Captains
The Captains of the Degree Programmes in Automation Technology play a particularly important role in the network. Since they are active in successful companies in the automation sector, they act as mentors and contact persons for our students.
Every academic year is assigned a Captain, which gives students insight into his/her activities, shares his/her experiences in the field with them and fosters team spirit and entrepreneurial thinking.
The following short lists are intended to offer an insight into possible activities or to provide a rough framework.
A Captain’s activities may include:
- Giving a lecture and inviting a guest speaker
- Hosting a Captain’s Dinner for his/her students (of course the nature of event is left to the discretion of the captain)
- Offering consultation hours to his/her students
- Giving a speech commemorating the graduation ceremony of “his/her” class
The Captains benefit from:
- The opportunity to assign projects to students and use their potential
- Our internet platform www.campus02.at as a forum
- Personal contact with students and the companies they work for
- The contact with other captains.
- The company presentation/advertising in our Social Media area.
- Representation of the company at the annual INNOVATION OF AUTOMATION
(The company name of the captain may differ from the current one, because historical data are shown, when the captain was assigned to an academic year. This means that also a company may appear with its former company name)
Team
Christoph Prattes
Captain
Executive Board Member, COO
PANKL RACING SYSTEMS AG
BA class 2021
Verena Vescoli
Captain
Senior Vice President
Head of Research and Development Department
ams AG
BA class 2020
Ralf Parfuss
Captain
CEO
T-matix Holding
BA class 2019
Gerhard Schiefer
Captain
Vice President Global Andritz Automation
Head of Electrical and Automation Department
ANDRITZ AUTOMATION
BA class 2018
MA class 2021
Markus Skof
Captain
CEO
Jungheinrich Systemsolutions GmbH
BA class 2017
MA class 2020
Stefan Rohringer
Captain
Vice President
Infineon Technologies Austria AG
BA class 2016
MA class 2019
Ralf Dunkel
Captain
General Manager Business Unit Painted Body
MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
BA class 2015
MA class 2018
Michael Engel
Captain
CEO, XAL GmbH
BA class 2014
MA class 2017
Walter Koch
Captain
CEO/Managing Partner and Found of LOGICDATA Electronic & Software Entwicklungs GmbH
BA class 2013
MA Class 2016
Heimo Reicher
Captain
CEO
Rconnect. Heimo Reicher e.U.
BA class 2012 MA class 2015
Stefan Hampel
Captain
CEO, HAGE Sondermaschinenbau GmbH & Co KG
BA class 2011
MA class 2014
Maximilian Seidel
Captain
CEO, SEIDEL Elektronik GmbH Nfg. KG
BA class 2010
MA class 2013
Rainer Buchmann
Captain
CEO, SSI Schäfer Peem GmbH
BA class 2009
MA class 2012
Dominik Brunner
Captain
CEO, ELIN Motoren GmbH
BA class 2008
MA class 2011
Andreas Gerstenmayer
Captain
Chairman of the Board, CEO, AT&S
BA class 2007
MA class 2010
Franz Mathi
Captain
CEO, Knapp Logistik Automation GmbH
BA class 2006
MA class 2009
Gilbert Frizberg
Captain
CEO, Hereschwerke Holding GmbH
BA class 2005
MA class 2008
Herbert Wernigg
Captain
Managing Director, Dewetron GmbH
Diploma class 2004
Herbert Ritter
Captain
CEO, M&R Automation GmbH
Diploma class 2003
Franz Strunzl
Captain
Board Member of Executive Management, Villares Metals S.A.
Diploma class 2002
Franz Salomon
Captain
CEO,Salomon Automation GmbH
Diploma class 2001
Bernd Gruhn
Captain
CEO, FOCUS-on
Diploma class 2000
