Thomas Reiners

Evangelizing and pushing the message through the world for MetaCity's mission - being the capital of the Metaverse.

Leading all digital solutions related RD topics and driving innovation within Secure Transaction and Services (STS) area at GD Mobile Security. STS' rep in group's CTO - driving / participating in several competence centers and Think Tanks in the areas of AI, DLT, Digital Assets and MetaVerse. Part of G+D's Executive Pool. Member of global partnering and expansion team. Pushing digital asset management while enabling custody management - through authentication, authenticity and digital identity.

• Heading a global customer focused R&D and Delivery organization with Munich, Stockholm, and Helsinki as the main locations and smaller but strong teams in China and India • The organization includes Product Development, Design-In, Customization, and Architecture teams creating and delivering solutions for Trusted Service Management and electronic Wallets in the fields of Service Providers (eg Banks) and Mobile Network Operators and OEM/Enterprise businesses

Leading all architecture & platforms and global governance related topics within G&D Group's Mobile Security in the area of Server/Service, embedded SW, and HW.

Handling programs and its execution in the field of Trusted Service Management (TSM) for Service Providers (SP), Telcos (MNOs), Secure Element Issuer (SEI), and electronic Wallet(s).

The task of the GP Adhoc committee is to work on next generation (micro)SD products utilizing integrated secure element serving a variety of use cases - with a focus on the specifications and cooperations with GlobalPlatform, where the initial goal is to work on the consumer centric model. The GP committee reports to the Board of Directors of the SD Association.

Responsible for G&D SFS product family programs serving as a highly secure basis for secure mass storage, Enterprise security, Online Banking, eGovernment, transport/transit, contactless paymemts and loyalty products, and Telco. Partner and Design-In Management wrt association cooperations, Go-To-Market alliances, strategic directions.

* Responsible for Time-To-Market for products from start to mass production * Definition and clarification of requirements with Product-Management, R&D, and within the Management Team * Preparation of Make or Buy-Decisions * Partner and Supplier contracting * Responsible for innovation processes and execution * Project Risk Management * Service Level Agreements with partner and suppliers * Representing division and working at company level on Strategy and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Managing both development and the overall site value add • Manage multiple product development teams located at the site • Develop product designs from concept through production • Coordinate activities and communications across marketing, applications, product validation, software, and hardware teams co-located at the site • Manage site day-to-day operations • Align R&D Roadmap with customers and partners • Leading direct teams SW/System&Application/Quality

• Responsible for competitive system roadmap • Execution of global Design-In programs • Managing design-in and customer support teams - general CRM • Operational lead of global Customer Competence Center Groups and System and Application Teams • Managing partnerships with ISVs,IHVs,and System Houses

• Heading International System Architects team • Responsible for technical co operations and alliances with international leading companies • Definition and creation of SoWs with external co operations and internal project executions • Definition and creation of systems and conceptual designs

• Lead, evaluation and execution of various (software-) projects, as well company internal and external • Creation and implementation of applications and (device) drivers for telecommunication ICs on Windows platforms • Co-work with independent Operating System vendor on creating new ‘single’ so

(Co-)Author of the book (in German): "Hardwareprogrammierung unter Windows" and (co-)creator the according hardware (PCI general purpose board) and software.

Diploma, Electrical Engineering, 1995 – 1998