Stefan Frick

𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐝𝐞 & 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐳 is a leading global high-tech company that develops innovative solutions for a secure and connected world – with a focus on test and measurement, cybersecurity, and secure communications. In my role as AI Program Lead, I drive the strategic implementation and rollout of AI initiatives within our Business Unit, with a clear focus on automation, operational efficiency, and the integration of future-oriented technologies. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩: - Program management and governance of the Business Unit's AI project portfolio. - Defining project roadmaps and milestones for internal AI initiatives to ensure seamless alignment between the Business Unit's strategy and the global, corporate-wide Rohde & Schwarz AI strategy. - Acting as a strategic bridge to guarantee the scaling of local AI implementations in compliance with corporate compliance, governance, and architectural standards. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Steering the development of internal AI tools and workflows to automate complex processes (e.g., automated generation of system manuals). - Generating measurable internal efficiency gains. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Controlling budget allocation and project timelines across multiple parallel AI projects. - Evaluating system architectures, technology stacks, and infrastructure options. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: - Serving as the central interface between technical AI development teams, the Business Unit's departments, and corporate-level stakeholders. - Designing and leading internal AI training programs and workshops to upscale employees, close knowledge gaps, and foster an AI-driven corporate culture. - Managing change management measures to ensure a smooth organizational introduction and acceptance of new, AI-supported workflows.

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 (𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬) End-to-end program management and strategic alignment of highly complex large-scale projects with mid-double-digit million Euro budgets. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 & 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Responsibility for the strategic planning, monitoring, and financial control of large-volume project portfolios. 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: - Management and performance control of international subcontractors to ensure timelines and quality standards are met. 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 & 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Proactive identification of project opportunities as well as continuous risk management to secure margins and project success. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Central interface to clients (customers as well as C-level & project sponsors). - Negotiation and securing of customer-side deliverables. 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: - Lead management of complex acceptance procedures at the factory (FAT) and on-site (SAT). 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬: - Creation of effort estimations, business cases, and essential project management documents for system proposals, as well as ensuring an efficient flow of information.

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 was an innovative, data-driven nightlife platform that revolutionized the going-out experience through personalization. At the core of the platform was a proprietary, smart matching algorithm that cross-referenced user preferences (music, vibe, pricing) with location data in real-time to generate tailored recommendations based on a unique "Match-Rate". 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Overall governance and strategic direction of the product program, spanning from the algorithmic conceptualization to the international rollout across Web, iOS, and Android. 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺 & 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: - Responsible for the architecture and continuous optimization of the data-driven Match-Rate system - Ensured scalable and high-performance logic for the real-time processing of user preferences. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Management of budgets and timelines while ensuring adherence to the highest quality and stability standards.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: Dr. Schenk GmbH is a leading provider of optical surface inspection systems for industrial quality control. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: - Three-year deployment to Taiwan for the successful management of a strategic large-scale project with customer sites in Taiwan, China, Japan and South Korea. - Leadership of customer-related development projects. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: - Global technical project clarification directly with clients, as well as the preparation of functional and technical specifications. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: - Worldwide commissioning of specialized systems and execution of technical trials at customer sites. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: - Technical support for sales and marketing, as well as active contribution to the definition of new product generations.