pricing approach. Creation of a completely new company website with entire content creation (images and illustrations, spec sheets and 3D models, use cases, storytelling, reference projects, etc.) and portfolio structure with parametric search function. Leading corporate strategy workshops.

Zurich, Switzerland

Mission: Technical one-face-to-customer ICU ventilator project handling (technical consulting, project management, price and contract negotiations).

Hinwil, Switzerland

Business: Actuators, valves and sensor solutions for HVAC applications (building technology).Mission: Strategic sales support and commercial management of the European subsidiaries and sales companies. Management of the annual business plan and strategy meetings with the subsidiaries and sales companies. Acquisition and regular presentation of pan-European market intelligence, with regular presentations to Belimo management.

Fremont Ca

Business: Control systems for avionics and defense.Mission: Creation of a new business unit «Human Machine Interfaces, HMI». definition of business cases that envisage the complete redevelopment of a comprehensive product portfolio with corresponding market development and sales growth. Intensive hands-on development work: mechanical design, electronic hardware and software engineering of coaxial miniature switches, HMI/force feedback, touch-sense systems, etc. Acquisition of customer projects, marketing and sales development.

Wetzikon, Zurich, Switzerland

Business: High-quality miniature rotary switches for civil and military radios and other mobileapplications (Six Sigma development and production environment).Mission: Market study, requirements analysis, business case, specifications, project management and launch of new, strategic product initiatives. Training, customer visits and systematic acquisition and customer project management (leads funnel and sales pipeline). Lifecycle management and leadership of global product portfolio and roadmap workshops with sales and R&D. Development of platform strategies and modular building block systems to bundle knowledge, technologies, processes, production resources and suppliers.

Uster, Zurich, Switzerland

Business: High-end power supply solutions for infrastructure and transportation applications.Mission: Market development in Eastern Europe and Rest-of-World, through systematic development of distribution networks and strategic direct customers. On-site training in application, product and market and marketing knowledge.

Wollerau, Schwyz, Switzerland

Business: IT solutions for banks and financial service providers.

Hinwil, Zurich, Switzerland

Business: Machinery and plant construction (conveyor technology) for the printing industry.

Betriebsökonom Hwv (University Of Applied Sciences) Fh/Bba, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, Final Score 5.5 (Scale Ranging From 1 To 6 Whereas 6 Is Best)

Final thesis; «The EU Eastern Enlargement - An Economic and Monetary Policy Debate»

Undergraduate Course, Computer Hardware Engineering

Technischer Kaufmann (Eidg. Fachausweis), Business Administration And Management, General

Electronic Engineering