Guido Wenzel

 Management of optimization and implementation of flexible production for low to medium volume machining and assembly of high performance cylinder heads, blocks and engines.  Management of the Production Engineering department, leading a team of 14 Engineers. Responsibility for ensuring delivery of engineering tasks for new and existing projects on time and within budget. Responsible for all new capital investment and technology, capex of 5 million.  Project manager of assembling projects within the M

 Responsible for setup and management of manufacturing sales team. Promoted MAHLE Powertrain manufacturing capabilities to key account holders. Included development of working relationships and negotiation of prices and contracts. Achieved overall 4-fold increase in sales.  Implemented MAHLE GmbH sales process into MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.  Created a new system for manufacturing in collaboration with Audi, in support of a smooth transition of ownership from Cosworth Technology to MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.

 Responsible for the MAHLE SA production development process.  Project manager for the launch of new projects into production. Main clients included Daimler, BMW, and Ford.  Quality assurance engineer for Daimler and BMW piston products.  Team leader for the project development and design department.  Responsible for generation of goals and objectives and delivery of performance appraisals for team members.

Key Account Manager for the Volkswagen Group  Responsible for promotion of MAHLE Valvetrain products.  Responsible for interfacing between MAHLE Valvetrain plants and Volkswagen Group in support of serial production and new projects.  Generated and delivered technical presentations and quotes to clients, and conducted price negotiations.

 Responsible for chassis dyno and the gasoline test benches, specifically dynamic tests and aging.  Planned all test cells, including gasoline and diesel.  Prepared and analysed the data logs for the engineering and sales departments.  Responsible for optimising the planning and testing processes.

Engineer Trainee Program  Specialized in Valvetrain.  Hands-on experience in optimising the production process for valves at TRW European sites.  Worked on the test bench, specifically examining running parts and participating in data analysis to determine valve efficiency/defects and assess development.  Responsible for authoring customer reports.