Automotive supplier for rubber and plastics technology.
18 years of experience with fast-growing organizations (from start-up to international group with about 1,000 employees and €100 million annual sales).
Main focus: strategic/general management and organizational development.
Building and developing companies and international production sites.
Strategic realignment of business units, restructuring and turnaround management.
Support of M&A processes (acquisitions and sales), PMI.
Creation of production concepts and their industrialization, as well as introduction of new technologies.
Organizational restructuring and shift to consistent process orientation.
Designing effective and lean business processes with end-to-end supply chain.
Sep 1998 - Oct 2000
2 years 2 months
Mönsheim, Germany
Head of Operations Logistics, IT & HR
Gurex GmbH
Mechanical engineering & automotive.
Mar 1997 - Aug 1998
1 year 6 months
Mönsheim, Germany
Special Purpose Machinery Developer
Gurex GmbH
Mechanical engineering & automotive.
Consultant
Various mid-sized companies
Workshops on agile organization
Development of digital business models
Trainer
Various mid-sized companies and corporations
Workshops and management training for leaders (process/lean & project management, leadership)
Project Manager and Consultant
Various mid-sized and large companies
Shop floor digitization
Analysis of process data for process improvement (smart analytics)
Consultant
Large company in plant and piping engineering
Potential analysis of operational processes and intra-logistics
COO as Interim Manager
Mid-sized company in electronics and automotive industry
Transformation of operations
Introduction of automotive standards
Carving out a business unit
Project Manager and Consultant
Mid-sized company in the plastics industry
Strategy development / business development
Project Manager and Consultant
OEM in the automotive industry
Consulting to increase agility of an R&D department
Project Manager and Consultant
OEM in the automotive industry
Analysis, design and introduction of an agile structure in development and production
Project Manager and Consultant
OEM in the automotive industry
Adapting the Scrum framework to the specific needs of an R&D department
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Dec 2016 - Nov 2021
USC – University of the Sunshine Coast
PhD Executive Program in International Business Management · Australia
Oct 1992 - Feb 1997
FH Kempten und FH Esslingen
Mechanical and Production Engineering · Esslingen, Germany
Aug 1989 - Jul 1992
Mercedes-Benz
Training as Industrial Mechanic & vocational college student · Industrial Mechanic · Stuttgart, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Consultant Training for the TEMP Method (holistic business development)
SME Specialist Consultant for Corporate Restructuring
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
Six Sigma Green Belt
Certified Trainer for the Persolog Personality Model