Background:* Successful line manager with excellent knowledge of the whole wireless business and key players: - Test house: 7Layers, IMST and Cetecom, - Mobile Phone Manufacturer: Siemens, - Network provider: Vodafone and - Antenna Manufacturer: Lumberg. * International Experience due to several years in U.S.A. * Added a complete new business area to a company.* Several success stories in introducing new and innovative technical solutions.* Open-minded line manager, leader and team player. * Technical expert in design and testing of wireless devices.Management:Personnel: For more than 8 years typically 5 direct reports, different nationalities and virtually up to 130 (Vodafone).Revenue: Added new business areas to different companies and was responsible for $8 million a year in revenue at CETECOM USA.Strategy: Introduced a new way of cooperation of 6 international test centers.Teamwork: Innovative, cost conscious with a good “helicopter view”. Experience especially in leading teams from different countries with different and contradicting interests.Specialties / Technical Skills:- Development of antenna test systems in particular for "large form factor" devices (e.g. cars)- Antenna design (electric small, multiband)- Mobile phone testing (RF)- Regulation affairs (CE and FCC)- Industry organizations (CTIA, TCB and VDMA)- Automated testing (GPIB and C/C# for over 20 years)- One book, 20 papers, 14 granted patents and additionally 16 inventions (antennas, SAR)
Listed skills include Rf, Gsm, Mobile Communications, Wireless, and 42 others.