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Theodor (Arief) Satari-Sugandhi

Integration Transport System Manager

Theodor Satari-Sugandhi
Weingarten, Germany

Experience

Nov 2022 - Present
3 years 4 months
Oberkochen, Germany

Integration Transport System Manager

SMT Zeiss

  • Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management between internal R&D team and suppliers of the scanning stage including its interfaces in a metrology project

  • Directed and managed the integration cases and plans prepared by the internal team based on business line functional requirements

  • Supported product, engineering, design and suppliers in driving projects and tasks to completion on schedule and to spec

  • Determined road map dates based on metrics and priorities from integration process to end transport cases of particular swap tools

  • Analyzed operating costs and efficiency

  • Discussed with customers and suppliers to gather requirements

  • Successfully led the development of projects from conceptual to prototype

Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 3 months
Ravensburg, Germany

Project Manager & Senior R&D Engineer

Rafi Group

  • Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management between internal R&D team and suppliers for armrest including joystick panel

  • Directed and managed the test cases and plans prepared by the internal team based on business line functional requirements

  • Supported product, engineering, design and suppliers in driving projects and tasks to completion on schedule and to spec

  • Determined road map dates based on metrics and priorities and provided executive level summary of project plan and status

  • Analyzed operating costs and efficiency

  • Discussed with customers (Unimog Daimler Truck) to gather requirements

  • Successfully led the development of projects from conceptual to prototype

Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
2 years 5 months
Oberkochen, Germany

Project Manager & Senior R&D Engineer

SMT Zeiss

  • Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management between internal R&D team and suppliers of mono-crystalline silicon huge lens material and its complex electronics adjustment applications

  • Directed and managed the test cases and plans prepared by the internal team based on business line functional requirements

  • Supported product, engineering, design and suppliers in driving projects and tasks to completion on schedule and to spec

  • Determined road map dates based on metrics and priorities and provided executive level summary of project plan and status

  • Analyzed operating costs and efficiency

  • Discussed with customers (ASML) to gather requirements

  • Successfully led the development of projects from conceptual to prototype

Jan 2017 - Mar 2019
2 years 3 months
Reutlingen, Germany

Lead Engineer

Automotive Lighting (FCA)

  • Led a technical team of 10 internal and external staff members in design and development tasks of high-end headlamps

  • Set budgets and agreed project time scales and deadlines with clients (Audi, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW)

  • Managed staff to ensure that all milestones were achieved within the agreed timeframes

  • Ensured effective quality control processes were in place to monitor deliverables

  • Maintained client relationships (CRM)

  • Identified, analyzed, measured and managed project risks

  • Conducted regular impact analysis to assess the consequences of the project deliverables on other sections of the business

  • Matched customer needs and requirements to products

  • Generated high effective project margin

  • Led high-performance multicultural team members

  • Created customer satisfaction

Apr 2009 - Present
16 years 11 months
Weingarten, Germany

Project Manager & Senior R&D Engineer

SSA Engineering Company

  • Interim project manager position by clients

  • Supported product, engineering, design and business partners in driving projects and tasks to completion on schedule and to spec

  • Analyzing operating costs and efficiency

  • Provided assurance on the effectiveness of risk management and the strength of the control environment in an organization

  • Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives

  • Customer-supplier relation management

  • Successfully led the development of projects from conceptual to prototype and to product release

  • Detected vulnerabilities in risk management systems and renewed processes

  • Improved technical products through feasible design engineering and reduced manufacturing cost

  • Built win-win customer-supplier relations

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 (17 years) and Automotive (3.5 years).

Manufacturing
Automotive

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 Product Development (17 years), Project Management (17 years), Operations (17 years), Supply Chain Management (3.5 years), Research and Development (2.5 years), and Quality Assurance (2 years).

Product Development
Project Management
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Research and Development
Quality Assurance

Summary

Versatile senior mechanical engineer with over 27 year’s experiences of designing, developing, and deploying engineering high end product technology for a wide variety of sectors in semiconductor, aerospace, mining environment.

Adept at evaluating technical business requirements and processes, determining system specifications, and building customized functionality that best serves client-supplier needs.

Proven history of managing multi-scale, multi-stage projects.

Strong talent of team leading in technical project engineering to develop new product, to perform design processes and to avoid unnecessary costs, replacing them with efficient streamlined technologies.

Skills

  • R&d Technologies
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Project Management
  • Operational Management
  • Customer Relation Management
  • Analytical Thinker
  • Performance Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Commercial Operations
  • Business Development
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Persuasive & Articulate
  • Relationship Development
  • Business Intelligent
  • Influencing Skills
  • Confidential And Loyal
  • Ms-project
  • Azure Devops
  • Baan
  • Doors
  • Jira
  • Polarion

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Indonesian
Advanced

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Where is Theodor based?

Theodor is based in Weingarten, Germany.

What languages does Theodor speak?

Theodor speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Indonesian (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Theodor have?

Theodor has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Theodor has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 4 months. Note that Theodor may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Theodor be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Theodor would be well-suited for roles such as: Integration Transport System Manager, Project Manager & Senior R&D Engineer, Lead Engineer.

What is Theodor's latest experience?

Theodor's most recent position is Integration Transport System Manager at SMT Zeiss.

What companies has Theodor worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Theodor has worked for SMT Zeiss, Rafi Group, and SSA Engineering Company.

Which industries is Theodor most experienced in?

Theodor is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing and Automotive.

Which business areas is Theodor most experienced in?

Theodor is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Operations. Theodor also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Research and Development (R&D), and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Theodor worked in recently?

Theodor has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing and Automotive.

Which business areas has Theodor worked in recently?

Theodor has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Operations.

What is the availability of Theodor?

Theodor is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Theodor?

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