Advising and training project managers on project-specific tasks and the methodological execution of special machinery projects in the automotive context
Supporting customer communication
Teaching the principles and processes of project management
Advising on the machinery directive from the project manager's perspective
Applying de-escalation tactics
Assisting in customer meetings
Developing project strategies
Defining requirements for project tasks
Qualifying customer requirements
Jul 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months
Product Manager / Project Manager
IPR – Intelligente Peripherien für Roboter GmbH
Managing customer projects nationally and internationally with a volume of over €4M (BMW, Daimler, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover)
Developing and manufacturing end-of-line test benches up to series maturity
Developing and manufacturing service stands up to series maturity
Industrializing PAD tool application
Creating specifications
Jan 2023 - May 2023
5 months
Spaichingen, Germany
Interim Manager
Robert Walters (Samvardhana Motherson Reydel Companies)
Independently monitoring two plants (Stellantis €0.7M; VW €1M) of the supplier on site
Representing the client's interests on site
Managing escalations and troubleshooting at operational, tactical, and strategic levels
Reporting status with schedule analysis and control, task tracking, deviation identification, and action definition and initiation
Defining milestones (input; output)
Providing project management, consulting, and contract management
Driving containment and improvement
Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year 3 months
Project Manager
Indat Robotics
Solely managing the projects "Automation of Audi transmission housing production" and "Automation of VW torque converter production" from kick-off to final customer acceptance, with an order volume of €3.7M as general contractor
Conducting operational project management
Managing claims and contracts
Troubleshooting
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
4 months
Project Manager
Motec GmbH (Jungheinrich AG)
Developing a custom software solution for recognizing barcodes on warehouse racks using camera technology on industrial trucks
Conducting operational project management
Managing change orders
Troubleshooting
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
6 months
Requirements Manager (RM)
Modis GmbH (Continental Engineering Services)
Conducting traditional requirements analyses
Formulating requirements
Optimizing requirements processes
Conducting requirements reviews
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
8 months
Lead Test and Validation Engineer (TVLE)
Modis GmbH (Continental Engineering Services)
Creating and publishing the overall project test strategy
Coordinating all validation plans
Aligning all domain test plans
Apr 2016 - Oct 2018
2 years 7 months
Design Release Engineer (DRE) / Change Management Lead (Region Europe)
Coordinating and integrating the BOSE sound system at component and system levels from concept phase to series production readiness
Sep 2014 - Mar 2016
1 year 7 months
3D Project Coordinator (Development and Design)
Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH (Yazaki Corporation)
Coordinating and integrating the mechanical wiring harness at component and system levels from concept phase to series production readiness for Opel Meriva and PSA Citroën
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
4 months
Developer
Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH (GM)
Preparing feasibility studies and customized customer solutions
Conducting packaging space analyses, defining component tolerances and creating drawings
CAD design at part and system level
Summary
Trained Manufacturing Mechanic [Adam Opel AG]
Graduate mechanical engineer with a focus on production engineering
Fifteen years of work experience after graduation
Eight years of operational involvement in project work and leadership in the automotive industry