Christoph Burgdorfer

Current

Technology Director at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London

Past

Product Consultant at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London
Partner at Join4Music.com
Senior Mobile Developer at MINICK (UK) Ltd., London

Human Interface Developer at MINICK (Switzerland) AG, Zurich
Art Director/Partner at NTS Workspace AG
Screendesigner at Bytix AG

see less...

3 more...

Education

Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
University of Sussex
University of Arts and Design, Zurich, Switzerland

see less...

Recommended

3 people have recommended Christoph

Connections

263 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Summary

More than 15 years IT experience, more than 14 years Internet experience, more than 12 years professional design experience, more than 6 years entrepreneur experience, more than 4 years mobile technology experience, more than 4 years international project management experience.

Won several contests and pitches.

Fluent in German (mother tongue), French and English

Worked on projects with key brands such as: Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, Warner Brothers, Warner Music, MTV, CNN, Channel 4, Global Radio, Bauer Radio, Vodafone, O2, Orange, Adidas, Reebok, Smirnoff, Playboy Entertainment, Star Wars and Samsung.

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Specialties:

International project management, mobile technologies (GSM,WAP,oma-drm,i-mode,doja,wtai), Internet technologies (XML,XHTML,XSLT,PHP,ASP,TCP/IP), database technology (MySQL,Firebird,MSSQL,Sybase), security (cryptology), design, communication, account management, brand management and corporate design.

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Experience

Technology Director

MINICK (UK) Ltd., London

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SCM; Telecommunications industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
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.
Partner

Join4Music.com

(Telecommunications industry)

2002 — 2006 (4 years)
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.
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.
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)
Screendesigner

Bytix AG

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; 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

Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

Master of Arts , Networked Media Environments , 2006 — 2007
University of Sussex

Master of Arts , Network Media Environments , 2005 — 2007
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.

Additional Information

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Websites:

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Interests:

New technologies, programming, designing, sailing, dancing, music (Jazz)

Christoph Burgdorfer’s Groups:

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