Ralph Riquier

Command, Control, and Communication

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C.V.

• Born 1969 in Bonn
• Apprenticeship and journeywork at Dental Lab Wolff and
  subsequently Dental Lab Heinzel/Schmidtke in Bonn
• 1996 completed master craftsmen school, best of the class
  at the Chamber of Craftsmanship in Cologne
• 1996 Dental lab Heinzel/Schmidtke
• 1997 placed 4th for the Klaus Kanter Prize
• 1997 – 1998 Course instructor at Training Center BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei
  (gold leaf manufacturer)
• Developed a concept for a special training course for the master craftsmen exam
• Courses in 14 master craftsmen schools, domestic as well as abroad,
  with a focus on combinations techniques and milling techniques.
• 1998 – 2002 Head of Dental Technology Department at Girrbach-Dental
  as well as project management with Digident System
• January 2002 – May 2008 Director of Marketing and Sales at Hint-ELs GmbH
• June 2008 to present – Freelance

Since 1997, numerous international articles in the areas of milling technology/combination technology, occlusion and CAD/CAM design have been published.

Career Highlights

• Best of the 1996 graduating class at the Chamber of Craftsmen in Cologne
• 4th place for the Klaus Kanter Prize 1997
• 2005 publication of “Techniques of Milled Construction Elements”, Quintessenz Publishers
• 2008 Speaker at 7th German ITI Congress
• Guest lecturer in the “Curriculum CAD/CAM”, University of Munich

Memberships

• ZAD Düsseldorf (Dental Technician Task Force Düsseldorf)
• Member, group of experts “CAD4practice” at University of Munich,
  teamwork media verlag (dental publishers)
• Expert advisory committee for QZ – Quintessenz Zahntechnik (professional journal)