Prior to ARC, Uwe was head of the Software Marketing and Sales team at Rockwell Automation in Gruiten, Germany. His responsibilities included strategic development of new product based businesses. With his outstanding market knowledge he established new successful business fields within the German Sales operation and opened new channels for product and system sales. He was an active member of the OPC European Steering Committee and helped the OPC foundation to perform their tasks. He is active in the VDMA, ZVEI, and VDI organizations.
Uwe holds a degree from the Ruhr Universität Bochum in Germany. He has published numerous articles in technical publications and presented papers at a number of conferences. He has an excellent understanding about the newest technologies and developments in the manufacturing industry.