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Christian Ritzer
Automotive & machines: program mgmt. & development
The overall result has to be optimized - together we will find the best solution
Contact data
Ricoman - Interimsmanagement und Beratung - in Entwicklung und Projekten (Ingenieurbüro), München
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- +49 151 17343132
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Short profile
- Research and Development in Aerospace- and Automotive-Industry
- Project- and Program-Management
- Launchmanagement, including relocation and commissioning, international
- Innovationmanagement and development of new products
- Setup of R&D organizations
- R&D and General Management
- International Cooperation, Experience in working abroad
- Project Management
- Restructuring / Reorganization, close to insolvency
- Building a Company / Business
- Management
- Research & Development
- Management / General Management / Board
- Engineering
- Operations
- 1st Level / Executive Board / Management
- 2nd Level / Division Management / Department Management
- Program Manager
- Projekt Manager (Leitung)
- Consultant, Advisor
- Plant Engineering
- Automotive, OEM
- Automotive, Supplier
- Aerospace
- Mechanical Engineering
- Owner-managed / Family Business
- Corporation / Group
- Medium-sized Enterprise
- Start-up
- Austria
- Germany
- Norway
- Poland
- Slovakia
- German (Mother tongue)
- TU München: Dipl.-Ing Maschinenbau
- University of Massachusetts: Aufbaustudium Computer Aided Engineering & Organizational Behaviour
- AGILE: Professional Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Master
- Strategie erarbeiten
- Aktionen festlegen, einleiten und verfolgen
- Organisationen und Strukturen optimieren
- Aufgaben (und Werke) verlagern
- Entwicklungsabteilungen aufbauen
- Motivation verbessern und Kooperation forcieren, auch in wirtschaftlich schwierigen Zeiten
- neue Technologien einführen
- anspruchsvolle Bauteile entwickeln
IM projects (self employed)
Mittelständische Ingenieurgesellschaft
Engineering Company with good expertise in material science and FEM calculation and simulation
- City / place
- München
Kunde verlangt Zertifizierung nach ISO 9001:2015 in naher Zukung´ft
no responsibility for turnover or human resources
- analysis and description of processes
- creation of documents
- relaunch of company presentation
- relevant processes defined and documented
- overview over the business model
Automobilhersteller und mittelständischer Anlagenbauer
innovative automotive OEM in cooperation with midsize supplier
- City / place
- München
Verzug bei einem sehr anspruchsvollen Serienanlauf mit neuer Technologie,
Kommunikation und Koordination zwischen OEM und Lieferant war zu verbessern
Executive Consultant, coordinator and launch manager
no direct responsibilty for turnover or staff
- coordination on site, improvement of communication, pushing improvements
- project and action plans; detailed planning and visualization of measures for ramp up
- organization and moderation of meetings to enable sufficient production during launch
- organization and moderation of regular meetings on different levels
- clear definition of actions and their influence on output
- sufficient production, no stop
mittelständischer Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer
one of the largest manufacturers of packaging machines
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 90 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 550
- City / place
- Duetschland
Zur besseren Betreuung der Kunden in verschiedenen Regionen der Welt wurden lokale Werkzeumacher gesucht. Die unternehmenseigene Organisation benötigte dazu Unterstützung mt Erfahrung.
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- creation, alignment, and presentation of business- and cooperation-models
- search, selection, and certification of external tool partners
- support for completion of critical projects, trouble shooting
- business model for cooperation and exchange of know-how created and presented
- possible partners found and pre-selected, business model explained to preselected partners and feedback used for improvement
- internal experts supported to solve some challenges
- Negotiations with potential partners could have been conducted only by videoconference, due to travel-limitations (Covid pandemic).
- restricted capacity for this project in top management
mittelständischer Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer
Development and production of chillers for extremely safety-critical powerstations
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 20 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 100
- City / place
- Süddeutschland
Der Kunde wuchs von einem "Handwerksbetrieb" zu einem Mittelständler. Wegen sehr anspruchsvoller Kunden (Konzerne) und sicherheitskritischer Projekte musste die Organisation wachsen und optimiert werden. Dazu benötigte das Unternehmen Unterstützung: Erfahrung und Lösungsvorschläge.
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- analysis of company status and organization, proposals for improvement
- creation and harmonization of scenarios for future vision, mission, and strategy
- improvement of digital processes in product development and project management
- clear scenarios for strategy as a basis for the discussion between management and shareholders
- improvement of the capacity planning (project to workfloor)
- further digitalization of processes in product development
- different understanding of the market between stakeholders
- strategy not satisfying for customers
mittelständischer Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer
Development and production of machines to deburr and wash machine and vehicle components
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 36 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 215
- City / place
- Bayern
Inhaber-geführtes Unternehmen am Rande der Insolvenz
Organisation im Umbruch: Einführung der C-Level-Funktionen
bisheriger Leiter des Projektmanagements verlässt das Unternehmen
Viele Projekte aus verschiedenen Gründen verspätet und/oder technisch nicht ausreichend gelöst
all projects, about 15 employees in project mangement
- head of project management
- optimization of processes in order handling
- completion of critical projects from the past
- reorganization of project management
- introduction of standards (documentation, procedures, meetings, etc.)
- support of project managers
- support to solve technical issues
- new projects are strictly evaluated, planned, and completed
- risks and cost from overdue projects are clearly stated and reduced
- improvement actions are planned and completed
- employees are insecure about the future, some are leaving the company
- reduced work-time due to economic situation reduces the capacity
- customers are unsatisfied, have to be especially cared for
mittelständischer Automobilzulieferer
Automotive supplier with chinese owner produces battery box for an innovative car
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 150 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 850
- City / place
- Bayern
Projekt stark im Verzug
Projektmangement mit interner Kapazität nicht ausreichend
bisheriger Projektleiter fällt aus
viele technische Herausforderungen durch neue Technologien und Lieferumfänge
project team with about 67 persons
turnover for this project is about 150 Mio. EUR
- optimization and restructuring of program management
- leding and supporting the team in very difficult phases of the program: process planning, industrial engineering, launch of erial production
- special tasks in program, change, and launchmanagement
- clear allocation of tasks and follow up
- transparent and harmonized program planning
- clear planning of budget and expenses
Internationaler Konzern, Autozulieferer für Nutzfahrzeuge
international supplier of brake systems for commercial vehicles
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 3300 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 16000
- City / place
- Deutschland
Das Projektmanagement sollte mit Hilfe einer externen Beratung verbessert werden
none
- analysis of critical issues
- elaboration of improvement measures in project management and purchasing
- enhancement of the cooperation between several locations in Germany and Poland
- implementation and change management
- analysis
- elaboration and presentation of proposals for improvement
- better transparence
- clear allocation of tasks and responsibility
- improved harmonization between related projects
mittelständischer Automobilzulieferer
international supplier for locking systems
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 1400 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 7800
- City / place
- Deutschland
In Zusammenarbeit mit einem OEM wurde über mehrere Jahre ein Sensor mit einer neuen, innovativen Technologie entwickelt. Das Projektteam hatte aber keine Erfahrung mit Industrialisierung und Serienproduktion. Dazu wurde externe Unterstützung beauftragt.
abaout 15 persons in project team
- leading the project in cooperation with employed project manager, improved reporting
- development, industrial engineering, and launch of this mechatronic system although order was very late
- analysis and mitigation of critical issues, definition and tracking of actions
- support and coaching of the team to cope with many changes and technical drawbacks
- customer and managemet are still supporting the project
- frequently occuring challenges caused by this new technology were accepted and got solved
- very productive cooperation with customer, suppliers, project team, and management
mittelständischer Hersteller von Applikationssystemen wurde von Konzern gekauft
prducer of application systems
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 170 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 800
- City / place
- Bayern
Nach deer Übernahme des mittelständichen Betriebs forderte der Mutterkonzern verschiedene Projektmanagement-Werkzueg und geeignete Berichte. Diese sollten eingeführt werden, ohne die Organisation zu belasten.
about 8 people in project management
- introduction of capable methods for management and reporting
- change management: make people understand how to work for a large company
- coordination of a large development project for a new product group
- analysis of existing tools, reports, etc.
- use as far as it made sense
- introduction of additional means in cooperation with contact person oin mother company
- methods and tools were accepted by employees and appreciated by managers
- the cooperaqtion project started with structure, as planned
- the new head of development liked to use this elements as a basis
LKW-Hersteller
commercial vehicle manufacturer
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 5000 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 15000
- City / place
- Deutschland
Das Unternehmen musste eine Vakanz überbrücken.
technical management of about 66 employees
- ensure succes of the development of components in the areas of undercarriage, steering, brake, drive shafts, and Advanced Driver Assitance Systems (ADAS)
- actions to improve efficiency
- elaborate model for the cooperation with other parts of the company group
- analysis, proposals to improve organization
- efficient, agile cooperation with internal team
- profit for customer through use of view from outside
- positive feedback of conatct persons
verschiedene
- City / place
- Deutschland, Österreich, Slowakei, Polen
Work history (permanent employment)
SATec, Automobil-Entwicklungsdienstleister
- City / place
- München
general management, sales, marketing, customer relationship,
optimization of process for the development in house and for customers,
enhancement of organization and reporting,
development and implementation of new strategy: markets and services
supporting customers in their cooperation with OEM
Employees: ca. 20
Sales volume: ca. 2 Mio €
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
- City / place
- Stockdorf
automotive supplier (tier1), roof systems
about 40 million €/year planned turnover for this Project,
responsible for development and launch of panoramic sunroof module for Mercedes E-class with solar Generator,
3 innovations successfully implemented
Sales volume: 800 Mio €
Transhield Deutschland GmbH, Automobil-Zuliefererindustrie
- City / place
- München und Oslo (Norwegen)
development and introduction of a new process for surface protection,
start of a new company as a part of an international Group,
search and selection of suppliers and sales-partners,
Close cooperation with customers and suppliers
Sales volume: < 10 Mio €
MBB, Eurocopter, heute Airbus Helicopters
- City / place
- München und Donauwörth
development and design of components and systems for helicopters,
CAD/CAM, lightweight design, (carbon) fiber reinforced plastics, , system integration, selection and qualification of suppliers, certification of aircraft, cost reduction, KAIZEN, customer relations, international cooperation
Sales volume: ca. 500 Mio €
Education
Viele verschiedene fachliche und persönliche Weiterbildungen
Scrum.org
University of Massachusetts
Technische Universität München