Florian Ernst

Building a purpose-driving organization while leading the best team of engineers and sales people to make the Internet of Things (IoT) a secure and reliable cyber system.

Managed and built up the internal start-up Deloitte Center for the Long View (CLV) as an intrapreneur and business development manager: • Managed overall start-up funding including financial management of seven-figure investments while performing funding acquisitions. • Developed a commercialization/sales strategy that increased profits by 18% and repeat business rate by 45%. • Developed two operational excellence systems that reduced total costs by 12% and increased employee capacity by 20%.

Consulted international premium OEMs (automotive and construction industry) regarding digital transformation as a management consultant: • Conducted digital transformation readiness analysis (Industry 4.0/Industrial IoT). • Developed digital transformation strategies with regard to new organizational structures, service-based business models, digital/smart products, and smart manufacturing processes. • Developed transformation implementation roadmaps for digital transformation strategies.

Led and managed the entire ‘Strategie Projekt LLZ’ at Mercedes-Benz plant Rastatt as a Digital Transformation Process Engineer: • Recorded and evaluated the existing processes of the production line provision and stocking vehicle parts. • Developed digital measures for vehicle parts stock; reduced total stock-costs by 6%. • Developed a digital measurement for production line provision; increased performance level and process reliability and reduced total cost by 9%.

Acted as project manager assistant responsible for the compact car production at Mercedes-Benz: • Developed a new logistic process for delivering large vehicle parts; increased process reliability by 20% and reduced total costs by 3%. • Clarified and recorded project requirements; completed 3 different sub-projects. • Prepared, organized, and lead project meetings.

Three-and-a-half-year practical apprenticeship as car mechatronics engineer with Volkswagen and Audi AG.

Specialized in innovation and entrepreneurship. Relevant Coursework: Principles of Entrepreneurship; Strategic Business Insight; Professional Selling and Sales Management; Innovation, Creativity and Design Thinking.

Specialized in international management and professional leadership. Relevant Coursework: International Manager Development Programme; Strategy and Organisation Across Borders; Managing Across Cultures; Digital Leadership. Composed the master dissertation focused on Industry 4.0 / Industrial Internet of Things. Awarded Best Master Project in M.Sc. in International Management for the 2014/2015 academic year.

Specialized in mechanical engineering and project management. Relevant Coursework: Business Studies; Marketing-Management; Management Techniques; Technical Distribution; Project Management; Process Management. Composed a bachelor dissertation focusing on a process of digitalization in a logistic center at Mercedes-Benz. Awarded Best Bachelor Dissertation at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences in 2014 (winner of the Dr. Kirchoff-Preis 2014).