FMEA Moderator and Expert

Create structured item definitions as a basis for conducting FMEA

Rebuild/optimize existing FMEAs according to the VDA/AIAG manual in PeakAvenue/Plato, focusing on the quality of function and failure mode definitions

Add functions and failure modes

Revise the risk analysis, add and rate prevention and detection measures

Develop a framework for improved action tracking

Train the team

Improve FMEA with a focus on early failure mode avoidance

Successfully conduct customer reviews

Serve as functional safety manager for a critical development project (ASIL D)

Act as subproject manager for the functional safety and cybersecurity scopes

Integrate functional safety and cybersecurity into existing development processes (system, mechanical, hydraulic, electronics)

Build efficient planning and reporting structures for functional safety and cybersecurity

Anchor the area in the process landscape and optimize processes

Coach and develop team members (functional safety managers/engineers)

Represent the head of the functional safety/cybersecurity competence center

Significantly improve acceptance of functional safety within the project team

Include functional safety work packages in the project flow and integrate them into the project plan

Adapt engineering processes to the specific requirements of the standard

Evaluate, adjust safety concepts, and revise related requirements

Functional safety manager for ADAS sensors (radar, lidar, cameras)

Plan safety activities and manage the supplier

Monitor project results and actively review designs for functional safety

Review requirements and identify and resolve weaknesses

Conduct safety analyses

Integrate mainstream project management with functional safety activities

Standardize functional safety activities, plan ahead, and track progress

Significantly improve acceptance of functional safety within the project team

Include functional safety work packages in the project flow and integrate them into the project plan

Identify weaknesses in the safety argumentation, from the logical function level to the supplier, and implement corrective actions

Successfully develop the safety case in coordination with the system supplier

Project management and leading the development team for an innovative telematics control unit

Managing RFI/RFQ for premium OEMs and contact person for OEM customers

System development and resolving conflicts in the areas of housing, thermal, hardware, software and antennas

Developing a convincing, innovative product concept

Production and successful testing as part of a B-sample

Very good customer feedback in the RFI and approval for RFQ (BMW)

Consulting in requirements management and requirements-driven testing

Capturing the current state and identifying critical friction points

Defining the target state based on State-of-the-Art, considering the tool and organizational landscape

Creating a tailored implementation concept in Polarion

Implementing a Proof-of-Concept, including drafting the requirements specification and test cases at the full vehicle level

Operational implementation of reports and traces in Polarion

Separating requirements and test documents according to the V-model

Adjusting test strategies and level-based test cases

Serial development of a front camera for BMW in the driver assistance systems area

Technical responsibility for the housing, hardware development, optics, and software

Coordination with purchasing and production and support during the BMW proposal phase

Requirements management and coordination with the customer

Setting up the project structure plan and the work breakdown structure

Task and time planning as well as tracking open items

Leading the project team and point of contact for the customer

Technical alignment of concepts with the customer

Strategic measures to reduce and stabilize scrap rates to below 3% in the valve seat ring area

Defining project tasks, scheduling, and coordinating the specialist departments

Comprehensive analysis of the current production process using Ishikawa diagrams, parameter diagrams, and fault tree analyses

Developing improvement potentials and turning them into work packages

Validating the effectiveness of measures and controlling the project budget

Qualification of measuring equipment and improvement of camera-based measurement systems for part geometries

Determining measurement capability (Cgk and R&R) and implementing a pilot conversion

Identifying critical process steps and creating a detailed work plan

Freelance interim (project) manager and consultant for automotive product development and functional safety management

Consulting in system development and development processes across the entire development lifecycle

Focus on electrical/electronic systems and full vehicle

Set up the Electrical/Electronics business unit at the Wolfsburg site

Responsible for sales, hiring staff, and establishing training programs

Created team leader structures and introduced quality management

Direct line management of 45 employees and profit and loss responsibility for €3.5 million in revenue

Overall responsibility for electrical/electronics for a turnkey project with a scope of over €10 million

Design & Release (D&R) lead and E/E program manager for Ford

Established the PMO and project structures and led subproject managers

Risk management, issue resolution, and escalation management

Development of vehicle systems, wiring harness design, and network architecture (CAN/LIN)

Software planning, change management, and issue management

Supported series launch and achieved a flawless launch for E/E

Project management and consulting in systems engineering

Responsibility for requirements management in technical consulting projects

PhD research on combustion processes using digital image processing

Work in research and teaching in the natural sciences