Managing Director, Partner at co&co UK
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Managing Director, Partner at co&co (UK) Ltd., London
- Past
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- Technology Director at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
- Product Consultant at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
- Senior Mobile Developer at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
- Partner at Join4Music.com
- Human Interface Developer at MINICK (Switzerland) AG, Zurich
- Art Director/Partner at NTS Workspace AG
- Screendesigner at Bytix AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Education
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- Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
- University of Sussex
- University of Arts and Design, Zurich, Switzerland
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Christoph Burgdorfer’s Summary
Goal: staying ahead of the curve
Achievements:
- Shortlisted for UK Young Interactive Entrepreneur award 2009 (won a trip to India with 5 other finalists http://www.creativeconomy.org.uk/UKYCE/Finalists.asp?ID=42)
- Judging panel of innovation award for University of Sussex and University of Goldsmith, London students 2009
- Successfully implemented international mobile internet sites and campaigns for: Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Brother, CNN, MTV, Adidas, Reebok, Playboy, Samsung, Vodafone, O2 and Orange
- Sucessfully implemented messaging applications for radio and TV broadcasters in the UK: Global Radio, Bauer Radio, Livenation, Live8, Channel 4 and MTVUK.
- Managed direct connectivity to MNOs as well as aggregators
- Successfully rolled out Star Wars mobile internet sites in 2005
- Set up first music community site in Switzerland 2002
- Created very first mobile internet sites for international brands in 1999
- Won several creative contests, pitches and awards
Christoph Burgdorfer’s Specialties:
- Fluent in German, English, French
- Technology savvy (worked for more than 2 years as Technology Director of an international telecommunications company)
- Creative (studied arts in Zurich and London)
- Hard Skills: Software Development, Project Management, Internet Technologies
- Soft Skills: Leadership, Negotiation, Public Speaking
- Passionate
- Entrepreneurial
Christoph Burgdorfer’s Experience
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Managing Director, Partner
co&co (UK) Ltd., London
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Technology Director
MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
June 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 3 months)
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Product Consultant
MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SCM; Telecommunications industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
Consultation on mobile solutions for a variety of clients from the media, advertising, marketing and web industry. Outlining product strategies and advising clients on endurable and profitable opportunities within the mobile and/or digital media space.
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Senior Mobile Developer
MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 6 months)
International project management, communication with mobile operators, developing/designing/conceiving mobile applications (WAP or Java). Creating new products, ideas, applications. Shape the future of mobile entertainment.
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Partner
Join4Music.com
(Telecommunications industry)
2002 — 2006 (4 years )
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Human Interface Developer
MINICK (Switzerland) AG, Zurich
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for the development of human interface design templates for web based mobile applications for the brands THQ, Warner Brothers, Orange Switzerland and Lucasfilm.
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Art Director/Partner
NTS Workspace AG
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 11 months)
Partner and responsible for communication at NTS Workspace. Project management, software architecture and development as well as rollout of web based applications. (c-commerce, cms, intranets, groupware, oss consulting)
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Screendesigner
Bytix AG, Zurich, Switzerland
(Internet industry)
August 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Webdesigner/Screendesigner and project management at Bytix AG in Zurich, Switzerland. Responsible for the implementation of design and backend of the applications.
Christoph Burgdorfer’s Education
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Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Master of Arts , Networked Media Environments , 2006 — 2007
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University of Sussex
Master of Arts , Network Media Environments , 2005 — 2007
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University of Arts and Design, Zurich, Switzerland
Eidgenoessisches Diplom (rated between the European Master and Bachelor of Arts) , New Media , 2000 — 2004
This was a four year full time course about media, technology and their implications on society and culture.
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Christoph Burgdorfer’s Interests:
New technologies, programming, designing, sailing, dancing, music (Jazz)
Christoph Burgdorfer’s Groups:
UK Young Creative Entrepreneurs Club, Luftnetz (Wireless Community Switzerland), Mobile Monday London, City Swiss Club London, MiniBar London, GeekDinner London, Chinwag London, 3Cs (Community, Commitment, Capital) London, Mobile Geeks London
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Social TV - next generation media (Web 2.0, mobile, digital video broadcast, DTV, STB, MHEG, IPTV)
Christoph Burgdorfer’s Honors:
Shortlisted for UK Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards 2009 (won a trip to India with 5 other finalists), Arts for a new time, worldwide design competition in Germany 2001. 1st prize, top of Europe.
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