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Christian Merle, birth name Chuchla

Dipl.-Ing. Communications Engineering

Dipl.-Ing. Industrial Engineering

Email address: cmerle@gmx.de

Phone: +49 (0) 177 4613745

Address: On request

My professional career is shaped by a passion for technology and a professional approach to work with people. This has resulted in comprehensive expertise, which I strategically apply to challenging projects.

Professional experience

01/2026 - 

07/2025 - 12/2025

11/2018 - 10/2023

11/2018 - 10/2023

06/2014 - 10/2018

01/2010 - 05/2014

02/2007 - 12/2009

04/2005 - 01/2007

04/2003 - 03/2005

04/2003 - 03/2005

Meronovo

Freelancer - Quality Manager

Collins Aerospace Nord-Micro GmbH & Co. OHG

Quality engineer

  • Analysis of customer complaints to determine the causes of errors

  • Conducting investigations of non-conforming products

Continental Engineering Service GmbH

Senior Manager Quality

  • Leading a global team of Quality Manager Project (QMP) to ensure project quality and product releases.

  • Promoting and motivating the project team to achieve process compliance and thus reduce costly development loops.

  • Effective application of the discipline of "System Engineering" at the vehicle level in the "Advanced Driver Assistance Systems" (ADAS) business unit

Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH

Quality Manager Project

  • Efficient planning of quality requirements for ADAS projects and realization of quality objectives for the successful launch of an ADAS system product in the new model series of a well-known Japanese automobile manufacturer.

  • Development of a software tool for the efficient application of processes in projects

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG

Process Manager / Auditor

  • Introduction of new processes to optimize the interface between development and production.

  • As part of the introduction of new processes, the interface between development and production was optimized, among other things. This ensured the success rate of project approvals within the product lifecycle.

  • Conducting audits according to VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949.

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG

Project Manager

Technical project management of the electronic control unit for the recuperative braking system “MK 100 ESC Hybrid” with successful series launch and subsequent award of the “ÖkoGlobe” environmental prize 2012.

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG Expatriate / Team Leader Electronics Development

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG Test Manager Electronic Brake Systems

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG Development Engineer

PREMA Semiconductor Mainz

Semiconductor Development Engineer

Education

10/2001 - 01/2005

Giessen / Friedberg University of Applied Sciences

Subject: Industrial Engineering Degree: Dipl. - Wirtschaftsing. (FH)

10/1994 - 03/1999

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Subject: Communications Engineering Degree: Dipl. - Ing. (FH)

08/1992 - 04/1994

Technical High School Mannheim

Subject-specific higher education entrance qualification

08/1987 - 01/1991

Vocational training at Siemens AG Mannheim

Telecommunications electronics engineer

Volunteering

  • Appointment as deputy member of the examination committee of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Rheinhessen for industrial master electricians/metalworkers.

 

  • Volunteer tutoring in advanced physics (Abitur)

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