Christian Pöpperl

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Fascinated to create new products and markets. Solution- and goal-oriented without losing focus on colleagues and employees as people. Experienced in strategic investment negotiations including patent and licensing arrangements. Project management with global development teams.

Experience

  • Co-Founder and Managing Director at Shape Engineering GmbH
    Mar 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

    Developing innovative processes and products with focus on the ophthalmic industry. Shape Engineering is owner of the brand "shape.line" - edge coloring for ophthalmic lenses.

  • TH Köln (Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Projectmanager EXIST-Research-transfer "ElasticVision"
      Aug 2015 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Project lead of the BMWi funded project "ElasticVision". Developing hybrid manufacturing methods for ophthalmic lens production (Proof-of-concept).

    • Projectcoordinator / Development Engineer
      Nov 2011 - Jul 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Coordinating the Bmbf funded project "New Edging Technology" under the project lead of Prof. Dr. Jörg Luderich. Developing hybrid manufacturing methods for ophthalmic lens production (Proof-of-principle).

  • Development Engineer at Lumos GmbH
    Feb 2010 - Nov 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Developing quality assurance equipment for opticians and the ophthalmic industry.

  • Bachelor Student at Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG
    Aug 2008 - Apr 2009 · 9 mos

    Calculation and design of an axle for a bending compensation roll made of composite material within a paper machine.