Ted Christiansen

Chief Executive Officer

• Business unit of Kontron AG (Linz, Austria)
• Driving transfortional changes aimed at improved Customer Experience and Speed
• Driving growth of Resell (transactional business)
• Improving execution (LEAN)
• M&A - integration of Wiener USA (Springfield, OH)
• M&A - integration of BSQUARE (Seattle)

Founder

Consulting: Interim CEO of KW International / PE backed O&G equipment manufacturer (April 2021-July 2022)

Founded startup to develop Velosity – a revolutionary Quoting + Scheduling solution for businesses in the build-to-order space with “car like” smart quoting. Quote and schedule any build-to-order product in 60 seconds or less!

Product launched in October 2022

CEO & Managing Director (Kindberg, Austria)

• An NOV/voestalpine AG joint venture / 3 year expatriate assignment
• Seamless tubular manufacturing in Kindberg, Austria (1300 employees)
• Improved financials during difficult 2016-2019 period with significant market turmoil:
  1. 2015 oil price collapse
  2. June 2017 Section 232 tariffs
  3. Dec 2018 capital market closure (to O&G shale players)
• Led successful integration of wedge thread technology (VA Titan) to product portfolio (20 year old wish). First meeting to executed IP transfer agreement - including proof of manufacturability project completed - in 12 months

Director & Deputy Chairman

• Director and Deputy Chairman on Supervisory Board for joint venture between National Oilwell Varco (Grant Prideco) and voestalpine
• Four meetings annually (Vienna, Austria) to review operational results, approve annual budget

President

• "Downhole ethernet" technology (wired drillpipe) invented in 1999 (Novatek in Provo, UT), launched commercially 2006
• Five years of flat financials (increasing losses yearly) from 2007-2012
• Delivered:
1. Business model change from services to sold product
2. Change in value messaging from a la carte menu of benefits to a concrete easy to understand ROI business case - resulted in 4X revenue growth in 3 years
3. COGS 75% reduction per unit (LEAN Manufacturing)
4. Field repair of product by partners with existing footprint. Allowed service of the product close to our customers geographically (Stavanger, Norway and Aberdeen, Scotland)
5. P&L and business model ready to scale
• EBIT breakeven in year three with 4X revenue increase and 66% decrease in Cost of Sales over that period

Director, New Technology Development

• Lead team in the design, prototype and commercial launch of a RFID enabled drilling tubular management product. Consisted of: rig well center hardware (antenna under rotary table), HazLoc rated mobile reader, handheld software, web application + database
• Secured exclusive rights to RuBee technology for O&G
• Partner Bartec (handheld reader): https://fccid.io/TBURUBEE/Test-Report/Test-Report-3233127

Director, New Technology Development

• Research technologies from other industries that could be adapted to O&G

Sr. Manager, Diesel Engine Programs

• Managed team responsible for the integration of V6 diesel engine from Mercedes over three year program period from start of project to launch at the car plant.
• Support vehicle team in: digital mockup, first vehicle prototype builds, driveability, meeting emissions, pilot builds at the car plant (Graz, Austria and Detroit, MI), solve launch problems and quality issues over lifecycle.
• Launched engine in three vehicles assembled in Graz, Austria
• Launched engine in 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee for assembly at Jefferson North Assembly Plant (Detroit, MI)
  • https://www.motortrend.com/news/0711dp-2007-jeep-grand-cherokee-crd/

Sr. Project Engineer (Germany)

• Lead projects to develop transmissions for hybrid and fuel cell vehicles

Project Engineer

• Member of team designing and developing Chrysler's dual clutch transmission (dry clutches). Testbed was Dodge Ram truck

Project Engineer

• Engine design and analysis projects for various clients: Chrysler, Detroit Diesel, GE (train division)

Porsche Engineering Services

• Engineering projects for automotive manufacters in the U.S.

Design Engineer

• Design, development and launch of outdoor consumer products

Co-op Mechanical Engineer (GMI Engineering & Management Institute)

• Sponsored by Chrysler to attend GMI (now Kettering University)
• 1989 / Impact Simulator (Chelsea Proving Grounds)
• 1990 / Chassis Systems (Highland Park, MI)
• 1990 / Two Stroke Engine Program (Livonia, MI) - https://www.wardsauto.com/news-analysis/chrysler-says-au-revoir-2-stroke-engine-program
• 1991-1992 / Dodge Viper
• 1992 / European Minivan Program - supported launch of manufacturing in Graz, Austria (MagnaSteyr)
• 1993 / Electric Minivan Program - https://greencarjournal.com/dont-miss/electric-minivans-were-on-chryslers-menu-in-the-1990s/

Apprentice 911 Mechanic

• Apprenticeship to become journeyman mechanic in the German education system
• Weekly four days at work, 1 day at the trade school (Berufsschule)
• Entirely in German - written and oral
• Completed 3 year program in 2 years - shortened because of 4 year age difference (19 vs 15)

Rice University (Houston, TX)