Andy Macaluso
Angestellt, Co-Founder & CEO, smartridr ag
Boppelsen, Schweiz
Über mich
As a global business development leader with experience in 7 countries, I have a passion for bringing forward existing businesses and have an excellent sense for new opportunities and innovative products ideas. • Business development: 20 years experience in establishing new business areas, and start-ups • Key Accounting: Built up e-commerce, marketplace, and sales structures. Key Accounting with factories, retail, and key customers • Marketing: Experienced in data analytics. Implemented social media campaigns, organized international exhibitions. • Product development: Boosted innovation for new product ideas with internal teams and strategic partners continuously • International experience: Lived and worked in Hong Kong. Managed cross-functional teams in Switzerland, USA, and Asia • Leadership: I set clear targets, cultivate respect, trust, and teamwork. Through my open, humorous, and solution-oriented style, I motivate teams and enable a positive and healthy team culture
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Andy Macaluso
Bis heute 8 Jahre, seit Juni 2016
Co-Founder & CEO
smartridr ag
Worldwide smallest child car seat supplier • Built up the start-up • Developed and launched the award-winning product internationally • In charge of business-, product development and production • Established the market including the sourcing- and production partners as well as the retail • Data analytics for product and competitor positioning • Insight-driven decisions for best customer support • Responsible for e-commerce/marketplace in Switzerland and USA (Amazon, Walmart, Target...) • Featured in Forbes
7 Jahre und 9 Monate, Feb. 2008 - Okt. 2015
Head of Business Development, President APAC
sonicemotion ag
A global leader in 3d sound technologies • Established the business unit consumer • Built up the worldwide market incl. the location and teams in Zurich, USA, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Japan • Managed teams overseas (>15 FTE) • In charge of marketing, sales, product development, and customer support • Change & Transformation: reorganized a chip manufacturer to a software license company • C-Level Key Accounting with factories, and key companies (Samsung, Toshiba, Radio Shack...) • Global accountability
5 Jahre und 6 Monate, Mai 2002 - Okt. 2007
Co-Founder & CEO
valiente gmbh
Specialist for software design and project software consulting • Consulting of project- and resource planning software (Roche, ZKB, UBS...) • Led up to 6 FTE • Closed project relationships with key companies (CS, UBS, ZKB, Roche, Novartis...) • Responsible for Marketing, Sales, and consulting projects • Launched the self-developed software solution „valFormex“ for research and development laboratories. Worldwide launch at Ciba Speciality Chemicals / BASF
3 Jahre und 5 Monate, 1999 - Mai 2002
Leiter Projektportfolio Management
ASETRA GROUP AG
Consulting company for SAP, Navision, and helpdesk solutions • Supervised multi-projects • In charge of the internal competence centre for project and quality management • Managed the project and quality management teams • Implemented and integrated a process-oriented quality management system • Trained employees in project management workflows and standards
Ausbildung von Andy Macaluso
4 Jahre und 1 Monat, Okt. 2000 - Okt. 2004
Wirtschaftsinformatik / Business Information Technology mit Vertiefung in Betriebswirtschaft
Fachhochschule Zürich
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Fließend