At Sennheiser, Volker Schmitt started in 2001 as a project manager in professional audio development at the company’s corporate headquarters in Wedemark, Germany. In 2004, he became Director of the Product Lifecycle Management in the Professional Systems Division, spearheading the creation of Sennheiser’s most successful and innovative wireless product lines. Over a period of eight years, Schmitt’s development team designed and introduced the popular evolution wired and evolution wireless microphones, developed new models for the company’s MKH and MKE condenser microphone series and designed wireless products in the 3000, 5000 and 9000 wireless series.