Executive Summary

Business consulting and interims management with over 29 years of expertise in product development, project management and operations – from new product stream to plant set-up to operational footprint optimization – in international high-tech companies. Driven by a passion for innovative, high-quality products and the shared journey along the way.

Experience

22 years as an executive in rapidly growing units (as Managing Director/Site Manager/Director)
10 years in the establishment of new factories/sites with Capex of EUR 300m
Responsibility for up to 180 employees and R&D budgets up to EUR 50m
Internationalization based on several years of deployment in Asia and the USA
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Assessor for Project Management

Markets and Assignments

Automotive, Engineering, Consumer, Chemicals, Materials

Expertise

• Technical and operational management as well as the digitalization of products
• Portfolio and Program Management as well as establishment of PMOs
• Software Development (embedded, apps) in global R&D organizations
• Automotive software development regarding ASPICE and functional safety ISO26262
• Transformation with lean development and agile project management (SAFe)
• Lean Six Sigma and Lean Development (automotive QA, ISO 14001)
• Industrialization and Lean Manufacturing
• Site management, plant build-up and line start-up
• Investment accounting, planning, authorization, setup and commissioning of plants

Methods 

• Project Management IPMA Level A
• Product Development ISO9001, QS9000, VDA
• Functional Safety ISO26262, ASPICE
• Lean Six Sigma, Lean Development
• Agiles Projektmanagement  SCRUM, SAFE 5.1

Education

• Dr.-Ing. EE / Systems Engineering
• Dipl.-Ing. Precision  & Medical Engineering
• Assessor for IPMA PM certifications
• Certified Projects Director IPMA Level A