Mikkel Christiansen
Danish industrial engineer and South African MBA student who wants to change the world
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://mikkels.blogspot.com |
| Industries: | Information Technology |
| Skills: | Business, Danish, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, German, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Leadership, Management |
| Location: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Groups: | MIT GSW 2007, MIT GSW 2008, SHAKE! |
| Visas: | EU, Presently ZA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | complexity, ethics, freedom, manufacturing, Philosophy, Running |
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 |
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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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Gary Palin
Executive Director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and a faculty member of the Love School of Business at Elon University.
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Andre Sharpe
South African, 34, Software Inventor and Entrepreneur, CEO of Habitaz Global Workspaces which provides vibey infrastructure for mobile workers, completing MBA at the University of Witwatersrand, Composes electronic music on Sonic and Roland gear...
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Nina Norberg
Norwegian girl living in Trondheim, Norway. Currently studying Msc in Sosial and Community Psychology at NTNU. Member of Start NTNU.
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