Bernd Kirchner

Experience

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  PASSAVANT-Werke

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Projekteur Energie-, Mess- und Regeltechnik

  Entwicklung von Prozessleitsysteme und Programmierung von SPS für Klärwerke.

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  KTV Systemtechnik GmbH - Konzern: ZEISS-Gruppe

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1987

  Programmierer

  Entwicklung kinotechischer Geräte und Anlagen zur Materialprüfung.

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  Krautkrämer GmbH - Konzern: Emerson Electric

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1999

  Manager Software Development

  Development of testing instruments and equipment for non-destructive material testing. Management of development projects in India, Russia.

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  Agfa-NDT GmbH - Konzern: Agfa Gevaert

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Manager Software and System Development

  Application-oriented development of international market requirements and functioning software and system concept. Strategic product and technology planning. Project Management in USA, Japan, Germany.

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  GE Inspection Technologies

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Manager Software and System Development

  Responsible management of software and system development of testing equipment for non-destructive material testing in Germany, France, USA.

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  GE Inspection Technologies

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Six Sigma Black Belt Engineering, NPI Project Leader, Global Development Manager

  Development of test equipment for non-destructive material testing. Management of national and international development projects and teams in US, Europe, India, China.

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  Brabender GmbH & Co. KG

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Development Manager - Six Sigma Black Belt

  Development rheological Laboratory instruments and extruder for the plastics, food and pharmaceutical industries. LEAN management. Process Improvement.

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  Consultant - Self employed

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Consultant - Software development, Projectmanagement, Six Sigma Black Belt

  Design of user interfaces in the industrial sector, a software developer and architect for Windows applications.

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  AMPLECTOR Engineering UG

  Jan 2015 - now

  Managing Director R&D

  R&D, Software and product development for nondestructive materials testing applications using ultrasonics, industrial design and development of graphical user interfaces and operator environments, e.g. for portable test instruments, as well as software on PCs, tablets, and smartphones, NDT - Training, Optimization of development processes and products.