Dipl.-Ing. Hendrik John
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
   
University projects in the areas "Condition Monitoring" on haul truck wheel-motors (South Africa), "Minimal Invasive Surgery" – Telemanipulation and "Photogrammetry" – Self Calibration of a CCD-line-scanner-camera.
   
1993 Conceptual design of a „Management Decision Support Tool“ in form of a knowledge and experience based database / software for the reproduction and simulation of development projects under the aspects of Concurrent / Simultaneous Engineering.
   
1994 – 1997 Project Engineer at Robert Bosch in Mexico in the business division “Alternator application” for the NAFTA market: Project coordination of a pilot-project for Chrysler/Jeep, USA.
   
Collaboration at the QS9000-certification of the development division.
   
1997 – 1999 Project Engineer with interface function at BLAUPUNKT GmbH (Bosch Group) in the business area of Car Navigation Systems, development dept. “Central Services, Development-Controlling, Process-Monitoring”: Development coordination of navigation-SW for car navigation systems.
   
Preparation of the project manager division for QS9000-certifiacation; Elaboration of the project management manual.
   
Sept. 1999 – Nov. 2002 Founder, Managing director and shareholder of Envision Technologies  GmbH:  developing, producing and selling of Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing systems; products Perfactory®.
Leading the development of a technology platform Bioplotter® for Computer Aided Tissue Engineering (CATE) based on CAD/CAM & 3D-dispensing in cooperation with the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF, University Freiburg).
   
Dec. 2002 – Feb. 2007 Founder, Managing director and minority shareholder of Envisiontec GmbH:  developing, producing and selling of Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing systems for creative branches and high-end applications. Main branches: jewellery industry, hearing-aid and dental industry; products: Perfactory®, Perfactory®-Desktop, Vanquish, Bioplotter®.
Leading the further development of the technology platform Bioplotter® for Computer Aided Tissue Engineering (CATE) based on CAD/CAM & 3D-dispensing in cooperation with the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF, University Freiburg).
   
Perfactory®, Bioplotter®, envisiontec® are registered trademarks of Envisiontec GmbH
   
Languages: German (native language), English and Spanish business fluent. Italian, Portuguese and Dutch passive.
   
Distinctive international experience, intercultural management, confident in international company.