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Operational Excellence & Mental Health

Pro Excellence – Processes, People. Future.

Our passion is not only to make production networks more efficient & sustainable, but above all to empower the people behind them. We combine strategic realignment with pragmatic implementation – from the shop floor to the management level.

Our focus is on solving your most pressing challenges:

Increase Productivity & Efficiency

Through Operational Excellence, Lean Production & the introduction of tailor-made production systems, we ensure measurable results, less waste & sustainable growth.

Mental Health & Resilience

Healthy processes only work with healthy employees. We support you with psychological risk assessments, develop strategies for stress prevention & strengthen the mental resilience of your teams. This is how we reduce absenteeism & increase concentration & performance in production.

Successfully Bring Projects to Completion

With sound project management – from the establishment of structured PM systems to methodological support & targeted training for your project managers.

Develop Potential & Secure Knowledge

Through Senior Mentoring & Coaching, we support managers & talents in quickly finding their role. We secure your valuable know-how for the future of your company.

Bridge Bottlenecks & Shape Change

As interim managers, we fill vacancies in key positions & drive change forward – a flexible solution for acute skilled labor shortages or complex restructurings.

We stand for a hands-on mentality, operational credibility & the ability to bring people and machines into harmony.

Our Goal:

Make your organization future-proof and unleash untapped potential.

Let's talk about how we can master your operational and personnel challenges together.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Mainz (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Würzburg (up to 50km), Hannover (up to 50km), Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Pro Excellence
    Founder & Managing Partner
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    July 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    Mainz, RP, Germany
    With over 30 years of operational management experience in the manufacturing industry (building materials & plastics processing), we are your sparring partner and implementer for Operational Excellence, resilient organizations, and sustainable personnel development.

    Our passion is not only to make production networks more efficient and sustainable, but above all to empower the people behind them. We combine strategic realignment with pragmatic implementation – from the shop floor to the management level.

    Our focus is on solving your most pressing challenges:

    Increase Productivity & Efficiency

    Through Operational Excellence, Lean Production and the introduction of tailor-made production systems, we ensure measurable results, less waste and sustainable growth.

    Mental Health & Resilience

    Healthy processes only work with healthy employees. We support you with psychological risk assessments, develop strategies for stress prevention and strengthen the mental resilience of your teams. This is how we reduce absenteeism and increase concentration and performance in production.

    Successfully Bring Projects to Completion

    With sound project management – from the establishment of structured PM systems to methodological support and targeted training for your project managers.

    Develop Potential & Secure Knowledge

    Through Senior Mentoring & Coaching, we support managers and talents in quickly finding their role. With the "Generation Bridge", we secure valuable know-how for the future of your company.

    Bridge Bottlenecks & Shape Change

    As interim managers, we fill vacancies in key positions and drive change forward – a flexible solution for acute skilled labor shortages or complex restructurings.

    We stand for a hands-on mentality, operational credibility and the ability to bring people and machines into harmony.
    Project Management Performance Management Lean Management Mentoring & Coaching Mental Health
  • wienerberger Deutschland
    Head of Technical Department (Brick Production)
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    April 2022 - July 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
    Hanover, NI, Germany
    As head of our production network with nine plants and 500 employees, I am driving profound change. Through innovative technology and a unified process control system, we have reduced operating costs and significantly increased efficiency, as well as continuously optimizing our processes. With a clear focus on sustainability, we have laid the foundation for climate-neutral production. The continuous expansion of our network strengthens our market position and ensures our long-term success.
    Leadership Competence Operational Excellence Process Optimization Continuous Improvement Program Planning & Control
  • BMI Group
    Plant Manager Braas Hainstadt (Clay Roof Tile Plant)
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    July 2018 - March 2022 (3 years and 8 months)
    Buchen, BW, Germany
    I managed two plant areas with approx. 120 employees and optimized production processes and plant efficiency. Through targeted modernizations and process adjustments, I significantly increased production output in the flat tile plant and implemented new manufacturing processes and major investment projects. Standards such as BMI Factory Excellence and ISO 9001ff underpin the high level of processes and quality that we have achieved in production operations.
    Process Optimization Project Management Continuous Improvement Performance Management Lean Management

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Education

  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
  • Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.Ing.)
    1989
    Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.Ing.)

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