Scott Kuhlke

I am a fellow of the Robert Bosch Fellowship Program. The focus of the fellowship is to further develop my understanding of the business and cultural connections between Germany and the United States by attending joint conferences with political and business leaders of Germany and the EU and complete two work studies in German institutions.

Projects include the 12th Latin America Conference in Mexico City and the 2nd German - American Energy Days in Berlin.

Conducted cost-benefit analysis of introducing new, nanoscale composite filler materials in Michelin tires and developed a customized excel model. Project team included other Business and Chemical Engineering graduate students.

For my International MBA internship, I Analyzed German EEG and researched industry movements for information to attract seed-funding from investors and participated in drafting the five-year business plan. Built sales forecasting financial models and investment comparison analyses for prospective product buyers. Assisted with prototype development, testing and energy efficiency optimization

Sales engineer and consultant to professional engineers and mechanical contractors within commercial construction projects. Developed long-term customer relationships and promoted HVAC products and services to complement engineered design. Constructed competitive bid proposals that ranged from $25,000 to $1.1 million for new construction and building retrofit projects. Simultaneously managed up to 12 active proposals at any given time.

Supported sales efforts, transactions and marketing projects for glider airplanes. Learned factory floor production process of new glider construction using hand lay-up molding techniques. Designed and produced the company’s first marketing CD for distribution to current and prospective customer base.

Corporate and Project Finance, Negotiations, German renewable energy practices

Thermodynamics