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Sønderborg

Connector between TECH & Customer Value & Business • Refining TECHLINEs product portfolio • Building value propositions and product concepts for NPD• Developing product roadmap• Validating business opportunities & business cases

Nordborg

• Designing, prototyping and testing of mechanical components in an actuator development project• Concept development and supplier selection for a collaborative automation concept with following project execution on an existing production line • Project manager for a technology project exploring bio-based plastics • Explorative business development for hardware-enabled service models for retail and hotels • Project manager for new product development and production relocation (CHN->THA)

Odense Und Umgebung, Dänemark

• Idea development and project scoping of an intelligent quality inspection tool • Development of a prototype application• Development of business model in a SaaS framework • Conceptualizing customer journey • Client visit and sales pitch• Preparation of marketing & sales materials such as product information brochure• Development of landing page & product demo• Support in application for funding• Data analytics of device performance

Odense Und Umgebung, Dänemark

Fighting every day to show the world that the apparel industry does not have to be destructive to our environment by providing truly sustainable garments. With the main focus on improving the whole product life cycle from responsible material selection over intelligent design to low CO2 distribution and no waste creation.Working with colleagues on my own start-ups gave me the change to improve my: - leadership skills- time management - conflict management.

Odense Und Umgebung, Dänemark

The SDU Talent Programme in Entrepreneurship is an extracurricular study program. The 25 chosen participants work in cross-disciplinary teams on their own business ideas. The drive of this program are interests in entrepreneurship and high ambitions to develop a startup business, with the ultimate goal to obtain a degree in one hand and a running business in the other hand.Each team receives mentoring from internal and external experts to develop competent professional skills. Besides that, all participants take part in an international innovation camp at a start-up incubator abroad. The programme includes different workshops about prototyping, proof of concept, intellectual property rights, product concept, entrepreneurial case, networking, problem- and product testing, business model and hypotheses development, product requirements and funding.

Lollar

1. Project management and international product management for heat pumps, Tranås (Sweden) Activities: - Running all product and project management work packages from project start to shipment - monthly project report presented to the board of management- preparing the technical specification and ensure final product fulfill demands - cooperation with the Japanese supplier, both in technical and market topics- part of the daily operational work in the PRM department e.g. product benchmarking, engineering changes and management reporting. 2. Heat pump research & development department, Lollar (Germany) Activity: - Developing, building, and implementation of test benches for heat pumps with testing - Concept development and implementation for a portable test rig for field test samples - Metalworking basic training- Benchmarking - Concept developing

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering, Innovation & Business, 10,6

Graduation with honors. Master Thesis: "Entrepreneurship as an Innovation Driver in an Industrial Ecosystem" with the Danish wind industry.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering - Refrigeration And Air Conditioning, 1,4 (A)

Dual Study Program with partner company Robert Bosch GmbH. The study program focuses on teaching methods for solving problems.