Dr. Francis Nedvidek
Inhaber, Future Forward Innovation, Future Forward Innovation
Mainz, Deutschland
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Francis Nedvidek
Bis heute 6 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juni 2018
Future Forward Innovation
Future Forward Innovation
Driving global growth, collaborative development, launching innovative technologies, novel products, new business models and digital transformation. International Marketing & Sales, Business Development. Leading change, innovation and rejuvenation through empowering collaborative multi-disciplined teams spanning countries and cultures. I am an inveterate builder, perpetually fascinated by technology, commerce & society.
Bis heute 6 Jahre und 4 Monate, seit März 2018
Business development Technology transfer
GWT GmbH TU Dresden
Bis heute 9 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Feb. 2015
Managing Director
NanoXplore GmbH
Founded NanoXplore GmbH under mandate from Group NanoXplore Inc. out of Montreal. The graphene manufacturer is investing in expanding their distribution footprint, expanding its customer base and extending its network of partners and collaboration relationships across Europe from a German base. We made our Toronto Venture Exchange trading debut on September 8th, 2017.; will close by mid October a deal to acquire a long-standing Swiss company with key technology - one of my major achievements.
10 Jahre und 5 Monate, Sep. 2004 - Jan. 2015
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) / Chairman of Executive Management Team
Cube Optics AG
Recruited by the Board of Directors of the emerging hi-tech enterprise funded by the Carlyle Group, Star Ventures, Target Partners and Sevin Rosen Funds Shifted from selling components to high value-adding modules and Tailored Access Solutions Forged a credible sales pipeline to grow revenues and secure a €4.2 million Won OEM & Network Operator design and subsequent orders and installed capacity to grow revenue from €1.5 million (2005) to €15 million (2012) - EBIT positive since 2009
1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Juli 2003 - Sep. 2004
CEO / President
Photnitech Inc., Ste. Foy, Québec
Taksed with verifying business model and market viability to venture capital owners. Next task was to secure furrther financing to execute the business plan.
1 Jahr und 11 Monate, Aug. 2001 - Juni 2003
VP Marketing & Sales
Resonance Photonics Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada
Hired to find new non-telecom markets and rescue investment of venture capital backers. Expected to take over as CEO.
2 Jahre und 7 Monate, Jan. 1999 - Juli 2001
VP Marketing & Sales / MD UK
Von Roll Electrical, Zürich, Switzerland
HIred to help restructure teh company and re-establish profitable and new lines of business.
3 Jahre und 4 Monate, Sep. 1995 - Dez. 1998
VP Marketing & Sales
Black & Decker / Emhart Glass Division, Zug, Switzerland
Hired to assist in repositioning the company and bring in the marketing and sales processes and new products sufficient to interest insitutional investors / acquirers
2 Jahre und 8 Monate, Feb. 1993 - Sep. 1995
Director Int. Marketing & Sales
Leica Optronics Group, Switzerland /Vectronix (acquired by SAGEM)
Assigned to boost interanational sales and dramatically shift the product mix from older products nearing the ensd of their life cycles to new products in high potential markets.
2 Jahre und 4 Monate, Okt. 1990 - Jan. 1993
Senior Product Manager
Leica Optronics Group / Leica Special Products Disvision, Switzerland
Tasked with creating new products from high potential technologies and innovations.
3 Jahre und 4 Monate, Juni 1987 - Sep. 1990
Program Manager
Elcan Optical Technologies Inc., Ontario , Canada (acquired by Raytheon)
Hired as a project manager. Rescued one very big Medical Imaging project and one military imaging-related project
1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Mai 1986 - Mai 1987
Senior Development Engineer
Canadian Marconi Ltd., Avionics Division, Montréal, Québec
Led projects to develop "fly-by-light" systems to control aircraft.
Ausbildung von Francis Nedvidek
6 Monate, Dez. 1998 - Mai 1999
Business
Harvard Business School - Genreral Manager Program, 1999
London Business School - International Managerial Finance, Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada - PhD, Electrical Engineering - 1983 – 1986 M ESc, Electrial Engineering, 1981 – 1983 B. Eng. Sci., Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications, 1977 – 1981
2 Jahre und 9 Monate, Sep. 1983 - Mai 1986
Electrical Engineering - Laser Physics
Universtiy of Western Ontario, Canada
Publications during academic studies: Far-infrared pump injection using an alumina waveguide Applied Optics, Vol. 26, No. 1 January, 1987 High-voltage trigger pulser for split dc discharges in waveguide lasers Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 56, No. 9, September, 1985
2 Jahre, Sep. 1981 - Aug. 1983
Engineering Science - Communications Engineering
Universtiy of Western Ontario
Publications during academic studies: Near-infrared extinction in rain measured using a single detector system Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, September, 1986 An instrument for the measurement of precipitation rate by near infrared extinction Journal of Climate and Appl
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