Mikkel Christiansen
Danish industrial engineer with South African MBA who wants to change the world
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://mikkels.blogspot.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Danish, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, German, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Leadership, Management |
| Next step: | Customers, please. |
| Location: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Groups: | MIT GSW 2007, MIT GSW 2008, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) |
| Visas: | EU, Presently ZA |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | complexity, ethics, freedom, manufacturing, Philosophy, Running |
| Schools: | Copenhagen University College of Engineering |
FEATURED STARTUP
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Grundfos (Pty) Ltd. |
| Position: | Production Manager |
| Time period: | September 2006 - December 2008 |
| Description: | - Overall responsible for the production plant in South Africa.
- Managing the turnaround of an acquired local company - Is setting up production of Grundfos products to be introduced on the South African market |
| Employer: | Grundfos (Pty) Ltd. |
| Position: | Integration Manager |
| Time period: | March 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | - Selected by HR for a temporary position with Grundfos in South Africa to support a merger with a local manufacturing company.
- Got first-hand experience with cross-cultural management working at the local factory - Better understanding of sales and marketing |
| Employer: | Grundfos A/S |
| Position: | Production Section Supervisor |
| Time period: | August 2004 - February 2006 |
| Description: | - Managing sixty people in production showed me the importance of empowerment and of having the right person for the job
- Helped the factory manager build a strong management team - Was the driving force behind the factory strategy both in planning and execution - Initiated and launched a company wide (Grundfos DK) education plan for cross-functional teams |
| Employer: | Corning Cabelcon A/S |
| Position: | Project leader |
| Time period: | February 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | - Contract assignment to plan a production expansion |
| Employer: | Danish Army |
| Position: | Platoon leader |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2000 |
| Description: | - Responsible for a platoon of thirty.
- Learned the importance of visible leadership, loyalty and personal integrity |
EDUCATION
| University: | Copenhagen University College of Engineering |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Industrial Engineering, BSc |
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WaterPLUS
WaterPLUS is a global social venture aimed at providing innovative point-of-use water purification systems based on germicidal ultraviolet LED technology.
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Cobus Van der Linde
Ability to initiate, develop, organize & establish new business ventures Negotiate and liaise with people at top executive level within the local & international corporate sector Proven entrepreneur & business development skills Proven lea...
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Kirill Makharinsky
Ostrovok.ru, Quid, YouNoodle, Slide. focused on data, product, marketing.