Comprehensive
SE team supporter

ARRK Engineering GmbH

Display development

• Management function for Function Owner (FO): Display/Coverglass, Touch, HW/FW, Mechanics, Camera, Validation
• Active support of the FOs in overarching process topics
• Interface responsibility in the development team and management of the respective members in the module, e.g. FTQP
• Coordination with QMTs as well as material control & logistics for the purpose of feasibility of development statuses in the BMW plants, including BMW plant Dingolfing
• Tracking of all outstanding tasks & changes in the team

SE team leader

ARRK Engineering GmbH

New development panorama display 7 Series BMW Gen.2

• Management of the Function Owners (display/coverglass, touch, HW/FW, mechanics, camera, validation), customer contact at system level and independent management of all changes within the specified time frame
• Interface responsibility in the process chain and control of the respective members in the module, e.g. FTQP
• Coordination with QMTs and material control for the purpose of feasibility of development statuses in the BMW plants, including BMW plant Dingolfing
• Accompanying change requests at the supplier until handover to the BMW project manager

Experienced MBA, Industrial Engineer (UoAS)

Jobseeker

• Project management
• Quality management
• Marketing & sales

BMW interior module leader

Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH

Series support/further development in product line LU BMW carlines

• Management of the process chain and customer contact person at system level as well as independent control of all changes within the specified time frame
• Interface responsibility in the ProIn process chain and management of the SE team leaders and the members of the IA "Interior" module
• Development of component concepts for the optimized installation of interior components
• Support for specialist purchasing in supplier management
• Support for the BMW plants in Regensburg/Leipzig/Tiexi (China) and cooperation partners in the production network in the Netherlands
• On-site audits at suppliers (Tier 2) in coordination with the QMT
• Coordination with specialist purchasing and material control for the timely implementation of changes in the plants
• Responsibility for the component targets with regard to properties, costs, weight, quality, deadlines, etc. via the own module round
• Release and cost responsibility for series components and support of the SE team leaders in the transfer to the development process for new vehicles
• Support in product cost reduction for the LU BMW derivatives product line in series production from the idea to implementation in the plant
• Adjustment of the module quantity structure via DALi/BDQV in the BMW release process

Self‑employed project manager

Ueberschär24 Consulting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Automotive & purchase

• Creation of automotive concepts & presentations
• Preparation of business plans for the automotive sector
• Quotation preparation
• Conducting negotiations with the purchasing department

Project manager,
SE team leader,
Expert for product costs

KET Karosserie Entwicklung Thurner GmbH

Customer: BMW Group, Munich (D)

Focus on front end, rear end, doors

• Project Manager Intensive Team Seals (3 months): successful assurance of the supplier's ability to deliver before SOP incl. release control/quality for the components and close coordination with the management of the foreign BMW plant
• Expert for product cost reduction [PKR Produkt-Kosten-Reduzierung] (16 months): Successful implementation of product cost projects across several product lines (frontend, floor group) incl. release responsibility
• Team leader front-end development (19 months): Management of the SE team via own SE team round for several vehicle derivatives
• Team leader module planning in the PMO (16 months): Focus on product cost & procurement optimization (all product lines, all modules), focus on rear end & front end incl. procurement and committee management
• Process optimization in the BMW development process (ItO Idea-to-Offer)
• Procurement of components & tools as well as services and logistics services in the direct & indirect materials sector
• Among other things, the projects focused on reducing development costs (components, tools) along the value chain and long-term total costs

BMW module leader
for LG product line,
Project Management Consultant

MIGSO-PCUBED (former MI-GSO GmbH) subsidiary of ALTEN SA

Costumer:
BMW Group, Munich (D)

BMW module KG "light & sight" ("Licht & Sicht")

• BMW carlines module leader series support/further development (SB/WE) in a large product line in module KG "light & sight" ("Licht & Sicht") up to SOP
• Successful assurance of the development targets for the SOP for sight (BMW term: "Sicht"), front light and rear light submodules, including electronics and EMC
• Managing the supplier relationship and ensuring procurement (parts, tools) by the respective development teams for the plants Dingolfing/Germany and Shenyang/China
• Comprehensive quality management and collaboration in intensive teams (horn China, headlights) together with quality management, suppliers, foreign plant in China and elsewhere, internal specialist department, internal validation and specialist purchasing
• Qualification: Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI) USA

Consultant

RLE International GmbH

Costumers:
BMW Group, Munich (D)
Mercedes‑Benz Group, Böblingen (D)
RLE International GmbH, Cologne (D)

Projects for OEMs

• Consulting project "Tool Management": Market analysis on counterfeit spare parts with countermeasures incl. SWOT analysis / KPI and OEM tool management in the automotive sector (BMW Group)
• Further development of digital repair manuals (Mercedes‑Benz Group, former Daimler AG)
• Creation of a global databank for HR department (RLE International GmbH)

Warranty Data Analyst

RLE International GmbH

Costumer:
Ford Motor Company, Cologne (D)

QM project in temporary employment

• New development of a complete quality reporting system for Chassis Europe & China based on an SQL databank using Ford's AWS quality databank for all vehicle carlines
• Supplier management within the scope of warranty recovery for the successful participation of Tier 1 suppliers in warranty costs

IT person in charge & research consultant HR

Michael Dobler Management Search

Dual function IT & HR

• IT management for 12 employees incl. budget responsibility
• Headhunting with a focus on consultants

Paternity leave

Time off as a father

Consultant

Brunel GmbH

Project on my own behalf

• Marketing of engineering services

Independent logistics consultant

EuroSphinx.com

Goal: Logistics optimization

• Logistics consulting for hotels & restaurants

MBA Management Assistant & Sales for CardCash.de

BV Zahlungssysteme GmbH (IT service company of holding Bank‑Verlag GmbH Cologne)

As part of my MBA program in Growth Management

• Development of a growth strategy for the brand CardCash in China
• Development of the CardCash.de website to open up new sales channels

Self-employed logistics consultant

EuroSphinx.com

Goal: Optimization of logistics

• Consulting for hotels

Consultant for hospital logistics

GÖK Consulting GmbH

Strategic hospital consulting

• Consulting project in the hospital sector to plan the logistics processes in the new central warehouse in Halle a. d. Saale
• Results: Avoidance of cost increases for personnel, reduction of storage space requirements (elimination of throughput!) with simultaneously higher availability per stock item, better customer service thanks to clearly defined response times & regular supply tours, ensuring compliance with legal hygiene regulations

Graduate student in China at a leading German mechanical engineering company

Flender Power Transmission (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
(The German parent company Flender AG, HQ in Bocholt (D), has been part of Automation&Drive of Siemens AG since 04/2005; Since 10/2020 owned by the US investor Carlyle)

English‑language group diploma thesis

• Diploma subject: "Rearrangement and Development of the Procurement of Supply Parts with Focus on the Reduction of Delivery Times by the Suppliers of Flender Ltd., Adaptation of Stock Level and According Cost Reduction within the Supply Chain“
• Grade 1 for my part of the English-language group thesis
  
• Due to the large overall scope of the above‑mentioned diploma topic, the diploma thesis was designed as a group project. The second part of the group thesis was carried out by my fellow student Jörg Büchting.
• Note: Both myself and Mr. Jörg Büchting were assessed separately for their respective, clearly separated parts of the group diploma thesis.

Intern in logistics consulting

Dornier SystemConsult GmbH

3 logistics projects with different focus

• Logistical planning of a freight center incl. port telematics concept in the port of Hamburg/Germany
• Comparative analysis for a logistics center in Central Asia
• Consulting project for the comprehensive analysis of goods flows and delivery traffic in Berlin's inner city area