Philipp Niemann

Consultant/Discipline leader for corrosion protection of bridges, marine and offshore structures made of steel or steel reinforced concrete. Maintenance, repair and new building. Structure protection by coatings, corrosion allowance and cathodic protection.

Coordinating and executing projects in the marine segment. Testing the performance of protective coatings with regards to: corrosion, cathodic protection, chemical resistance, mechanical stresses (impact, flexibility, adhesion etc.), UV-radiation, etc. Common standards besides ISO and ASTM are from IMO (PSPC) and NACE. Creating guarantees (technical part) for coating systems and give cross functional support to Marketing, Sales, Formulation, etc. Optimizing test procedures

Optimizing the powder coating department; Updating coating specification; Testing and test evaluation of (powder) coatings regarding: - Optical factors - Mechanical resistance - Chemical resistance - UV-radiation resistance - Corrosion; Project manager production plant organization with 5S; Implemented and managed suggestions for improvements; Lean Management due to Kanban; Calculation on investments

Dual study program between university and company to complete the theoretical knowledge with practical experiences. Intern in several departments: construction, production management, accounting...