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With over 30 years of experience in development, project management, and industrialization, I bring the expertise that makes the difference in critical project phases. I am accustomed to taking responsibility – as a team lead as well as a technical point of contact.
My expertise lies in reducing manufacturing costs, coordinating production ramp-ups, and optimizing production processes. As an external catalyst, I analyze existing designs for manufacturability (Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly) and moderate the knowledge transfer between R&D and the shop floor – data-based, methodically strong (Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Expert), and on equal footing.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Crailsheim (up to 50km)
Experience
- Apex Tool GroupPROGRAM MANAGER R&DNovember 2025 - May 2026 (6 months)Kompetenzpartner (Geo Data GmbH, ZDE GmbH, KI-P GmbH=), Westhausen, BW, Germany• Leading technical coordination between engineering, manufacturing, and global stakeholders until tool release.• Definition and monitoring of critical parameters (scope, schedule, budget).• Central control of internal and external communication as well as coordination of cross-functional teams (including procurement, manufacturing, quality).
- Gentherm Automotive SystemsPROJECT MANAGER INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGAugust 2016 - October 2025 (9 years and 2 months)Odelzhausen, BY, Germany• Successful management of complex industrialization projects and optimizations for series production in Mexico, Ukraine, and North Macedonia with investments up to 7 million EUR.• Creation of detailed specifications, comprehensive evaluation of offers, and co-decision in supplier selection.• Detailed technical clarification and elaboration of customer requirements as well as ensuring technically and economically optimized implementation.• Leading interdisciplinary, international teams for the successful execution of projects.
- Gentherm Automotive ChinaTEAM LEAD ADVANCED PROCESS ENGINEERINGAugust 2013 - July 2016 (2 years and 11 months)Langfang, HB, China• Leadership of 2 teams of 4 people each.• Development of product-specific equipment to improve production efficiency for new and existing products.• Research and testing of new manufacturing technologies.• Conducting Lean Basic training sessions in Korea and Japan.• Participation in the planning of a new production plant in Hanoi/Vietnam.
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Education
- Technical Cleanliness according to VDA 19.2Fraunhofer Institut2019Technische Sauberkeit nach VDA 19.2
- Six Sigma Green BeltLK Tan/Six Sigma US2016Six Sigma Green Belt