Dr. Martin Gieler

Consultant at a startup developing online and mobile marketing tools. 2012 – 2016 in a part-time role; full time thereafter: • Product Management: Defined product concepts & UI; hands-on testing. Achieved steady growth and high customer ratings. Investigated new opportunities and growth channels. • Marketing: Prepared marketing concept, web page, marketing collateral, • Strategy & business: Advised CEO on strategic questions; prep of investor presentations

• Entwicklung einer konzernweiten Digitalisierungsstrategie • Entwicklung von innovativen Geschäftsmodellen • Kooperation und Evaluation von externen Partnern

• Directed a IT R&D departments, 21 direct reports (SW engineers, architects, team leads) • Initiated and got praise for a quality program focusing on systemic improvements • Lead an engineering teams developing medical SW, restructured team, hired engineers • Took additional responsibility as post-market Quality Manager

• Drove projects and teams through milestones from business case to market introduction, reported to sr. management (CEO, VPs) • Led a cross-functional team, up to 3 projects in parallel (annual R&D budget ~ $20M) • Managed and resolved a variety of topics in R&D, sustaining, regulatory, service, marketing, finance, purchasing, design transfer, production • Led large globally distributed projects (~100 engineers in USA, India, Slovakia)

Focused on energy and healthcare; built client relationships, resulting in new sales opportunities • Collaborated with partners in India, Easter Europe, achieved high customer satisfaction • Focused on the emerging Smart Grid; significantly contributed to the technical concept for a Smart Grid solution. Praised for collaborative & energetic working style • Analyzed market, created business plan for energy sector; networking, prospecting • Organized a Silicon Valley cleantech symposium

Managed multiple accounts. Drew up proposals, negotiated contracts, oversaw revenues • Acquired 4 new customer accounts, grew revenue from 0 to $10M annually • Built a combined on-site/offshore Software R&D business • Hired and coached 10+ Software Engineers. Extended relationships with partners in Slovakia and Romania

Built up offshore teams and successfully met the challenges of global project execution. • Built and led 2 offshore teams (27 engineers) in Slovakia developing medical software • Managed complex SW projects in a leading-edge Particle Therapy • Recognized for capabilities as Requirement Analyst

• Created product concepts and presented to customers • Developed and tested SW for telecom and satellite control systems