Edoardo Oldani

Project Management I Research & Development I Team Leader I Home Appliances I Kitchen Cooking Refrigerator Appliances I Quality Management

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

About

Extensive experience as a HORIZONTAL LEADER gaining buy-in and alignment with key internal and external stakeholders such as Marketing and Design teams, third-party agencies, and laboratories. INTERNATIONAL leader, with comprehensive knowledge of European markets and consumers and Asia suppliers, resulting in a deep understanding of the global business environment. DYNAMIC and PROACTIVE problem-solver, managing teams based in different locations and from different cultures, but also with a “roll-sleeves” attitude.

Experience

  • LG Electronics (12 yrs 10 mos)
    • Team Lead Manager of Kitchen Appliances (refrigerator & cooking) at LG Eletronics
      Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Reporting into European R&D Director I Dotted-line to Korean HQ Team Lead Responsible for kitchen appliances performance and quality Leading the activities to improve the appliances and fulfill European customers’ needs and ICRT (International Consumer Research & Testing) Improving Test Methods Consumer Field Test Reporting Systems and Processes

    • Project Manager R&D for Refrigeration appliances
      Oct 2013 - Sep 2021 · 8 yrs

      Taking care about LG products in a continuous improvement in a leading position for European market. Competitor analysis for EU market on technologies, costs, quality and materials. Monitoring new production technologies Managing relationship with European Consumer, their opinions on products, projects and technologies and managing relationship with European Consumer magazines

  • Candy Group (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • R&D Manager, Mechanical and Materials, Refrig. Appliances
      Dec 2010 - Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Coordinator of the team (in Italy and in China), ensuring the smooth progress of the projects • Establish new R&D Team in China • Responsible for the new products and new components • Design analysis focused on the best material in terms of cost function, Manage Projects focus on time and cost

    • R&D Senior engineer
      Nov 2006 - Jan 2011 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • R&D Senior engineer at Whirlpool
    Oct 2001 - Nov 2006 · 5 yrs 2 mos