Preparation and value enhancement of the company for a potential sale
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 2 months
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TIMOCOM
Developed M&A strategy for start-ups and subsequent evaluation
Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
7 months
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Siemens Energy AG
Development process optimization
Lean, development process, tool landscape
Oct 2020 - Present
4 years 10 months
Germany
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Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH
OEE optimization
Process and production optimization
Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 3 months
Germany
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Deutsche Bahn AG
Transport/logistics/production (maintenance)
Process and production optimization
Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
7 months
Germany
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Norddeutsche Kaffeewerke GmbH
Food & beverage
Process and production optimization
May 2018 - Sep 2019
1 year 5 months
Germany
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ETO Magnetics GmbH
Automotive
Process and production optimization
Jul 2017 - Dec 2018
1 year 6 months
Germany
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Deutsche Windtechnik AG
Wind energy
Overhead cost optimization
May 2017 - May 2018
1 year 1 month
Germany
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Göbber GmbH
Food & beverage
Lean Six Sigma and TPM rollout
Sep 2015 - May 2016
9 months
Germany
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CeramTec
Automotive, medical technology
Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts
Apr 2015 - Aug 2018
3 years 5 months
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Vattenfall GmbH (now LEAG)
Energy company
CIP program
Training and coaching of Lean, Six Sigma, TPM Black Belts and Green Belts, project coaching
Jan 2015 - May 2016
1 year 5 months
Ludwigshafen, Germany
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BASF
Chemical industry
Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts
May 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 8 months
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Anheuser Busch Inbev
The world’s largest brewer
Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts & Green Belts
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
4 months
Straubing, Germany
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Magna
Automotive supplier for instrument panels
Line optimization & balancing, logistics optimization, TPM
Oct 2013 - Present
11 years 10 months
Hamburg, Germany
Managing Partner
TE Change Management
Projects in Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Change Management, strategy consulting, training & coaching, TPM, TWI, OPEX
Clients: Siemens Energy, Deutsche Bahn AG, Norddeutsche Kaffeewerke, ETO Magnetics GmbH, Deutsche Windtechnik, Göbber GmbH, CeramTec, BASF, Kraftfoods, Gopher Resource, AB InBev, Semperit, Magna, Axa Winterthur, Terra Oceanis Verlag, Vodafone Germany, Airbus, Magna, Bursa Cimento
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
4 months
Bursa, Turkey
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Bursa Cimento
Cement manufacturing
TPM and performance increase by optimizing production line
Jan 2013 - Jul 2018
5 years 7 months
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Airbus Group
Trainer & coach for lean, supply chain management, procurement process, quality standards, APQP, supplier development, Airbus Operating System (about 350 trainings delivered)
Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
8 months
United States
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Gopher Resource
Auto battery recycling company
TPM/lean project to increase lead production from 130 t/day to 380 t/day
Achieved 395 t/day after 8 months
Apr 2011 - May 2012
1 year 2 months
Lead MBB and client partner in Asia Pacific Lean Six Sigma rollout
Kraftfoods
Lead MBB and client partner in Asia Pacific Lean Six Sigma rollout
10/2011 - 05/2012: USD 40M savings, 12 BBs trained for Wave 2 (Australia, New Zealand)
04/2011 - 10/2011: USD 100M savings, 24 BBs trained for Wave 1 (China, Indonesia, India)
Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
8 months
Coach for BBs and management in European Lean Six Sigma rollout
Kraftfoods
Coach for BBs and management in European Lean Six Sigma rollout
USD 4M savings, 25 BBs trained
Jan 2010 - Sep 2010
9 months
Vevey, Switzerland
Corporate Focus Improvement Support Leader
Nestlé S. A.
Responsible for global rollout of TPM in operations for Food & Beverage (500 Nestlé factories in 80 markets)
Senior consultant and coach for managers in leading roles from country markets
Coach, trainer for zero-defect thinking, lean, Lean Six Sigma, SMED, loss tree analysis, goal cascading
Feb 2008 - Jul 2009
1 year 6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and program lead for T-Systems rollout
Celerant Consulting GmbH
Responsible for Lean Six Sigma rollout at client sites
Client advisor and coach for functional leaders (management board) on project definition and selection, resource planning, zero-defect quality thinking, Lean Six Sigma, champion coaching, soft skills coaching
Coaching of champions (management board), MBBs, BBs
Training of champions (awareness training for MC and EC board members), MBBs, BBs, GBs, champions (20 MBBs, 50 BBs, 200 GBs, 60 champions)
OEE & TPM projects at Novartis
Reduced downtime and increased line performance
May 2007 - May 2007
1 month
Kiel, Germany
Lean & Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification, DMAIC
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Global Purchase Engines
Jan 2007 - Oct 2007
10 months
Kiel, Germany
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma & DMAIC
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Global Purchase Engines
Consultant and trainer for management board in Lean Six Sigma, quality strategies, project definition and selection, responsible for installing management control and reporting systems for Lean Six Sigma program, soft skills trainer
Responsible for 12 BBs and Lean Six Sigma program in global engine purchasing (Kiel, Germany)
Counterpart to management board, coaching champions and BBs in their projects
Training of champions, BBs, GBs (about 30 BBs and 100 GBs)
Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
1 month
Kiel, Germany
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, DFSS (DMEDI) update
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Global Purchase Engines
Responsible for one of the first DFSS (DMEDI) projects at Caterpillar in Kiel
Introduced a new tool and process for a Supplier Quality Navigator with later SAP integration
Nov 2005 - Dec 2006
1 year 2 months
Kiel, Germany
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Global Purchase Engines
Led Lean Six Sigma and lean projects to improve quality and value streams at suppliers and in-house assembly
Completed APQP/PPAP trainer certification
Trained 10 Lean Six Sigma Green Belts
Completed 16 projects, saved EUR 5M
Introduced APQP/PPAP at Caterpillar in Kiel
Led multiple global supplier sourcing projects
Global supplier development for incumbent suppliers
Cost modeling projects
Business risk mitigation projects
Value stream analyses at suppliers and internal production
May 2004 - Oct 2005
1 year 6 months
Kiel, Germany
Supplier Development Engineer
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Global Purchase Engines
Supplier development at current suppliers (pistons, turbochargers, camshafts, liners, electrical/monitoring parts)
Led multiple supplier cost-reduction and evaluation projects globally and in Asia (China)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training (DMAIC, Kaizen)
Jan 1999 - Apr 2004
5 years 4 months
Kiel, Germany
Project Manager, System Management Marine Engines
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Marine Power Systems
Technical project engineering for marine propulsion, global support (annual revenue ~EUR 50M)
Project lead in complete propulsion system design
Project manager for marine propulsion system warranty issues
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training
Participated in multiple Lean Six Sigma projects
Process improvements in system management
Standardized marine propulsion units
Standardized warranty process (EUR 15M savings)
Oct 1997 - Dec 1998
1 year 3 months
Kiel, Germany
Project Manager, Marine Engines Sales
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH
Division: Cat Marine Power Systems
Sold marine engines to European customers (annual revenue ~EUR 100M)
Project and order management for the European market
Summary
21 years of consulting experience as a Senior Consultant, especially for executives in senior positions
Experienced trainer in Lean Six Sigma awareness (special training for EC and MC board members)
Experienced coach in Lean Six Sigma, soft skills, zero-defect thinking, management control and reporting systems (EC and MC board members)
Experienced trainer in Six Sigma DMAIC and DFSS methodology for GBs, BBs, MBBs, Champions (management members)
Global responsibility for rolling out TPM for the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturer (Nestlé)
Experienced coach in Six Sigma DMAIC and DFSS methods for GBs, BBs, MBBs, Champions (trained and coached over 500 MBBs, BBs, GBs, YBs in their projects)
Experienced trainer in Lean Six Sigma
Experienced coach in Lean Six Sigma projects
Excellent experience with general consulting tools
Excellent change-management experience
Excellent experience in the food and beverage industry
Excellent experience in the automotive industry
Excellent experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Excellent experience in heavy industry
Excellent experience in IT companies
Global project manager and project lead
Experience in selling marine propulsion systems
Global experience as technical system manager and project lead for evaluating marine propulsion systems
Excellent experience in global supplier development, sourcing, and supply chain management
15 years of experience with Asian (especially Chinese) customers and suppliers
Process optimization expert with solid production experience
Led over 50 Lean Six Sigma BB projects and supported multiple Lean GB projects, all with successful outcomes
Introduced a supplier measurement and control tool (QCLDM: Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management) with substantial process and cultural changes
Excellent cross-functional experience in product development, process development, lean development, supply chain development
Excellent strong-man management, communication, and presentation skills
Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Experienced trainer in Advanced Product and Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Excellent experience in Non Corrective Material Process (NCM)
Excellent experience in QS9000/ISO9000, TS16949
Languages
German
Native
Turkish
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 1991 - Jun 1996
Fachhochschule Kiel
Diplom-Ingenieur, Production Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Kiel, Germany
Oct 1990 - Jun 1991
Fachoberschule Technik
University Entrance Qualification (Tech) · Kiel, Germany