Dr. Joe Amberg

Angestellt, Project Manager and Project Portfolio Manager, Komax AG, Dierikon

Dierikon, Schweiz

Über mich

- Project lead of industrial software development projects 
of up to CHF 13’ per project (18 years) - Software project portfolio manager of portfolios of up to EUR 22’ volume per year (15 years in total) - Build-up and lead of R&D departments with up to 35 employees (9 years in total) - Definition, rollout and optimization of product development processes (@ Siemens BT, VZUG AG) - Significant expertise in due diligences, M&A integration management (1 year on site in South-Korea) - Business field analysis, business plan definition and implementation - Business unit innovation manager (@ Siemens BT FS)

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Gesamtprojektleitung industrielle Software Entwick
Abteilungsleitung industrielle Software Entwicklun
Prozessmanagement
Prozessdefinition über den gesamten Produkt Lebens
Innovations Management für ganze Geschäftseinheite
Globales Projektportfolio Management
Projektmanagement
Forschung und Entwicklung
Softwareentwicklung
Engineering
Produktentwicklung
Prozessoptimierung
Portfoliomanagement
Mergers & Acquisitions
Master of Business Administration
Internationales Projektmanagement
Internationales Management
Business Development

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Joe Amberg

  • Bis heute 11 Monate, seit Juli 2023

    Project Manager and Project Portfolio Manager

    Komax AG, Dierikon

  • Bis heute 7 Jahre und 11 Monate, seit Juli 2016

    Technologieforum Zug tfz: Cluster Management, Head of tfz FiS

    Technologie Forum Zug

    Technologieforum Zug tfz: Cluster management „products 
and systems“ (2016-2021), Head of tfz FiS (Fachgruppe 
industrielle Softwareentwicklung, since 2021)

  • Bis heute 11 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Sep. 2012

    Member of Foundation Council

    ASRA Stiftung, ZEWO certified

  • Bis heute 14 Jahre und 11 Monate, seit Juli 2009

    Chairman of the Board

    Xecutives AG

  • 4 Jahre und 6 Monate, Jan. 2019 - Juni 2023

    Project Manager, Project Portfolio Manager and Head of R&D Software

    V-ZUG AG

    Project lead of critical projects. Project portfolio manager of all V-Zug software projects with full responsibility for cost, content, quality and delivery dates. Head of the R&D Software department with 28 employees in four teams. Establishment of the roles Requirements Engineer and Systems Architect. Introduction of Scrum, contribution to the SAFe release trains in V-Zug IT. Principal expert in the definition of the new V-Zug product development process; definition, training and rollout.

  • 6 Jahre und 7 Monate, Juni 2012 - Dez. 2018

    Project Manager and Project Portfolio Manager

    V-ZUG AG

    Project Manager of the software development of the new V-Zug kitchen product assortment 2016-2020 (embeddedLinux/Qt, TFT/touch, MDSD etc.), successful market introduction in 2020/21. Project portfolio manager of all V-Zug software projects with full responsibility for cost, content, quality and delivery dates. Definition, training and rollout of the V-Zug SW development process.

  • 4 Jahre und 2 Monate, Mai 2008 - Juni 2012

    Strategy & Business Excellence Manager

    Siemens IC BT FSS

    Integration manager for an acquisition in South-Korea (300 employees) with a key focus on R&D process integration, harmonization of product lifecycle management, and product portfolio streamlining (stay of one year in South Korea). Completion of all integration tasks in agreed time and quality. Business field analysis of the global Fire Safety off-shore business. Setup and first steps of implementation of a respective business plan. Product type approvals for offshore use successfully completed.

  • 2011 - 2012

    Guest Lecturer @ MBA HSG full time program 2011 & 2012

    University of St. Gallen HSG

  • 4 Jahre und 2 Monate, Juni 2004 - Juli 2008

    Project Portfolio Manager and M&A Analyst

    SIEMENS SBT, Fire Safety and Security Products

    Project portfolio manager Fire Systems with full responsibility for cost, content, quality and delivery dates for all development projects globally (in fiscal year 2007: EUR 22 Mio in total).. M&A analyst for acquisition targets in India, Norway, Ireland and South-Korea: R&D processes and skills, products etc. Global R&D Coordinator (12 locations) and Innovation Manager representing the business unit in the divisional Innovation Board.

  • 7 Jahre und 2 Monate, Mai 1999 - Juni 2006

    Project Lead and Head of R&D Software

    Cerberus AG

    Head of the R&D Fire Systems department with 35 employees in four teams and up to 12 external developers. Further expansion of the department with 13 new employments in total. Project lead of company wide software projects up to a volume of CHF 13 million. Successful development of the main fire detection system of the company in five subsequent market packages (key company product, accumulated turn over of more than CHF 1 billion)

Ausbildung von Joe Amberg

  • 2008 - 2012

    Doctorate in International Management

    University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

    Publication: "Fostering Local Entrepreneurship in a Multinational Enterprise", Routledge Frontiers of Business Management ISBN 978-1138913387

  • 2005 - 2006

    MBA in General Management

    University of St.Gallen HSG

  • 1996 - 1997

    MAS in Corporate Management

    Hochschule Luzern HSW

  • 1985 - 1988

    BSc in Electrical and Software Engineering

    Hochschule Rapperswil HSR

Sprachen

  • Deutsch

    Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Französisch

    Grundlagen

  • Italienisch

    Gut

Interessen

Innovationsmanagement
Produktentwicklung
Produktmanagement
Geschäftsfeldanalyse
Geschäftsentwicklung
Strategieentwicklung
Organisationsentwicklung

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