David Kruft

- Competitor analysis and market research

- Evaluation of the business model, competitive analysis and market research within the scope of a commercial due diligence of an IT hardware component supplier - Competitor analyses for the strategic reorientation of a non-food discounter, as well as support in the digital strategy module - Preparation of results for top management presentations

- Interactive coaching of start-up teams of the business plan seminar - Conceptualisation of a workshop about prototyping

- Project management in the interior process for product development and series support of middle-class cars - Supporting the cost down intensive team to cut down product costs - Automation of the monitoring and control process of releases, actions and permits via a VBA-based tool - Organization of internal workshops and events, e.g. lessons learned workshop

- Evaluation of lectures and reporting to the faculty management - Development of VBA-based tools for internal data analytics

- Project leader to implement KPI’s such as OEE on fully automated machines and development of a worldwide roll-out plan for all machines - Digitalization projects in the production area, e.g.: camera-based part recognition, web-based data visualization and commissioning of new machines

- Design of a microcontroller course for students based on the Arduino platform - Tutor for programming exercises in informatics

- Rotation through different departments (maintenance, energy supply, research and development, training workshop) - Programming and commissioning of continuous operation test benches and end-of-line test benches - Project study: Construction and programming of a magnetic field test bench - Apprenticeship as electronics technician for industrial systems, completed with distinction, grade: very good

Masterthesis: The successful realization of sensor-based IoT business models - a case study analysis

Bachelorthesis: Implementation of a MES-System to determine the overall equipment effectiveness on the basis of a pilot project