Boris Iwanschitz
Project Management - Business Development - Innovation Management
Experience
Subproject Lead
- Set up a production line for medical products
Co-Project Lead PMO Control Loop
- Monitor and control projects related to sales initiatives
Project Lead
- Establish business development and build markets
Project Lead
- Product launch of special alloys / FeNi 36 and related alloys
Project Lead
- Modeling of a reversible SOEC (Ebsilon Professional)
Subproject Lead
- Designing a facility for packaging medical components
Project Lead
- Developing materials for military purposes
Core Team
Corporate reorganization (major project)
Focus: team leadership, business development, and OPEX
Project Lead
- Developing a product portfolio analysis tool (SAP, Power BI)
Core Team
Optimizing the sawmill operations (corporate-wide project)
Focus: project management for the site
Core Team
Set up a PMO (major project)
Focus: group leadership
Operations Management
- Introduced and developed an innovation management process
Project Lead
- Developed a process for manufacturing multilayer steels (brand: ZEBRA)
Project Lead
- Hot cutting of tool steels using carbide band saws
Project Lead
- Additive manufacturing of cutting tools
Core Team
Set-up of a production planning system (large-scale project)
Focus: master data management
Project Lead
- Development of a corrosion-resistant steel for plastic injection molding tools, 2316 NITRO-B
Core Team
Bulk forming and qualification of a ferritic steel interconnector
Focus: manufacturing & testing
Core Team
Qualification of a second-source supplier for metallic interconnectors made of CFY
Focus: testing
Core Team
Simulation of ceramic fuel cell systems (SOFC)
Focus: empirical data collection & model validation
Project Management
- Development of a spray pyrolysis system for ceramic solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
Project Management
- Investigation of aging mechanisms in Ni-Cermet anodes in ceramic high-temperature fuel cells (PhD)
Project Management
- Development of a thermoplastic screen-printing process (Patent: EP1990856 B1)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing (16 years), Metals and Mining (13.5 years), Energy (9 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), Professional Services (3 years), and Aerospace and Defense (2.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Research and Development (18.5 years), Project Management (14.5 years), Product Development (14 years), Production (13 years), Strategy (7.5 years), and Operations (5 years).
Summary
I bring years of hands-on experience in developing and optimizing production lines, building businesses, and leading innovative projects in medical, material science, and manufacturing sectors. I have driven initiatives in business development and operational excellence while managing intricate projects, from product portfolio analysis to innovative production and material development.
I excel in guiding cross-disciplinary teams to deliver value through streamlined processes, effective planning, and robust execution. My background combines practical engineering with strategic leadership, enabling me to create solutions that meet evolving market demands and drive sustainable growth.
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Sap
- Aps (Omp)
- Jmatpro
- Forge (Transvalor)
- Mind Manager
- Imagej
- Free Cad
- Ebsilon Professional
Languages
Education
RWTH Aachen / Hexis AG
Doctor of Engineering · Industry PhD, Degradation of Ni-Cermet anodes in ceramic high-temperature fuel cells · Aachen, Germany
Van Hall Institute Leeuwarden
Erasmus Student · Leeuwarden, Netherlands
University of California Davis
Practical semester · Development of ceramic high-temperature anodes · Davis, United States
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