Professional Career

01/2014 Managing Director
BUSINESS TUNE-UP GmbH, Itzehoe / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 1
Three sectors - one target: Process optimization in the aerospace und high-tech sectors, QM-introductons, crisis Management.
Proven interim management and implementation: optimized processes in production and supply chain with real benefit. For more innovation, growth and success.
2013-2013 Managing Director
LINKSrechts Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Seevetal / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 25
Responsibility: production, materials, projects, service, human resources, finance, quality Management.
Quick consolidation of the company with occupation of the open positions, re-establish of on-time delivery, quality-standards, co-ordination of projects to implement ISO 9001 and an ERP-System.
2012-2012 Global Manager Production
ISRA VISION AG, Herten, Darmstadt / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 70
Responsible for the global production of the plants in Darmstadt, Herten, Shanghai und Atlanta with logistic functionalities and the corporate design department.
Coordinated and achieved the sales-requirement for Q4.
Defined the processes of the production for SAP introduction over several locations
2009-2012 Manager Operations / Quality Management Representative
SMITH METER GMBH, FMC-TECHNOLOGIES, Ellerbek / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 70
Responsible for production along with machining, assembly, welding, supply chain, logistics and QA.
Introduced lean production culture with CIP, working on basis of 5S, value stream mapping and other tools.
2007-2009 Global Director Operations / Supply Chain (COO)
BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO. KG, Tuttlingen, Charleston / Germany, USA

Number of member responsibility: 200
Worldwide responsibility and coordination of all supply chain activities of the group.
Initiated and introduced lean production philosophy and shaped long-term strategy of the group.
Initiated and coached projects for sustained improvement of production and purchasing department.
2002-2007 Production Director
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH, Lindenberg / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 480
Leaded and re-structured the production sections for landing gears, flight controls, spare parts / prototypes, surface treatment, strategic purchasing of production parts, machine maintenance and industrial training.
Setting up a production facility for hydraulic components in Brazil.
1999-2002 Head of Production Actuation Systems
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH, Lindenberg / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 120
Set up and developed the Production Actuation Systems Department while combining assembly, functional testing, operations and process planning, scheduling/procurement, sales and operational programme management.
Defined and introduced the related new processes and procedures.
1995-1999 Manager Scheduling / Orders
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH, Lindenberg / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 20
Combined and headed Scheduling and Procurement teams, ensured and accelerated parts availability for purchased parts and production parts in the assembly department.
Special project: Responsibility and management of the logistics portion of company transfer of Feinmechanische Werke, Mainz.
1992-1995 Project leader for lean projects
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH, Lindenberg / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 2
Headed projects for rationalization in production, assembly and materials management.
Supervised students writing thesis, interns and trainees.