1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Senior Project Manager & Engineer
A resourceful and innovative Senior Project Manager & Engineer with25 Years of experience with
product development and 15 years as a project manager in providing the vision and leadership
requiredto ensure a high qualityservice. A multi-skilledprofessionalwitha superb track recordof
managing complex functional projects in various environments. Highlymotivated self-starter with
strong interpersonal andpersuasive communicationskills. Pragmatic andresults orientated, with a
focus onbottom line results, has a backgroundexperience incoaching andmotivatingmembers of
cross-functional teams to reachtheir fullpotential. Recognized for the abilityto identify, designand
deploy innovative technologies that result in improved systems, increased production and
decreased expenses.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Exemplarytrack recordof success in the recruitment andmentoring of team members
that consistentlyproduce andhighstress environments
Strong understanding ofdatabase technologies, hardware/software development,
electronics, MedicalDevicesdesign, object-oriented programming and advanced
product development
Adept inthe management of verylarge projects that come inwithintight deadlinesand
budget constraints
Proactivelyidentifying and addressing project strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats
Responsible for takingcharge of small to large, mission critical projects from their
originalconcept right through to their final implementation
Guldmann A/S - 2002–2015
R&D manager
R&D project manager
BESTRONG ApS - 2003 - 2015
Founder and owner
Webshop
Fashion collection designer
Coach and Personal Trainer
GYM
Founder and promoter of Natural Fitness Show
CONTACTS
+45 5357 8705
Denmark
henning@bestrong.dk
EDUCATION
CERTIFIED SYSTEMIC COACH -
Graduated as best in class, with
honors
2008-2010
MECHATRONIC ENGINEER
1997-1999.
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
(maskintekniker)
Graduated as best in class2008-
1988-1990
VOLVO RENAULT AUTO
MECHANIC APPRENTICE
1981-1985
H E N N I N G
K R I S T E N S E N
WORK HISTORY
2. EXPERTISE
Plastic Injection Molding &
design
Documentation and reports
Delegation and supervision
Medical Devices Directive
Executive decision making
Multimedia and Graphics
Document Management
Initiative and ingenuity
Business Development
Modular Development
Process Improvement
Project Management
Contract Negotiation
Stage Gate Models
Marketing Strategy
Strategic planning
Presentation skills
Quality Assurance
User Involvement
Customer service
Problem Solving
Budget Planning
Product Design
Leadership
Excellent IT
Coaching
After sales
Cost Down
DFM & DFA
HW / SW
Sourcing
3D CAD
SCRUM
Grundfos A/S - 1991-2002
Mechanical engineering
R&D project manager
R&D Plastic knowledge group manager
Landerholm & Lund Industriel Design ApS - 1990-1991
Responsible for all engineering
Drawings for production
Volvo Renault Auto Mechanic - 1986-1988
Bodywork and crash rebuilding
Various jobs related to auto repair shops
Chief mechanic
Maul Auto used car dealer in Calgary Canada - 1985-1986
Repair and preparation of cars for sale
Sales assistant
PROJECT CASE 1
Duties
Art direction: Rebranded and relaunched both brands to reflect current market
Collect andstructure Guldmann's global 25 years of knowledge of the this market
Collecting and analyzing customer requirements by interviews around the world
User-driven design- and based on continuous user involvement
Redesigning the supply chain and outsourcing of nearly all component and module
production to China, Taiwan and Ukraine
Managingthe project withexternal product development teams in TaiwanandUkraine
In charge of brand new design strategy and design manual
Invention protection and patent work
Modularization of the complete ceiling and mobile hoist lifting systems
Achievements
Art direction: Rebranded and relaunched both brands to reflect current market
Reducing part numbers by 54 %
Simple configuration of sales variants by simple replaceable design modules and SW
configurations
Reducing cost prices significantly and at the same time increasing performance and
features
Releasingcomplete basic variant after 3-4 years andthen releasing newvariant every3-
9 month until 2015
Receivingthe DesignRedDot award andseveral patents
PROJECT CASE 2
Duties
Describing a process driven stage gate modelin a companywitha culture of no or very
pure level of documentation
Implementing Guldmann´s R&D Stage Gate model in whole organization
Designing and Implementing Sharepoint Document Management in R&D
Implementing FDA and ISO 9001 Design Control
Providing strategic direction during the implementation stages
Achievements
Transparent and familiar terms in the entire supply chain of the organization
Development project success better on cost, budget, and schedule
Relatively easy UL and other 3 parts quality inspections
Streamlined team processes to improve KPI’s and accuracy to meet service request
deadlines
PROJECT SUMMARY
3. PROJECT CASE 3
Duties
Double the company's production capacityfrom apox. 150.000 units to 300.000 units
Designing new Grundfos variants of the original Vortex pump
User involvement andMMI to findthe user interface to on/off timing of the pump
Producing stage plans, highlight reports, risk logs, requests for change etc
Achievements
Project was launched on time, on target cost and budget
Danish ID design award and international Red Dot award
Quality improvement
PROJECT CASE 4
Duties
Investigation and analyze all years of failure rates
Hands on, separating and investigating hundreds of pumps to find and categorize
potential quality improvements
Visual redesigning complete pump
Implementing Wago spring terminal connectors
Implementing self tapping screws at Grundfos
Implementingtwocomponent injectionmoldingat Grundfos for sealingelectrical boxes
and cable relief
Achievements
Cost reduction on a product that has already been cost optimized for 20 years
Significant quality improvement, on an already world class product
Making a typical VVS design product look good
CAD – usedto be advancedonCatia, but that was 15 years ago
Microsoft – advanced level on Excel, Project, Powerpoint, experienceduser onWordand Visio
FEA/FEM – experiencedto advance, but less practiced
XAL on basic level
Illustrator – experiencedlevel
Photoshop – experiencedto advancedlevel
Google – advancedlevel onspreadsheets, analysis, doc, AdWords, Analytic
WordPress – advanced level
SEO and online marketing onexperiencedto advanced level
1 Week Moldflow SimulationCourses inUK
Project Manager at Connector
Faststofmenkanikhos Grundfos
Industrial design and handdrawingandsketching
Several Leandevelopment seminars and workshops
REFERENCES
ES
M. Sc. Mech. Eng Birgitte
Wiwe Lund at
+45 22816800
Production directorat
Guldmann Steen Nielsen
at +45 22441170
Purchasemanager Orly
Christensen Indkøbschef
på +45 25607639
SKILLS
Time Mgmt:
Risk Mgmt:
Analytics:
Creativity:
Comm:
IT COMPETENCIES
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