Experienced Senior Manager with 18 years of success in managing and leading innovative teams. Demonstrated ability to develop strategies to drive product-centric culture and agile processes. Proven record of delivering projects on-time and under budget. I am passionate about empowering individuals and driving their learning and development to help them progress in their careers. In summary, I am driven by a deep passion for mentoring and guiding others in the tech industry. Through my roles as a mentor, coach, e-Mentor, community leader, volunteer, and speaker, I have strived to create a positive and lasting impact. My dedication to helping individuals develop their skills and progress in their careers is at the core of my work.

With a very strong background in IT research and R&D as well as in the sales and general management, I combine excellent problem solving skills, a technical knowledge and a versatile personality. Able to come up with original and creative solutions as well as follow pragmatic and empirical approaches.
Accustomed to working for large global projects, I am a team player with deep understanding of different business cultures both in Europe and Asia. A self-starter, I am able to work remotely and autonomously, lead global teams with a focus on exceeding expectations.

An engineering leader with 20+ years of experience in automotive embedded software engineering with proven success in leading global teams, driving innovation, and delivering safety-critical products. Expertise spans in Agile, DevOps, ASPICE, ISO 26262, including model-based development and Virtual Engineering. Drives significant cost savings through CI/CD/CT implementation. A prolific inventor (25+ patents, Nexteer Innovation Hall of Fame awardee) and industry thought leader with numerous publications and conference speaking engagements. Holds an MS in Embedded Software Engineering and relevant certifications. Awarded for industry contributions and senior IEEE member.

As a R&I Manager at Valeo, Christopher leads a multidisciplinary team of engineers, programmers, psychologists, and designers all collaborating to create the future of mobility. Over his career, he has been fortunate to work on a wide range of automotive topics from navigation systems to automated vehicles, including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), automotive infotainment systems, and eXtended Reality (XR) applications including Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities (AR / VV / MR). He has conducted and published user studies. He has written system specifications, SAE standards, patent applications, and even contributed to the development of automated vehicle regulations in the state of California.

Christian Wenzel-Benner is the Director Training & Coaching at GLIWA. He is responsible for field application, development of customer specific test and debug solutions, consulting, training and coaching for OEMs and Tier-1s.

Verizon Connect is committed to help create a safer tomorrow by empowering our customers with the technology to use data-driven strategies to connect, coach, and champion safe driving behavior. Our portfolio of solutions and services includes comprehensive fleet and mobile workforce management software platforms, embedded OEM hardware, and Hum by Verizon, a connected vehicle device that helps create a safer, smarter and more connected driving experience for consumers.

FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 15,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMS worldwide. FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.

Nexteer Automotive is a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative product and technology portfolio includes electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steer-by-wire systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts, driveline systems and software solutions. We solve motion control challenges across all megatrends – including electrification, software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for more than 60 customers around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China. Nexteer is aware of fraudulent job postings by accounts impersonating the company. While our security team is working with LinkedIn to promptly resolve this issue, please remain vigilant to protect yourself against job scams. Nexteer will never ask an applicant to provide bank account information through LinkedIn or provide you with payment via check during the application process. If you are concerned about a posting or have other questions, please contact Nexteer directly at careers@nexteer.com to verify. You can also learn more about job scams and how to avoid them by visiting https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams#avoid.

Valeo is an automotive supplier, partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2019, the Group generated sales of 19.2 billion euros and invested 13% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2019, Valeo had 191 plants, 20 research centers, 39 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 114,700 people in 33 countries worldwide

GLIWA is one of the world's leading vendors of timing analysis tools. The focus lies on analyzing RTOS based software in the automotive domain. The powerful timing suite T1 enables software developers, system integrators and test engineers to significantly speed up and improve their work and processes. Since 2003, T1 has been used in more than 1000 mass-production projects and has become the de-facto standard for timing analysis in the automotive domain.