Simon Engelhard

Development of a maturity model to assess the degree of digital transformation of business models in industrial companies. A extensive literature review in the field of business model innovation and digital transformation was combined with interviews with digital experts from industrial companies, business consultancies and research institutions to construct a comprehensive maturity model. The finalized model was applied successfully in a case study at the Linde Group.

Project member for the market launch of an innovative, digital gas cylinder system under interdisciplinary cooperation with the development department, innovation management as well as marketing and sales. Tasks included supporting marketing campaigns for new products and communicating changes in the product portfolio. Furthermore, market research and customer surveys were organized and carried out.

Conducting and supervision of the whole order process of products and services for laboratories, non-clinical and clinical studies. In addition, the procurement process was analyzed and optimizations carried out in consultation with the purchasing team. Tasks also included global correspondence with suppliers, supplier management and the optimization of the supplier portfolio.

Member of multifunctional project group "Thermoplastic Composite Materials" to assess technical feasibility and profitablility. Tasks included research and analysis on market power and processing technology of TCM, establishing contacts to worldwide potential suppliers, gather material data, samples and offers, selection of highly promising potential suppliers, organization of meetings and presentation of results in project team and to management.

Project work in advanced materials for photovoltaic applications. Research tasks included opimizing a wet-chemical synthesis route for copper sulfide nanoparticles, analyzing particle properties by UV-vis spectroscopy and XRD, preparation of copper sulfide thin films and utilization of the films in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells.

Studying one semester at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden with successfully finishing courses in: - Business Marketing and Purchasing - Production Management - Global Chemical Sustainability - Surface Chemistry

Product Management - Process Management - Technology Management - Nanomaterials - Surface Chemistry

Thesis work in inorganic chemistry (grade 1,0 - excellent) "Synthesis and characterization of drug-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles to inhibit Notch signaling pathway of murine myoblast cells in a three-dimensional hydogel scaffold"