curriculum vitae
since october 2008
head of mechnical services & maintenance, tesa Werk Hamburg GmbH
october 2007 - september 2008
assistant manager operations, tesa Werk Hamburg GmbH
april 2003 - september 2007
project manager, Unilever Ice Cream, SU Heppenheim
MAGNUM innovation projects including equipment development,
site implementation and European roll-out
local projects in mix, fill and packaging department
graduation from Unilever trainee program
april 2002 - april 2003
assistant project manager, frozenfish International, SU Bremerhaven
optimization of production using the TPM approach and toolbox
organisation of international TPM Instructor Course in Bremerhaven
february 2002
graduation in mechanical engineering, RWTH Aachen
may 2001 - february 2002
graduation project, Procter & Gamble, Euskirchen
testing & evaluation of tools for condition based maintenance on diaper equipment
2000 - 2001
assistant, Safeline, Aachen
foreign body detection, technical marketing and sales support
2000
student research project, department of chemical engineering, RWTH Aachen
flow simulation on bio-reactor producing hydrogen
1999
student research project, Lever Fabergé, Mannheim
efficiency improvement of filling equipment for dove bars using PM analysis tool
1999 - 2000
scientific assistant, United Technologies Research Center, Aachen
scientific inquiriy and studies on recyclability of household equipment
since october 1997
bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
advanced study period in mechanical engineering with focus on chemical engineering
since october 1995
student, mechanical engineering, RWTH Aachen
july 1994 - october 1995
alternative to military service, seniors residential home, Cologne
july 1994
A-levels graduation, MKG, Cologne
major in physics and mathematics
1991
three months student exchange program to Monticello High School, New York, USA
expertise in
new product development
business case evaluation including investment plan and transfer price calculation
leading equipment design during process scale up from lab to industrialization
european wide implementation and roll-out of new equipment (UK, Italy, Turkey ...)
sample production for market tests & trade
usage of assessment tools such as FMEA, HACCP and risk assessment approach
technology scouting & patenting
project management
leading and developing international specialists team
budget planning, approval and responsibility
KPI driven project implementation
EEM approach on equipment sourcing (concept, design review, FAT, ...)
negotiation with suppliers
training of operating personal and engineers
hygienic design for foods industry
process optimization
optimization of supply chain processes following the loss tree approach
increasing equipment efficiency by using continuous improvement & kaizen strategy
usage and training of tpm toolkit (standardization, OPLs, kaizen and PM analysis)
change management
improvement of NPD approach by involving R&D, supplier and supply chain
implementation of TPM strategy in project approach
transfering maintenance culture from breakdown driven to planned maintenance
supporting and training autonomous & effective maintenance tools
standardization & harmonization of bought in components in technical warehouse
general
usage of temporary IT (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, SAP)
business fluent English language
presentation and moderation skills
