Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
A senior technical leader and innovation expert with more than 20 years of leadership and R&D experience in the Solid-State Lighting industry with a strong record of successful development of SSL products and LEDs. International work experience in Europe, USA, and Asia, a passion for innovation and change, sharp analytical and solution-oriented thinking with a strategic view on how to position R&D in a rapidly changing industrial environment.
Building a trendscouting activity and integrating it into the portfolio strategy of OSRAM Innovation.
* Transformed OSRAM Corporate Technology to a digital innovation organization. * Changed organisation, processes and innovation culture from technology-driven to customer-centric. * Integrated innovation strategies and methodologies into the operational part of the organization. * Offered innovation services to the organization: Portfolio management, IP management, administration of funded projects, standardization activities, facilitation of ideation activities, project management methods (agile, waterfall), definition of PLM processes
* Led OSRAM Corporate Technology in the Asia-Pacific region. * Defined and executed a long-term research program in Solid State Lighting Technologies for APAC and integrated it into the global organization. * Defined innovation strategy and introduced new innovation methodologies (Industrial Design Thinking) adapted to the regional environment. * Led, coordinated and supervised the technical activities and drove the generation of Intellectual Property. * Initiated and guided external R&D collaborations. * Represented the R&D organisation internally and externally.
Theoretical research on electron spin relaxation in semiconductors. Established an understanding of ultra-long relaxation times in semimagnetic semiconductors.