Jurjen Rolf

Current

• Innovation Management Consultant at CIM
• Founder at Freshfiber - fashion for electronics

Past

• Product Manager ONE/XL Navigation Devices at TomTom
• Executive Manager (ad interim) and Board Member at 3DCapacity BV
• Head of Product Development at Freecom Technologies

• Project Manager New Products at Freecom Technologies B.V.
• Co-founder and Partner at TweenSense
• Competitive Benchmarker Chinese Television Sets at Philips Consumer Electronics BV

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Education

• Delft University of Technology

Recommended

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Blog

Jurjen Rolf’s Summary

I use my creativity to "package" interesting ideas into an understandable product proposition, and my industry knowledge to make sure we make money from them as well.

After 7 years experience in consumer electronics- and service industries, I have initiated a new startup that introduces revolutionary "Fashion for Electronics".
Hope to get all of you and your inspiring ideas on board of this new entrepreneurial journey !

Jurjen Rolf’s Specialties:

design, innovation management, product development, creative problem solving, entrepreneurship, product experience packaging, project management, product management, roadmapping, understanding technology, international manufacturing

Jurjen Rolf’s Experience

• Innovation Management Consultant

  CIM

  (Management Consulting industry)

  March 2009 — Present (9 months)

• Founder

  Freshfiber - fashion for electronics

  (Consumer Electronics industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Freshfiber is a European design brand focusing on bringing art and fashion to electronics devices.

• Product Manager ONE/XL Navigation Devices

  TomTom

  (Public Company; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 2008 — January 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  Product Development & Life Cycle Management for personal car navigation devices.
  Working on products that combine hardware, software and content innovations.

• Executive Manager (ad interim) and Board Member

  3DCapacity BV

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year )

  - 2007 Business plan and Reseller Strategy, procedures and production process.
  - Contracts with Dutch resellers and production partners in Ukraine.
  - Set up a joint venture production office in China with currently 7FTE.

• Head of Product Development

  Freecom Technologies

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year )

  - 2006 product development portfolio and project team management
  - Re-design of the 3 biggest product categories.
  - Partnership negotiations Asian contract manufacturers and component vendors

• Project Manager New Products

  Freecom Technologies B.V.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  September 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 5 months)

  Responsible for bringing 8 new electronics products from idea to international market introduction.

• Co-founder and Partner

  TweenSense

  (Media Production industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

• Competitive Benchmarker Chinese Television Sets

  Philips Consumer Electronics BV

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  May 2002 — September 2002 (5 months)

  Suzhou, China

Jurjen Rolf’s Education

• Delft University of Technology

  MSc. , Industrial Design Engineering , September 1996 — October 2003

Additional Information

Jurjen Rolf’s Websites:

• My Blog

Jurjen Rolf’s Interests:

new technology, new trends, personal development, travel, drama, music, sports

Jurjen Rolf’s Groups:

Licensed Brainstorm & Problem solving facilitator
www.thecreativitycompany.com

•    Innovation and Entrepreneurship
•    Studievereniging i.d Alumni
•    Delft University of Technology - Alumni
•    Innovatie 2.0 - Community of Talents
•    strategic product design
•    MVO 2.0
•    Freedom Of Creation
•    STOOT!
•    Vrienden van STOOT!
•    Feelfinders

Jurjen Rolf’s Honors:

- iF design award 2006 for external hard drive line
- red dot design award 2007 for USBCard (usb flash credit card, patented)
- IF design award 2008 for internet radio

Jurjen Rolf’s Contact Settings

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