Tayfun Ergün - Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

Q: Where is Tayfun based?

Tayfun is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Tayfun speak?

Tayfun speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Tayfun have?

Tayfun has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Tayfun has worked in at least 32 different roles and for 4 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Tayfun may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Tayfun's latest experience?

Tayfun's most recent position is Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH at TE Change Management .

Q: What companies has Tayfun worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tayfun has worked for TE Change Management and Caterpillar Motoren GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Food and Beverage . Tayfun also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense , Information Technology (IT) , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in business areas like Operations , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Production/Manufacturing . Tayfun also has some experience in Project Management , Strategy and Planning , and Human Resources (HR) .

Q: Which industries has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA) , Operations , and Production/Manufacturing .

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Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Sep 2023 - Present

2 years 6 months

Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

TE Change Management

Proposal optimization
Redesign of the proposal and marketing processes

Sep 2023 - Feb 2024

6 months

Project: Calibre Scientific/BIOZOL

TE Change Management

Transfer of production lines
OEE optimization
Quality Management
Lean Management

Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

9 months

Project: Superior Industries

TE Change Management

Restructuring project
Strategy, restructuring, profitability, leadership, SFM

Sep 2021 - Present

4 years 6 months

Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

TE Change Management

Preparing and enhancing the company's value for a potential sale

Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 2 months

Project: TIMOCOM

TE Change Management

Developing an M&A strategy for startups and evaluating startups

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Project: Siemens Energy AG

TE Change Management

Optimization of the development process
Lean, development process, tool landscape (worldwide)

Oct 2020 - Present

5 years 5 months

Project: Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH

TE Change Management

OEE optimization
Process and production optimization (Germany)

Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

1 year 3 months

Project: Deutsche Bahn AG

TE Change Management

Transport/logistics/production (maintenance)
Process and production optimization (Germany)

Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

7 months

Project: Norddeutsche Kaffeewerke GmbH

TE Change Management

Process and production optimization (Germany)

May 2018 - Sep 2019

1 year 5 months

Project: ETO Magnetics GmbH

TE Change Management

Process and production optimization (Germany)

Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 6 months

Project: Deutsche Windtechnik AG

TE Change Management

Optimization of overhead costs (Germany)

May 2017 - May 2018

1 year 1 month

Project: Göbber GmbH

TE Change Management

Lean Six Sigma and TPM rollout (Germany)

Sep 2015 - May 2016

9 months

Project: CeramTec

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts (Germany)

Apr 2015 - Aug 2018

3 years 5 months

Project: Vattenfall GmbH (now LEAG)

TE Change Management

Continuous Improvement Program
Training and coaching of Lean, Six Sigma, TPM Black Belts and Green Belts
Project coaching

Jan 2015 - May 2016

1 year 5 months

Project: BASF

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts (Ludwigshafen, Germany)

May 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 8 months

Project: Anheuser Busch Inbev

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts & Green Belts (worldwide)

Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

4 months

Project: Magna

TE Change Management

Line optimization & balancing
Logistics optimization
TPM (Straubing, Germany)

Oct 2013 - Present

12 years 5 months

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, Bursa Cimento

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

4 months

Project: Bursa Cimento

TE Change Management

TPM and performance improvement by optimizing the production line (Bursa, Turkey)

Jan 2013 - Jul 2018

5 years 7 months

Project: Airbus Group

TE Change Management

Trainer & coach for Lean, Supply Chain Management, procurement process, quality standards, APQP, supplier development, Airbus Operating System
Approx. 350 trainings conducted

Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

8 months

Project: Gopher Resource

TE Change Management

TPM/Lean project to increase lead production from 130 to 380 tons/day
Result after 8 months: 395 tons/day

Apr 2011 - May 2012

1 year 2 months

Project: Kraftfoods Asia Pacific Rollout

TE Change Management

Lead MBB and client partner in the Asia Pacific Lean Six Sigma rollout at Kraftfoods
$40M savings, 12 Black Belts trained for Wave 2

Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

7 months

Project: Kraftfoods Asia Pacific Wave 1

TE Change Management

$100M savings, 24 Black Belts trained (China, Indonesia, India)

Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

8 months

Project: Kraftfoods Europe

TE Change Management

Coach for Black Belts and management in the European Lean Six Sigma rollout at Kraftfoods
$4M savings, 25 Black Belts trained

Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

9 months

Vevey, Switzerland

Corporate Focus Improvement Support Leader

Nestlé S. A.

Responsible for the global rollout of TPM in the operations area for Food & Beverage (500 plants in 80 markets)
Senior consultant and coach for managers from country-specific markets
Coach and 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 Manager

Celerant Consulting GmbH

Responsible for the Lean Six Sigma rollout at T-Systems clients
Coaching of Champions (management board), MBBs, BBs
Training of Champions, MBBs, BBs, GBs, Champions (20 MBBs, 50 BBs, 200 GBs, 60 Champions)

May 2007 - Present

18 years 10 months

Kiel, Germany

Lean & Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification, DMAIC

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Jan 2007 - Present

19 years 2 months

Kiel, Germany

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Update DMEDI (DFSS)

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Responsible for one of the first DFSS (DMEDI) projects at Caterpillar in Kiel
Implemented a Supplier Quality Navigator integrated with SAP

Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

10 months

Kiel, Germany

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma & DMAIC

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Consultant and trainer for the management board in Lean Six Sigma and quality strategies
Set up a management control and reporting system for the Lean Six Sigma program
Training of Champions, BBs, GBs (approx. 30 BBs, 100 GBs)

Nov 2005 - Dec 2006

1 year 2 months

Kiel, Germany

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Led Lean Six Sigma and Lean projects to improve quality and value streams
Certified APQP/PPAP trainer
Training of 10 Lean Six Sigma Green Belts
Finalized 16 projects with savings of 5 million euros
Global supplier development and cost modeling projects
Conducted value stream analyses at suppliers and in internal production

May 2004 - Oct 2005

1 year 6 months

Kiel, Germany

Supplier Development Engineer

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Supplier development (pistons, turbochargers, camshafts, cylinder liners, electronics)
Leading global cost reduction and supplier evaluation projects, especially in Asia
Implementing QCLDM (Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training

Jan 1999 - Apr 2004

5 years 4 months

Kiel, Germany

Project Manager, System Management Marine Engines

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Technical project planning of marine propulsion systems (revenue approx. €50M per year)
Project management for the design of complete marine propulsion systems
Project management for warranty issues of marine propulsion systems
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training
Process improvement of system management
Standardization of marine propulsion systems
Standardization of warranty claim processes (savings of €15M)

Oct 1997 - Dec 1998

1 year 3 months

Kiel, Germany

Project Manager, Marine Engines Sales

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Sales of ship engines to European customers (revenue approx. €100M per year)
Project and order management for the European market

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Manufacturing (28.5 years), Professional Services (14 years), Food and Beverage (5.5 years), Aerospace and Defense (5.5 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), and Energy (4 years).

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Food and Beverage

Aerospace and Defense

Information Technology

Energy

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Operations (25.5 years), Quality Assurance (20.5 years), Production (19 years), Project Management (13 years), Strategy (12.5 years), and Human Resources (12.5 years).

Operations

Quality Assurance

Production

Project Management

Strategy

Human Resources

Skills

21 Years Of Consulting Experience As A Senior Consultant Specifically For Managers In High-level Positions
Experienced Lean Six Sigma Awareness Trainer (Special Training For Ec And Mc Board Members)
Experienced Coach For 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 Introducing Tpm At 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 Experience In Change Management
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 Leader
Experience In Sales Of Marine Propulsion Systems
Global Experience As Technical System Manager And Project Leader 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 (Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt) With Solid Production Experience
Led Over 50 Lean Six Sigma Bb Projects And Participated In Several Lean Gb Projects, Achieving Targets Successfully
Introduced A Supplier Measurement And Control Tool (Qcldm (Quality, Cost, Logistic, Development, Management)) With Consistent, 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

Software

Excellent Ms Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Word, Project)
Minitab Trainer (Statistical Analysis Software)
Minitab Workspace (Project Management Software)
Visio & Process Model (Process Analysis), Power Bi, Ms Project
Qm Software, Erp Systems (Sap, Navision, Pro Alpha, Etc.), Aps Systems, Bde & Mde Systems

Some Examples Of Tool Expertise And Usage

Lean Tools

5+1s Workshops
One Piece Flow
Oee Analysis
Poka Yoke
Layout Management
Smed
Kaizen
Pull Systems
Quick Changeover
Safety Kaizen
Supermarket Systems
Visual Management
Jit
Tpm
Value Stream Mapping
Cip
Process Analysis
Value Stream Analysis
Kanban Systems
Process Optimization
Scm

Languages

German

Native

Turkish

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1991 - Jun 1996

Kiel University of Applied Sciences

Diploma in Engineering · Mechanical Engineering, Production Technology · Kiel, Germany

Oct 1990 - Jun 1991

Kiel Technical Secondary School

Technical college entrance certificate · Technology · Kiel, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1990

Krupp MaK

Journeyman Industrial Mechanic · Industrial mechanic · Kiel, Germany

Certifications & licenses

6S TWI Facilitator Training

GPS & MESC

L6S TPM Facilitator Training

GPS & MESC

6 Sigma Master Black Belt

CAT

Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt

CAT

6 Sigma Black Belt

CAT

APQP Trainer (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

CAT

FMEA Trainer

CAT

Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt

CAT

Lean Sigma Trainer

CAT

PPAP Trainer (Production Parts Approval Process)

CAT

6 Sigma Green Belt

CAT

8D Method, NCM

CAT

Auditor Qualification

DGQ

Internal Auditor

DGQ

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

June 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Tayfun based?

Tayfun is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Tayfun speak?

Tayfun speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Tayfun have?

Tayfun has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Tayfun has worked in at least 32 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Tayfun may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tayfun be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tayfun would be well-suited for roles such as: Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH, Project: Calibre Scientific/BIOZOL, Project: Superior Industries.

What is Tayfun's latest experience?

Tayfun's most recent position is Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH at TE Change Management.

What companies has Tayfun worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tayfun has worked for TE Change Management and Caterpillar Motoren GmbH.

Which industries is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Food and Beverage. Tayfun also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology (IT), and Energy.

Which business areas is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Quality Assurance (QA), and Production/Manufacturing. Tayfun also has some experience in Project Management, Strategy and Planning, and Human Resources (HR).

Which industries has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Operations, and Production/Manufacturing.

What is Tayfun's education?

Tayfun holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Production Technology from Kiel University of Applied Sciences.

Does Tayfun have any certificates?

Tayfun has 14 certificates. Among them, these include: 6S TWI Facilitator Training, L6S TPM Facilitator Training, and 6 Sigma Master Black Belt.

What is the availability of Tayfun?

Tayfun is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Tayfun?

Tayfun's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.