Erik Sommer

About

MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE: Technical Director / Chief Technical Officer R&D Manager Operations Manager Head of US Research Institute Product Manager Technology Scout Senior Research Scientist Product System Architect Research Group Leader Laboratory Manager Project Manager Development Engineer DESIGN EXPERTISE: · analytical instrumentation development · biomedical engineering · fundamental research / functional prototyping · aerosol / spray generation & testing · software design & scrum development · device testing (verification & validation) · technical consulting & documentation, product master files · conference presentation, scientific publication · strategic patent management · multi-project management · CE approval according to EN 61010 (LVD), EN 12100 (MD) incl. EMC, risk/safety EN 13849 · Medical device approval (MDD) according to EN 13485 & EN 14971 incl. FDA; TÜV; BfArM; HIMI · Pharma consulting service (pre-clinical trials; Phase 0-II)

Experience

• Projektmanager Netzwerke at EurA AG
  Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

• Network Project Manager at Ip M Innovationspartner Mittelstand
  Jan 2021 - Mar 2026 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  cutting edge interdisciplinary engineering innovative project & product descriptions collaborative multi-party project management customer oriented/order inventions Implementation of AI in product development process

• Engineering Manager at PAC
  Aug 2016 - Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  Head of R & D Germany innovative device design & engineering interdisciplinary & international project management

• Technology Manager at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
  Dec 2012 - Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  International R & D Management Interdisciplinary Project Management

• Chief Technical Officer at Petrotest Instruments GmbH & Co KG
  Jul 2005 - Dec 2012 · 7 yrs 6 mos

  Head of R&D and Application Head of Purchasing Head of Production & Assembly Head of Service Head of Quality Control