EMPLOYMENT
2010 – present
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
LeanTec Solutions
Wuppertal, Germany
Consulting for Production Companies, Business Process Improvement, Software Development
Quality Improvement
Workshops, Quality Standardisation,
Process Improvements, Management Review,
5-Why, Waste Process
Achievement:
Reduce customer complains minus 70% in one year
EMPLOYMENT
2010 – now
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
LeanTec Solutions
Wuppertal, Germany
Consulting for Production Companies, Business Process Improvement, Software Develpment
Quality Improvement
Workshops, Quality Standardisation,
Process Improvements, Management Review,
5-Why, Waste Process
Achievement:
Reduce customer complains minus 70% in one year
Delivery Performance
Priority System (Traffic Signal), 5S,
Reduce Lot Size, Process Improvements
Achievement:
Reduce Delivery Time minus 30%,
Increase OTIF to nearly 100%
Delivery Performance
Priority System (Traffic Signal), 5S,
Reduce Lot Size, Process Improvements
Achievement:
Reduce Delivery Time minus 30%,
Increase OTIF to nearly 100%
Equipment Availability
Pareto Analyses, Maintenance, Discipline
Achievement:
Reduce unplanned downtime minus 75% in half year
Inventory / Distribution
ABC XYZ Analyses, Scrapping, Layout and
Material Flow Optimization, Visualization,
Min/Max Level of Inventory, Value Stream Mapping
Achievement:
Reduce inventory in some areas minus 90%,
Stop staff overburden, prevention of investment
Production control software for unattended and fully automated plant (24/7 Production)
Material optimized Nesting Software for digital printing and CNC cutting
Internet based production improvement software
Internet based data acquisition software for electricity consumption and
failure message for extraction hoods
2008 – 2010
PLANT MANAGER with statutory authority
SAINT-GOBAIN Abrasives GmbH
Plant Wesseling, Germany
Production of coated abrasives
Rolls, Discs, Narrow Belts, Segmented Belts, Sheets
Departments:
Production, Production Control & Logistic, Customer Satisfaction,
Service & Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering,
Research and Development, Controlling, Human Recourse
Plant Facts:
Headcount approx. 140 people
Sales approx. € 55 Mio. annual
Main machine maker (approx. 350 meter interlinked
coated abrasives production machine) and
conversion (coil cut to length lines, flap disc punching …)
Lean implementation (increasing productivity, increasing delivery performance, reducing lead time, improve 5S, increasing turnover rate, variable payment for production staff, inventory reduction, safety audits…)
2005 – 2008
PLANT MANAGER
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: ELECTRONICS & SAFETY
Body Security & Mechatronics System Plant Gummersbach
Production of switches (e.g. seat adjustment, window lifter, roof moduls,…)
Printed Circuit Boards and Mechatronic Products
Departments:
Production, Production Control & Logistic, Customer Satisfaction,
Service & Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering,
Product Engineering, Controlling, Human Recourse,
Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
Plant Facts:
Headcount approx. 180 people
Sales approx. € 60 Mio. annual
Customer All European OEM’s and Tier1’s
Small lot size, many part versions
Lean implementation (standardized work, delivery road, build to order, …)
2002 – 2005
SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: Delphi Packard Electric
Responsible for EEDS (Electrical and Electronic Distribution Systems)
plant Neumarkt, metal stamping and assembly plant Neumarkt (Oberpfalz) and Connection System plant Wuppertal
Projects:
Material Cost Reduction Plastic Raw Material
Reduce Uneveness in the schedule for the Connection System
Plants (supply chain project with automated SAP data acquisition)
ROB (Ring Out Board, test machine for wire sets at cable harnesses plants)
Manufacturing Cost Reduction Neumarkt
implementation CNC offline programming, insourcing
Developing, programming and installation of a intranet based software system for improving wire sets lines and
ROB’s (RobSpy). Installations in several countries
(Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Rumania).
1997 – 2002
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANAGER
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: Delphi Packard Electric
Connection System Plant Wuppertal
Responsible for the installation, optimization and maintenance of the
whole machine equipment
Plant Facts:
7-day-production
COE (Center of Expertise), All Start Up`s for Europe are running in Wuppertal till all problems are solved.
Plant Equipment:
100 Plastic and Silicon Molding Machines
AVG (Automatically vehicle guided)
BDE (Process Data System)
Automatic Assembly Machines
Tool Shop
Head of department for a team of 35 technicans
Responsible for the budget of two costcenters
Teamleader for implementation ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
Representative of Environmental Management
Development and implementation of a maintenence order software with integratet problem report and data exchange with SAP/R3
1993 - 1997
SUPERVISOR PROCESS AUTOMATION DEPARTEMENT
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Responsible for projecting, building (in house or together with
suppliers) , installation and optimization of new machine equipment (5 engineers, 3 technician employees, students who work on their diplomas) for molding and assembly plant
Develop and build of 12 AOI (automatic optical inspection) machines for molded seals with 4 cameras (capacity of each AOI more than 300 parts per minute)
European project leader for the Global Terminal assembly machine
Transfer the sensor business from USA to Germany
1992 - 1993
PROJECT ENGINEER
Kabelwerke Reinshagen GmbH
(Packard Electric Systems)
Developing and building of new assembly machines
1989 – 1992
PROJECT ENGINEER
Dr. Friederichs - Systemberatung
Design, installation and production release of the ROZ robot system (complex linked insert molding robot and assembly equipment, inclusive tampon printing and welding process)
Technical response for the AVG (automated vehicle guidance) and the automatic storage system
EDUCATION
1982 - 1989
DIPLOM-INGENIEUR (Degree in mechanical engineering)
Bergische Universität - Gesamthochschule Wuppertal
Dissertation about the development of an engine management system for vehicles at Atlas Fahrzeug Technik, Werdohl
MILITARY SERVICE
1981 – 1982
as Auto Electrician
EDUCATION/TRAINING
1981
FACHHOCHSCHULREIFE (A - Level)
Fachoberschule für Technik Fachrichtung Maschinenbau Wuppertal
1977 – 1981
KRAFTFAHRZEUGSCHLOSSER
(apprenticeship as a motor vehicle mechanic)
Daimler-Benz AG Wuppertal
1971 – 1977
REALSCHULABSCHLUSS (intermediate Level)
Realschule im Schulzentrum Süd Wuppertal
OTHER SKILLS
LANGUAGES
German: native speaker
English: good
PC SKILLS
Windows, Linux, DOS, Android, Office-Programs, C, Visual Basic, VB.NET, ASP.NET, PHP, Java Script, Ajax, SAP R/3, ABAS, Oracle8, SQL Server, MySQL, VAL 2, ABB Robotic, PLC, CNC, PostScript, Adobe Design Suite
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
Tennis, ski, soccer, Alfa Romeo classic car, Internet of Things (IoT), electronics
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Equipment Availability
Pareto Analyses, Maintenance, Discipline
Achievement:
Reduce unplanned downtime minus 75% in half year
Inventory / Distribution
ABC XYZ Analyses, Scrapping, Layout and
Material Flow Optimization, Visualization,
Min/Max Level of Inventory, Value Stream Mapping
Achievement:
Reduce inventory in some areas minus 90%,
Stop staff overburden, prevention of investment
Production control software for unattended and fully automated plant (24/7 Production)
Material optimized Nesting Software for digital printing and CNC cutting
Internet based production improvement software
Internet based data acquisition software for electricity consumption and
failure message for extraction hoods
2008 – 2010
PLANT MANAGER with statutory authority
SAINT-GOBAIN Abrasives GmbH
Plant Wesseling, Germany
Production of coated abrasives
Rolls, Discs, Narrow Belts, Segmented Belts, Sheets
Departments:
Production, Production Control & Logistic, Customer Satisfaction,
Service & Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering,
Research and Development, Controlling, Human Recourse
Plant Facts:
Headcount approx. 140 people
Sales approx. € 55 Mio. annual
Main machine maker (approx. 350 meter interlinked
coated abrasives production machine) and
conversion (coil cut to length lines, flap disc punching …)
Lean implementation (increasing productivity, increasing delivery performance, reducing lead time, improve 5S, increasing turnover rate, variable payment for production staff, inventory reduction, safety audits…)
2005 – 2008
PLANT MANAGER
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: ELECTRONICS & SAFETY
Body Security & Mechatronics System Plant Gummersbach
Production of switches (e.g. seat adjustment, window lifter, roof moduls,…)
Printed Circuit Boards and Mechatronic Products
Departments:
Production, Production Control & Logistic, Customer Satisfaction,
Service & Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering,
Product Engineering, Controlling, Human Recourse,
Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
Plant Facts:
Headcount approx. 180 people
Sales approx. € 60 Mio. annual
Customer All European OEM’s and Tier1’s
Small lot size, many part versions
Lean implementation (standardized work, delivery road, build to order, …)
2002 – 2005
SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: Delphi Packard Electric
Responsible for EEDS (Electrical and Electronic Distribution Systems)
plant Neumarkt, metal stamping and assembly plant Neumarkt (Oberpfalz) and Connection System plant Wuppertal
Projects:
Material Cost Reduction Plastic Raw Material
Reduce Uneveness in the schedule for the Connection System
Plants (supply chain project with automated SAP data acquisition)
ROB (Ring Out Board, test machine for wire sets at cable harnesses plants)
Manufacturing Cost Reduction Neumarkt
implementation CNC offline programming, insourcing
Developing, programming and installation of a intranet based software system for improving wire sets lines and
ROB’s (RobSpy). Installations in several countries
(Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Rumania).
1997 – 2002
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANAGER
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Division: Delphi Packard Electric
Connection System Plant Wuppertal
Responsible for the installation, optimization and maintenance of the
whole machine equipment
Plant Facts:
7-day-production
COE (Center of Expertise), All Start Up`s for Europe are running in Wuppertal till all problems are solved.
Plant Equipment:
100 Plastic and Silicon Molding Machines
AVG (Automatically vehicle guided)
BDE (Process Data System)
Automatic Assembly Machines
Tool Shop
Head of department for a team of 35 technicans
Responsible for the budget of two costcenters
Teamleader for implementation ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
Representative of Environmental Management
Development and implementation of a maintenence order software with integratet problem report and data exchange with SAP/R3
1993 - 1997
SUPERVISOR PROCESS AUTOMATION DEPARTEMENT
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH
Responsible for projecting, building (in house or together with
suppliers) , installation and optimization of new machine equipment (5 engineers, 3 technician employees, students who work on their diplomas) for molding and assembly plant
Develop and build of 12 AOI (automatic optical inspection) machines for molded seals with 4 cameras (capacity of each AOI more than 300 parts per minute)
European project leader for the Global Terminal assembly machine
Transfer the sensor business from USA to Germany
1992 - 1993
PROJECT ENGINEER
Kabelwerke Reinshagen GmbH
(Packard Electric Systems)
Developing and building of new assembly machines
1989 – 1992
PROJECT ENGINEER
Dr. Friederichs - Systemberatung
Design, installation and production release of the ROZ robot system (complex linked insert molding robot and assembly equipment, inclusive tampon printing and welding process)
Technical response for the AVG (automated vehicle guidance) and the automatic storage system
EDUCATION
1982 - 1989
DIPLOM-INGENIEUR
(Degree in mechanical engineering)
Bergische Universität - Gesamthochschule Wuppertal
Dissertation about the development of an engine management system for vehicles at Atlas Fahrzeug Technik, Werdohl
1981 – 1982
MILITARY SERVICE
as Auto Electrician
EDUCATION/TRAINING
1981
FACHHOCHSCHULREIFE (A - Level)
Fachoberschule für Technik Fachrichtung Maschinenbau Wuppertal
1977 – 1981
KRAFTFAHRZEUGSCHLOSSER
(apprenticeship as a motor vehicle mechanic)
Daimler-Benz AG Wuppertal
1971 – 1977
REALSCHULABSCHLUSS (intermediate Level)
Realschule im Schulzentrum Süd Wuppertal
OTHER SKILLS
LANGUAGES
German: native speaker
English: good
PC SKILLS
Windows, Linux, DOS, Android, Office-Programs, C, Visual Basic, VB.NET, ASP.NET, PHP, Java Script, Ajax, SAP R/3, ABAS, Oracle8, SQL Server, MySQL, VAL 2, ABB Robotic, PLC, CNC, PostScript, Adobe Design Suite
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
Tennis, ski, soccer, Alfa Romeo classic car, Internet of Things (IoT), electronics
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