David Meinel
Managing Director Management Consultant
Experience
Managing Director Management Consultant
Meinel Consulting
- Supply Chain Management (Layout, Lean Management, Supplier Management, Logistics)
- Concept development for workshops
- Project management for setting up a new factory facility
- Conducting and preparing audits (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, process and product audits, ISO 14001, EMAS, FSC)
- Quality Management / Process Management
- Layout and value stream planning
- Energy and environmental management
- Concepts for milk-run, lighting, and ergonomics
- Strategy management
- IT project management / IT service management
- Transition / Transformation management
Project Manager Pipe Firestopping/Ventilation
EFS Unternehmensberatung GmbH
Rolling quality control
Reporting process progress
Project and time management
Planning processes
Multi-project management with multiple teams
Installation of fire protection systems
Workshops / training / conflict management
Transition / Transformation Manager
IT Service Management
Senior Staff Member
OVB
- Cooperation agreements
Board Member / Chairperson
AEGEE-Wien
- Leading national and international tenders
- Layout planning and implementation in SCM
- Establishing and optimizing processes
- Initial sampling according to VDA RGA and APQP
- Planning and inventory management
- Establishing and implementing QMS projects
- Preparing and conducting audits
- Organizing international environmental conferences
- Implementing quality management systems
- Cost accounting
- Cooperation agreements
Liaison Officer for the United Nations
AEGEE Europe
- Recruiting employees and customers
- Analyzing and advising customers
- Selling financial products
- Team leadership
- Cooperation agreements with organizations
- Developing and implementing projects and workshops
- Participating in international conferences
Project Manager
Continental Automotive AG
- Improvement of production and logistics
- Optimization and documentation of processes
- Implementation of lean management tools (LPA, visual management, 5S, Kaizen)
- Project proposals and execution
- Layout development for production and logistics
Managing Director and Business Consultant
IMIG AG
Board Member
AEGEE-Köln
- Member support and recruitment
- Coordination of seminars and workshops
Site Manager
Hüfner Isolierungen GmbH
- Tender management
- Training / workshops / moderation
- Leading fire protection projects for pipe penetrations and ventilation
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (8 years), Construction (6.5 years), Automotive (3.5 years), Manufacturing (3 years), Banking and Finance (2 years), and Education (1.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Project Management (14.5 years), Quality Assurance (10.5 years), Operations (7.5 years), Supply Chain Management (6 years), Procurement (4.5 years), and Information Technology (3 years).
Summary
I am a well experienced management consultant with expertise in supply chain management, quality and process management, as well as IT service and transition management. Over the years, I have developed practical approaches in lean management, layout and value stream planning, and environmental oversight. My skills in planning, auditing, and project steering have consistently delivered tangible improvements and cost efficiencies across manufacturing, IT and logistics environments.
I combine my hands-on experience with a solid academic background to create effective concepts and drive projects from idea to execution. I work with precision, balancing strategic insight with practical delivery to support long-term business growth.
Skills
Ms Office
Ms Project
Anylogic
Atlasian
Sap Erp
Training
Supply Chain Management
Consulting
Digitalization
Tendering
Itsm
Audits
Quality Management
Task Force Management
Process Management
Agile Project Management
Languages
Education
Universität Wien
Master of Science · Business Administration with a focus on International Energy, Environmental, and Supply Chain Management · Vienna, Austria
Technische Universität Wien
Bachelor of Science · Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering · Vienna, Austria
Fudan Universität
Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Chinese, Supply Chain Management · Shanghai, China
Certifications & licenses
Certified Insurance Specialist (BÖV)
Fudan University, Shanghai (CN)
Auditor for Quality Management ISO 9001
Auditor for Environmental Management ISO 14001
Auditor for IATF 16949
Auditor for VDA 6.3/VDA 6.5
ITIL V.4 Foundation
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