Detroit Metropolitan Area
Responsible for productizing and producing innovative technologies for the metal part manufacturing market with a focus on advanced materials and additive manufacturing. Leading a team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers as well as technical staff for product development post R&D stage to market readiness.
Founded and lead company that designs and builds scientific research instruments with an emphasis on instruments for usage in ultra-high vacuum systems at cryogenic temperatures and scanning-probe microscopy. Leading all R&D efforts from prototype to product. Developing customized solutions in close collaboration with the customer. Set up production processes with outsourcing levels of up to 75%. Managing sourcing, import and export.
Lead the efforts of German company to expand business to North America with products for online particle-size analysis in multiphase systems. Managed key customer accounts. Identified suitable markets. Negotiated deals with high profile research institutes and companies. Provided product demonstrations and technical support.
Designed and developed new product line for surface science research which went on to be one of the most successful products for the company with sales worldwide. Lead a team of scientists and technical staff through all efforts from prototyping to production. Established production processes, inspection guidelines and test protocols for quality control. Managed multi-vendor projects. Negotiated with key customers nationally and internationally. Lead R&D efforts to expand and improve the company’s core technologies. Trained and directed technical staff for highly specialized work. Provided on-site training for customers.