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Kristin Schroeder

Project Manager / PMO Tolling Solution

Kristin Schroeder
Mühlingen, Germany

Experience

Dec 2022 - Sep 2023
10 months

Project Manager / PMO Tolling Solution

Continental Smart Mobility

  • Leading about 20 stakeholders including hardware, software and mechanical development, prototyping, procurement and production to certify the new product for the road before SOP (CE, Bluetooth SIG)
  • Schedule tracking with coordination
  • Prototype planning with procurement and technical support for purchasing
  • Industrialization kick-off
  • Change management and risk management with workshops
  • Management reporting
May 2021 - Dec 2021
8 months

PMO and Sub-project Manager Inverter Hardware Development

SEG Automotive

  • Creating and maintaining project plans with documentation of work packages and hardware tests according to development and procurement status
  • Coordinating prototypes for inverter hardware and the test team with the procurement logistics chain
  • Organizing and supporting regular reviews with alignment of content and schedule with platform and customer projects
  • Documenting change management in coordination with mechanical engineering, hardware and purchasing for requirement traceability
Oct 2019 - Jun 2025
5 years 9 months

Technical Project Management and Management Support

Start-up company in innovative photovoltaic products

  • Defining strategy for necessary product changes, e.g. to the solar controller; market launches
  • Restoring the supply chain, procurement; product launch of in-roof and facade modules for private homes (designs, quotes and installations)
  • System design of photovoltaic controllers with battery management (5–24 V systems) from concept to pilot series
  • Internal process setup: business development, organizational setup, financing, applying for grants
  • System design of photovoltaic controllers and battery management (5 and 12 V systems) from concept development to pilot series
  • Component procurement
  • Business development and organizational setup, financing and grant applications
Feb 2019 - Sep 2019
8 months

Project Manager Power Electronics Inverter Series Development

Valeo-Siemens

  • Responsible for customer communication and on-time deliveries in quality according to specifications and ISO 26262 ASIL-D
  • Budget responsibility of €7 million and cost reduction measures
  • Leading a multicultural team of up to 20 members across multiple locations
  • Renegotiating milestones and reorganizing work packages for on-time software delivery
  • Supporting test management and requirement traceability
  • Coordinating sub-projects in requirements management, inverter software, verification, and functional safety
  • Assisting in the introduction of the agile lean management system within the project team
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
2 years

Project Leader Power Electronics Inverter Product Development

ZF Electronic Systems (Auerbach)

  • Leading three projects through the phases of proposal, execution and series development
  • Communicating with customers and internal divisions
  • Preparing and conducting A-SPICE assessments
  • Cost management and cost reduction measures for budgets up to €40 million
  • Resolving conflicts between development and purchasing considering customer requirements and timelines
  • Leading the management team for investment approval up to SOP
  • Coordinating and leading the core project team of about 20 members
Jan 2012 - Dec 2017
6 years

Managing Director and Lead Engineer

Engineering & Motion, Cemotion CC (South Africa)

  • Consulting on drive and sustainable energy systems, e.g. building a 10 kW piston-driven combined heat and power plant to use waste heat
  • Consulting on measurement systems for emission testing and certification of the first commercially used diesel 300 hp marine engine
  • Market study and business development: Market entry study for an industrially used combined heat and power engine, South Africa
  • R&D in e-mobility: developing an electric drive for a surfboard from concept to prototype
  • Quality assurance of Magneti Marelli engine control units and throttle bodies at VW South Africa: main customer interface for hardware, software calibration and system integration
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
3 years

Resident Engineer at VW South Africa

Magneti Marelli Powertrain with Adecco Italy

  • Customer support for the development and series launch of the 7GV engine control unit (1.4 and 1.6 l MPI gasoline engines)
  • Optimization, validation and approval of over 50 software calibrations for production
  • Coordination with the software development team in Italy
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year

Project Lead for CO2 Emission Reduction

Ricardo plc (United Kingdom)

  • Led a team of five engineers for CO2 emission reduction
  • References: Telegraph article Vauxhall Astra ecoFLEX, ATZ online, Auto Motor Sport online
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
4 years

Chief Engineer - Diesel Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and Large Engines

Ricardo Deutschland GmbH

  • Business development and project acquisition from new clients, introduction of new processes
  • Technical and commercial project management
  • Ensured over €5 million in total revenue for the diesel group in Germany
Jan 1998 - Dec 2007
10 years

Project Engineer

FEV Motorentechnik GmbH

  • Team benchmarking at the vehicle series applications competence center: emissions and performance measurements and evaluation of new concepts on series and hybrid vehicles
  • Diesel vehicle application, series and pre-series development projects: technical responsibility for EU4 emission calibrations and exhaust aftertreatment with diesel particulate filter (DPF)
  • Resident Engineer at DaimlerChrysler AG Stuttgart: endurance testing support for coated diesel particulate filters
  • Diesel combustion process development team: engine test bench management and combustion system design
  • Diesel injection technology team: pre-development projects

Summary

  • 20 years of professional experience in technology and product development, project management, and experience with global OEMs. Leadership experience of international teams in various roles in engineering, operations, project and quality management.

Ms. Schroeder has solid expertise in the automotive industry, especially in vehicle and electric drive systems. Since 2013, she has also worked as a visionary in new energy fields, particularly solar technology. She is responsible for several technology transformation projects.

Skills

  • E-mobility Project Management

  • Automotive And Energy

  • R&d

  • Product Development And Launch Of Innovative Products

  • Project Manager And Project Leader As Well As Pmo With A Very Good Overview And Strong Coordination With The Different Product Development Teams And As The Lead To The Customer

  • Collaboration Especially With Software And Hardware Development Teams, Production, Procurement, Quality, And Marketing (Sales) Together With Controlling

  • Responsibility In Product Developments, E.g. Overall Project Manager For The Inverter (Valeo Siemens, Zf Electronic Systems, And Seg Automotive) Or The Toll Device For Trucks And Buses (Continental Smart Mobility) With Planning Of Work Packages, Approvals, Test And Software Defect Tracking, And Management Of Technical Requirements And Tickets Through To Industrialization

  • Clean Energy Projects, E.g. Launch Of A 10 Kw Combined Heat And Power Plant In South Africa After A Market Study

  • Development Concepts In Solar Energy, E.g. Rectifier With Battery Management System For Charging Small Electronic Devices Up To An E-bike Charger For A Startup And Support Through Market Launch

  • It/sw/tools: Msp Project, Googleapps, Uniplott, Origin, Inca, Mda, Ati, Fev Fever, Avl Concerto, Horiba Obs One, Vas Diagnose Tool, Diagra, Diadem, Sap, Ibm Jazz, Lean, Polarion, Jira, Confluence

  • Coaching: Coach And Mentor For New Entrepreneurs In The Spirit Of The Times

  • Sports: Competitive Judo Until 1998 With Successes In The National Squad (1995-1998), Bronze Medal At The European Team Championship, Medals In National Championships And In The League Team; Now Surfing, Kite Surfing, Running

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Italian
Elementary
Dutch
Elementary

Education

Oct 1992 - Jun 1997

RFH Cologne

Mechanical Engineering (general), focus on energy technology and fluid engineering · Cologne, Germany

Oct 1978 - Jun 1991

St. Georgen High School

General university entrance qualification · Germany

Certifications & licenses

International High Performance Leadership Training

Wailea GmbH

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