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

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Plankstadt, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project)

Siemens Energy

Position summary
Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project) at Siemens Energy
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Project Management
Research and Development
Strategy
  • Led the R&D project
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing (Interim Manager)

Kybeidos GmbH

Position summary
Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing (Interim Manager) at Kybeidos GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
Strategy
  • Member of the management team
  • Led Business Development, Sales and Marketing
Sep 2020 - Present

Business Consultant and Interim Manager for Business Development

Self-employed

Position summary
Business Consultant and Interim Manager for Business Development at Self-employed
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Sales
  • Sales, Business Development and Project Management
  • Led digitalization and transformation projects
  • Business coaching and consulting, Interim Product Owner
Sep 2020 - Dec 2023
Aurach am Hongar, Austria

Business Development, Sales and Project Management

Digital Enabler GmbH

Position summary
Business Development, Sales and Project Management at Digital Enabler GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Project Management
Sales
Strategy
  • 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
Apr 2009 - Aug 2020
Munich, Germany

Vice President Innovation Management

T-Systems International GmbH

Position summary
Vice President Innovation Management at T-Systems International GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development
  • 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
Jan 2005 - Mar 2009
Darmstadt, Germany

Vice President Portfolio & Innovation Management

T-Systems

Position summary
Vice President Portfolio & Innovation Management at T-Systems
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Strategy
  • 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
Jun 2004 - Dec 2004
Darmstadt, Germany

Head of Strategic Product Management

T-Systems

Position summary
Head of Strategic Product Management at T-Systems
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Strategy
  • Head of the Strategic Product Management department
  • Introduction of strategic product planning, including a roadmap
Jun 2002 - May 2004
Bonn, Germany

Head of Marketing Strategy & Portfolio Management

T-Systems

Position summary
Head of Marketing Strategy & Portfolio Management at T-Systems
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy
  • Head of the Marketing Strategy & Portfolio Management department
  • Development of strategic marketing plans for the portfolio
  • Introduction of an international portfolio management process
Aug 2001 - May 2002
Darmstadt, Germany

Head of Marketing & Portfolio Management

T-Nova GmbH

Position summary
Head of Marketing & Portfolio Management at T-Nova GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Marketing
Product Development
  • Established and led the Marketing & Portfolio department
  • Established the Network, Planning & Solution business area
Jun 1998 - Jul 2001
Darmstadt, Germany

Senior Research and Development Expert

Deutsche Telekom

Position summary
Senior Research and Development Expert at Deutsche Telekom
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Research and Development
  • Software developer (Java) and project manager for the prototype development of the Home Infotainment Center
  • Managed two field trials of the Home Infotainment Center
Oct 1994 - May 1998
Berlin, Germany

Research Associate

Technische Universität Darmstadt / Hahn-Meitner-Institut

Position summary
Research Associate at Technische Universität Darmstadt / Hahn-Meitner-Institut
Industries
Education
Business areas
Research and Development
  • 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.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Telecommunication
Education
Energy
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development, Strategy, Sales, and Marketing.

Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development
Strategy
Sales
Marketing
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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

German
Native

Education

Oct 1996 - May 1999

Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Economics

Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) · Industrial Engineering · Berlin, Germany

Oct 1994 - Jun 1998

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Dr. rer. nat. · Physics · Düsseldorf, Germany · magna cum laude

Oct 1988 - Sep 1994

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Diplom-Physiker · Physics · Heidelberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Zertifizierter Business Coach

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11
Experience in Information Technology 21.5 y
Avg length 3 y 5 m
Longest experience 11 y 4 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Austria)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Business Development & Project Manager (R&D Project), Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing (Interim Manager), Business Consultant and Interim Manager for Business Development
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Telecommunication
Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate
Certifications earned 1
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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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