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Project and interim work in special machine construction & industrial automation**
I support companies as aProject Manager and Operations Managerwhen special machine or automation projects become technically, time-wise, or organizationally challenging.
Typical areas of application:
– Taking over and managing ongoing machine and plant projects
– Overall technical responsibility between design, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers
– Stabilizing critical projects (deadlines, quality, costs)
I combinemany years of practical experience in special machine constructionwithstructured project management, clear decision-making abilityand akeen eye for economic efficiency, machine safety, and risks.
Available for deployment throughout Germany, with on-site presence depending on the project.**
German
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Burkardroth (up to 50km), Nürnberg (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Wolfsburg (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km)
Experience
- SK Hydroautomation GmbHManaging Director | Special Machine & Automation Engineering | 2008 – 2025MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJuly 2008 - December 2025 (17 years and 5 months)Oberthulba, GermanyOverall responsibility for technology, projects, finance, and personnel of a special machine construction company. Technical and economic management of complex special machine and automation projects from conception through implementation to acceptance. Responsibility for project costing, schedule and resource control, as well as CE conformity, machine safety, and risk assessment. Close collaboration with OEMs and industrial customers, particularly from the automotive supply chain. Assumption of decision-making and results responsibility in challenging project and company situations.
- SK Hydroautomation GmbHProject & Department Manager Special Machine Construction | 1990 – 2008MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMarch 1990 - June 2008 (18 years and 3 months)Oberthulba, GermanyResponsibility for managing complex special machine and automation projects from conception to commissioning. Responsible for project costing, schedule and resource control, as well as the coordination of design, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers. Development and advancement of project, quality, and documentation structures. Central technical interface and contact person for industrial customers.
- SK Hydroautomation GmbHIndustrial Entry – Mechanical Engineering & AssemblyMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSeptember 1982 - February 1990 (7 years and 5 months)Oberthulba, GermanyIndustrial entry with extensive practical experience in assembly, commissioning, and production in mechanical and plant engineering as a basis for later project and management responsibility.
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Education
- Industrial Mechanic with Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) CertificateFa. Berner1985Industriemechaniker mit IHK Abschluss
- State Certified Mechanical Engineering TechnicianState-Recognized Technical College Regensburg1990Staatlich geprüfter Maschinenbautechniker
Certifications
- CE Marking / Machine SafetyIHK2008
- Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (GmbH)Management Forum Starnberg2007