Lucijano Horvat

Project Manager PLM – Freelancer

Lucijano Horvat
Emmen, Switzerland

Experience

Aug 2025 - Present
6 months
Germany

Project Manager PLM – Freelancer

VARTA AG Group

  • Consulting and project management for the CIM DATABASE PLM upgrade to the latest release
  • Coordinate internal IT/Engineering teams and external service providers
  • Develop migration process model with timeline and resource planning
  • Requirements engineering for new functionalities including SAP integration
Nov 2023 - Jul 2025
1 year 9 months
Switzerland

Application Manager Systems

SCHURTER AG

  • Upgrade of Siemens Teamcenter PLM to version 14.3.
  • Optimize PLM/ERP workflows
  • Develop Python-based monitoring tools for Teamcenter processes
  • Extracted and processed Teamcenter data using SQL/Python automation
Jul 2022 - Oct 2023
1 year 4 months
Germany

Career break for family reasons

Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
3 years 3 months
Germany

Head of PLM Services

BALLUFF GmbH

  • Management of 10 employees (PLM consultants & ECAD designers)
  • Project Manager & Product Owner PLM
  • Directed a comprehensive PLM benchmark and negotiated vendor contracts, achieving 79% reduction on PLM license costs
  • Introduction of the PLM system PTC Windchill and ECAD system Altium Designer
  • Development of a PLM vision / roadmap taking into account the corporate strategy
  • Definition of an agile process model for the introduction of the PLM system
  • Select strategic PLM/ECAD partners and establish cross-departmental collaboration frameworks
  • Implementation enterprise-wide change and requirements management processes
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year
Germany

Head of Engineering Application Management

RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH

  • Managed 5 employees (PLM consultants)
  • Project Manager & Product Owner PLM
  • Directed a comprehensive PLM benchmark and negotiated vendor contracts, achieving 75% reduction on PLM license fees
  • Introduction of the PLM system SIEMENS Teamcenter
  • Development of a PLM vision / roadmap taking into account the corporate strategy
  • Definition of a process model for the migration of the existing PDM system CDB to SIEMENS Teamcenter
  • Consulting of process owners / stakeholders
  • Selection, coordination and management of external CAD and PLM consulting services
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
1 year 8 months
Germany

Head of Enterprise Applications

RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH

  • Managed 18 employees (3 teams, 2 direct reports)
  • Budget responsibility 3.7 million EUR per year
  • Project Manager & Product Owner PLM / ERP
  • Management of a benchmark project to evaluate the PLM system landscape
  • Service Management according to ITIL
  • Support of 1600 users in Germany, Poland, China and USA according to SLA
  • Ensure availability of PLM/CAD/ERP systems
  • Responsible for PLM & ERP Application Development and Consulting
  • Introduction of JIRA in application development for the digitalization of the Kanban IT method
  • Implementation of in-house training courses (CAD and PLM) with 120 training days per year
  • Close cooperation with global departments and key users in the PLM and ERP area
  • Definition of guidelines and standards in the area of application development, IT project management
  • Selection and control of external service providers, contract negotiations
Sep 2009 - Jul 2016
6 years 11 months
Germany

Head of PLM Competence Center

RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH

  • Managed 10 employees (2 teams, 2 direct reports)
  • Budget responsibility 2 million EUR per year
  • Management of projects
  • Introduction of PLM & CAD system at Qingdao/China
  • Introduction of the PLM system CIM DATABASE at RECARO Child Safety as part of the carve-out project from the automotive division of the KEIPER RECARO Group
  • Digitized the engineering change process, resulting in a significant reduction of lead time
  • Integration of a product data exchange solution within the PLM environment
  • Virtualization of CATIA V4 and CATIA V5 CAD workstations improving cost saving & ergonomics
  • Service Management according to ITIL
  • Support of 1300 users in Germany, Poland, China and USA according to SLA
  • Ensure availability of all PLM/CAD systems and services
  • Responsible for PLM application development and in-house trainings (CAD and PLM)
  • Introduction of the Kanban IT method in PLM application development, lead time reduction 70%
  • Close cooperation with departments in the global company network
Apr 2008 - Aug 2009
1 year 5 months
Germany

PDM / CAD Administrator

RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG

  • Introduction of the PLM system CIM DATABASE at the locations in Germany, Poland and USA
  • Data migration of Office documents, CAD documents and CAD structures
  • Change management, PLM application development, UNIX system administration
Jun 2005 - Mar 2008
2 years 10 months
Germany

PLM Consultant

Freelancer

  • PLM application development and customizing CIM DATABASE
  • Data migration
Jan 2000 - May 2005
5 years 5 months
Germany

IT Coordinator / Project Manager

PDM Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH

  • Introduction of the PLM system CIM DATABASE at the locations in Germany and Czech Republic
  • Establish an interface from PLM to ERP (SAP), CATIA V4, CATIA V5 and EUCLID
May 1997 - Dec 1999
2 years 8 months
Germany

CAD System Administrator

RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH

  • System administration CAD system CATIA V4 and AIX
Jun 1996 - Apr 1997
11 months
Germany

Mechanical Design Engineer

FERCHAU Konstruktion

  • Development of aircraft seats
Feb 1988 - Jun 1988
5 months
Germany

Toolmaker

Siemens AG

Summary

Results-driven IT and PLM leader with over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, engineering systems, and product lifecycle management across aerospace, automotive, electronics and industrial automation. Expert in PLM/ERP integration, process optimization, and cross-functional leadership. Proven success implementing global systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, SAP, CIM DATABASE) and aligning technical solutions with corporate digital strategies.

Skills

  • Plm Strategy, Benchmark & Implementation (Teamcenter, Windchill, Cim Database, 3d Experience)
  • Plm/erp Integration (Sap)
  • Digital Transformation & Engineering It
  • Project & Portfolio Management (Itil, Kanban, Agile)
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Requirements & Process Management
  • Cad/ecad Systems (Catia, Solidworks, Altium, Zuken)
  • Python & Sql For Data Automation

Languages

German
Native
Croatian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

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Dipl.Ing. (FH) · Computer Science specializing in Mechanical Engineering

Certifications & licenses

ITIL v3 Foundation Certification

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