2. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
I
am
an
innovation
leader
with
extensive
experience
in
developing
products
and
creating
professional
environments
that
foster
creativity
and
teamwork.
I
provide
vision
and
guidance
for
technology
aspects
of
strategy
development
and
process
improvement.
My
experience
has
been
in
the
global
arena
with
a
number
of
different
cultures,
technologies,
partners
and
product
lines.
Competencies
Strategy Management/Leadership Innovation/R&D Engineering
✴ Roadmaps ✴ Communication/ ✴ Product
Dev.
&
✴ Adv.
Mech.
Design
✴ Technology
Presentation Launch ✴ Analytics/Metrology
Strategies ✴ Team
Building ✴ Stage-‐Gate
✴ SW/FW
Dev.
✴ Business
Plans ✴ Coach/Train Innovation
✴ Database
✴ Long
Term/Strategic
✴ Project/Portfolio
✴ Technology
Dev.
&
✴ Web
Apps
Planning Management Pre-‐Projects
✴ Sustaining
Eng.
✴ Organizational/ ✴ Creativity/Ideas
✴ Problem
Solving
Change ✴ Risk
Management
✴ Budgets ✴ Feasibility
✴ Program
execution
3. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2010 - 2011
HexMet
PLM
Initiative
✴Cornerstone
for
transformation
of
organization
to
higher
maturity
level
in
terms
of
product
development
and
operational
excellence
✴Led
development
of
global
requirements
for
Product
Livecycle
Management
solution
✴Worked
out
business
case
with
consultants
proving
over
18MUSD
benefit
in
first
five
years
✴Led
evaluation
and
benchmark
of
leading
PLM
solutions
✴Key
role
in
planning
of
implementation
strategy
✴Negotiations
with
solution
providers
and
contractors
✴Created
vision
of
long
term
PLM
roadmap
✴Leading
culture
change
and
gained
organizational
support
4. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2009 - 2011
HexMet
Innovation
Process
✴Led
development
of
global
innovation
process
for
Hexagon
Metrology
Division
✴Organized
world-‐wide
workshops
to
collect
requirements
and
inputs
✴Collaboration
with
Leica
Geosystems
division
to
incorporate
best
practices
✴Development
of
document
templates,
SharePoint
templates
and
tools
to
support
application
of
the
process
✴Incorporated
IAS-‐38
accounting
✴Created
interactive
web
portal
as
online
resource
center
✴Created
documentation,
manuals,
training
modules
and
programs
✴Conducted
HIP
training
for
teams
in
Europe
and
North
America
✴Act
as
coach
for
new
projects
✴Introduced
HIP
in
Arms
Product
Line
✴Evangelist
for
Innovation
Process
5. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2008 - 2010
New
Common
Arm
(NCA)
✴Major
HexMet
R&D
initiative
after
acquisition
of
ROMER
companies
-‐
complete
redesign
of
most
profitable
product
line
(60MUSD)
✴Program
Director
-‐
led
coordination
of
activities
amongst
Central
R&D,
ROMER
France
and
USA,
Sensor
R&D
Japan
and
external
partner
in
Germany
✴Multi-‐Million,
2+
year
development
program;
65
extended
team
members
✴Initial
design
not
accepted;
took
over
failed
project
and
led
new
dev.
resulting
in
commercial
success
✴Introduced
numerous
innovations
yielding
in
nine
patent
applications
✴Ramp
up
production
simultaneously
in
France
and
California
Factory
✴Global
product
launch
!
✴Introduced
processes
for
collaborative
development
and
sustaining
eng.
6. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2008 - 2009
Global
Project
Center
✴Created
vision
for
web
application
to
manage
global
division
resource
allocation
and
project
portfolio
management
✴Led
app
development
project
and
deployment
✴SQL
database,
ASP.NET,
Crystal
Reports
Server
✴Key
functionality:
Resource
Pool,
Project
Portfolio,
Time
management,
IAS-‐38
accounting,
Reporting
&
notifications
7. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2007 - 2009
Universal
Jogbox
✴Proactively
addressed
the
problems
related
to
the
legacy
CMM
jogbox
-‐
the
component
with
the
most
quality
issues
-‐
by
proposing
innovative
redesign
✴Universal
concept
replaces
all
legacy
models
and
provides
optional
wireless
operation
✴Led
initial
project
and
development
of
new
concepts
featuring
improved
ergonomics,
reliability
and
touch
screen
technology
for
extended
functionality
✴Drove
development
of
new
ergonomic
design
in
corporation
with
external
design
consultants
✴Patent
Granted:
USPTO
597.427
8. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2006 - 2008
Hexagon
Probing
Strategy
✴Key
contributor
in
realizing
HexMet’s
strategy
to
become
more
independent
from
key
supplier
by
offering
own
portfolio
of
CMM
sensors
and
probes
✴Coordinated/led
sub-‐projects,
typically
related
to
development,
testing
or
launch
✴Led
resources
responsible
for
firmware
development,
metrology
testing,
system
integration
&
commercialization
✴Vision:
CMM-‐V
✴Scanning:
LSP-‐X1,
X3,
X5
✴Touch:
TesaStar
motorized
probes
9. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2007 - 2008
DISCOVERY
III
✴Initiated
project
to
transfer
technologies
developed
for
the
ONE
to
the
Sheffield
Discovery
product
line
✴Oversaw
technology
transfer
✴Coached
project
manager
✴Later
the
production
of
this
machine
was
transferred
to
Rhode
Island
and
merged
with
the
ONE
assembly
line
10. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2005 - 2006
Micro-‐Hite
DCC
✴Led
system
integration
and
global
release
✴Integration
of
UMP-‐360
controller
✴Transfer
of
calibration
and
compensation
technologies
to
Switzerland
✴Design
refinement
for
reliability
and
performance
✴Servo-‐drive
parameter
development
and
optimization
✴Metrology
testing
and
trouble
shooting
✴
Development
of
service
utilities
11. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2005 - 2007
UMP-‐360
✴CMM
controller
for
low
end
machines
✴Over
50%
cost
reduction
over
existing
controllers
✴Led
development
program
and
global
product
launch
✴
Design
based
on
legacy
Sheffield
technology
✴Integration
of
Brown
&
Sharpe
and
DEA
technology
requirements
✴Compatibility
with
PC-‐DMIS,
the
flagship
CMM
software
used
in
Hexagon
✴Extension
of
calibration
and
compensation
technology
to
enable
broader
adaption
✴World-‐wide
integration
in
Global
CMM
and
Micro-‐Hite
DCC
product
lines
✴World-‐wide
service
training
12. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2004 - 2006
2nd
Generation
ONE
✴Led
re-‐design
and
re-‐launch
project
of
original
ONE
CMM
to
address
major
technical
shortcomings
✴Developed
new,
patented
technologies
to
enable
stable
production
of
machine
USPTO
7,191,541
✴Developed
and
applied
innovative
materials
not
previously
used
in
CMM
construction
✴Improved
accuracy
and
performance
in
shop
floor
environment
✴Incorporated
scanning
capability
13. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Key Accomplishments
2000 - 2002
6D-‐Laser
Calibration
System
✴Led
developer
for
software
and
mechanics
✴Integration
of
API
6-‐D
laser
into
innovative
CMM
calibration
system
✴Developed
interfaces/drivers
to
laser,
CMM
and
other
peripherals
✴Developed
windows
application
-‐
“HexCal”
-‐
with
these
key
functions:
Hardware
Manager,
Semi-‐automated
alignment
&
calibration
process
via
Wizards,
error
map
calculation
and
manipulation,
visualization,
diagnostics,
etc.
✴Mechanical
design
of
high-‐precision
fixture
system
✴Metrology
testing,
system
analysis
&
parameter
optimization
✴Training
&
introduction
in
production
14. Jens
Hupkau
401 338-0626
jenshupkau@yahoo.com
Passion
for
Innovation
