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Resume

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Christoph Leser, Ph.D.                                                                                       +1 952 334 1288

Christoph.Leser@gmail.com                                                                    802 Gracelyn Court, Blacksburg, VA 24060

www.LeserLiaiseConsulting.com                                                             8110 Marsh Drive, Chanhassen, MN 55317

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Volunteering

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Virginia Tech (2025 - Present)

Blacksburg, VA

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DAAD, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service (2026)

New York, NY

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  • Research Ambassador  

    • Advise students, fellow scholars and scientists, and university administrators about German academic organizations and institutions and DAAD funding for research opportunities. 

 

ISEP Study Abroad (2026)

Arlington, Va​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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  • Scholarship Evaluator  

    • Review scholarship applications for the world’s largest university network for study, intern and volunteer abroad programs. 

 

Professional

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Virginia Tech (2026)

Blacksburg, VA

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  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    • Course: ME 3024, Engineering Design and Economics, Fall 2026​​​

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Anyone, Inc., Social Tech Application, (2026)

Broomfield, CO

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  • Founding Advisor 

    • Providing strategic advice to the leadership and operational guidance to the development team.
       

Leser Liaise Consulting, LLC (2024 - Present)

Chanhassen, MN & Blacksburg, VA

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  • Principal Consultant 

    • Providing customized technical and business (sales and marketing) solutions to clients across the disciplines of testing, simulation, analysis and more.

    • Clients​

      • AI training, testing, and validation contractor 

      • Automotive driving test center

      • Automotive simulation software supplier

      • Tire testing and simulation contract test lab​​​

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MTS Systems Corporation (1997 - 2024)
Eden Prairie, MN
 

  • Product Manager

    • Multiple software, hardware, and mechanical test system products.

    • Product planning, development (agile process), marketing.

    • Led multidisciplinary and globally distributed teams.
       

  • Business Development Manager​​

    • Worldwide responsibility for Electric Power Systems sales.

    • Applications of motor/drive/dynamometer solutions for electric- and hybrid-vehicle systems in automotive OEM, Tier 1, and motorsports (Formula 1 and Formula E) applications.
       

  • Sr. Application Engineer

    • Led independently the technical and commercial aspects of applications activities in the global ground vehicle, aerospace, and materials testing market segments.

    • Pursued opportunities with significant new content, technical challenge and risk via established products and new custom solutions.​​​​

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Mercedes Benz (1994 - 1997)

Ludwigsfelde, Germany

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  • Test Engineer​

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

  • Project Manager

    • Budgeting and scheduling for a state-sponsored collaborative research project involving three companies in the area of aluminum usage for medium truck light weighting applications.
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Virginia Tech (1990 - 1993)
Blacksburg, Va

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  • 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. 

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Education

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  • Ph.D. Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

  • M.S.   Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

  • M.A.  Economics, Virginia Tech

  • B.S.   Mechanical Engineering, TU Braunschweig, Germany

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