2002 - 2013 Multek Corporation (worldwide)

• Director, VP, Chief Technology Officer
• Products: Materials, Flex R2R, Rigid Flex, Rigid PCB, Display, Touch Solutions (R2R)

• 2002 - 2004 Director Customer Field Application Eng. Europe/US

• Technical support of all customers in Europe (2002)
• Technical support all customers in Europe and USA (2003, 2004)

2004 - 2006 Director RoHS Program Mgt Multek WW

• Selection, Benchmark, Test, Verification and change of all laminate materials at Multek to be compatible and conform with RoHS requirements for all Multek locations worldwide (USA, China, Brazil, Philippines Europe)
• Costumer Education (OEM) in Europe, USA and Asia on RoHS, Materials, Quality and Reliability at Multek, Legislation and Interconnect Technology

2007 - 2010 VP & CTO of Multek

• Leading all investments worldwide (ca. 30-50 Mio USD/a)
• Creation and Execution of Multek´s Roadmap
• Development and Implementation of New Processes (ELIC, Hole Filling, Chip Embedding…)
• Generation and protection of IP and all patents
• Technical customer support worldwide
• Leadership in the area of strategic planning
• Customer qualifications

2011 - Jan 2013 VP Printed Electronics Multek PE Division

• Development of Glucose Sensor Technology for in vitro measurement of blood sugar with leading medical company
• MWT (Metal Wrap Technology) Development of MWT Concept for solar panels utilizing structured Cu back sheets
• Miniaturized RFID tags for HF application including embedding them
• Concept studies for Printed Electronics Applications

2013 - now Foundation of HKC (Helmut Kroener Consulting)

• Clients in PCB Mfg
• Clients in PCB Supplier area (Materials)