Michael Stefan

Angestellt, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Cavendish Hydrogen
Herning, Denmark

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Technical product management
Electrical engineering
Natural gas fueling stations
Hydrogen fueling stations
Ionic compressor technology
Project management
Design of industrial facilities
Process management
Production planning and control
Sales and customer service
International project management
Industrial engineering
Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding
Restructuring

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Michael Stefan

  • Current 1 year and 3 months, since Mar 2025

    Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

    Cavendish Hydrogen

    Lead the enhancement of existing hydrogen fueling and trailer filling products, while driving the development of innovative new solutions. Responsibilities span the entire product lifecycle – from initial technology development and rigorous testing, through product development and application engineering, to operational implementation and optimization.

  • Current 4 years and 3 months, since Mar 2022

    General Manager

    Cavendish Hydrogen Austria (renamed 2025 from Nel Hydrogen Austria)

    Setup and lead entity in Austria, incl. all tax, insurance, license and labor topics. Commercial director and holder of business licence.

  • 3 months, Dec 2024 - Feb 2025

    Head of R&D

    Cavendish Hydrogen

    Led the consolidation of the R&D and PLM departments across Denmark and Austria into a unified organization. Oversaw restructuring and streamlining efforts, clarified roles and responsibilities, defined required profiles and skillsets, and established a strong focus on prioritization and execution to drive organizational effectiveness.

  • 6 months, Jun 2024 - Nov 2024

    Senior Director Product Management

    Cavendish Hydrogen (former Nel Hydrogen Fueling)

    Lead a product management department dealing with the full bandwidth of strategic, technical and go-to market product management in the field of hydrogen fueling and high pressure compression technology.

  • 4 years and 4 months, Mar 2020 - Jun 2024

    Senior Director Product Management

    Nel Hydrogen

    Develop and lead a product management department dealing with the full bandwidth of strategic, technical and go-to market product management in the field of Hydrogen Fueling Technology and Electrolyzers.

  • 2 years and 5 months, Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

    Commissioning and Service Director

    Nel Hydrogen

    Integration of the Project Execution department into the Service department. Plan, grow and lead an international organization covering project management, project engineering, installation, commissioning, preventative and corrective maintenance and product improvement in the field of Hydrogen Fueling Technology.

  • 8 months, Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

    Service Director

    Nel Hydrogen

    Service strategy, planning and implementation of customer oriented service processes focused on Hydrogen Fuelling Stations, set up of an international service organization, contract negotiations and pricing

  • 1 month, Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

    Project Manager

    Nel Hydrogen

    Project management focused on ECR/ECO

  • 11 months, Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

    Head of production and production engineering

    The Linde Group - Linde Gas

    Responsible for production transfer and production management at the Advanced Technology Center Linde Vienna. Product portfolio consists of thermodynamic machines like hydrogen fuelling stations and also process gas stations for CNG for compressed air. Key Account Manager for special customers in Europe.

  • 3 years and 5 months, Aug 2012 - Dec 2015

    Head of serial production hydrogen fueling stations

    The Linde Group - Linde Gas

    Produktionsplanung und Steuerung einer Kleinserienfertigung für Wasserstofftankstellen, Umsetzung der Qualitätsziele, KPI Verantwortung, Produktoptimierung in Zusammenarbeit mit der Entwicklung

  • 6 months, Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

    Project management - serial production hydrogen fueling stations

    The Linde Group - Linde Gas

    Projektleitung für Planung und Umsetzung einer Kleinserienfertigung für Linde Wasserstofftankstellen.

  • 2 years and 1 month, Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

    Project management and customer service CNG

    The Linde Group - Linde Gas

    Projektmanagement im Bereich Anlagenbau und Customer Service (Erdgas und Wasserstoffverdichter). Planung und Optimierung von Prozessen sowie Produktplanung in der Produktentwicklung. Teilnehmer beim "Mercedes Benz World Drive 2011" - Techniker für die mobile Wasserstofftankstelle die bei der Umrundung der Erde mit Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugen benötigt wurde.

  • 3 months, Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

    Trainee

    Flowserve Compressionsystems GmbH

    Projekt Erdgastankstelle Serienproduktion, Anlagenauslegung, Änderungsmanagement, Unterstützung des Verkaufs, Kommunikation zwischen Flowserve Compression Sytsems und Linde Entwicklung

  • 2 years, Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

    Trainee

    Linde Gas

    Projektmitarbeiter, zuständig für Teile des Technologietransfers (Bedienungsanleitung, Inbetriebnahmeprozeduren, Tests, QM, etc.) zwischen der Entwicklungsabteilung der Firma Linde und dem JV von Linde/Flowserve, welches heute die Serienproduktion der neuen Erdgastankstelle abwickelt

  • 9 months, Sep 2003 - May 2004

    Industrial Electrician

    GWT Leobersdorf

    Werkstättenarbeit im Bereich Schaltschrankbau und Montagetätigkeiten in Wasserwerken und Kläranlagen

Ausbildung von Michael Stefan

  • 1 year and 10 months, Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

    Industrial engineering

    University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

    Technical product management

  • 2 years and 10 months, Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

    Industrial engineering

    Univerisity of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

    Technical product management

  • 4 years and 11 months, Sep 1998 - Jul 2003

    Electrical Engineering

    School for higher technical education (HTL)

    Electrical machines and devices, industrial processes and control

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Danish

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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