Kai Thomas Witte Institute for Renewable Energy Drususallee/Viale Druso, 1 39100 Bozen/Bolzano  Tel. +39 0471 055 342  Fax +39 0471 055 339  contact

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Name:	Kai Thomas Witte
Date of Birth:	August 23 - 1979
Place of Birth:	Kassel
Nationality:	German

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SCHOOL EDUCATION:

06/2000 

Berufliches Gymnasium Witzenhausen (junior college)
Witzenhausen/Germany
Graduated with A-level

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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

10/2000 – 03/2001 

Technical University of Braunschweig, Mechanical Engineering Braunschweig/Germany

03/2001 – 10/2005 

University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mechanical Engineering Mannheim/Germany
Graduated with Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

10/2005 – 11/2007 

University of Kassel, Renewable Energy and EnergyEfficiency Kassel/Germany
Graduated with Master of Science

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INTERNSHIPS:

09/1997 – 07/1999 

Berufliches Gymnasium Witzenhausen, Work techniques of Mechanical Engineering
Witzenhausen/Germany

07/1999 – 08/1999 

CAD-Cabel AG, Data acquisition with MS Excel
Hohengandern/Germany

03/2002 – 07/2002 

Joseph Vögele AG, 1. work experience term
Mannheim/Germany

09/2004 – 02/2005 

DaimlerChrysler AG, 2. work experience term
Stuttgart Untertürkheim/Germany

03/2006 – 04/2006 

University of South Australia, Internship at the Centre of Sustainable Energy
Adelaide/Australia

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WORK EXPERIENCES:

07/1996 – 07/1996 

EWAB Engineering GmbH, Participation in production
Hann. Münden/Germany

07/1997 – 08/1997 

Weser-Metall-Umformtechnik GmbH, Quality control
Hann. Münden/Germany

07/1998 – 08/1998 

Haendler&Naterman GmbH, Supplying of engines
Hann. Münden/Germany

06/2000 – 09/2000 

Haendler&Naterman GmbH, Packing/consignment
Hann. Münden/Germany

08/2001 – 09/2001 

Vögele AG, Preparation to SAP
Mannheim/Germany

08/2002 – 09/2002 

Vögele AG, Participation in production
Mannheim/Germany

03/2005 – 03/2005 

DaimlerChrysler AG, Supporting function in the developing area of V6-diesel engines
Stuttgart-Untertürkheim/Germany

11/2005 – 03/2006  05/2006 – 07/2006          

University of Kassel, Student assistant at the department of Power Supply Systems
Kassel/Germany

09/2006 – 10/2006 

University of Kassel, Student assistant at the department of Solar and Systems Engineering
Kassel/Germany

Since 12/2006 

European Academy (EURAC), Master's thesis and ongoing work in the field of solar cooling
Bolzano/Italy

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PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES:

Computer literacy:	TRNSYS 16; TSOL Pro 4.3; Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Works 2000, AutoCAD, Ansys, Matlab/Simulink, MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio 2003)
Study thesis:	Methodical engineering on the basis of a parallel gripper
Diploma's thesis:	Influence Analysis of Piston, Piston Rings, Oil Sort and Cylinder Liner to the Oil Consumption Behaviour of a V6- Diesel Engine(DaimlerChrysler AG,StuttgartUntertürkheim/Germany)
Master's thesis:	Monitoring and Theoretical Investigation of a Solar-Combi Plus System with an Absorption Chiller (European Academy EURAC, Bolzano/Italy)
Foreign languages:	English, French

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HOBBIES: 

Mountain biking, running sports, climbing