«You can't tie a knot with just one hand.»

Education and Training

• CAS in SME Management (University St.Gallen)

• CAS in Coaching (PH Zug)

• Dipl. Coach SCA

• Diplomas in Quality Engineering and various other areas

• Organizer with Federal Diploma

• Mechanics with Federal Diploma

 

Work Experience

Since 1987, Christian Imfeld has worked in quality management, since 1990 in medical devices industry, since 1996 as a lead auditor and since 2001 as an independent consultant.

His experience comes from work as a consultant, staff position, head of department, project manager, quality technician and product manager. He has worked for companies in the areas of quality system certification, medical devices industry, measuring technology and health care.

In various companies he has established or enlarged the quality system - some of them were start-ups. He has acquired experience from several hundred audits in more than a hundred companies in nearly all industrial areas.

 

Specific Expertise and Experiences

• Leadership topics (e.g. strategy work, due diligence)

• Executive coaching and coaching of individuals

• Auditing

• Quality management - examples of areas:

  • Implants and surgical instruments

  • Monitoring of vital parameter

  • Dental technology

  • Infusion and injection systems

  • X-ray systems

  • Orthopaedic technology

  • Sterile single use products

  • Healthcare, e.g. radiology, nursing homes

• Production processes of mechanics, plastic processing and electronics

• Clean room production

• Placing medical devices on the European market

• Laboratory automation

• Calibration laboratories according to EN 17025

• Management systems in industrial laundries according to EN 14065

 

Auditor Qualification

• Lead auditor ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and EN 14065 for Swiss Safety Center AG since 2004

• Lead auditor of medical devices for SGS United Kingdom Ltd. from 1997 to 2004

• Lead auditor for SGS SA Switzerland from 1996 to 2004