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ekmai Technologies Ltd (founder), Europe 08/01 - date
Consulting and business solutions for knowledge management and e-procurement applications, 2001e revenues: € 0.2m
Function: Managing Director
Current mission: definition, conceptualisation and implementation of an e-procurement solution for a European application service provider (ASP) with operations in Italy, France, and Spain.
B2Build SA (co-founder), France & Germany 01/00 - 06/01
e-business solutions for the European Construction Sector. 40 employees, 30 clients, 2001e revenues: € 2.3m
Functions: Chief Technology Officer, President of the Board of Directors
Negotiated shareholders agreement and investment terms for the capital increase of € 7m (Atlas Venture & Deutsche Morgan Grenfell)
(Defined) steered company strategy and evolution at board level.
Actively involved in M&A and due diligence activities.
Managed technology budget of ca. € 2.5m.
Recruited and managed the internal engineering and R&D team of 8 (avg. age 37, 5 nationalities).
Formulated the company’s technology vision and strategy, product offering, and technical/security architectures. Translated these into functional and technical system specifications.
Supervised development and deployment of b2build’s technical solutions from concept to production, outsourcing most of the development work beyond functional and technical specification.
Delivered customer centric applications and application enhancements. Established product management process for product development. Successfully implemented two major releases of technical platform. Met all customer expectations and delivered results on time and within budget.
Managed all relationships with subcontractors (i.e., Andersen, AtosOrigin), hard- and software vendors (e.g., Ariba, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Tibco, WebMethods), and strategic partners (defined and signed frameworks of co-operation with CMM level 5 certified software development companies in India: Wipro, VisualSoft, EximSoft).
Joined b2build to a consortium of European technology companies to develop and validate an innovative "Active Knowledge Networks" solution for the capture, integration, management and deployment of knowledge. The project ACKNOWNET (IST-2001-32533; Action line: IST-2001-2.1.2) was submitted to and approved for funding by the Information Society Technologies Programme of the European Commission.
Spoke and represented b2build at IT and Venture Capital conferences, trade shows and publications.
Freightliner LLC (DaimlerChrysler), USA 02/96 - 12/98
Truck OEM, 151,000 new vehicle units in 2000, 16,000 employees worldwide, Engineering and R&D: 1000 employees
Functions: Senior Test Engineer, Project Manager (team of 4)
Managed test activities, as well as the validation and verification of vehicle mechanisms in co-ordination with customers and suppliers.
Co-ordinated a cross-functional team (10 people) in the development of prototype trucks for two new product lines. Managed prototype parts and assemblies supply chain. Completed projects on time and within budget constraints.
Initiated and led a project to develop a linkage mechanism for a new cab-over-engine truck series resulting in a 30% cost reduction and improved design performance.
Developed, implemented, and optimised a client-server based interactive information system to support prototype truck assembly and procurement activities. Increased productivity by 70%.
Advised Management and actively participated in the introduction of ISO 9001 compliant engineering practices. Company was certified 1997.
Mercedes-Benz México, S.A. de C.V. (DaimlerChrysler), Mexico 06/93 - 01/96
Truck OEM, Engineering & Technology, Test
Functions: Manager Test Engineering (30 employees), Assistant to VP Engineering
Managed test and product validation/verification of locally developed commercial vehicles; negotiated and performed test services for the parent company and sister subsidiaries.
Formulated and successfully implemented a reorganisation strategy, including business process reengineering of core business processes, to reduce costs and increase efficiency in reaction to the 1994 Peso crisis. Increased the department's performance capacity by 30% while exceeding the cost reduction goals by 20%.
Actively participated in the ISO 9001 certification process (1995).
Developed and implemented a strategy for long-term Industry/University co-operation together with faculty members of the ITESM University. Lead a cross-functional team consisting of professionals and students in the application of these concepts during the development of a bus chassis. The product was launched for national and export markets and is currently one of the company's core products.


Education

1999 INSEAD, MBA France
1987 - 1993 RWTH-Aachen, Mechanical Engineering (Diplom Ingenieur) Germany


Languages

Spanish, German, English (fluent); French (good); Italian, Portuguese

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