Florian Hertel

For the Codelco MMH project in Chile I am leading a group of about 10 engineers to design and supply a several million USD sulphuric acid plant, which is part of a over 100 million USD project to deliver a complete Copper ore treatment facility. Within this function I am responsible for the timely completion of the deadlines, cost and quality control of the entire sulphuric acid part of the project.

At the construction site of the Cajamarquilla project I fulfilled the role of QA/QC manager for this 100 million USD project. The purpose of the project was to construct a zinc roasting, gas cleaning and acid plant line. My role was to ensure Outotec quality standards and to manage the quality organization of the subcontractor, which consists of 10 Peruvian engineers. During my time at the construction site I also took the assignment as deputy site manager.

My primary task was to specify and buy equipment for new chemical plants. The equipment ranges from steel and FRP towers to pumps and plate coolers. My total budget is mostly around 15MM USD. This task includes price negotiation and inspection. My primary project during this time was the Cajamarquilla Project in Peru.

As Process Engineer, my main focus was implementing standard workprocesses ( six sigma, Lean processes, IWS) and increasing the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) and PR (Process Reliability). In this role I reignited the KAIZEN system in the packing department. This system was then rolled out across the plant. Furthermore I initiated and lead projects to reduce headcount in the department. In addition I was part of an international project team to implement a new toothpaste filling technology.

In this position I was responsible to raise 20.000 USD from sponsors to open 3 new AIESEC offices in India, in 3 months this target was achieved. Afterwards I stayed another 2 months to train the members about sponsoring and business communication. Currently I am still a trainer for AIESEC Germany on honorary basis, where I train in people management, business communication and presentation techniques.

Laserprocessing of Fiber reinforced plastics.