Dr. Ferdinand Schöpp

TechOps Modernization (Overall) | Co-leading TechOps modernization including preparing and presenting decision-ready results in executive steerings Large-Scale Efficiency Program | Leading a multi-million cross-company cost-saving ambition P145-Maintenance & CAMO-Planning Interface | Led an end-to-end analysis of collaboration across CAMO planning, Part-145 planning & control, aircraft dispatch, and technical troubleshooting

Operations Modernization Strategy | Developed Future Operations Target Picture for a leading airline, stabilized short-term operations via a Task Force, embedded an efficiency program setup within the organization, contributed to double-digit million savings in the first of four program years Operations & Delivery Transformation: Designed & implemented large-scale operations transformations, incl. doubling production output in rail signaling & improving delivery governance in shipbuilding environments

Performance & Efficiency | Executed efficiency initiatives enabling a double-digit EBIT improvement for a global rail-signaling leader Large-Scale Cost Transformation | Drove a cross-subsidiary cost-reduction program, steered >150 measures, delivered €100m in savings, and established sustainable performance governance

Large-Scale Publicly Funded Research | Led key work streams of the federally funded ELISA II-B project on electric heavy-freight road transport; owned environmental and societal evaluation, analytics, and field studies Stakeholder Management & Aviation | Coordinated multi-partner delivery of a federally funded research program, including ministry-level reporting and funding coordination, with long-term responsibility for the institute's aviation focal area

Airport Terminal Operation | Analyzed demand-oriented passenger steering at a major Hub airport

Airport Terminal Operation | Developed operational concepts for terminal infrastructure and logistics (incl. gate-monitor setup); supported terminal-wide implementation initiatives

Research Support & Complex Systems Analysis | Contributed to research and project coordination in transportation systems, supporting analytical work streams and building early experience in structured problem solving within complex mobility environments

Project & Operations Support | Supported client engagements, events, and internal projects across the logistics, mobility, and aviation clusters, providing technical and content-related contributions Operational Responsibility | Independently managed smaller projects, maintained customer data structures, and supported internal marketing and project-management activities Team Representation | Appointed spokesperson for the working-student team, representing interests and coordination across functions

Supply Chain Operations | Managed inspection and processing of global inbound shipments of electronic components for production, ensuring quality standards and reliable material availability in time-critical operations

Media & Reporting | Created and delivered editorial content in a fast-paced newsroom environment, strengthening structured communication, storytelling, and the ability to translate complex information into clear narratives

Research focus on alternative powertrain systems in road freight transport; dissertation on quantifying greenhouse-gas emissions of overhead-line hybrid trucks (ELISA II-B project)

Interdisciplinary program spanning civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and economics, with a special focus on aviation and transport planning

Bachelor's thesis (in cooperation with Simon Hegele): Redesign of packaging material-handling processes to improve operational efficiency at the Raunheim site; awarded Best Bachelor's Thesis of the program