Aleš Krutina
Operating Partner
FUND ROLE
Industrial origination, commercial and technical due diligence
POST ACQUISITION ROLE
Market research, project and product management, R&D, BoD member responsible for business development & operations
INDUSTRY FOCUS
Power engineering, development and production of electronic systems
EXPERIENCE
After a seven-year academic career, Aleš Krutina together with his colleagues at Jablotron founded the design-house Logic Elements. Jablotron Holding is one of the largest manufacturers of electronic systems in the Czech Republic. After firmly anchoring this in the Holding, he took on the role of Technical Director. He managed all development teams and was responsible for improving development processes and converting rapid-prototyping methods into standard development. He also covered project management, plastic mechanics, technological preparation of production, testing in the development process as well as in the manufacturing process and also product management.
Aleš Krutina has also been involved in professional circles dealing with multidisciplinary problems of power engineering for more than ten years, especially in the field of distribution network management, operational diagnostics of steam turbines for nuclear power plants nad power quallity.
EDUCATION
Aleš Krutina studied Applied Electronics at the University of West Bohemia (UWB) in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The integration of electronics into other areas, especially "smart technology" and energetics, led to the theme of his PhD at UWB - communication within smart networks (Smart Grids).