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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.
“Good communication does not solve all problems. But bad communication turns every team work problematic.”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
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
Professional training and development
- 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
Skills
Organizational
- Experience as workstream Owner in successful process launch and ramp-up process improvement projects (tools: A3 und RCCM)
- Technical subject-matter expert for Product Line Management and Sales, technical support for important customers
- Technical subject-matter expert for calibration automation
- Supporting the creation of internal knowledge-transfer projects
- Organization and execution of national and international R&D measurement campaigns and type tests
- Responsible technical contact to national and international Metrological Institutes
Personal
- Public speaking, coaching, and storytelling
- Knowledge transfer, training, and moderation
- Communication with and translation between technical experts and (project) management in R&D, Quality and Production
- Target-oriented project reporting and presentation of results in German and English; in-person, online, and hybrid
- Design and execution of internal workshops and trainings of new tools
- Experience in international research institutes and corporate environments
Technical
- Work experience in various laboratory environments (including x-ray and radioactive source, electronics, wet chemistry, mechanical workshops)
- Research and development of radiation detectors, technical support of the development of corresponding software
- Analysis and presentation of production data stored in SQL databases for process control and process improvement
- Automated data processing and visualization using python, C, C++, Excel, and Pivot
- Experiences with MS Windows, OSX, Linux / MS Office and comparable software / Pivot tables in MS Excel
Language skills
- German: native
- English: fluent (C2)
- French: basics (A2)
Interests und Engagement
- Since 2019: Member of Erlangen Toastmasters Club, currently serving as the elected Club President
- Since 2015: Improvisational theater, currently performing as part of AllmächdKnud in Nürnberg, Germany