Professional Career

10/1988-03/1998	engineer R&D, teamleader, project manager MBB, Eurocopter, today Airbus Helicopters , Munich and Donauwoerth development and design of components and systems for helicopters, CAD/CAM, lightweight design, (carbon) fiber reinforced plastics, , system integration, selection and qualification of suppliers, certification of aircraft, cost reduction, KAIZEN, customer relations, international cooperation
04/1998-07/1999	General Manager Transhield Deutschland GmbH, automotive industry, Munich and Oslo (Norway) development and introduction of a new process for surface protection, start of a new company as a part of an international Group, search and selection of suppliers and sales-partners, Close cooperation with customers and suppliers
08/1999-03/2003	project manager Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH , Stockdorf, Germany automotive supplier (tier1), roof systems about 40 million €/year planned turnover for this Project, responsible for development and launch of panoramic sunroof module for Mercedes E-class with solar Generator, 3 innovations successfully implemented
04/2003-06/2004	General Manger SATec, automotive engineering services, Munich, Germany Number of member responsibility: ca. 20 general management, sales, marketing, customer relationship, optimization of process for the development in house and for customers, enhancement of organization and reporting, development and implementation of new strategy: markets and services supporting customers in their cooperation with OEM