Alexander Gehringer

Co-leading the institute with responsibility for strategy, hiring, P&L, and 7-figure annual research portfolio across industry contracts and public grants. - Strategy, structure, and roadmap of the institute (robotics, AI) - Responsibility with budget planning, controlling, reporting - End-to-end ownership of the funding funnel: pipeline, partner acquisition, closing - Disciplinary leadership of 20 staff; functional leadership of a 10-person research team - Representation toward industry, public sector

- Led a 10-person research team in applied robotics and AI at the Work-Life Robotics Institute - Acquired high 6-figure in research funding across a federal ZIM grant, an MWK Baden-Württemberg state grant, and a major industry research contract - PhD research on business model innovation in manufacturing SMEs: multiple case study with 30+ CEO interviews in Baden-Württemberg - Teaching strategic decision-making and business management at bachelor's and master's level in English and German

Joined as a researcher and lecturer and helped found the Work-Life Robotics Institute. - Drafted the institute's statutes - Built up the institute from 5 to ~20 employees - Established the third-party funding funnel (7-figure portfolio) - Acquired own research grants in the 6-figure range - Set up an associated industry foundation - Coordinated AI and robotics projects with industry partners - 12 SWS teaching per semester (B.Eng. & M.Eng., DE/EN) - Supervised 10+ theses

Founding and leading a R&D project for an automated guided vehicle "Flitzmo" - Establishing and leading an university-wide robotic project - Managing a project team with more than 20 employees and students - Acquiring funding partners from the private sector - Aligning the project with the university development strategy Part-time employment parallel to a full time graduade degree (M. Eng.)

- Capturing and aligning the project portfolio with corporate strategy - Developping and implementing a staffing and controlling tool for strategic resource allocation - Supporting a company-wide change project Thesis: Strategic Resources Allocation in a Multi-Project Landscape

Industrial Engineering Prozessdesign Mechanische Teilefertigung Prozessoptimierung Konstruktion Vorrichtungen für Fräs- und Drehteile Rezertifizierungsaudit DIN ISO 9001 5S Workshops

Project Time Metrics Analysis Estimating Time Metrics for new pricing model Process Analysis and Optimization for pharmaceutical studies

Doctoral research on strategic responses, business model innovation, and dynamic capabilities in manufacturing SMEs under polycrisis. Multiple case study with 30+ CEOs of mid-sized industrial companies in Baden-Württemberg: how leadership and dynamic capabilities shape strategic pivots and business model renewal. Supervisors: Prof David Charles, Prof Nicole El Maalouf (Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University); Prof Thomas Wendt (Offenburg University). Defence: end of 2026.

Focus on Business Strategy, Lean Management and Business IT

Focus on Lean Management and Industrial Production