Frank Wippich
CEO at gestigon - a Valeo brand- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Tim Perkis
Frank was a brilliant and engaging person to work with, and overall had a very clear vision of both the promise and the realities of the work we were doing. He worked well with the broad range of people we encountered in this business and was well-liked and respected by everyone. I would recommend his combination of efficiency, vision, hard work and good humor.
Dennis Moore
Mr. Wippich demonstrated excellent team building and communication skills during our global development of the BMW & Fisker Infotainment Platform projects. Mr. Wippich has a good business acumen and technical understanding of Audio products and was able to use these skills to effectively communicate and share our designs with the customer. Mr. Wippich is a true team player and can be counted on to go the extra mile to enable the team to meet deadlines and achieve customer satisfaction
Tim Perkis
Frank was a brilliant and engaging person to work with, and overall had a very clear vision of both the promise and the realities of the work we were doing. He worked well with the broad range of people we encountered in this business and was well-liked and respected by everyone. I would recommend his combination of efficiency, vision, hard work and good humor.
Dennis Moore
Mr. Wippich demonstrated excellent team building and communication skills during our global development of the BMW & Fisker Infotainment Platform projects. Mr. Wippich has a good business acumen and technical understanding of Audio products and was able to use these skills to effectively communicate and share our designs with the customer. Mr. Wippich is a true team player and can be counted on to go the extra mile to enable the team to meet deadlines and achieve customer satisfaction
Tim Perkis
Frank was a brilliant and engaging person to work with, and overall had a very clear vision of both the promise and the realities of the work we were doing. He worked well with the broad range of people we encountered in this business and was well-liked and respected by everyone. I would recommend his combination of efficiency, vision, hard work and good humor.
Dennis Moore
Mr. Wippich demonstrated excellent team building and communication skills during our global development of the BMW & Fisker Infotainment Platform projects. Mr. Wippich has a good business acumen and technical understanding of Audio products and was able to use these skills to effectively communicate and share our designs with the customer. Mr. Wippich is a true team player and can be counted on to go the extra mile to enable the team to meet deadlines and achieve customer satisfaction
Tim Perkis
Frank was a brilliant and engaging person to work with, and overall had a very clear vision of both the promise and the realities of the work we were doing. He worked well with the broad range of people we encountered in this business and was well-liked and respected by everyone. I would recommend his combination of efficiency, vision, hard work and good humor.
Dennis Moore
Mr. Wippich demonstrated excellent team building and communication skills during our global development of the BMW & Fisker Infotainment Platform projects. Mr. Wippich has a good business acumen and technical understanding of Audio products and was able to use these skills to effectively communicate and share our designs with the customer. Mr. Wippich is a true team player and can be counted on to go the extra mile to enable the team to meet deadlines and achieve customer satisfaction
Experience
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gestigon - a Valeo brand
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Germany
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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May 2019 - Present
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Head of Operations
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Jan 2016 - Present
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Panasonic Automotive North America
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Project Manager
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
Multi-project management for developing analogue and digital tuner technologies to deliver world-class radio products to the automotive industry Multi-project management for developing analogue and digital tuner technologies to deliver world-class radio products to the automotive industry
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CEO
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Jul 2012 - Mar 2014
Establishing and leading the European operations for Blindsight's research, development and sales of assistive technology, accessible user experience and solutions for independent living.
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Director of Products & Services
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Aug 2011 - Mar 2013
At Blindsight, I am lucky to apply my product and technology management experience in a social benefit context: helping individuals with access need to live more independently. I am spearheading the product management and development operations for a novel smartphone application for Blind, Low Vision and Elderly, which combines wayfinding, location based services, social media and object / text recognition technology into a unified solution. Specific responsibilities: Scrum team leadership, MRD / PRD development, business and strategy development, portfolio planning, launch prep, partnership management, operations management, marketing strategy, market research, staff recruiting and development Show less
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Product Development Manager
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Feb 2010 - Jul 2011
Led the engineering and market research team to develop a web/telco-based remote assistance service for the Blind. Organized and conducted user studies for web and mobile client. Business planning support for grants and other business opportunities.Specific responsibilities: MRD / PRD, UI design, project planning, partnership management, operations management, marketing strategy, market research, product testing
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Visteon Corporation
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Engineer Product Development
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Jan 2003 - Aug 2009
Functionally led global / multicultural teams of up to 20 members for hardware / software automotive infotainment development projects (annual budgets of up to US$ 3M) for Ford, BMW and Fisker. Organized / executed customer presentation / prototype demonstrations. Supervised evaluation, sourcing, integration of suppliers for navigation products. Negotiated / justified project metrics, requirements, funding and roadmaps towards directors, customers and suppliers. Led teams according to V-model, CMMI / ISO15504 development models and standards. Achievements: • Initiated and led first Open Innovation project at Visteon to develop a new navigation application that cut time-to-market by 50% and saved US$ 1.5M, through extensive 3rd party collaboration • Initiated, developed and implemented a project controlling system, increasing cost transparency and additional revenue for change requests of approximately US$ 1M Show less
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Daimler Chrysler
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Analyst eBusiness Strategy
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Jan 2002 - Aug 2002
Conducted analysis of telematics market for commercial vehicles in South East Asia and China, including partner search and evaluation as well as competitors. Investigated pricing options and rollout strategies. Achievements: • Developed strategy paper “Automotive Telematics – State-of-the-art Telematics technologies and their applicability as well as future potentials in Asia/Pacific including China” Conducted analysis of telematics market for commercial vehicles in South East Asia and China, including partner search and evaluation as well as competitors. Investigated pricing options and rollout strategies. Achievements: • Developed strategy paper “Automotive Telematics – State-of-the-art Telematics technologies and their applicability as well as future potentials in Asia/Pacific including China”
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DaimlerChrysler Leasing (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Team Leader e-Commerce
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May 2001 - Dec 2001
Performed website redesign. Led web development agency for design implementation. Developed / integrated a web-based customer insurance calculator. Built-up company’s e-business roadmap. Achievements: Successfully led e-Business team to achieve benchmark status of web site appearance / functionality for DaimlerChrysler Services sites in South East Asia. Performed website redesign. Led web development agency for design implementation. Developed / integrated a web-based customer insurance calculator. Built-up company’s e-business roadmap. Achievements: Successfully led e-Business team to achieve benchmark status of web site appearance / functionality for DaimlerChrysler Services sites in South East Asia.
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Education
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2005 - 2010
Henley Business School
MBA, Business Administration -
2011 - 2011
University of California, Berkeley
Agile Management -
1996 - 2002
Fachhochschule Jena
Diploma, Industrial Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen) -
1999 - 2000
The University of Huddersfield
BEng, Engineering and Technology Managment, Major: Electical / Electronics Engineering
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