Michael Messer - Job Application Training & Research

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Neuenbürg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

7 months

Job Application Training & Research

Active job application phase

Aug 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 5 months

Reorientation

Overcoming personal challenges

Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year 7 months

Pforzheim, Germany

Design Engineer

Schüssler Technik GmbH

Development and design of drives with product management support
Technical support for purchasing
Creation of requirements/specifications, FMEAs, calculations and verifications with CAE, test protocols
Communication with suppliers, customers, production, assembly, quality management and product management
Testing products and problem analysis
Support for marketing activities (e.g. trade shows)

Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 5 months

Unemployed

Company order failures due to COVID-19

Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

1 year 2 months

Birkenfeld, Germany

Head of Design / Design Engineer

Kohnle GmbH

Management of design for hardening ovens, tempering ovens and quench baths
Leading a team of five employees
Conducting technical feasibility studies
Cost estimation for tool offers
Developing and improving innovative tooling and manufacturing concepts
Scheduling and timeline control, cost control
Meeting quality requirements
Optimizing production processes
Budget and investment planning
Success: cost savings through closer cooperation with suppliers and creating a parts library as proof of components used

Nov 2013 - May 2015

1 year 7 months

Eisingen, Germany

Head of Design / Design Engineer

Bender Automation

Design of automation solutions for the automotive industry
Leading the design department – organizationally, strategically and content-wise
Technical and disciplinary leadership of a team of two employees
Standardizing design processes
Regular schedule, cost and quality checks
Responsibility for cost efficiency
Success: introducing and implementing 3D simulations for the calculation and design of press machine statics

Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

1 year 10 months

Neuenbürg, Germany

Certified Head of Design / Design Engineer / Project Manager

HEGA Apparatebau GmbH

Oct 1991 - Dec 2011

20 years 3 months

Keltern, Germany

Design Engineer / Project Manager

F. K. Galvanik GmbH

Apr 1983 - Sep 1991

8 years 6 months

Keltern, Germany

Design Engineer / Project Manager

Sessler Galvanotechnik GmbH

Sep 1979 - Jan 1983

3 years 5 months

Licensed Machinist

Stöber Antriebstechnik

Jettingen, Germany

Head of Design / Design Engineer

Schleuniger Test Automation GmbH

Design of test systems for cable assemblies
Leading and executing customer, design and development projects
Optimizing and further developing processes and systems
Responsible for cost-efficient and on-time processes
Contact person and driver in collaboration with external development partners
Maintaining customer and supplier relationships
Interface work with sales and electrical planning
Product portfolio management
Technical and disciplinary leadership of eight employees
Introducing and optimizing a new numbering system to reduce data volume
Patent: development and design of a 4-wire contact system to test the exact resistance of cable cores

Summary

My passion for learning and thirst for knowledge drive my continuous growth. I have gained strong leadership skills and many years of experience in design management as well as in special and mechanical engineering. Solid CAD and process engineering know-how, especially in the automotive sector, rounds out my profile. I am also known for my flexibility, strong organization and communication skills, hands-on approach, entrepreneurial mindset, and drive. With solution-focused thinking and effective project, process, and cost management, I deliver innovative, sustainable results.

Languages

German

Native

English

Elementary

Italian

Elementary

Education

Sep 1979 - Jan 1983