Nils N. - Project Manager

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Dec 2024

9 months

Germany

Project Manager

Präzisionsmaschinenbau

Overall project leadership
Coordination of individual projects and activities from R&D, engineering, production
Goal: increase first pass yields and reduce quality costs
Conduct internal audits (ISO 9001)
Training in quality methods and coaching on application
Tracking measures
Reporting to management
Skills: Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Assurance

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 7 months

Project Manager

Pharma

Mapping core processes in engineering/compliance
Developing and evaluating organizational alternatives
Preparing for implementation
Documenting meetings with departments
Tracking measures
Reporting to management
Skills: Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Assurance, GMP

Jan 2022 - May 2022

5 months

Germany

Project Manager

Elektronikhersteller

Capacity expansion through efficiency improvements
Reducing backlog of repair orders
Further developing structures and processes in service area
Identifying improvement opportunities
Developing meaningful KPIs for the area
Reporting to management
Skills: Agile methods, Lean Management, Change Management

Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

10 months

Germany

(Part-)Project Manager

Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Developing a customer-specific lean concept
Implementing lean process improvements
Identifying efficiency potentials in core processes
Improving performance in support processes (HR, IT, etc.)
Coaching project managers
Reporting to management
Skills: Lean, Agile methods, Change Management

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

5 months

Austria

Project Manager

Hersteller von Präzisionsteilen

Developing a customer-specific training program
Conducting training on agile methods/Lean Six Sigma
Identifying efficiency improvement projects
Coaching project managers
Reporting to management
Skills: Agile methods, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management

Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

5 months

Germany

Project Manager

Elektronikhersteller

Interim leadership of the department
Designing and managing expansion of the workshop area
Reducing backlog of repair orders
Establishing structures and processes in service area
Identifying efficiency improvement measures
Reporting to management
Skills: Agile methods, Lean Management, Change Management

Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

10 months

Germany

Project Manager

Baustoffe

Establishing a group-wide system to improve equipment availability
Facilitating workshops
Improving data basis for problem identification
Initiating improvement measures
Coaching leaders
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Total Productive Management

May 2018 - Jul 2018

3 months

Germany

Project Manager

Elektrotechnik

Assessing critical processes for required investments
Experimental planning to systematically improve manufacturing parameters
Developing improvement measures
Creating quality assurance systems for new quality requirements with QA (ISO 9001)
Facilitating workshops
Coordinating various project teams
Presenting to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Quality Management

Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

8 months

Germany

Project Manager

Medizintechnik

Advancing lean, operational excellence & shopfloor management
Process optimization as part of a zero defect strategy with QA and quality management (ISO 13485)
Facilitating workshops
Coaching leaders
Developing improvement measures
Presenting to management
Skills: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Quality Management

May 2017 - Jul 2017

3 months

Switzerland

Project Manager

Finanzdienstleistung

Cost reduction through process improvements
Selecting relevant processes
Facilitating workshops
Creating value stream maps for core processes
Developing improvement measures
Defining target processes
Presenting to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management

Mar 2016 - Feb 2017

1 year

Germany

Project Manager

Chemie

Creating risk analyses for product launch
Facilitating interdisciplinary workshops with departments
Documenting and tracking action lists
Advancing risk management approach
Ensuring systematic and consistent analyses
Preparing documentation
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Risk Management, FMEA

Sep 2015 - Feb 2017

1 year 6 months

Germany

Project Manager

Pharma

Creating risk analyses for production processes
Preparing and facilitating FMEA workshops
Documenting meetings with departments
Tracking measures
Ensuring systematic and consistent analyses
Preparing documentation in APIS
Advancing risk management approach
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, FMEA, Quality Assurance, GMP, ICH Q9, APIS

Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

6 months

Austria

Project Manager

Verpackungsmittelhersteller

Developing a customized operational excellence concept
Training Green and Black Belts
Training in lean, DMAIC, change management
Coaching trained Green and Black Belts
Executing improvement projects
Owning overall initiative and reporting to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Minitab

Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

7 months

Germany

Project Manager

Biopharma

Accelerating lead time in quality assurance and compliance
Improving processes
Tracking measures
Optimizing resource allocation
Change management and supporting the change
Ongoing reporting and interface to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Quality Assurance, GMP

Jun 2013 - Dec 2014

1 year 7 months

Germany

Project Manager

Pharma

Creating risk analyses for production processes
Preparing and facilitating FMEA workshops
Documenting meetings with departments
Tracking measures
Ensuring systematic and consistent analyses
Preparing documentation in APIS
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, FMEA, Quality Assurance, GMP, ICH Q9, APIS

Sep 2012 - Apr 2013

8 months

Austria

Project Manager

Biopharma

Creating value stream maps for core processes
Developing improvement measures
Defining target processes
Facilitating workshops
Tracking measures
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, FMEA

Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

4 months

Germany

Team Leader

Versicherung

Process optimization in claims handling
Improving lead times
Cost reduction and rationalization
Conducting Kaizen workshops
Facilitating team meetings
Change management
Reporting to board
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management

Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

1 year 7 months

Austria

Project Manager

Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (Kunststoff Spritzguss)

Defining approach for implementation
Training Green and Black Belts
Training in DMAIC, advanced statistics, DOE, change management
Leading improvement projects/coaching trained belts
Owning overall initiative and reporting to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Minitab

Mar 2010 - Jun 2012

2 years 4 months

Germany

Project Manager

Getränke

Defining approach for implementation
Training Green and Black Belts
Training in DMAIC, advanced statistics, DFSS, change management
Leading improvement projects/coaching trained belts
Owning overall initiative and reporting to management
Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Minitab

Jan 2003 - Dec 2024

22 years

Business Consultant for Operational Excellence and Change Management

Selbständig

Medical technology: Interim lean management. Introduction and development of shopfloor management in over 10 manufacturing and logistics areas, zero defect, quality assurance (ISO 13485) and SOP creation
Mechanical engineering: Rollout of Lean Six Sigma/KVP combined with agile methods (developing a customer-specific methods toolkit)
Construction materials: Implementing lean production focusing on increasing equipment availability (OEE) across multiple sites
Auditing firm: Combined lean/agile transformation in the German subsidiary of a large global audit network
Electrical engineering: Assessing critical processes, coordinating project teams, developing improvement measures, enhancing quality assurance systems
Pharma: Risk management in production. Conducting FMEAs, facilitating workshops, documenting results in APIS, advancing SOPs in quality assurance/risk management (ICH Q9)