Manuel (Manny) Ramirez
Education
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 1992-01-01 - 1994-01-01
University of Minnesota
BA, International Relations & Japanese 1985-01-01 - 1989-01-01
University of Minnesota
Bachelor's degree, International Political Economy 1985-06-01 - 1989-06-01Work Experience
Munich TES
Current
Munich TES
Independent Consultant
Current
Independent Consultant
NC-Vision
2023-02-01 - 2025-01-01
NC-Vision
Codebeamer, a PTC Technology
2020-07-01 - 2021-12-01
Codebeamer, a PTC Technology
Polarion (Siemens PLM Software)
2012-01-01 - 2019-01-01
Polarion (Siemens PLM Software)
Independent Consultant
2008-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Independent Consultant
Salesforce
2007-01-01 - 2008-09-01
Salesforce
Symantec
2003-03-01 - 2007-01-01
Symantec
Versata, Inc. (Formerly Verve, Inc.)
1999-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Versata, Inc. (Formerly Verve, Inc.)
Skills
Summary
I’m a firm believer in the power of transformative technologies and the idea that innovation is the driving force behind progress in business, in technology, and life. Throughout my career, I’ve dedicated myself to helping companies develop and execute successful go-to-market strategies while building high-performance teams that deliver exceptional results. Since 2008, I’ve been deeply involved in realizing the potential of a unified approach to ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). The promise of this integration lies in real-time traceability, seamless communication, and coordination across all product development teams—an essential foundation for building modern, high-performing engineering organizations. Tools like Siemens’ Polarion ALM and PTC’s CodeBeamer ALM have made meaningful contributions to this journey, but have yet to deliver on the vision fully. Today, with the emergence of AI Agents and Agentic systems, we see a real opportunity to bridge the gap and bring the unified ALM promise to life. At Munich TES, my team and I are committed to unlocking this potential and delivering transformative value to companies that design and manufacture complex mechatronic systems. Our mission is to enable smarter, faster, and more connected product development, powered by the next generation of AI Systems.
