Business biography and interview with Markus Vinke
Managing director of TIS GmbH in Bocholt
2000 Graduate in electrical engineering with emphasis on information technology at the Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen, Dept. Bocholt
Until 2002 Software developer at the Gesellschaft für Internetanwendungen mbH, Bocholt
From 2002 Software developer at the TIS GmbH
From 2012 Head of the Software Development department
Since 2016 Managing Director of TIS GmbH
Markus Vinke
Managing Director
of TIS GmbH in Bocholt
Interview with Markus Vinke
I have always been very technical, my father introduced me to technical topics early on and soldered small plates with me. During high school I took computer science lessons and knew very early that I would later want to pursue a profession in this area.
Immediately after my studies, I started working for the Gesellschaft für Internetanwendungen mbH, where Josef Bielefeld was co-owner. Here, I also worked as a consultant for TIS, so I could get to know my future employer well. In 2002, I started as a software developer at TIS GmbH - and developed PSV3 for the Windows CE operating system, which was brand new at that time.
A real milestone in 2006 was a large project in Austria. We were asked to equip 1000 mobile computers with PSV3. How does one ensure the performance of so many devices? The solution to this question was a real challenge for us. The answer: PSV3 became scalable – back then with this feature we were the first ones on the market.
From my perspective, two developments have been particularly relevant to the logistics industry. On the one hand quite specifically the falling costs in the area of mobile radio. In the past each byte counted. Today we can send photos and scanned documents. This has made completely new, digital processes possible.
On the other hand, customers' "just-in-time" requirements require intelligent solutions along the entire logistics chain - which we have been able to depict very well for a long time. With TISLOG, users know where, at what time, certain trucks are at a given moment, and how their condition and the condition of their cargo is. This is why I find it difficult to talk about innovations here - because we have been thinking in this direction for many years and are implementing solutions with our customers. This also applies to keywords such as Industry 4.0. Finally, our mobile solutions enable networked communication and work between different systems and companies.
What distinguishes our company is the special "TIS-Spirit". We tackle every challenge together, have a very open information policy inside and out and rely on trust, not control. Our employees are happy to work for us and with us - and of course I want to live on this policy. We want to bind our employees to the company, which is the real capital of the company - because that ultimately benefits the company.
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