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Christoph Leser, Ph.D.

Blacksburg, VA

Ambassador, Global Education Office
- Program analysis and improvement at Virginia Tech and universities in Germany to facilitate and increase exchange in both directions.
Council Member, Student Affairs Office
- Contributing to the strategic plan and developing tactics for student well being.

Chanhassen, MN & Blacksburg, VA

Product Manager
- Various software, hardware, and mechanical test system products.
- Product planning, development (agile process), marketing.
- Leading multidisciplinary and globally distributed teams.
Business Development Manager
- Worldwide responsibility for Electric Power Systems sales.
- Applications of motor/drive/dynamometer solutions for electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle systems in automotive OEM, Tier 1, and motorsports (Formula 1 and Formula E) applications.
Sr. Application Engineer
- Independently leading and managing the technical and commercial aspects of applications activities in the global ground vehicle, aerospace, and materials testing market segments.
- Pursue opportunities with significant new content, technical challenge and risk via established products and new custom solutions.

Mercedes Benz (1994 - 1997)

Ludwigsfelde, Germany

Project Manager
- Budget and schedule responsibilities for a state-sponsored collaborative research project involving three companies in the area of aluminum usage for medium truck light weighting applications.

Test Engineer
- Responsible for planning, execution, analysis and reporting of durability, vibration, and performance tests on medium trucks.

Virginia Tech (1990 - 1993)
Blacksburg, Va

Research Assistant
- Responsible for independent and collaborative work for an industry-sponsored research project in the areas of random process theory and fatigue analysis for automotive components.
- Preparation of proposals and progress reports, publication and presentation of research results in technical journals, at conferences, and in meetings with the sponsor.

Education