Gerhard Frei
Inhaber, Entrepreneur | Engineering Office, COOLPLAN
München, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Gerhard Frei
Current 5 years and 5 months, since Feb 2018
Entrepreneur | Engineering Office
COOLPLAN
COOLPLAN is an innovative and independent engineering office specializing in industrial and commercial cooling system engineering, modeling & simulation over consulting services for the cooling industry. Our customized solutions enable end users to reduce energy consumption, increase efficiency and drive down lifecycle operating costs.
Current 7 years and 4 months, since Mar 2016
Founder | GM | Partner
SiMREFF GmbH
Founder of SiMREFF. Engineering Services for the refrigeration industry. Software development and dynamic simulations for the refrigeration industry. Process optimization, life cycle cost analysis and energy efficiency calculations for investment decisions (both technical and financial) as well B2B consulting and engineering activities. Licensed expert for: BAFA, EDL-G auditor
1 year and 3 months, Oct 2015 - Dec 2016
Freelancer
Exist Gründerstipendium TUM
Project Founder of SiMREFF. Business Model, market research, innovation. Project supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and co-financed by the European Social Fund. Project application and preparation.
3 years and 1 month, Sep 2012 - Sep 2015
Product Manager | Business Development
Piovan GmbH
Engineering and setting up new markets and business lines as well training regarding cooling technology and energy efficiency. Implementation, structuring and further development of the product management (refrigeration). Senior expert and technical responsible for the business line refrigeration. Budgeting and designing high-energy efficient refrigeration systems. Active technical-, sales- and marketing support. Life cycle cost analysis and energy efficiency calculations for investment decisions.
Leading of the change board. Responsible for the whole life chain of products (condenser, dry cooler), further development of the product management, product business data, product launch, phase in/out, market product analysis, condenser reports, active technical support in sustaining the development of new products, sales support, acquiring of new sales areas, marketing support, technical documentation, patents, technical articles, co-working by “VDMA Einheitsblatt 24020-3-5”. Life-Cycle-Costs-Analysis.
7 years and 10 months, Jan 2003 - Oct 2010
Entrepreneur | Handrcaft Compnay
Frigonorm
Engineering and consulting services in refrigeration. Company owner. Development and installation of refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems for industry and commercial application, heat recovery and energy efficiency solutions, as well as residential-AC-systems.
8 years, Jan 1995 - Dec 2002
Company Member
Frigonorm
Working family-company-member. Development and installation of refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems for industry and commercial application, heat recovery solutions, as well as residential-AC-systems.
Educational background for Gerhard Frei
2013 - 2013
Executive Education in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Berkeley University Haas Business School
Business Model
2013 - 2014
Business Administration
Technische Universität München
Innovation & Business Creation
2009 - 2009
Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
R744 Protoype Compressor
2006 - 2009
Kältesystemtechnik
ESaK
Refrigeration Technology
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
Italian
First language