Project management, development and system integration for the retrofit of a Uranus thermionic mass spectrometer

• Identifying the individual components relevant for qualification up to commissioning
• Obtaining test certificates of the individual components from the manufacturer/supplier
• Qualification of components in an external testing lab, as required
• Performing and documenting in-house verifications
• Initiating and carrying out measures for nonconformities

• Hands-on project execution from the concept phase to commissioning
• Coordinating PLC programming (e.g., Siemens TIA Portal) and commissioning
• Coordinating the design of electrical hardware
• Computer-controlled process control systems and design of computer system integration for in-process controls (e.g., vision systems)
• Integration of robotics and handling technology, safety systems, bus systems/plant interfaces, drive systems, and various interfaces
• Coordination and project management as well as interdisciplinary teamwork with various stakeholders
• Acting as interface between suppliers and internal requirements in the life science/diagnostics/pharmaceutical sector
• Conducting CE conformity assessment procedures and CE markings

• Conducting due diligence processes for imminent company acquisitions
• Conducting purchase negotiations for impending company acquisitions
• Drafting and creating business plans and financing concepts
• Developing and setting up a prototype for a universal labeling system
• Developing an optical measurement unit for determining hemoglobin concentration in blood

• Operational management and strategic development of the areas under responsibility
• Restructuring and optimizing key production processes through Kaizen, Lean Management, and continuous improvement, as well as in materials management
• Realignment of national and international sales structures
• Establishing method-driven development and project management processes
• Driving digitalization by implementing SAP as the ERP system and introducing relevant modules
• Analyzing budgets and projects to identify cost-saving potentials
• Developing and building a new technology platform for ink-jet labeling techniques
• Setting up quality assurance by developing and implementing effective concepts

Results:

• Increased revenue from €4.3M to €6.5M in three years without increasing personnel costs
• Sustainable improvement of product quality and stabilization of delivery deadlines
• Development and successful launch of new products, such as an innovative plastic ink

• Engineering leader and development engineer for A400M (10/2003–08/2006)
• Specialist support for A380 recovery (09/2006–01/2007) in Toulouse and Hamburg
• A400M engineering leader "Electric Recovery" (01/2007–08/2007) in Bremen
• Head of backward integration/center fuselage A400M (09/2007–09/2011), seconded to Seville (09/2007–09/2009)

Results as Head of Backward Integration:

• Saved €1.23M in 2010 and reduced complaint processing time from 85 to 24 days
• Established a cross-functional system integration team
• Developed and implemented a visual management system