Dr. Ralf Sprenger

Director-level Industrial Engineering responsibility at a 200mm semiconductor fab in Austin, Texas. Led dispatching, scheduling and manufacturing systems with ownership of operational data structures and performance steering. Drove capacity optimization, advanced scheduling solutions and KPI governance. Focus on scalable operations, structured problem-solving and sustainable performance improvement.

Leadership role in 300mm semiconductor manufacturing at GlobalFoundries, Dresden. Built and led the Line Analysis & Manufacturing Performance function, creating factory-wide transparency across capacity, bottlenecks and throughput. Enabled data-driven executive decision-making and operational steering, delivering sustainable performance improvements in a complex high-volume production environment.

Industrial Engineer in 300mm semiconductor manufacturing responsible for factory-wide discrete-event simulation and capacity analytics. Modeled full value stream scenarios to support ramp planning, bottleneck mitigation and capital investment decisions. Enabled data-driven operational steering and production optimization. Promoted into management based on strong analytical depth and measurable operational impact.

Research Associate in a federally funded industry project on cooperative transport networks and logistics optimization. Developed mathematical optimization models, aligned ERP and IT architectures across companies, and acted as technical interface between academia, software vendors and industrial partners. Additionally led modernization of the department IT landscape and established sustainable operational governance.

Touren- und Transportplanung, Simulation, Optimierung, Multi-Agenten-Systeme

Modellierung und Simulation, Supply Chain Management, Produktionsplanung, Verteilte Systeme, Netzwerktechnik