Dr. Jan Pristavok

Oil&Gas Projects / Product - Sales Manager for Seamless Tubes, Bars and Special Steels ThyssenKrupp Mannex Australia

Technical Sales Manager for Line Pipe Projects at Vallourec & Mannesmann (V&M) Germany GmbH - Identification/Evaluation of market and customer’s needs, technical support of processing of orders / customers support and consulting - Technical representation and promotion of “line pipe” products & services (Oil & Gas Business) - Realization in Operative Integration between Customers, Production Facilities and R&D

Product Manager for Structural & Mechanical Products (Application in construction, cranes, mining machines, automotive industry) Project Manager for Process Pipe Business according to API and ASTM standards (OCTG and Line Pipe grades) Leader of R&D of Structural and Mechanical Products of V&M (cranes, mining machines, civil construction, off-shore construction, axles) Leader of all MPC related processes and technology methodologies Technical support for sales department / Claims

Developed Business Network and Strategy for the Integration of VM Products from Germany in the U.S. Market Created distribution network in Nord American Market for V&M product Evaluation and market study of the manufacturing industry (construction, cranes, mining machines, agricultural machines etc.) in U.S.A. Identified product strengths / analyzed customer needs in the North American market Realization and Lead in Operative Integration between Sales, R&D, Production Facilities

Leader of R&D of Structural and Mechanical Products (e.g. axles, crane construction, mining machines, civil construction, off-shore construction) Leader of projects for petrochemical industry according to API and ASTM standards (OCTG and Line Pipe grades) TQM (Total Quality Management) coordinator, quality control Responsible for claims of “Mechanical” and “Structural” Products Technical support for sales department

Ph.D. research conducted at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden. Thesis: “Micromechanical investigation of epoxy-resin glass fiber composite under cyclic loading”