Expertise

SMP Deutschland GmbH, Bötzingen, Germany – Vice President Global Manufacturing Engineering & Lean Management
Responsibility for standardization of process technologies and facilitation of global initiatives

• Creation and enhancement of process standards for all technologies
• Identify and standardize best practices and implement globally
• Give guidance and directions for capex budgeting and spending for all plants globally
• Support rationalization initiatives
• Follow global logistics projects
• Conduct internal process know how training through Technology Academy
• Assure Lean Management philosophy is implemented worldwide
• Create and follow up all Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Create new greenfield in Cuprija, Serbia for interior cut & sew
• Management responsibility of 90+ Engineers

Faurecia Angell Demmel, Lindau, Germany – Director Industrial Projects

Responsibility for all aluminum decoration parts in Instrument and door panels for premium car segment

• Move Angell Demmel headquarter from Lindau to Kennelbach / Austria
• Install new aluminum plate production in Kennelbach
• Install new headquarter office building in Kennelbach

Faurecia Interior Systems Thailand Co. Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand – General Manager Thailand and India

Responsibility for all Interior Systems business in Thailand and India

• Management of Customer Business Unit FORD and NISSAN
• Responsible for region headquarter in Bangkok with 2 production plants in Rayong /Thailand, 1 in Chennai/India and development platform in Pune/India
• Successful and flawless launches
• Manage to navigate Faurecia during difficult times after military coup in Thailand.
  • Keep key people on board and counterbalance employee turnover
  • Reduction of temporary operators in order to adapt 30 % of volume decrease
  • Increase of vertical integration, starting with in house injection of plastic components

Faurecia Interior Systems (FIS) GmbH Hagenbach, Germany – Department: Engineering R&D, Director Technology Engineering

Global responsibility of all process & tools in FIS including leading of Pole of Competence (PoC) experts worldwide

• Responsible for all processes and tools in order to deliver Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD) according to the agreed targets in business plans
• Define standards and development guidelines of FIS technology
• Define and execute the complete development of Tools & Equipment (T&E) and deliver capable processes to operations aligned with engineering standards and guidelines
• Aligned with industrial lean management methods
• Manage and develop worldwide team of 300+ Engineers in all regions
• P&L responsibility

Faurecia Interior Systems GmbH Hagenbach, Germany – Department: Engineering R&D, Director Poles of Competence (PoC)

Global responsibility of all Pole of Competence (PoC) teams, follow key mission

• Build worldwide competence, install expert team in all regions
• Create and operate worldwide expert network for all technologies
• Support innovation activity through process know how
• Manage global task forces to solve technical issues in production
• Provide standards & guidelines for equipments
• Create Engineering Academy and provide global process trainings in order to harmonize process know how in all production and development sites
• Assess performance of equipment suppliers

Manage and develop a worldwide team of 80+ Engineers in all regions

Faurecia Interior Systems GmbH Hagenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany – Department: Operations, Operations Director

• Manage 7 Industrial sites in Germany, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic within the North European Region
• Responsibility of 300+ Mio € annual sales with 2000+ heads
• Full P&L responsibility including budget creation and monthly reporting with KPIs to COO
• Creation of strategy plans in the region
• Restructuring of the region

Faurecia Interior Systems GmbH Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany, Automotive Tier 1 supplier – Department: Manufacturing Engineering, Manager Manufacturing Engineering Volkswagen Division

• Responsibility of Manufacturing Engineering in 11 plants in VW Division in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, China
• Design and industrialize and inaugurate of 2 new big greenfield technology Plants in Gorzow Wielkopolski (Poland) and Changchun (China)
• Industrialization of all new programs within VW division
• Management responsibility of 30+ Engineers

VALEO Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, Automotive Tier 1 supplier – Department: Industrial Engineering Switches and Sensors, Director Industrial Engineering

• Industrialization of all new programs in Division Switches and Sensors

VALEO Veszprém, Hungary for 2 years – Department: Plant Management Veszprém Switches and Sensors, Plant Manager

• Responsibility of 30+ Mio $ annual sales with 300+ heads in Switches and Sensors division

TRW Alfdorf, Germany, Automotive Tier 1 supplier – Department: Industrial Engineering Occupant restraint systems (ORS) Airbags, Manager Industrial Engineering

• Industrialization of all new programs in Europe
• Complete market introduction of driver and passenger airbag systems on industrial side

BOSCH SIEMENS Hausgeräte GmbH Giengen/Brenz, Germany – Department: Industrial Engineering Refrigerators, Industrial Engineer

• Industrialization of new programs in plant Giengen/Brenz
• Leading of rationalization projects
• Obtain and practice REFA and MTM studies

Berufsakademie Heidenheim, Germany
Degree: Diplom Ingenieur (BA) Mechanical Engineer
Focus on Process and Technology Management