Jochen Dose is the Vice President Finance of tyntec, having joined the company in 2011. Jochen is responsible for overseeing all of the financial planning, processes, reporting and strategy at tyntec as it grows into a large global enterprise.
Prior to joining tyntec Jochen held a number of senior finance roles in the retail and finance sectors. He was previously Head of Finance for Primondo GmbH, a sub-group of Arcandor AG and the holding company for the mail-order giant Quelle and Home Shopping Europe. Jochen also acted as Head of Treasury at Home Shopping Europe and Head of Finance at HOT Networks. Prior to this he was a director at IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and held several positions at different branches in Germany and Luxembourg.
Jochen studied Business Administration in Kiel and Regensburg, he holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg.
Serial entrepreneur Thorsten Trapp co-founded tyntec in 2002. His deep knowledge on the technical side of telecommunications combined with his ability to spot emerging trends and develop products and services to meet industry demand mean he is a highly regarded industry expert who is a regular feature in the global trade press.
Based in the company’s technical headquarters in Dortmund – where he studied computer science and biology at the Technical University – Thorsten developed the company's Mobile Messaging platform architecture which powers tyntec’s core business and is chiefly responsible for the company’s technical innovations and intellectual property. In this capacity he authored all nine of tyntec’s patent families and has been named in 33 patent applications in total. Amongst others, he is the inventor of tyntec’s dynamic SS7 platform, its Mobile Number Portability System and disruptive tt.One product.
Thorsten is a hands-on CTO who is active in driving many parts of the business, including the development of new business models to support tyntec’s products and services. He is also experienced in negotiations with investors and global enterprise clients. In addition, he possesses first-hand management experience in successfully overseeing the growth and transformation of his company from a handful of employees to the global 150-person company it is today.
Having played a key role in bringing enterprise-level SMS services to multinationals on a global scale, Thorsten believes that the next challenge the telecommunications industry faces is to master the convergence of telecommunications and emerging IP-based communication systems.
Nicola Wolfram joined tyntec in November 2008. She brings extensive experience in corporate branding, marketing and communications management as well as knowledge in HR management and organizational development.
Prior to joining tyntec, Nicola was a member of the management team of AOL Germany within the AOL Time Warner Group, responsible for corporate communications, Public Policy, HR and organizational development. Previously, she was director for corporate communications of AXA Konzern AG, Warner Bros. and also a senior consultant in various communications consultancies with an international scope.
She graduated in communications science, economics and psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in Germany.
Jose Garcia heads up tyntec’s Sales and Carrier Relations teams and has full responsibility for overseeing the company’s operator relationships, supporting SMS, voice and SCCP services along with leading our Sales teams.
Jose has ten years prior experience at Verizon Business, where he was Regional Manager IDD heading up a team focussed on international voice services in Europe, overseeing a turnover of $220m per annum. Following this he was also at the Gemalto owned company Netsize, where he managed the company’s relationships with operators in central and southern Europe. Jose has an MBA from Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Jens Schröder is the VP of Development at tyntec. In this role he is responsible for heading up the development team which is tasked with driving the innovation of the platform and associated infrastructure. He also heads-up several special project teams for the company.
Joining in 2005, Jens has more than seven years’ experience at tyntec. This gives him a deep knowledge of not only the company’s technology, but across the entire mobile industry. Prior to this, Jens worked at the Technical University in Dortmund, where he carried out research into software engineering.
Giovanni Benini joined tyntec at the beginning of 2011 and is the Director of Product Management. He has a broad remit at the company, with responsibility for the delivery and management of all tyntec product lines.
Giovanni has over 15 years’ experience in the telecoms sector across the board, working for everything from fixed line to mobile and enterprise providers. Prior to tyntec, he held a management position at Siemens working in a range of roles from Product Management to Business Development. Giovanni holds a Masters in Physics from Bayreuth University.
Dominik von Blanckenstein joined tyntec in 2010 and is Vice President Projects. He is responsible for running the project management office, overseeing and managing all complex projects within tyntec. He is also in charge of managing the implementation and deployment of product delivery processes throughout the organization.
Prior to joining tyntec, Dominik was a telecoms consultant at Accenture. Here he undertook a number of complex projects across the company’s telecommunications client-base. This developed Dominik’s extensive management and methodology experience, which he now brings to tyntec. Dominik holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University Munich, with a focus on communications networks.
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