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I help business leaders, managers, and executives to measurably improve leadership, stabilize areas, and make teams sustainably more effective. Right from the start of a project, I identify the crucial levers for leadership effectiveness, psychological safety, and motivating communication.
What makes me special:
I combine 25 years of experience in the chemical industry in leadership positions with an analytical depth that makes problems visible, understandable, and solvable. As head of six QC labs with 64 employees, multi-million euro budgets, and high compliance requirements, I learned to lead and optimize complex structures precisely.
My time as an auditor and Six Sigma Black Belt sharpens my eye for process quality, deviations, and clear measures that have an immediate impact.
I am particularly valued for my structured approach, which combines data, leadership culture, and team dynamics. I specialize in leadership audits, organizational diagnostics, quality and process optimization, and transformation projects in technical and regulated environments.
My focus is on providing leaders with quick orientation and supporting them in strengthening clarity, trust, and motivation within the team. My projects deliver measurable results: more openness, better communication, clearer structures, and noticeably higher leadership effectiveness in daily operations.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Aschaffenburg (up to 50km)
Experience
- Höhenberger ConsultingConsultant for SMEs / Coach for executivesCONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2023 - Today (3 years)Goldbach, BY, Germanymy three most important tasks
- I analyze clients' business areas in terms of leadership quality and effectiveness, psychological safety, and employee satisfaction (questionnaires, interviews, workshops).
- I improve and advise executives and managing directors (SMEs) on leadership behavior, strategy, and organization.
- I accompany clients through their transformation and that of their company.
my three greatest successes- Two managing directors reorganized parts of their company in order to successfully take on more management tasks.
- Proven improvement in trust, openness, motivation and clarity (communication) in over 80% of clients
- Over 30 clients successfully advised
- CelaneseManager for occupational safety and process safety / AuditorCHEMICALSeptember 2019 - May 2023 (3 years and 8 months)Frankfurt, Germanymy three most important tasks
- I supported the operational units in complying with process and occupational safety as well as environmental and health protection requirements
- Trained, motivated and supported new internal auditors
- Ensured the implementation of corrective measures
my three greatest successes- Modernization of audit processes, planning and documentation
- Supported over 120 improvements in operation units
- Conducted and coordinated more than 60 internal local and global audits with the support of 23 auditors
- CelaneseHead of Quality Control (QC) / Member of site management teamCHEMICALApril 2012 - August 2018 (6 years and 4 months)Frankfurt, Germanymy three most important tasks
- I managed and was responsible for the operation of 6 QC labs with 6 laboratory managers, 64 employees, a budget of 6 million EUR/year and an investment budget of 0.5 to 0.8 million EUR/year.
- Together with my team, I continuously improved work processes and documents to meet the requirements of important quality systems (ISO 9001 , GMP, ISO 17025, IATF 16949).
- I was the scientific head of the QC and develop new methods, validations and procedures with the laboratory specialists.
my three greatest successes- Management and successful implementation of a site project for the consolidation of 8 laboratories (EUR 0.9 million/year saved)
- Introduction of a new data system (Chromeleon 7.2) for over 40 chromatographs (LC, GC, IC) with new central server
- Extensive modernization of the complete induction/training documentation and systems
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Education
- PhD Chemistry (grade: very good)Ruhr University Bochum1997Heterogeneous Catalysis / Technical Chemistry
- Diploma Chemistry (grade: distinction)Ruhr University1993Heterogeneous Catalysis / Technical Chemistry
Certifications
- Quality Expert GMP and GLPGDCh2018
- Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Black BeltCelanese2011