Stephan V.-Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project)

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Experience
Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project)
Siemens Energy
- Led the R&D project
Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing (Interim Manager)
Kybeidos GmbH
- Member of the management team
- Led Business Development, Sales and Marketing
Business Consultant and Interim Manager for Business Development
Self-employed
- Sales, Business Development and Project Management
- Led digitalization and transformation projects
- Business coaching and consulting, Interim Product Owner
Business Development, Sales and Project Management
Digital Enabler GmbH
- Sales, Business Development and Project Management
- Led digitalization and transformation projects
- Reference: Plankstadt citizen app
- Reference: Equipment as a Service for MBO
- Business coaching and consulting, Interim Product Owner
- Reference: PIA Automation
Vice President Innovation Management
T-Systems International GmbH
- Led the international Innovation Management division, with responsibility for staff, budget and targets
- Set up and ran the Innovation Center Munich as an operations and development platform, as well as a sales platform for customer workshops
- Managed over 120 digitalization and innovation workshops each year for board members, decision-makers and experts
- Led the Innovation Data Center
- Scouted and evaluated B2B startups
- Program management for digitalization and innovation projects, including Smart Glass Picking for Fujitsu, Blockchain Based Business Processes for Datev, Smart SD-WAN powered by ngena, mobile claims app for insurance customers, failure prediction for freight trains (DB), sim-TD – Safe Intelligent Mobility Test Field Germany, 5G/IoT Gateway Microservice for AR applications for Zeiss, intelligent charging station for Comfort Charge, Connected Home Devices for Vorwerk, Electronic Tag for Rimowa, predictive maintenance with AI and ML for Deutsche Bahn, Wearables for Technical Services for Kaeser, sensor monitoring for railway stations, Parking Position Management for Dethleffs with NB-IoT, Drone Detection for Deutsche Flugsicherung, AR for Deutsche Telekom Technical Services
Vice President Portfolio & Innovation Management
T-Systems
- Head of Portfolio & Innovation Management
- Coordination of the sales portfolio
- Development of the Dynamic Infrastructure Services business area
- Introduction of a product and service catalog
Head of Strategic Product Management
T-Systems
- Head of the Strategic Product Management department
- Introduction of strategic product planning, including a roadmap
Head of Marketing Strategy & Portfolio Management
T-Systems
- Head of the Marketing Strategy & Portfolio Management department
- Development of strategic marketing plans for the portfolio
- Introduction of an international portfolio management process
Head of Marketing & Portfolio Management
T-Nova GmbH
- Established and led the Marketing & Portfolio department
- Established the Network, Planning & Solution business area
Senior Research and Development Expert
Deutsche Telekom
- Software developer (Java) and project manager for the prototype development of the Home Infotainment Center
- Managed two field trials of the Home Infotainment Center
Research Associate
Technische Universität Darmstadt / Hahn-Meitner-Institut
- Technical support for a membrane diffractometer
- Planning, conducting, and evaluating experiments for visiting researchers
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Telecommunication, Education, and Energy.
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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development, Strategy, Sales, and Marketing.
Skills
- Executive
- Sales
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Digitalization
- Many Years Of Experience As An Executive And Senior Manager In A Corporation
- Sales Director And Business Development For Digitalization And Company Data
- Project And Program Management For It, Iot And Transformation Projects
- Set Up And Ran An Innovation Center And Organized Customer Workshops
- Product Owner Of Innovative Digitalization Solutions For Customers
- Innovation, Process And Digitalization Consultant At C-Level
- Certified Business Coach
- Publisher: Book “Smart Mobile Apps”, Springer
Languages
Education
Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Economics
Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) · Industrial Engineering · Berlin, Germany
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Dr. rer. nat. · Physics · Düsseldorf, Germany · magna cum laude
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Diplom-Physiker · Physics · Heidelberg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Zertifizierter Business Coach
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Experience
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Stephan is based in Plankstadt, Germany.
Stephan speaks the following languages: German (Native).
Stephan has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Stephan has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 11 months. Note that Stephan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Stephan would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project), Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing (Interim Manager), Business Consultant and Interim Manager for Business Development.
Stephan's most recent position is Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project) at Siemens Energy.
In recent years, Stephan has worked for Siemens Energy, Kybeidos GmbH, Self-employed, and Digital Enabler GmbH.
Stephan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Telecommunication. Stephan also has some experience in Education and Energy.
Stephan is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development. Stephan also has some experience in Strategy, Sales, and Marketing.
Stephan has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Energy.
Stephan has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Strategy, and Sales.
Stephan holds a Doctorate in Physics from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Economics.
Stephan has 1 certificate: Zertifizierter Business Coach.
The availability of Stephan needs to be confirmed.
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