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Motivation
I want to enable diverse teams to work together as efficiently and sustainably as possible. When we facilitate the team, talents shine and projects progress towards success.
Over a decade of experience in international work environments — both academia and corporate — taught me a strong focus on data-driven decisions and effective communication to boost lean execution.
Now I am eager to return to the Geneva area and to apply my skills and knowledge in passionate teams, accessing new perspectives and learning new tricks in the rich international environment.
“Good communication is not the solution to all problems.
But bad communication is always a problem for teamwork.”
Christian Riegel
Personal Details
Dr. rer. nat. Christian Johann Riegel Date of birth 15.12.1985 Mail: mail [ at ] christianriegel.de LinkedIn: christianjohannriegel
Current employment
Since 05.2018: Application and test engineer, Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH, Erlangen
- Trusted interface between R\&D teams and Business Leadership aligning technical solutions with commercial objectives
- Subject matter expert for dosimeter calibration, advisor for other sites
- Scientific R\&D liason for bringing prototypes into serial manufacturing
- Technical contact and expert for key international customers
- German type approval of the EPD Trudose G MK3.1
- Strengthening of internal cross-functional knowledge transfer and skill retention
- Driving process improvement via data analysis and tailored test campaigns
- Continuous yield improvements via analysis of production and supplier data as well as conception of tailored measurement projects
- Introduction and implementation of statistical GaugeRnR techniques for process commissioning and quality assurance
Professional training and development
- since 04.2026: Professional Scrum Master™ I, Scrum.org
- 02.2026: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, SDG Lean Academy certificate, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- 04.2023-08.2024: IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang: Trainer/in (IHK), IHK-Akademie Mittelfranken, Date of qualification: August 4, 2023
- 04.2023-08.2024: IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang: Trainer/in (IHK), IHK-Akademie Mittelfranken, Date of qualification: August 4, 2023
- 04.2023-08.2024: IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang: Trainer/in (IHK), IHK-Akademie Mittelfranken, Date of qualification: August 4, 2023
- 11.2018-01.2020: IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang International Life & Business Coach (IHK), Life & Business Coaching Academy, Frankfurt am Main and IHK Darmstadt, Date of qualification: January 26, 2020
Academic Degree
“Doctor of Natural Sciences” (Dr. rer. nat.) CERN Doctoral Student Programme & Wolfgang-Gentner-Programm scholarship / Experimental particle physics at Bergischen Universität Wuppertal Thesis on the subject of physics: “Performance tests of depleted CMOS sensors for application at HL-LHC” Date of thesis defense: 01.10.2018 Grade: magna cum laude
Skills
Soft- and Communication skills
- International cross-functional collaboration, lateral leadership and moderation
- Communication with and translation between technical experts and (Project-)Managers in Research and Development (R&D), Quality, and Production departments
- Audience-targeted presentation (in-person, online, and hybrid) of ideas, processes, and results
- Design and delivery of trainings (internally) and technical presentations (externally)
- Public speaking, life coaching, and storytelling
- Knowledge transfer, training, and mentoring
Organisational experience
- Technical subject matter expert to product line management and senior leadership
- Single point of contact for several national and international metrological institutes
- Supervision of type approvals and revisions, including Engineering Change Requests (ECR)
- Calibration Design Authority (CDA) for selected dosimetry products
- Workstream owner for successful transfers from R&D to serial production
- GaugeRnR and ANOVA expert for process commissioning and improvements
Technical skills
- R&D of radiation detectors, support of accompanying software development
- Experience in various lab environments (e.g. X-ray, radioactivity, electronic, wet chemistry)
- Planning of (semi-)automated production setups and processes
- Preparation, analysis, and presentation of SQL production data
- Process control and improvement, removing of data-access barriers for departments
- Automated data collection, analysis, and visualization via SQL, python, C, C++ as well as MS Excel Pivot-Tables and Minitab
- Proficiency in MS Windows, macOS, Linux and MS365 Office tools
Language skills
- German: native
- English: fluent (C2)
- French: intermediate (B1)
Personal interests and commitments
- Since 2019: Member of Erlangen Toastmasters Club, training public speaking and presentations, various official roles, incl. Club President 2024-2025
- Since 2020: Participation in public speaking competitions
- Since 2015: Improvisational theater, currently performing as part of AllmächdKnud in Nürnberg, Germany
