Ralph Schuppenhauer

Head of Systems Engineering at Dromos

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Dromos provides an automated transit network for urban passenger and freight transport - affordable, sustainable and convenient. Specialties: systems engineering, system safety and security, program management, strategic sourcing Domain knowledge: autonomous vehicles, advanced air mobility, air traffic management, telecommunications

Experience

  • Head of Systems Engineering at DROMOS GmbH
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Skyroads (4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Lead Ground Systems
      Jul 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Co-Founder and Lead Ground Systems
      Aug 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • BuyIn (Full-time · 10 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Strategic Sourcer IT
      Sep 2016 - Jun 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Vice President Procurement Engineering
      Jun 2011 - Sep 2016 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Implemented collaborative technology innovations engaging external suppliers and internal stakeholders. Introduced best practices for design-to-cost at Deutsche Telekom and Orange, and provided cutting-edge cost analytics to affiliates in Europe and AMEA. Main focus on emerging software defined telecommunication networks, new data center architectures, Telco IT solutions, and professional services.

  • Program Manager Next-Generation Air Traffic Control System at DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
    Sep 2005 - May 2011 · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Program Manager at Aena
    Jul 2001 - Aug 2005 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    The iTEC program of the British, German and Spanish air navigation service providers defined a common air traffic control system and a European interoperability standard as a building block for the European Union's “Single European Sky” initiative.