kaestle ralf

head of division product management europa

Country

switzerland

City

zurich

Industry

mechanical or industrial engineering

Skill

Experience

research scientist

fraunhofer-institut für physikalische messtechnik ipm

1989-5 - 1990-11 · 1 yr 7 mos

Diploma Thesis: Lead-salt diode laser spectroscopy of HNO3 molecules.

head of department innovation produkte safety

belimo

2003-1 - 2014-11 · 11 yrs 11 mos

* Product range responsible: * Fire&Smoke- & Smoke extraction actuators, Spring return actuators * This includes: * technical responsibility for quality, cost, and manufacturability for a product range of actuators * lead complex, intercultural, interdisciplinary projects * lead a department of 13 employees * strongly involved in the long term evolution of the product range (new developments, phase-in/out * planning) * project leader of large actuator development projects

design engineer

belimo

1999-11 - 2002-12 · 3 yrs 2 mos

* Department Scientific/Electronics * Responsible for sensor development within Belimo * Project leader

project engineer

empa

1997-2 - 1999-10 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Department Elektronics/Measurement Techniques Topic: „Multiwavelength shearography for 3D strain measurements“

head of division product management europa

belimo

2014-12 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

* Product management Europa Safety & Systems. * Our team is responsible for all applications in the range of * fire & smoke * variable air volume systems * bus technology, communication interfaces, intelligent systems * sensors in HVAC applications