Dr. Thomas Kaiser
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- Current 4 years and 7 months, since Jan 2021
Geschäftsführer
P²CR Management UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
- 1 month, Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
on the way to new ventures ...
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- 5 years and 4 months, Aug 2015 - Nov 2020
Senior Manager Truck Powertrain - Transmissions & Clutches
Daimler AG
Experience with eAxle, hybrid powertrain (PHEV) for commercial vehicles, and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Member of the transmission plant management and participating in the production site's business development. Platform manager of global powertrain platforms aligning Germany, USA, Brazil, India, and Japan. Global project and change management for transmissions, E/E, and clutches. Relocation of a complete gearbox series to Chennai incl. supplier qualification. Approx. 30 employees (4 managers)
- 3 years and 7 months, Jan 2012 - Jul 2015
Senior Manager Product Management - passenger car & VAN Powertrain
Daimler AG
- Mercedes-Benz Powertrain, i.e. axle systems and manual transmissions for Mercedes-Benz A/B to G,V-class, Sprinter - Project lead for manual transmissions and axle systems improving fuel efficiency - Crucial role in change management process to shape Mercedes-Benz future powertrain production - Sales representative to OEMS (Chrysler etc.). - Motivated, experienced and skilled people with excellent ECI (Employee Commitment Index) - Approx. 20 employees (3 managers) in three different locations
- 1 year and 6 months, Jul 2010 - Dec 2011
Senior Manager Sales - PT components
Daimler AG
- Mercedes-Benz und Daimler Truck Powertrain, i.e. axle systems and manual transmissions for Mercedes-Benz A/B to G-class to Daimler Trucks Arocs/Actros - International project lead for future manual transmissions and axle systems (EU, NAFTA, Asia) improving cost and fuel efficiency - Sales representative to external customers (incl. Chrysler), MBC, VAN and EvoBus - Approx. 40 employees (9 managers) in five different locations (3x Germany, NAFTA, Asia)
- 9 years and 4 months, Mar 2001 - Jun 2010
Manager R&D - PT and chassis components
DaimlerChrysler AG / Daimler AG
- International projects for axle systems focussing on fuel efficiency improvement - Lead in international testing standardisation (suspension, axles) for Daimler Trucks (EU, NAFTA, Asia, Brasil) - Mechatronical systems for trucks (traction and diff.-locks) - Reliability engineering: testing processes, efficiency improvement by CAE and modern statistics - Establishing state-of-the-art CAE processes in R&D - Change management support R&D for cost optimization - Tribology and lubrication optimization
- 2 years, Mar 1999 - Feb 2001
Employee R&T - assembly and packaging electronics - CAE
DaimlerChrysler AG
- Assembly and packaging of electronics - Computer Simulation (CAE/CFD) - cooling of high power electronics, cooling of fuel cells, flow in fuel injection systems - Reliabilty Engineering
- 4 years and 5 months, Oct 1994 - Feb 1999
Research assistant - CAE/CFD - semiconductor production
Universität Freiburg
Educational background for Thomas Kaiser
- 4 years, Oct 1994 - Sep 1998
Physik
Universität Freiburg
semiconductor technology, CAE/CFD, theoretical physics, applied mathematics PhD title: 'Magenothydrodynamic effects in semiconductor growth'
- 1 year and 1 month, Aug 1989 - Aug 1990
physics & electrical engineering
University of Massachusetts Boston & Lowell
semiconductor physics and electrical engineering - investigation on 'field emission transistor'
- 8 years and 1 month, Oct 1986 - Oct 1994
Physik
Universität Freiburg
semiconductor technology - CAE - CFD
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
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