Mitterer Technologies

The Fine Art of Medical Devices, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Employment

11/2021 - 
07/2024

Vice President Research & Development and VP R&D Electro Stimulation at Implantica, Zug, Canton Zug, Switzerland.
Direct reports: 7 (on-site), Indirect reports: 10 (Sweden),
External Designhouse (Swiss): 50 employees


9/2017 – 11/2021

Senior Director Design & Engineering at Flex, subsidiary Althofen, Carinthia, Austria
Direct reports: 3, Indirect reports: 25, Additional subsidiaries: Milan Italy, Timisoara Rumania, Stockholm Sweden, Haifa Israel


4/2017 – 8/2017

Active career support for spouse
Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Math. oec. Dr.rer.soc.oec. Beate Jahn
https://chds.hsph.harvard.edu/beate-jahn-2024-president-elect-of-smdm/

After having signed the employee contract at Flex with start date September 2017, this trip supported my wife's university career by teaching at Harvard University, Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Further visits :Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Main [Marconi Beach, Harvard University, Cambridge, Boston]


2/2011 – 3/2017

MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH, Fürstenweg 77, 6020 Innsbruck
Research & Development Group [R&D Emerging Applications]
Team-Leader Electronics Design Team, Direct reports: 5, Matrix organization: 25 reports
Project Leader: Electronics Hardware and Firmware (MSP430) as well as PC-User-Software development for implant, and external wireless charger and communication devices


02/2009 – 02/2011

MED-EL Lead Investigator, Regulatory Affairs / Quality Assurance Group
Investigation, root cause analysis and documentation of long term open failure modes, as well as preventive actions and improvements.
Upgrading existing investigation lab


09/2004 – 02/2009

MED-EL R&D Engineer, R&D Implant Group
Project-Team-Member of Cochlea-Implant (Market-Release 2006), Test and Measurement Documentation, Manufacturing-Transition intern and external Suppliers (ASIC, Hybrid, hermetic sealed housings)

CFDA [China Food and Drug Administration, Beijing]: MED-EL Implant [Pulsar, Sonata] certification at accredited laboratory


1994 – 2004

University of Innsbruck, Institute of Experimental-Physics
Prof. Anton Zeilinger, Nobel-Prize 2022
R&D Engineer, Electronics Design & Development for Quantum Optics and Spectroscopy, Ultracold Atoms and Quantum Gases by Laser Cooling and Trapping - Trapped by Electromagnetic fields, Electronics for the Atom Chip.


2000 – 2004

Design and Development of a Grating Stabilized Diode Laser System for Spectroscopic Applications in Physics [University of Innsbruck, Institute of Experimental-Physics]


1992 – 1994

Heli-Air, Tyrolean Jet Service, Airport Innsbruck, Avionics


1991 – 1992

Heindl / Gell, Linz / Innsbruck, Rehabilitationengineer




Education

09/2003 – 02/2009

MCI Management-Center Innsbruck
Chemical Process- and Environmental-Engineering
Academic Degree: Diplom-Ingenieur (FH)
Passed with Excellent



Thesis: Finite-Elemente-Analysis of an Inductive-Coupled Energy- and Data- Link for Implanted Medical Devices


1984 - 1989

HTL für Elektronik und Nachrichtentechnik, Innsbruck
Degree: Ingenieur [Engineer]


1980 – 1984

Bundesrealgymnasium, Innsbruck




Publication

Conference
Posters

FEM of an Inductive Coupled Bandpass Filter for Energy Supply and Digital Data Stream in Medical Application (Cochlea Implant System, CI), Comsol Conference 2008, Hannover, Germany




Teaching

08/2004 and 07/2005

Lectures and Practical Classes given on Advanced Issues in Electronics,
Invitation to Atom Chip Group, Ben Gurion University, Dr. Ron Folman




Languages

German

Native


English

Business fluent
BEC Business English Certificate Vantage, Grade B Council of Europe Level B2




Continuing
Education
and
Trainings

Softskills

GUSTAV KÄSER TRAINING INTERNATIONAL Basic Training: Management, Teamleader-Training

Moderation Techniques (W. Ambros, Med-El Seminar)


Project-Management

Junior Project-Manager [PMA ; International Project Management Association]


IT, Software

Programming: C, C++, Java, VisualBasic, Assembler
Comsol Multiphysics, Finite Element Method, Workshops, Training Courses and Master-Thesis
PSpice Simulation
CAD: SolidWorks Basic Training
EDA: Altium (Protel), EAGLE, Zuken Visula Training


Micro-Controller and
Digital Signal
Processors

Texas Instruments Low Power MCU MSP430, ATC Advanced Technical Conference

Analog Devices DSP BlackFIN ADSP-BF535, System Development and Programming Workshop


Miscellaneous

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Dublin, Irland [www.cfpie.com]



Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Biotech Industries, Dublin, Irland [www.cfpie.com]



Biological evaluation and testing of medical devices within a risk management process [MDRS, Dannhorn, Med-El Seminar]



Argon-Gas-Laser, Innova 300 and 400 Coherent, Service Training



Further Lecture and Classes passed at Physics Institute, and School of Management, University of Innsbruck:
Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Financing, Economics and Social Sciences