Thomas Stork
Automation Engineering Lecturer
Experience
Jan 1995 - Dec 2017
23 yearsMunich, Germany
Automation Technology Lecturer
HWK Munich and Upper Bavaria
- Trained professionals in PLC technology, pneumatics, control engineering, and KUKA robots
- Developed scripts for Siemens systems: STEP 5, STEP 7, TIA Portal, WinCC
- Created scripts for pneumatics, control engineering, and KUKA robot programming
- Served on examination board for vocational training quality assurance
- Trained and certified over 500 professionals
Munich, Germany
Managing Director & Senior Consultant
SPS Soft GmbH
- Built and led a team of 15 automation experts
- Revenue responsibility
- Strategic business development and market expansion in the DACH region and internationally
- Member of the examination board at HWK Munich and Upper Bavaria
- Developed a MED seawater desalination technology (mechanical engineering, process engineering, manufacturing and assembly, control technology)
- Planned and delivered a 4.3 MW CHP plant including grid feed-in
- Directed and coordinated employees on assembly lines (defining tasks, setting interfaces, planning and structuring software, programming, commissioning)
- Coordinated the HMI team for a client-server process control system with over 25 operator stations
- Implemented Industry 4.0 concepts: MQTT, MES integration
- Performed fault analysis and optimization of existing production plants (15% efficiency increase)
- Stakeholder management between IT, development, production, and customers
- Responsible for the entire process chain of the e-mobility production line: assembly to final acceptance
- Planned an MES system with detailed function specification for a pharmaceutical process control system
- Developed P&I diagrams for upstream/downstream processes
- Developed thermal seawater desalination technology, R&D, design, manufacturing, patent applications with team leadership (12 members)
Summary
Experienced senior automation engineer with 25+ years of expertise in PLC programming, project management, and system integration. Specialized in Siemens TIA Portal, Industry 4.0, and smart factory solutions.
Managing partner of SPS Soft GmbH with a proven track record in leading complex automation projects from concept to commissioning.
Core competencies: PLC Programming | Project Management | Industry 4.0 | Functional Safety | Team Leadership
Skills
Technical Expertise
- Plc Programming: Iec 61131-3, Stl, Scl, Graph7, Lad, Fbd, Awl (25+ Years)
- Siemens Systems: S7-300/400/1200/1500, Tia Portal V14-v19, Wincc Advanced/unified, S5 (95u To 155u)
- Automation Technology: Process Control Systems, Opc Ua, Mqtt
- Safety Engineering: Siemens Safety, Pilz Safety, Machinery Directive
- Robotics: Kuka Krc2, Training, Commissioning, Operation
- Communication: Profinet, Profibus, Tcp/ip, Opc Ua, Can Bus
- Systems Engineering: Sysml, Mbse, Enterprise Architect
Project Management & Leadership
- Project Management: Successfully Completed Complex Automation Projects
- Team Leadership: Leading Interdisciplinary Teams (Up To 10 Members)
- Stakeholder Management: Coordinating Between Clients, Suppliers, And Internal Teams
- Risk Management: Hazard Analysis, Cost Analysis, Scheduling
Industry Expertise
- Automotive: E-mobility, Production Lines, Quality Systems
- Pharmaceutical: Process Control Systems For Drug Manufacturing, Water Technology, Process Engineering
- Energy: Waste Incineration, Chp Plants, Waste Heat Recovery
- Food: Pizza Production, Dough Processing
- Water Technology: Seawater Desalination, Dosing Technology, Water Treatment
- Logistics: Material Flow, Automated Parking Systems, Automated Guided Vehicles, Overhead Conveyors, Belt Conveyors, Pallet Transport, Stacker Cranes, Warehousing Technology
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 1983 - Jun 1987
University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Palatinate, Bingen
Diploma Engineer (FH) · Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Technology · Bingen, Germany
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