Heiko Gerstung

Managing Director @ Meinberg | IT, Finance, Sales

Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

As a Managing Director and one of the shareholders of Meinberg, I lead the strategic vision and direction of the company, which is the leading provider of time and frequency synchronization solutions. I have more than 20 years of experience in the industry, starting as a software engineer and then moving to marketing and technical sales, before joining the executive team in 2009. I am passionate about delivering high-quality products and services that meet the needs and expectations of our customers, who operate in critical applications such as air traffic control, power grid, financial institutions, telecommunications, and defense. I have a strong background in computer science and business administration, and I am the creator and maintainer of the Windows Installer for NTP, a widely used network time protocol. I also have extensive knowledge and skills in international business development, IT, finance, and software development, which enable me to oversee the growth and innovation of Meinberg. Hint: I do not accept invitations to connect without any text, except when I know you already (even then it helps to let me know where we met in the past or why we know each other).

Experience

  • Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & CO. KG (22 yrs 6 mos)
    • Managing Director and Shareholder
      Jan 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 6 mos

      International Business Development , IT, Finance and Sales

    • Head of Marketing and Technical Sales
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for international business development and pre/aftersales support of our distributor network. Visiting customers and assisting them in (re)designing their time synchronization infrastructure. Software Development: Basic OS Environment and Network Management Functionality of Meinbergs LANTIME time server family.

    • Software Engineer
      Jan 2004 - Dec 2005 · 2 yrs

      Hired to develop firmware on embedded microprocessors and Linux and Windows OS platforms, mainly for Meinberg's LANTIME product line.

  • Apprentice Wizard at NTP Public Services Project
    2004 - 2009 · 5 yrs

    Creator and maintainer of the Windows Installer for NTP which installs the NTP binaries from the NTP Public Services Project (see www.ntp.org) on Windows machines. Freely downloadable from www.meinberg.de (download section).