Philippe Westenberger

Head of Product Development at EDELRID GmbH & Co. KG

Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany

About

CVs are bullshit. You list a bunch of degrees and job titles and still no one knows what you are capable of. Here are 4 things a standard CV does not tell you about me :) 1. I traveled, worked and lived in almost 90 countries on 5 continents, gaining extensive and diverse cultural and interpersonal skills. 2. I am an autodidact: got my university degrees without attending a single lecture and as top of my class, learned fluent Spanish without any language class, taught myself most of my extensive technical and legal know-how about textile, plastic and metal PPE (personal protective equipment). 3. I love to learn. I firmly believe in the magic of education. Knowledge is the solution to every problem. It is all about staying curious! 4. I like to build stuff: furnitured two vans, taught myself how to sew, how to splice ropes, learned how to program load bearing bar tags for textile ppe, got some basic welding skills.

Experience

  • EDELRID GmbH & Co. KG (Isny im Allgäu)
    • Head of Product Development
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Managing the 4 business units Sports, Work Safety, Adventure and the brand Red Chili (Climbing Shoes) together with an awesome team. Overseeing our 5 development departments (hardware, textile, apparel, ropes, shoes) and coordinating the marketing-, sales-, purchase-, quality- and production activities of product groups such as: dynamic and static climbing ropes, harnesses, helmets, karabiners, belay-, ascending, and decending devices, shock absorbing lanyards, climbing shoes, apparel, ice axes, crampons, etc.

    • Head Of Product Management
      Jul 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Senior Product Manager
      Jun 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Ski Instructor at various Skischools
    2006 - 2016 · 10 yrs

    Supervision of the workforce in the day-to-day business while selling ski lessons self dependently. Group and individual ski-lessons year-round in ski resorts of Chile, Austria and Switzerland for English-, German- and Spanish-speaking students.

  • Sales Consultant at Alpin Basis GmbH
    Nov 2008 - Apr 2009 · 6 mos

    Focus: Sales. Extensive advising of costumers and selling skiing-/climbing gear and clothes.

  • Project-Manager at Deutsche Bank
    Oct 2008 - Apr 2009 · 7 mos

    Focus: Project Management. Leading a team of 8 students, developing a Java-based Data-Quality Cockpit to manage and maintain the HR data of Deutsche Bank AG (Grade: 1.0).

  • Intern at GlobeGround India
    Sep 2007 - Dec 2007 · 4 mos

    Focus: Project Management, Start-Up Management. Project manager for the implementation of the Resource Management System “Workbridge” at Bangalore International Airport. Interim Head of IT-Infrastructure for the entire Bangalore branch office.