Produktentwicklung/-management, Qualitäts-/EHS-/Prozessmanagement, Projektleitung, After-Sales Service

6/2005 – 5/2008

• Globally responsible for all research and development processes within the company’s power service sector, in particular product development and innovation processes
• Implementing new/improved processes globally, together with their supporting workflow databases
• Delivering appropriately devised training (in English, German, French and Spanish) to facilitate these roll-outs
• Conducting detailed audits to ascertain the eventual impact and value of the new processes

Projects include:
• Global implementation of the innovation process – now productively adopted worldwide – plus the supervision of an associated master’s thesis and presentation of papers at international scientific conferences on R&D/Innovation Management
• Successful development and implementation of the power service sector’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Strategy and its corresponding processes
• The development of a global knowledge management process and IT system in conjunction with the implementation of an Expert Development Program for the sector’s 17,000 employees

Workflows, Kraftwerksbau, Biokraftstoffe, Kraftwerkstechnik, Lifecycle Management, Product Information Management, Anlagen-Engineering, Strömungsmaschinenbau / Turbomaschine, Maschinenbau, Kraftwerksanlagenbau, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Management (allg.), Prozessmanagement, Qualitätsmanagement (allg.), Auditor, Kommunikation (allg.), Konfliktlösung, Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Dienstleistung (allg.), Forschung & Entwicklung

12/2002 – 5/2005

• Responsible for generating target setting, monitoring and business process improvements within a power plant service unit covering engineering, logistics, sales and project management (100 employees)
• Leading, motivating, and delegating work to a small staff team, and developing their skills
• Process design, implementation and training internally as well as conducting audits internally, on supplier sites and on power plant construction sites; preparation of external audits
• Managing and refining Quality, Environment, Health and Safety issues in all parts of the organization
• Organizing and facilitating staff meetings and workshops as an integral part of ongoing improvement projects
• Preparing a detailed annual quality report and management review in addition to regular reporting

Projects include:
• A Six Sigma Black Belt project to reduce the duration of a power plant overhaul inspection by 20–25%, resulting in savings of 500,000 euros. Project management of the three very successful pilot inspection outages executed on a power plant in Malaysia.

Workflows, Kraftwerksbau, Baustelleneinrichtung, Kraftwerkstechnik, Lifecycle Management, Bauleitung / Baustellenleitung, Anlagen-Engineering, Strömungsmaschinenbau / Turbomaschine, Maschinenbau, Kraftwerksanlagenbau, ISO 14001 (Umweltmanagement), Arbeitsschutzmanagement / Arbeitssicherheitsmanagement, Sicherheitsmanagement, OHSAS 18001, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Technischer Vertrieb, Prozessmanagement, Umweltmanagement, Personalentwicklung, Recruiting, Qualitätsmanagement (allg.), DIN EN ISO 14001, Auditor, DIN EN ISO 9001, Produktmanagement, Vertrieb (allg.), Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Dienstleistung (allg.), Einkauf (allg.), Logistik (Allg.), Supply-Chain-Management (SCM), Forschung & Entwicklung, Gesundheitsmanagement, Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

3/2001 – 11/2002

• Responsible for quality management within a power plant engineering unit (> 300 employees in France and Switzerland)
• Driving continuous improvement in all procedures, work instructions and templates, and ensuring their proper accessibility via the company intranet
• Delivering quality management training to 440 staff members in English, German and French
• Global harmonization of the engineering processes with the French, Italian, British, Malaysian and American engineering units
• Line managing a small staff team and involved in staff recruitment and assessment
• Conducting internal process audits, and preparing the annual quality report and management review

Projects include:
• A Six Sigma Black Belt project leading a multidisciplinary team to improve the content quality and timeliness of Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), leading to savings of over 400,000 euros

Workflows, Kraftwerksbau, Kraftwerkstechnik, Lifecycle Management, Product Information Management, Anlagen-Engineering, Strömungsmaschinenbau / Turbomaschine, Maschinenbau, Kraftwerksanlagenbau, ISO 14001 (Umweltmanagement), Arbeitsschutzmanagement / Arbeitssicherheitsmanagement, Sicherheitsmanagement, OHSAS 18001, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Prozessmanagement, Umweltmanagement, Personalwesen (allg.), Personalentwicklung, Recruiting, Qualitätsmanagement (allg.), DIN EN ISO 14001, Auditor, DIN EN ISO 9001, Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Forschung & Entwicklung, Gesundheitsmanagement, Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

4/2000 – 12/2001

• Editor-in-chief of the internal Global Engineering newsletter; using confident language skills to communicate quality management and processes to a diverse workforce
• Project manager for the design, development and successful implementation of a new capacity planning tool
• Project manager of a cooperation with the University of St Gallen on knowledge management
• Assessor and role player within Leadership Development Centers

Softwareentwicklung (allg.), Workflows, Kraftwerksbau, Kraftwerkstechnik, Lifecycle Management, Product Information Management, Strömungsmaschinenbau / Turbomaschine, Maschinenbau, Kraftwerksanlagenbau, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Prozessmanagement, Personalwesen (allg.), Personaleinsatz, Personalentwicklung, Qualitätsmanagement (allg.), Kommunikation (allg.), Interne Kommunikation, Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Mediation, Forschung & Entwicklung

3/1999 – 7/1999

Researching and constructing a detailed business plan for the firm’s new product development and manufacturing venture (master's thesis)

Produktionstechnik (allg.), Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Vertrieb (allg.), Finanzierung, Recht (allg.), Dienstleistung (allg.), Forschung & Entwicklung

6/1997 – 9/1997

Datenbankprogrammierung
Studentenbetreuung

SQL, Lifecycle Management, Product Information Management, Maschinenbau, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Forschung & Entwicklung

10/1996 – 2/1997

Diplomarbeit "Dynamisches Knicken von Setzbolzen"

Simulink, Maschinenbau, Finite-Elemente-Methoden, Technisches Testdesign, CAD (computer-aided design), Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Forschung & Entwicklung

2/1996 – 3/1996

Finite Elemente Methode FEM
Werkstofflabor
Gewichtoptimierung

Leichtindustrie, Automobildesign, Maschinenbau, Finite-Elemente-Methoden, Pro/ENGINEER, CAD (computer-aided design), Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Forschung & Entwicklung, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

7/1995 – 10/1995

CAD
Finite Elemente Methode (FEM)
Lebensdauerberechnung
dynamische Simulation von Stössen

Maschinenbau, Finite-Elemente-Methoden, Technisches Testing, CAD (computer-aided design), Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Forschung & Entwicklung

10/1993 – 7/1996

Studentenbetreuung
CAD
Mechanik
Unterricht
Übungen
Forschung

Luftfahrtmechanik, Maschinenbau, Finite-Elemente-Methoden, Pro/ENGINEER, CAD (computer-aided design), CADAM (computer augmented drafting and manufacturing), CATIA, Produkt- / Sortimentsentwicklung, Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Forschung & Entwicklung

8/1992 – 9/1992

Werkstattpraktikum

Automobildesign, Fertigungstechnik (allg.), Schweißtechnik / Schweißen (allg.), Dreherei, Computerized numerical control (CNC), Produktionstechnik (allg.)