Welcome to the Homepage of Prof. Olaf Diegel...

I am director of the Creative Industries Research Institute at Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand.
EXPERTISE AND AREAS OF INTEREST
Rapid Product Development, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Rapid Protoyping, Manufacturing technologies and Design for Assembly/Manufacturing, Project Management, Problem Solving, Creativity and Innovation management, SolidWorks, Rapid Manufacturing, Software development, and more...

One of my main areas of interest is in the reduction of the product development cycle. I am also interested in all aspects of product development and design, CAD/CAM, Logical/ Smart machines, Smart Homes, mechatronics, Visual Basic, On-line communication technologies, etc.

Other areas of interest include theatrical lighting, music (50s and 60s Rock & Roll) and our two dumb but loveable Cocker Spaniels (Ringo & Star).


LANGUAGES AND USELESS SKILLS
Languages: English (fluent), French (fluent), Japanese (passable)

Other Skills: Music (Guitar, Bass, Sax, and a few other bits and pieces), Making or fixing things (usually things that I probably broke in the first place), D.I.Y., Self-confessed computer geek, and more...


PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth

Marital Status

Children

5 June, 1964

Married to Akiko

None, unless you count the dogs


Comments to olaf.diegel@aut.ac.nz
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand


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