Oliver Völlinger studied Physics at the University of Karlsruhe (today Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).He started his career in the microelectronics industry where he worked approx.. ten years in various technical and operations management positions.After spending two years in a consultancy company he worked ten years as a managing director for various mid-sized group of companies in the measurement, healthcare and vehicle industry.In 2016 he joined Siemens Industry Software GmbH in Germany as a Director Portfolio Development for Lifecycle Application Software.