Klaus-Alexander Rieder

About

Discovered several new concepts related to cementitious building materials while working for GCP Applied Technologies and Grace Construction Products, which are summarized in more than 25 granted US patents. Used Six Sigma tools to minimize research and development time for new products. Lead and managed global research projects. Specialties: Fracture Mechanics, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Six Sigma, Materials Science, Concrete Admixtures, Concrete Durability and Admixtures, Sustainability, Materials Testing, Applied Physics, Digital Transformation.

Experience

• Technical Director at Rieder Immobilien GmbH, Filiale Consulting Services
  Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  Collaborates with R&D and Marketing departments to advance solutions in the construction materials industry, particularly within cement and concrete applications

• Technical Director at Rieder Immobilien GmbH
  Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

• GCP Applied Technologies (5 yrs 2 mos)
  • Global R&D Director - Concrete Products
    Jun 2016 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Global R&D Director for Concrete Products
    Feb 2016 - Jun 2016 · 5 mos

• Grace Construction Products (18 yrs 1 mo)
  • Global R&D Director for Concrete Products
    Sep 2015 - Feb 2016 · 6 mos

  • Concrete Technology Leader - Europe
    Sep 2010 - Aug 2015 · 5 yrs

  • Global Concrete Technology Manager
    Sep 2009 - Oct 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of British Columbia
  Jun 1996 - Jan 1998 · 1 yr 8 mos

  Developed new testing equipment to evaluate the impact behavior of biaxially confined hetergeneous materials such as ceramics, plain and fiber reinforced concrete.