Technology Consulting

Excimer lamp Technology
UV Lamp-driver
Ballast Design

Personal Profile

Peter has 30 years of experience in the UV industry. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering and has strong scientific as well as hands-on experience in the fields of UV lamp technologies, power electronics and UV applications. His competence ranges from R&D to manufacturing, with strong focus on product and quality management. In addition to his technical competence, he holds 10 years of experience in corporate management.

Skill Profile

Technological competence:

• Medium pressure lamp technology (up to 105 kW)
• Inductive lamp technologies (up to 4kW)
• Excimer lamp technologies (up to 3 kW)
• LED lamp technologies (up to 18 kW)
• Electronic ballast techn. (low pressure, Medium pressure, Excimer, Inductive, LED
• UV sensor technologies
• Electric Cabinets (cooling, safety…)
• Lamp Systems curing (air and water cooled)
• Lamp systems sleeve based

Personal skills:

• Development and implementation of corporate strategies
• Technical sales
• International CRM
• Developing and implementation of global sales strategies
• Implementing & controlling international representatives and distributors
• Product management / product strategy
• Product development process (complete lifecycle)
• Project management (especially development processes)
• Supply chain management (cost analyses, quality performance…)
• Total quality processes
• Failure mode and effect analyses
• Service process development

Professional Career

11/2020 – today

Exiteck GmbH
startup

founder & managing director

• • Development of UV excimer lamps
  • Development of excimer lamp driver & control technologies
  • System development in Air-treatment and Air-disinfection
  • Development of UV lamp systems for surface modification and curing

05/2020 – today

Consulting & Engineering Services
Self-employment

Consulting projects in the field of:

• • Company strategy
  • R&D project UV Air disinfection
  • Lamp manufacturing optimization
  • UV lamp technologies

01/2009 – 04/2019

eta plus electronic GmbH
Development and manufacturing of UV lamps, lamp power supplies and controllers
Sales approx. 20 m€, 110 employees

CEO

• • Sole responsibility
  • Field of activity: finance, company strategy, product management, technical sales and product development
  • Head of sales (until 2013)
  • CRM with international key accounts
  • Preparation of budget, reporting to share holder
    Key Achievements:
  • Global market development UV disinfection with final share of sales >50%
  • Company development from intercompany manufacturer to globally successful key component supplier
  • Highly innovative, with good profitability and superior growth in sales
  • Technology leader for medium pressure lamp technologies
  • Market leader for electronic lamp power supplies

05/2016 – today

Volksbank Kirchheim-Nürtingen eG
Cooperative bank, total assets appr. 2.1 bn€, approx. 330 employees

Member of Supervisor Board

07/2003 – 12/2008

eta plus electronic GmbH
Sales approx. 5,5 m€

Technical Director

• • Direct reporting to CEO and share holders
  • Responsibility for approx. 35 staff members
  • Responsible for R&D and operations
  • Global technical sales
    Key achievements:
  • Implementation of highly flexible and cost-efficient lamp production
  • Global quality leader medium pressure lamps
  • Successful development and rollout of 2nd gen. electronic lamp power supplies series

11/2000 – 06/2003

eta plus electronic GmbH
Sales approx. 3 m€

Director Electronics

• • Reporting to CEO
  • Responsibility for approx. 10 staff members
  • Head of electronics department (manufacturing, product management, R&D)
  • Technical intercompany support
    Key achievements
  • Development and rollout of new electronic lamp power supplies up to 22kW

01/1995 – 10/2000

Lighting Technology Institute, University of Karlsruhe (now KIT)
Research on optical technologies

Scientific Officer

• • Responsibility for students and graduate assistants
  • Research and development, automotive, semiconductor and lighting industry projects (Bosch, Daimler Chrysler, Heraeus Noblelight, ST Microelectronics, Tridonik, Vossloh Schwabe, eta plus, etc.)
    Key achievements:
  • Development and validation of highly innovative electronic lamp power supply solutions

03/1990 – 03/1994

Lighting Technology Institute, University of Karlsruhe (now KIT)
Research on optical technologies

Scientific Assistant

• • Research and development, lighting industry projects
  • Project management