Gerhard (W.) Kessler
Director Operations
Director Operations
Angiomed Gmbh
- Responsible for 160 Production and 60 Administration employees following Angiomed Gmbh's acquisition by C.R. Bard, Inc. NJ, USA.
- Functional responsibilities included:
- Production in Karlsruhe for interventional and endo urological catheter systems.
- Production in Bruchsal for laser cut Implants (NiTi-Stents).
- Facility management for both plants.
- Logistics (Strategic Purchasing, Forecast and Planning (S&OP), Production planning and layout, Lean-Management).
- Engineering (Validation, Process development, Automation, Pilot series).
- Product management including Development and Marketing of urological and OEM-Products, contact person for Opinion-leaders.
- Exhibitions and Tradeshows.
- Led Lean-Management projects for the German plant as well as global projects.
Purchasing Manager
Angiomed Gmbh
- Managed all materials and services, both import and domestic.
- Oversaw planning and control of 3 plant-enhancements.
- Responsible for all hirings for production and sales departments.
- Set up and supervised a planning department.
- Set up the first LAN with PCs.
- Established a warehouse organization and transitioned from customer-driven order-manufacturing to serial production.
Technical Director
Angiomed Gmbh
- Directed Production, Planning, Purchasing, and Product management.
- Planned and set-up an office and warehouse in Vienna, Austria.
- Planned, set-up and supervised a subsidiary in Singapore.
- Planned a production facility in Texas, USA.
Consultant
GWK - Consulting
- Provided consulting, seminars, workshops, and various projects for the Lean-Institute.
- Conducted Kaizen-Workshops for clients in the print, chemical, and metal industries.
- Led 5-S-Workshops and implementation projects.
- Conducted JIT-Workshops.
- Performed LEAN-Assessments and provided support for companies in the fitting industry and metal sector.
- Carried out Valuestream analysis in the metal industry.
- Conducted Logistic-Materialflow analysis and workshops for the food industry.
- Performed TPM-Analysis and TPM-Workshops for the chemical industry.
- Offered consulting services for small cap companies on organization and processes.
- Provided advisory services for start-up companies.
- Hired by an English recruiting company to improve productivity and triple the output of a key-supplier to an English client. This involved changing the entire organization, implementing process improvements, installing workspace, reorganizing the logistic system, and establishing 5-S, CIP, KPI, and Kanban systems. Implemented standards and provided continuous coaching to the General Manager, resulting in a 200% output increase within 8 months.
- Introduced Lean-techniques in an SME medical equipment company, reorganizing the warehouse to set up an assembly line and create a one-piece-flow line for individual wheelchairs. Implemented CIP and 5-S.
- Conducted process-analysis and implemented Lean techniques in a laser cutting company, creating a CE-9001-2015 environment and achieving certification within 9 months.
- Coached and reorganized a materials management department in a medical device company to transition from day-to-day handling to a more strategic role. Implemented CIP and conducted parallel analysis of parameters and installed processes.
- Managed the “Re”-setup of a medical device company in Italy to obtain DIN ISO 9001/ EN13485-certification; the company was certified in October 2019.
- Undertook an interim-management assignment in a pharmaceutical company to run the Logistic department, achieving a 30% space reduction, introducing 5S and CIP as daily business, and setting up a visual Kanban-system.
- Conducted process analysis of intra-logistics (Incoming, Warehouse, Shipping, external warehouses) at a pharmaceutical company, restructuring departmental workload and setting it up as a Lean department.
- Led an SME project for material flow and layout analysis for improvement and set up of a new building at a medical apparatus manufacturer.
- Managed an SME project for process flow improvement, installation of One-Piece-Flow, change of planning mode, and installation of KPI. Implemented CIP in a company for hydraulic hoses.
- Led an SME project in Beijing, China, at a medical device manufacturer, focusing on process flow analysis and improvement, 5S-CIP implementation, installation of KPIs, and change of planning mode.
- Managed the externalization of sterilization and process analysis of the packaging department at a medical device manufacturer.
Consulting, Seminars, Workshops, and various Projects for the LEAN-INSTITUTE
Kaizen-Workshops (Print company, Chemical Industry, Metal company)
5-S-Workshops and Implementation
JIT-Workshops
LEAN-Assessments and Support (Fitting industry – Metal company)
Valuestream analysis ( Metal industry )
Logistic –Materialflow analysis and Workshop (Food-Industry)
TPM-Analysis and TPM-Workshop ( Chem. Industry)
Consulting for small cap companies (organization and processes )
Advisory service for start-up-companies
Projects
Hired by an English recruiting company to improve the productivity and triple the output of the key-supplier to an English client. In fact it turned out, that the entire organization had to be changed, process improvements and installation of workspace and a reorganization of the logistic system had to happen aside from basic implementation of 5-S, CIP, KPI and Kanban systems. Implementation of standards. Continuous coaching of the General manager. The output was increased by 200% within 8 months
Introduction of Lean-techniques in a SME medical equipment company. Reorganisation of the warehouse to set up an assembly line and to create a one-piece-flow line for individual wheel chairs. Implementation of CIP and 5-S.
Process-analysis and implementing Lean techniques in a laser cutting company. Creation of a CE-9001-2015 environment and received certificate within 9 months.
Coaching and reorganization of a materials management department to change from a day-to-day handling to a more strategic role in a medical device company. Implementation of CIP. Parallel analysis of the parameters and installed processes.
“Re”-setup of a medical device company in Italy in order to get the DIN ISO 9001/ EN13485-certification – the company was certified October 2019.
Interim-Management assignment in the pharmaceutical company to run the Logistic department-reduction of space by 30%-Introduction of 5S and CIP as a day-to-day-business, setup of a visual Kanban-system
Process analysis at a pharmaceutical company of the Intra logistic (Incoming, Warehouse, Shipping, external warehouses) Restructuring workload of the department, set up as a Lean department
SME Project for material flow and layout analysis for improvement and set up of a new building at a medical apparatus manufacturer
SME Project for process flow improvement and installation of One-Piece-Flow, change of planning mode, Installation of KPI) Implementation of CIP in a company for hydraulic hoses
SME Project in Beijing, China at a medical device manufacturer (process flow analysis and improvement – 5S-CIP, installation of KPIs, change of planning mode)
Externalization of sterilization and processanalysis of packaging department at a medical device manufacturer
Bachelor of Materials Procurement and Logistics · Materials Procurement and Logistics
Certified LEAN-Advisor
Medical Device Products-Consultant
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