Christoph has studied Electrical Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at the University of Massachusetts, MA and holds a PhD. oday, he is the director of a corporate-wide project establishing the next-generation software development ecosystem at BOSCH. Christoph is leading a global interdisciplinary expert organization aiming for hassle-free software development. Rather than spending significant effort to set up the development environment or ensure process compliance, software engineers at BOSCH can focus on programming and generating customer value in various domains ranging from automotive and manufacturing to house-hold appliances. Christoph acts as a business enabler. He has a proven track record of creating products and services from innovative technologies.