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Jens Dörholt
CTO
Experience
Nov 2019 - Present
6 years 5 monthsCTO
AlphaFlare UG
Position Summary
CTO at AlphaFlare UG
Industries
Automotive
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Configurators, solution architect, VR applications.
- Created projects from POCs up to lighthouse projects for the automotive industry, such as the Car Creator based on UEFN for BMW and Epic Games.
- Developed the configurator for the Maybach Atelier in Shanghai.
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
3 monthsHolodia GmbH
Position Summary
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
- Led a team of two programmers to test and evaluate the Holodia fitness app.
- Identified programming and content issues, proposed and implemented solutions on request.
- Corrected visual defects and optimized performance to meet customer expectations.
May 2018 - Jan 2019
9 monthsVW AG (VW Nutzfahrzeuge)
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
- Developed the latest VR car configurator (MarT VR-Carconfigurator).
- Advanced the vehicle pipeline to full automation.
- Prepared specifications and supervised service providers.
- Tested tools for suitability (PIXYZ, InstaLOD).
- Conducted test drives at selected VW dealers.
May 2015 - May 2018
3 years 1 monthVW AG (Digitale Bilderfabrik)
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Set up cars for the iHDCC web car configurator as an iHDCC operator.
- Resolved unusual issues related to part validities, geometries, animations, etc.
- Served as process architect, further developing the pipeline and in-house tools.
Nov 2013 - Apr 2015
1 year 6 monthsMackevision Medien Design GmbH
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Head of 3D, developing and optimizing pipelines and data structures.
- Product data manager, handling, storing, and distributing automotive data.
- Developed car configurator prototypes using VRED, DeltaGen, and Coba.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
4 yearsMagnamana Frankfurt
Position Summary
Industries
Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Production
- Created multiple Marlboro commercials (animations, matchmoving, rotoscoping).
- Modeled and textured a 1919 Vienna city for the film “Mein Kampf.”
- Modeled, textured, and produced crowd animations for the sci-fi movie “Nydenion.”
- Developed character animations for a Heimann Systems advertising spot about airport scanner systems.
- Produced animations and rotoscoping for several Panasonic TV-line commercials.
- Animations for Kellogg’s TV commercials.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
4 years3dexcite (aka RTT)
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Quality Assurance
- Data preparation for AEG, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Renault (8 assignments).
- Performed quality assurance on renderings for the VW car configurator, reporting errors.
- Optimized the QA process for VW as process architect.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
4 yearsKingart Bremen
Position Summary
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Product Development
- Character animations and general animations for “Book of Unwritten Tales” and its sequel (€PC graphic adventure).
- Created character animations for “Greek Game” prototype.
Jan 2008 - Jul 2008
7 monthsAudi Prolog
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Developed a render template base scene to accelerate beauty renderings.
- Managed product data: handling, storing, and distributing automotive data.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2012
6 yearsBertrandt Ingenieurbüro
Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Optimized multiple automotive scenes for real-time display (data preparation).
- Developed interactive CDs for Audi with Macromedia Director (DC-Infoportal).
Jan 2007 - Dec 2012
6 yearsGosetti
Position Summary
Industries
Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Production
- Modeled, textured, and animated multiple commercials for wind parks, offshore construction ships, coffee roasting machines, etc.
Jan 2002 - Jan 2009
7 years 1 monthPixellight Engine (private project)
Position Summary
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Part of a three-member team developing the Pixellight OpenGL 3D game engine.
- Created multiple commercial projects, including the first GPU-accelerated HDRI viewer for Sachform.
- Developed various military training applications for Benntec and the German Navy.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2013
15 yearsbenntec Bremen
Position Summary
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Healthcare
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
- Developed TramSim, a tram simulator using the Pixellight engine.
- Created DentaViz, a dental prosthesis configurator in real-time 3D (Pixellight engine).
- Developed a 3D catastrophe simulator for Swiss Army’s Tiger helicopter context.
- Built FireTrainer, a ship-firemen training app in real-time 3D.
- Created interactive training software for Airbus A380 landing flap abrasion protection assembly.
- Developed a bridge simulator for the German Navy’s U31 submarine (Pixellight engine).
- Produced Sell-It, interactive training software for upcoming car dealers.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2011
13 yearsMoltomedia
Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
- Produced 50 product renderings and visualized 30 shutter profiles for Hager.
- Developed an interactive house with electric installations for Lakal.
- Animated 30 different food packagings and their specialties for Schmalbach-Lubecca.
Jan 1998 - Present
28 years 3 monthsSelf-Employed
Virtuelle Welten GbR & Digitale Dienstleistungen Dörholt GbR
Position Summary
Self-Employed at Virtuelle Welten GbR & Digitale Dienstleistungen Dörholt GbR
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Media and Entertainment.
Information Technology
Automotive
Aerospace and Defense
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Media and Entertainment
Business Area Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing, Production, and Quality Assurance.
Information Technology
Product Development
Marketing
Production
Quality Assurance
Skills
- Microsoft Office 2010
- Html & Css
- Python
- Scriptinglanguages
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Vred
- 3dsexcite Deltagen
- Unreal Engine 4
- Unity
- 3d Engines
- Substance Designer
- Substance Painter
- Etc.
Languages
English
AdvancedGerman
ElementaryEducation
Jun 1996 - May 1998
Apprenticeship as businessman with specialist area data processing
Jun 1994 - May 1996
Higher vocational school Wadern
Wadern, Germany
Statistics
Experience
Total positions 15
Experience in Information Technology 28 y
Avg length 6 y 7 m
Longest experience 28 y 2 m
Expertise
Recent roles CTO, Self-Employed
Main industries Information Technology, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing
Qualifications
Highest degree Bachelor
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Where is Jens based?
Jens is based in Munich, Germany.
What languages does Jens speak?
Jens speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Elementary).
How many years of experience does Jens have?
Jens has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Jens has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Jens may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
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Based on recent experience, Jens would be well-suited for roles such as: CTO, Self-Employed.
What is Jens's latest experience?
Jens's most recent position is CTO at AlphaFlare UG.
What companies has Jens worked for in recent years?
In recent years, Jens has worked for AlphaFlare UG and Virtuelle Welten GbR & Digitale Dienstleistungen Dörholt GbR.
Which industries is Jens most experienced in?
Jens is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Aerospace and Defense. Jens also has some experience in Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Media and Entertainment.
Which business areas is Jens most experienced in?
Jens is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Marketing. Jens also has some experience in Production and Quality Assurance.
Which industries has Jens worked in recently?
Jens has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Automotive.
Which business areas has Jens worked in recently?
Jens has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
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Jens holds a Bachelor in Apprenticeship as businessman with specialist area data processing.
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