consulting / Produktentwicklung

10/1992 – offen

• Consultancy to the owner or the board of major OEM’s in the upcoming
• market of environmental engineering, ecological products and biodegradable raw materials.
• Market research for new applications utilizing ‘Bio plastics’, product development, design, tool construction prototyping and testing of different applications for the agro- and horticultural market. For GEIGER TECHNIK, NOVAMONT. Applications like plant pots, controlled release fertilizer systems, garden accessories.
• Market research and training for HÜNERMANN Consulting in the area of new application development in the former East Block Countries
• Product development of the ‘Ökocell’ system for the STEIHOFF group one of Europe’s 3 leading companies for home furniture. A system utilizing paper honeycomb to replace particleboard in furniture applications. The development-included cost evaluating, profitability study, prototyping, testing and was finalized with modifying an existing plant into a ‘Ökocell’ production plant and included the furniture design as well.
• Product development based on biodegradable / compostable products and natural composites for the METRO affiliate NATURALIS, utilizing a 100% natural composite material.
• Agri products in a joint effort development of GEIGER and NOVAMONT
• Fibre reinforced applications made out of composite products for COTRADE and RETTENMAIER
• Part time lecturer at the University of Kassel Department for Industrial design
• Product development for AddX-Biotech, S. The product development of AddiFlex started with the creative process of idea finding, market research, feasibility study prototyping, tool design and production start up. Technologies involved: compounding, injection moulding, extrusion, extrusion blow moulding, injection blow moulding, film blowing in applications like mulch film, nursery applications, sheet production waste disposal systems, dog treats, eco-composite structures. Most of the ongoing developments are due to secrecy agreements not listed in detail.

Verfahrenstechnik (allg.), Industrielles Design, Verpackung und Kennzeichnung, Produktdesign, Naturwissenschaft

6/1986 – 12/2013

Experience Record
Patents and Distinctions

- US-Patent for a system to extrude honeycombs and their utilization I sandwich systems.
- Euro patent for an oval pipe – heat exchanger combining injection moulded and extruded plastic elements.
- Euro patent for an injection moulded heat exchanger.
- Patent addition for an interior and cladding system made from plastics.
- Patent for a beach surfer.
- Registered trademark for a golf caddy.
- Registered trademark for a mountain bike.
- World patent for a production process utilizing paper honeycomb and wood veneer for furniture elements.
- Euro patent for injection mouldable, fibre reinforced and biodegradable products.
- Award for the design on furniture for handicapped people from the Ministry of Education, Yugoslavia.
- Award for the most successful Marketing Man of GEP, Europe.

Experience record

01.78 – 10.79
Designer at Entwicklungsgruppe Mannheim, Prof. Dr. Bernt Spiegel. Marketreserarch and product development for: Marwitz & Hauser, Blaupunkt, Junkers, Hüppe, Lamy, Ideal Standard.

10.79 – 02.80
Designer at SABA; Product development of Radio, HiFi, TV Applications

02.80 – 05.89
General Electric Plastics Europe, GEP, at HQS Europe, NL
- Greenhouse design for Underwater, NL and Hungary
- Wiehrer roof window design
- OCM window design
- NORYL seating system
- Roofing applications in NORYL and LEXAN
- LEXAN structured sheet in transparent roofing systems
- LEXAN and NORYL in solar technology
- BACO wall and roof cladding
As Marketing specialist for Building and Construction
- Launching technical innovations based on GEP products in the solar market
- Market analyses for the possibilities of Plastics in the fluid engineering market of Europe
- Creating the sales tool ‘Fluid Engineering Marketing Manual’ as technical support for the sales force









- Produced excellent accepted redesigns by quality, efficiency and cost improvement for customers like: Passavant, Lamella seperators,KAH Rothemühle and Howden, PowerStation gas washer application.
- Launching first FEE marketing tools along with GEP’s participation on the first international conference on desalination and water reuse
- With creating a new marketing group for Fluid Engineering and B&C reached breakthrough with custom-tailored products at key OEM’s in the gas washer, fluid engineering and heat exchanger business.
- Responsible for the internal R&D activities as well as with USA, University of Twente, NL, University of Natal, SA Institute for Membrane Technology, GKSS, G

As Manager for New Business Programs as of Feb. 85 with 5 direct reports, I was responsible for new products into new applications, multy industry.

Budget and sales responsibility for 20 bio. €
- Reached a total sales of 2500 tpa of technical thermoplasts
- First global presentation of the FEE – program during the ACHEMA congress
- Breakthrough with the new PX 507 products in the environmental scenario
- Established ULTEM in the water treatment market
- Established GFN grade in several domestic water treatment applications
- Initiated key applications in the leisure and sports market based on composite material
- Established the new branch of fibre technology for the high technical textile industry based on PEI resin
- Initiated a new technology of composite production and forming based on fibre spraying and woven reinforcement combinations. A process for the semi finished products in the automotive, domestic and aircraft industry


0689 – 1092
MD at ABSOLUT DESIGN GmbH, NL, D
- Marketing and product development of 2 and 3 dimensional design
- CI – concept and launch for a proprietary articles producer, Wlczech in A. Inclusive product development, sales and marketing brochure, TV – and video campaigns in A, CS, H.
- Promotional concept and products for the bycycleproducer LASTA, Yu.
- Design for stadium and office furniture for RÜTTGERS
- Garden furniture for DOMICIL
- Chaidesign for SCHÖNER WOHNEN






- U – scanner for dental surgery for ATMOS
- Dental-lab design for PETER DENTAL
- Exhibition design for PROHHAND, Yu, and GEP NL
- Watch design for PS – ART
- Golf caddy development for CEG
- Mountain bike development for SÜTTERLIN


As of 10 92
EKM Produktentwicklung, Freiburg, G / CTO Add-X Biotech AB, Sweden
- Consultancy to the owner or the board of major OEM’s in the upcoming market of environmental engineering, ecological products and biodegradable raw materials.
- Market research for new applications utilizing ‘Bio plastics’, product development, design, tool construction prototyping and testing of different applications for the agro- and horticultural market. For GEIGER TECHNIK, NOVAMONT. Applications like plant pots, controlled release fertilizer systems, garden accessories.
- Market research and training for HÜNERMANN Consulting in the area of new application development in the former East Block Countries
- Product development of the ‘Ökocell’ system for the STEIHOFF group one of Europe’s 3 leading companies for home furniture. A system utilizing paper honeycomb to replace particleboard in furniture applications. Resulting in a solid wood reduction of 80 % and a weight reduction of ca. 50 %. The development-included cost evaluating, profitability study, prototyping, testing and was finalized with modifying an existing plant into a ‘Ökocell’ production plant and included the furniture design as well.
- Product development based on biodegradable / compostable products and natural composites for the METRO affiliate NATURALIS, utilizing a 100% natural composite material.
- Agri products in a joint effort development of GEIGER and NOVAMONT
- Fibre reinforced applications made out of composite products for COTRADE and RETTENMAIER
- Part time lecturer at the University of Kassel Dptmt. Industrial design
Product development for WORLD CORN / SEKUNDANTEN / AddX-Biotech, S. (share holder) The product development of AddiFlex started with the creative process of idea finding, market research, feasabilitystudy prototyping, tool design and production start up. Technologies involved: compounding, injection moulding, extrusion, extrusion blow moulding, injection blow moulding, film blowing in applications like mulch film, nursery applications, sheet production waste disposal systems, dog treats, eco-composite structures. Most of the ongoing developments are due to secrecy agreements not listed in detail