Experience

MiddleGround Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Daimler Truck AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior manager supplier management

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

  - Head of preventive supplier management and responsibility for methods/systems of the worldwide production sites for the powertrain - Securing parts supply to suppliers at risk of insolvency - Operating the data infrastructure to suppliers regarding order quantity and timing - Regular supplier evaluation and development - Securing product ramp-ups according to IATF16949 Successes: - Initiation of Corona special measures to ensure high part availability while globally disturbed supply chains Show less



Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation

• Japan
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Head of supplier management

  • May 2019 - Jul 2020

  - Responsibility for operational parts supply and quality from external suppliers- Securing material supply from more than 500 suppliers for the production plants in Japan- Focus: on-time delivery, high quality and low capital commitment- Annual material value several billion eurosSuccesses:- Reduction of import engine variance and therefore reduced working capital by 20 mio. euro

• Head of international operations

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

  - Head of ramp-up management, production, logistics for worldwide KD activities (Knock-Down)- Coordination of 13 KD production sites- Responsibility for worldwide production ramp-ups- Order management/central material supply with operational logistics handling - Operation of consolidation center for 4 PbP customer plants (Part-by-Part)Successes: - Capacity expansion of material supply -> Production increased by 30 % - Savings in rental costs of 3 million euros/a.- Reduction of logistics costs by 25 % Show less

• Senior manager facility management

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2016

  - Responsibility for planning/operation of technical building equipment- Repair and maintenance of infrastructure systems to ensure high system availability- Reduction of energy costs and planning of new systems Successes: - Reduction of CO2 pollution / energy costs by 3 million euros/a. through radical renewal of cooling and heating supply and construction of a 6MW combined heat and power plant- Outsourcing of services at a 20 % lower cost level



Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

• India
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior manager cabin production

  • May 2012 - Mar 2015

  - Management of cab production, including body shop, painting and assembly- Ensuring quality, production costs and on-time delivery of cabs- Establishing stable work processes for production - Rapid adjustment of output to changing customer requirements Successes: - Exceeding output by 20% compared with planned production capacity- Improving quality by 34% - Increasing productivity by 23% - Halving energy consumption and consumables

• Manager transmission production

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2012

  - Head of transmission production - Planning and realization of production facilities- Production of transmissions as part of product development - Recruitment and training of employees - Project leader for processes to found a new production plant Successes: - Establishment of "standardized work" as the basis for continuous improvement



Mercedes-Benz AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager lean production consulting

  • Jan 2006 - Feb 2010

  Consultant, trainer and coach for lean production Successes: - To eliminate costs at the Oye production site in Japan (small buses), space requirements at the Toyama site (large buses) were reduced by 25% and small buses were integrated in Toyama - Introduction of store floor management at the Wörth plant for cascaded management by means of KPIs down to the employee level as part of the policy deployment process - Productivity increase by 18 % at the Sindelfingen plant Consultant, trainer and coach for lean production Successes: - To eliminate costs at the Oye production site in Japan (small buses), space requirements at the Toyama site (large buses) were reduced by 25% and small buses were integrated in Toyama - Introduction of store floor management at the Wörth plant for cascaded management by means of KPIs down to the employee level as part of the policy deployment process - Productivity increase by 18 % at the Sindelfingen plant



EPCOS

• Germany
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior manager maintenance

  • Nov 1998 - Sep 2001

  - Head of the electrical workshop of a production plant for electronic components - 3-shift operation of all infrastructure systems within complex clean rooms environment for high system availability - Responsible electrical specialist - Electrical planning/implementation of new systems - Calibration of all measuring instruments for quality assurance Successes: - Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 - Head of the electrical workshop of a production plant for electronic components - 3-shift operation of all infrastructure systems within complex clean rooms environment for high system availability - Responsible electrical specialist - Electrical planning/implementation of new systems - Calibration of all measuring instruments for quality assurance Successes: - Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant electrician in maintenance

  • Feb 1994 - Sep 1996