Jens Hupkau
About: Hi, I'm in charge of R&D for Hexagon Metrology, Inc., which is headquartered in North Kingstown, RI. My team ans I develop highly precision measurement machines and we research how to make them even more accurate and faster.
Innovation is one of my passions. I'm always on the look out for new ideas and driving innovation is one of the biggest challanges in my job. I'm looking forward to meet creative people to share experiences and to learn, learn, learn...
Title
R&D/Engineering Manager
Organization
Hexagon Metrology, Inc.
What are five keys to innovation?
Openness to new ideas and change, making time for it, a creative environment, challanges, an "idea catcher", TEAMWORK
What are the keys to collaboration across traditional boundaries?
A vision for the whole group, great leadership, much face2face, Communication
What talents or resources do you bring to this community?
International project management experience, our innovation process, mech. & software design knowlege
Dream partnerships: Which people, organizations, or industry sectors would you or your organization most want to partner with?
Measurement and Sensor Industry, MIT, people who can help me to bring my team to the next level of innovation
