Profess. training:         Dipl.-Ing. (U) / Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) / Executive MBA (Henley)
Further education:      Project Manager PMP (PMI®), Restructuring-Manager (MI G-S-O Nürnberg),
Interim Executive EBS(zert.), LEAN-Production(Porsche Consulting, Festool-Engin.), Qualified Board Member / Council Member (cert.), ESUG Consultant (certif., restructuring under insolvency law), Quality Manager (QMB-TÜV / QMA-TÜV), Systemic Business Coach (cert. ICA), , Systems Architect Industry 4.0 (certif.)
 
Areas of competence  -  compact
General Management / Restructuring / Turnaround
Ø  CEO, CRO, COO in growth, crisis, post merger integration
Ø  Restructuring / Turnaround of industrial enterprises, industry groups / organizational change
Ø  Interim Management in managing succession, management change /crisis / M&A processes
Ø  Managing company development, strategy, vision, innovation management
Ø  Member of supervisory board, advisory committee
Plant Manager / Production / Operational Excellence / Lean Practice / Project Management
Ø  Plant manager, leading production and engineering, sourcing, quality management
Ø  Project manager for projects in operational excellence, optimizing processes, lean production
Ø  Managing projects in engineering, product innovation, value & supply chain
Ø  Projects for optimizing international production structure, increasing productivity (analysis, implementing measures, controlling, KPIs (cockpit), shop floor management, KVP, etc.)
Ø  Analysis, restructuring and redesigning value chain (value stream technique)
Ø  Materials sourcing and purchasing process cost reduction projects
Ø  Expertise in metal / plastics processing, electronic manufacturing services, toolmaking (details page 2), production planning (small customized series to mass prod.), materials management
Ø  ERP projects, setting up and maintain quality management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 16949)
Main industrial focus
Ø  Companies in industrial sectors metal / electrical / automotive / plastics processing
Ø  Management of shareholdings / cooperating with private equity and consulting companies

Areas of competence – projects outline and typical assignments
 
General Management / Restructuring / Turnaround
§  Reactivating passive company cultures by innovations of products and processes, breaking encrusted structures and processes aiming at increased efficiency and process integration
§  Managing integration process of ‘Mittelstand’ company after takeover (post-merge r)
§  Interim Managing Director and head of production of automotive supplier (plastics processing) in restructuring project and Corona-crisis after insolvency (under self-administration)
§  Restructuring shareholding in automotive supply industry, restoring profitable growth after crisis and achieving leading position in special segments in Europe, starting subsidiary in US market
§  Successfully turnaround shareholding in metal / electrical industries (segment leader Europe), starting efficiency program in production, closing down China plant, getting profitable by streamlining structure
§  Interim Manager, consultant of international company (electric building equipment) in successfully managing change towards divisional organization, restructuring / focusing engineering and production
§  Starting turnaround in a shareholding in plastics processing industry by focusing on profitable target industries, product cleansing and efficiency projects in sales, molding processes, toolmaking
§  Interim Managing Director of EMS business, stabilizing crisis back to positive results after unsuccessful reduction of headcount by overstrained management
§  Consulting automotive supplier in pre-insolvency situation, working out restructuring expert opinion, first bank meetings until decision to search for another investor
 
Plant Manager / Production / Operational Excellence / Lean Practice / Project Management
§  Interim plant manager of automotive supplier in electronics reshaping organization and processes
§  Increasing productivity and reduce material stocks by 30% of automotive supplier (Czech Rep. / China) by optimizing production structures, logistics, order planning and implementing lean production
§  Leading project restoring technical product leadership closing innovative gap
§  Very successful lean projects in different industries reducing throughput times up to 80%, quality cost by > 20%, reducing stocks, implementing shop floor management / continuous improvement processes
§  Restoring delivery reliability and increasing productivity in production plant in Eastern-Europe by improving planning, implementing lean processes, developing suppliers as a basis for new growth
§  Successful turnaround of a shareholding in electrical industry (market leader EU) by reducing production sites and operating costs and increasing productivity / capacity in headquarter
§  Establishing professional project management in an international group & worldwide joint venture sites
§  Drastic reduction of throughput time and stock level by comprehensively, consistently applying principles of lean production in production plants with a high level of vertical integration (metal, plastics, electronics, surface refinement, assembly processes)
§  Technical competence in production
à Metal: turning, milling, precision grinding, sheet metal punching and bending, laser cutting (flat and round), machining centers, stamping, deep drawing, impact extrusion, equipment engineering
à Plastics / rubber / packaging processing: molding machines from 10-1000 to, handling systems, surface refinement, extrusion, deep drawing, toolmaking, assembly and test technologies
à Electric: coiling technique, EMS (developing and manufacturing of electronic assemblies), automatic pick and place processes (Siemens/Fuji), final assembly, test technology (subassemblies, function test)
§  Product portfolio
Mechanical engineering for gears, motors, machine parts, sub-systems of machines, multiple equipment devices, industry printers, electromagnetic components (automotive, industry demand), plastic components: housing, technical parts, automotive components (interieur etc.), consumer products