Jurjen Rolf

Entrepreneur & Innovation Consultant

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

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
Education
  • Delft University of Technology
Connections
216 connections
Industry
Management Consulting
Websites

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 2009Present (9 months)

  • Founder

    Freshfiber - fashion for electronics

    (Consumer Electronics industry)

    February 2009Present (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 2008January 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 2007December 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 2006December 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 2003January 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)

    20002003 (3 years )

  • Competitive Benchmarker Chinese Television Sets

    Philips Consumer Electronics BV

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

    May 2002September 2002 (5 months)

    Suzhou, China


Jurjen Rolf’s Education

  • Delft University of Technology

    MSc. , Industrial Design Engineering , September 1996October 2003


Additional Information

Jurjen Rolf’s Websites:

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


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  • career opportunities
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
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