Franz-Josef Schmidt

Experience

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  Leybold AG, Köln

  Apr 1987 - Mar 1989

  Design Engineer for Helium-Leak Detectors

  Design of mechanical components.Technical management of prototypes and serial production.Technical documentation.

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  Leybold / Finn Aqua GmbH, Hürth

  Sept 1990 - Sept 1994

  EU Product Manager for Pharmaceutical Freeze Dryers – Germany North / Northern EU States

  Responsible for customer care and customer satisfaction (direct and via distributors) during meetings at customer sites, symposia and trade fairs in the territory, also incl. phone consultations.Developed all kinds of marketing and sales materials.Quotation Management and Order Processing.

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  Biotronik Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG, Lörrach

  Oct 1994 - Sept 2001

  Area Sales Manager for Antibradycardial Products (Cardiac Pacemaker Devices) – Germany West

  Responsible for developing an established territory with 65 Hospitals with Cardiology Departments and the referral practitioners Technical support in the OR during implant procedures and assistance in follow-up programming of the devices.

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  Guidant Medizintechnik GmbH, Gießen

  Oct 2001 - Dec 2003

  Area Sales Manager for Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery Products – Germany West/North-West

  Responsible for setting-up and supporting the business in the above mentioned territory (22 Cardiac Surgery Departments).Convince cardiac surgeons to use the minimal invasive vein extraction- and myocardial stabilization tools by extensive O(peration) R(oom) support and assistance with clinical studies and follow ups.Organization of round table meetings as well as extensive customer care performances at scientific meetings.

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  Guidant / Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH, Gießen

  Jan 2004 - May 2008

  Specialist “Therapy Development for CRT in Heart Failure” – Germany West

  Setting-up and supporting of cardiological referral networks for the key target hospitals.Creating therapy awareness all across those networks and supporting an increasing patient flow between the target hospitals and the referrals.Marketing development of the networks by strategy planning, conducting potential analysis researches, conducting scientific workshops in good cooperation with the regional sales force.

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  Corizon GmbH, Kerpen

  Jun 2008 - Apr 2010

  Regional Manager - Germany West/North-West

  Responsible for all sales and marketing activities in the above mentioned territory; mainly for the “WCD(Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator) LifeVest” (Zoll Lifecor Inc.) additionally a) Therapy development activities for the “Cardiospec E(xtracorporeal) S(hockwave) M(yocardial) R(evascularisation)” System (Medispec Ltd.)b) Sales support for 3D advanced visualization software (Ziosoft Inc.)c) Product management for Diagnostic EP Catheter Systems (CathRx Ltd.)

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  ZOLL CMS GmbH

  Apr 2010 - now

  Regional Manager `Germany West&North´

  Regional Manager `Germany West&North´ for the distribution of the ZOLL WCD LifeVest (Wearable Defibrillator)