Tillmann, Martin
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Tillmann studied mechanical engineering from 1985 to 1990 with the focus on energy and processing technology at Essen University. Upon several professional career stations, for instance, as scientific assistant for power station research, technical operations manager of a malt factory and manager of the subsidiary of a technical documentation service provider, he founded Engineering & Dokumentation Tillmann in 2002, which became part of ED-Technik GmbH in 2019. This engineering service provider supports manufacturers and operating companies in the areas of CE Marking of products and preparation of technical documentation. Martin Tillmann is a trained technical author, certified CE coordinator and expert for CE conformity assessment and technical documentation certified to EN ISO/IEC 17024.
Fritz, Michael
Michael Fritz holds a doctorate in media sciences and a master's degree in business administration with a focus on marketing. He has been employed with various associations, for instance as the manager of the Institut für lebenslanges Lernen (institute for lifelong learning). Since 1996 he is the managing director of the Gesellschaft für Technische Kommunikation - tekom Deutschland e.V. and since 2013 also the managing director of Europe's largest association of technical communicators - tekom Europe. Additionally, he is the managing director of tcworld GmbH, a service provider for tekom/tekom Europe.
Schneider, Stephan
Stephan Schneider, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), studied electrical energy technologies from 1984 to 1989 at Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (FH). Since 1995 he is working for SEW-EURODRIVE and is the manager of the technical editing department since 2002. His responsibilities include the strategic and conceptional development of technical communication. Before, he was employed as a development engineer in a medium-sized mechanical engineering company.
Rieder, Martin
Martin Rieder is the managing director of the engineering service provider CAVEO Safety Mangagement & Documentation, an industrial engineer, technical communicator and expert for technical safety and documentation. He is offering consultancy for product safety, conformity and liability as well as for technical documentation to customers worldwide. He is a member of the board of tekom Europe and tekom Austria; he also plays a mayor role in national and international standardization. As an expert of tekom´s Advisory Board for Legislation and Standards he is dealing with topics such as product conformity and the revision of the Machinery Directive. He is pleased to share his knowledge as a lecturer of the master course for Technical Documentation (FH Joanneum), as a trainer, speaker and author of technical books.
Klumpp, Claudia
Dr. jur. Claudia Klumpp is a legal professional and holds a degree in business administration (VWA). After years of work as a lawyer and legal consultant, she is working for tekom since 2013 and – together with tekom´s Advisory Board for Legislation and Standards – is responsible for the involvement in standardization of tekom Deutschland and tekom Europe. Since 2016 Claudia Klumpp as convenor chairs the international working group (IEC TC 3/ISO TC 10 JWG 16), who has revised IEC/ IEEE 82079-1. Additionally, she chairs the national mirror committee for IEC/IEEE 82079-1 as the convenor. Since 2016 she works as a lecturer for “Rechtliche Grundlagen und Normen” (legal basics and standardization) in the extra-occupational degree course “Technical Documentation” at Karlsruhe University.
Schmeling, Roland
Roland Schmeling, Dipl.-Phys., is the managing director of the consultancy SCHMELING + CONSULTANTS in Heidelberg. Since 1999 he is providing consultancy services in the field of technical communication and documentation with a focus on standardization, information concepts, conformity and change. He studied physics and analytical philosophy. Since 2004 he teaches quality assurance at Furtwangen University. As an auditor of TÜV SÜD he inspects and audits documentations and editorial processes to the DocCert standard. For tekom Roland Schmeling participates in diverse working groups, committees and preparation of publications. As a voluntary member of the Advisory Board for Legislation and Standards he participates in the work on IEC/IEEE 82079-1 both on the national and international level.
