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Stuttgart, Germany

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ADS-TEC GmbH

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Mattner-Ingenieur-Büro für Sondermaschinen und Anlagenbau

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Büro A-QUADRAT für Konstruktion und Design

Jan 1996 - Dec 1996
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Stuttgart, Germany

Freelancer

Forming Design

Jan 1996 - Dec 1996
1 year

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

Neth & Schrader Product Development Partnership

Summary

Conceptually strong, highly productive technical developer and senior designer with specialist and leadership expertise.

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Diploma in Investment Goods Design.

I quickly grasp your product development challenges and create market- and production-ready products—both as a team member and in a leadership role. Over the last 25 years, I have proven this with awards and patents.

Areas of focus: developing products with unique features, driving innovation and sustainable development, cost-optimized products, team building. Experienced in medium-sized companies and small businesses, as well as in international corporate environments in the fields of mechanical engineering, investment goods, industrial IT, consumer goods, promotional products, sanitary fittings, trade fair systems, furniture, and logistics infrastructure.

Career goal: to make a valuable contribution to your company's success through product development and to develop successful products.

Skills

  • Team Player And Leader In Development, Engineering, And Design
  • Development And Engineering Of Products
  • Cad: Siemens Nx, Catia V6, And Solidworks; Several Years Of Experience With Freeform Surfaces
  • Pdm: "Trainer Of Trainers" For The Rollout Of Enovia And Teamcenter
  • Experience In Building Modular Structures
  • Selecting Suitable Production Processes Based On Quantities And Adapting Designs To Manufacturing Methods
  • Rapid Prototyping, Using Lsa And Stl Components Made Of Plastic And Metal
  • Planning Elastomer Components With Prototype Molds
  • Development Of Test Specimens And Test Setups
  • Industrial Design With Multiple International Awards
  • Experience In Patent And Design Registration Research
  • Filing Several Own Patents And Design Registrations
  • Disciplinary And Technical Leadership Of International Development Teams
  • Developing Strategies To Structure Complex Development Processes
  • Advising Management And External Clients On Concept, Engineering, And Design
  • Developing Organizational Structures Based On Available Resources
  • Analysis And Optimization Of Development Processes
  • Implementing Pdm And Plm Systems As Well As Agile Methods
  • Facilitating Integration Into The Parent Company At The Local Department Level After Acquisition
  • Project Management From Concept To Series Production
  • Multiproject Management, Including International Projects
  • Supporting Procurement Through Supplier Visits And Coordination Of Tolerances And Specifications
  • Supplier Selection And Development
  • Supporting Quality Assurance By Analyzing Faulty Assemblies
  • Experience In International R&d Projects, Procurement And Supplier Development, As Well As Client Presentations In Europe, Asia, And The Usa
  • Implementing Cad And Pdm Product Data Management And Plm Systems
  • Industries: Investment Goods (Mechanical Engineering, Industrial It, Measurement Systems, Logistics Infrastructure)
  • Industries: Consumer Durables (Sanitary Fittings, Assemblies With Electronic Components, Sporting Goods, Medical Technology)
  • Industries: Consumer Goods (Promotional Products)
  • Shaping Processes: Plastic Injection Molding
  • Metal Casting: Brass, Zamak, Aluminum, Magnesium
  • Forming Processes: Hot Pressing, Metal Profiles, Sheet Metal Processing, Deep Drawing (Plastic And Metal)
  • Cnc Machining
  • Rapid Prototyping Processes
  • Laser Processing
  • Coating Processes: Painting, Chrome Plating, Pvd Coating, Powder Coating, Printing

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced

Education

Oct 1993 - Jun 1996

Staatliche Akademie Stuttgart

Diploma in Engineering Design · Industrial Design / Investment Goods Design · Stuttgart, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1993

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Design Engineering · Braunschweig, Germany

Aug 1978 - Jun 1987

Johann-Conrad-Schlaun-Gymnasium Münster

General University Entrance Qualification (Abitur) · Münster, Germany

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