Resume

Profile

I am a product development expert. I can bring a preliminary product idea to fruition. My experience provides me with all the necessary skills to guide a product concept through all the development stages; ideation, engineering, prototyping and testing, production planning as well as purchasing and eventually production. 

My working experience provides me with a large portfolio in managed projects and developed products in the field of IoT / Smart home and sanitary. I led a team of engineers during the development of these products.

Skills / Personality
- Solver of multi faceted complex problems
- Creative thinker
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Highly self-motivated person with can-do mentality
- Very open and adventurous person

Exp
CTO
Miscea GmbH
Dates Employed / Nov 2014 – Present
Location / Berlin, Germany 

Miscea is a small company (23 people) specialised in the development, production, sales and manufacturing of touch free multifunctional water taps. As the technical director I am responsible for R&D, quality management, production, service and purchasing. 

In 2012, shortly after I started my employment, the company moved to Berlin where a new company headquarters was to be set up. All activities including production, R&D and administration were centralised. During this period I gained a deep understanding and knowledge on a wide range of company activities; setting up and running production, purchasing and quality management. In 2014 I was eventually appointed the role of technical director of the company leading the company together with the CEO. We turned the company around from a heavily loss making in 2014 to profit making in less than 3 years time. 

My most recent activity is setting up an R&D department in Gliwice, Poland in cooperation with the Technical University of Silesia. I financed this by arranging an EU grant. At present my prime focus is the development of a highly innovative legionella prevention technology.

Design Engineer
Miscea GmbH
Dates Employed / Jun 2011 – Nov 2014
Location / Berlin, Germany
In 2013 two new water tap products were released; the miscea Light and the miscea Kitchen. I was responsible for the ideation, design, engineering and technical detailing. Both designs received design prizes and for both designs protective rights were filed. 

Graduation internship
Aristides Instruments
Dates Employed / Mar 2010 – Nov 2010
Location / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
My graduation project comprised the design of a new bridge for the bass guitar model of Aristides Instruments. The bridge of a bass guitar is the part that connects the strings with the body. An innovative design was created in terms of formgiving, usage and techniques applied.

Internship
ALTA Design
Dates Employed / Nov 2008 – Feb 2009
Location / Tornaco, Italy
During the internship I worked on a variety of products, among which a dental furnace, fitness equipment and a table and other miscellaneous equipment for opticians. The internship at ALTA Design provided me with valuable working experience.

Education
Delft University of Technology
Master of Science Industrial Design Engineering
2004 – 2010

Software
Solidworks, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

Languages
Fluent: Dutch, German, English
Basic skills: Italian, Portuguese, French

Honors & Awards
- Miscea Kitchen awarded Platinum A' Design Award
- Miscea Kitchen awarded Special Mention German Design Award 2014
- Miscea Light awarded Silver A' Design Award
- Miscea Light awarded iF Product Design Award 2014
- Miscea Light nominated for German Design Award 2014

Patents
KITCHEN FITTING AND OPERATING METHOD (for miscea Kitchen)
Publication number: 20160040405 (pending)

Utility model "Multifunctional faucet" (for miscea Light)
Publication number: DE202012104023U1

Device for inputting and outputting
Publication number: EP17165355.3 (pending)