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Christoph Bräuchle, Business Development Director, PTC

As Business Development Director in PTC’s Automotive Center of Excellence Europe, Christoph Bräuchle is responsible for the Systems Engineering strategy and related areas. He represents PTC in research projects such as the EU-funded CRYSTAL project and works with academic and industry partners.

In his previous positions at PTC, he worked as Product Management Director and Senior Consultant with leading automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. He also led the initiative to support safety related development and have TÜV SÜD Automotive Certification of Integrity for achieving ISO 26262 and IEC 61508...

Gerard Litjens, Director of European Operations, CIMdata

Gerard Litjens has over 30 years of experience in information and communication technology, product and plant lifecycle management, and other business-enabling solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations worldwide. He has held various positions in consulting, management, business development, business analysis, education, and ROI development of PDM/PLM, supply chain management, and ERP solutions.

As a CIMdata consultant, Gerard provides in-depth analysis, strategic and tactical business planning, market and channel development, and training services to a range of IT, PLM, CAD/CAM, and ERP solution providers, systems integrators, and resellers....

John MacKrell, Vice President and Systems Engineering Lead, CIMdata

John MacKrell has over 40 years of experience in the application of computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing, with more than 20 years at CIMdata. He has held senior positions in product management, marketing, research and development, and consulting.John's experience includes marketing and product management, market analysis, solid modeling, and data management systems.

John consults on PLM strategies; best practices; collaboration and knowledge sharing; PLM ROI and benefits; and developing end-user plans for the acquisition and implementation of PLM technologies – including PDM, data visualization, collaboration,...

Donald Tolle, Director, Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, CIMdata

Don Tolle is Director, Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, for CIMdata. Don brings to CIMdata and his clients more than 30 years of PLM industry experience in the disciplines of new product development and virtual product development working with global manufacturing companies in the automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial equipment, marine, consumer products, medical products, and high-tech electronics industries.

Don has held various management positions in the CAE and the broader PLM software and services industry involved in strategic planning and M&A, product management,...

Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation & Analysis, CIMdata

Dr. Keith Meintjes has over 30 years of experience in the development and application of simulation tools to transform product development. His achievements include novel methods for combustion simulation, patents for engine design, and strategic planning for the world’s largest commercial HPC facility.

Keith joined CIMdata when they acquired CPDA, where he was Research Director for CAE and managed CPDA’s Design/Simulation Council. Previously, he spent nearly 30 years at General Motors.

At GM he was responsible for the engineering requirements for GM’s Global CAE IT infrastructure and...

Leo van Ruijven, Manager Technology Development, Croon Elektrotechniek B.V.

Leo van Ruijven received his Master of Science degree from the Hoge School van Utrecht in the Netherlands. His thesis was about implementing integral design within the construction industry. Van Ruijven was involved in the design and engineering of one of the largest water barriers in the world, the Stormvloedkering Nieuwe Waterweg in the Netherlands and the Westerscheldetunnel, the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands. As part of these projects he was responsible for risk and availability analysis and the design and implementation of a configuration management system. He is currently responsible...

Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner, Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner, Technical University of Kaiserslautern Professor Martin Eigner is an expert in Product Lifecycle Management and Model-Based Systems Engineering. After graduating from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) in 1980, Professor Eigner was head of Technical Data Processing in a division of Robert Bosch GmbH. In 1985 he founded EIGNER + PARTNER INC., which was later sold to ORACLE. In 2003 he founded EIGNER Engineering Consult, a consulting company for the optimization of engineering processes with a focus on Product Lifecycle Management.

Since...

Ron Locklin, Director, PLM360, Industry Strategy & Marketing, Autodesk

Ron Locklin is a business executive with deep global experience in product management, product and industry marketing in engineering/design software (PLM, CAD, technical computing) and enterprise software (BPM, content management).

Ron joined Autodesk in 2012, and is responsible for the “go to market” function for their PLM360 business globally. His team is located in Europe as well as the US. His role includes product/technical marketing, pricing, packaging, channel strategy, business expansion, and sales enablement. Ron is also on the faculty of Boston University, where he has taught...

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