Experience

smart wood

• France
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  General Manager of smartwood Romania Member of the Executive Board of smartwood Group smartwood Romania is the largest subsidiary of the Group with two production sites in Timisoara and Onesti( Bacau county ) including Sales & Distribution Center for EMEA & Australia & Brasil smartwood Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of food grade wooden sticks The Group currently employs 800 collaborators across 9 plants (France , Germany , Czech Republic, Romania , Turkey , USA, Slovakia, Ukraine ) and 2 distribution hubs ( Mexico & Australia) , producing more than 16 billion sticks per year and supply more than 300 clients spread over 50 countries. Show less



DRÄXLMAIER Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2017

  Main Responsibilities : Managing all Production related activities in a large plant ,4500 employees) Areas of responsibilities: - Cutting , Preassembly, Final Assembly - Prototypes - Maintenance - Develop and implement Lean Transformation Plan - Continuous Improvement( Cost Savings ) & Six Sigma Develop Assement Center for first line managers P&L and CAPEX management JIS delivery to Daimler & Porsche Managing teams in order to succesfully pass all Production related Audits ISO 9001 & TS16949, VDA 6.3 , IATF & Customers audits Show less



ZF Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  Timisoara Site : ( Timis County) –Airbag Assembly Areas of responsibilities: - Production & Logistics - Continuous Improvements Lean & Six Sigma New TRW Manufacturing Company – Roman ( Neamt County) Areas of responsibilities: - Production - Logistics - Maintenance - HS&E - Continuous Improvements Lean & Six Sigma - IT - SAP –Business Process Leader ( BPL ) 1500 employees / 3 shifts -Build Business plan , Define criteria & specifications for new Production Location location , -Location searching- countries assessments’( 7 countries ) , locations assessments’ according TRW specifications -Negotiations with Governments , local authorities, owners , real estate companies -Develop Implementation Plan & Plant Start -Up -Managing Location Construction , Equipments installation , Receiving Permits -Managing Hiring Personnel for all levels - Lines start –Up and Ramp up -SAP Implementation –Production , Logistics & Procurement ,Finance ,HR Modules -Clients and ISO TS certifications - Define and implement new Training Concept for Airbag Sewing -Managing all process from areas of Responsibilities -Develop and implement Lean Culture ( Lean Transformation Plan ) , Six sigma and Cost Savings programs -Major customers–VW, Audi, Daimler Ford, FIAT ,Suzuki Main achievements -Plant Ramp Up according to the plan ( Timming and Budget ) -Pass all clients audits & ISO TS certification -Overall cost and expenses according to the budget -Implement Lean Culture in a Green Field Location -State aid Subsidies (According Law 1680/ 2008) : Negotiation with Min of Finance, Financing Agreement, Preparing Reimbursement Files, Audit from Min of Finance Show less



TRW Automotive Safety Systems

• Timisoara

• Business Excellence and Six Sigma Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Jan 2013

  • Leading Business Excellence & Six Sigma department- • Responsible for plant metrics( KBI ) in all locations ( 6 production sites) • Responsible for process optimization trough specific Six Sigma and Lean Management tools (eg. Lean Line design, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, 5 S , 7 KOW) in 6 production locations-departments : o Steering wheels Production & Assembly o Airbag assembly o Interim Engineering Manager ( 2011- 6 months)-Managing Engineering Dept • New TRW Production location -successfully launched in Production -2011 -Build business plan , define criteria for new location , Location search ,Negotiations with owners and local authorities, Submit business plan for Approval inside TRW ,build project team , production start -up , clients audit successfully passed Show less



Coca Cola HBC Romania

• Timisoara

• Engineering Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Apr 2009

  Areas of responsibilities: • Maintenance- Production Equipments, Utilities,& Building • Upgrade equipments and technology • Capital Expenditures projects- • Relation with the authorities related to the engineering issues • OPEX ( 4 - 5 mil Euro) and CAPEX plant Management • Peoples development •Leading the project team to implementing Aseptic Line project in Timisoara New plant link to the existing one ( project up to 20 mil euro ) Areas of responsibilities: • Maintenance- Production Equipments, Utilities,& Building • Upgrade equipments and technology • Capital Expenditures projects- • Relation with the authorities related to the engineering issues • OPEX ( 4 - 5 mil Euro) and CAPEX plant Management • Peoples development •Leading the project team to implementing Aseptic Line project in Timisoara New plant link to the existing one ( project up to 20 mil euro )



Coca Cola HBC Romnania

• Timisoara

• Production Manager

  • 2002 - 2004

  -Management manufacturing facilities in the Plant to meet the sales demands -Check and analyze the efficiencies of the production lines against the objectives, Develop effective gap analysis and corrective actions cycles to improve performance Development and managing Manufacturing Budget and management resources to operate within budget Management the appropriate structure that deliveries – -.Optimal labor cost -Continuous improvement in productivity performance indicators -Effective Operational Safety programs Areas of responsibilities: • Injection and PET blowing • Filling • Water Treatment, Waste Water Treatment • Syrup preparation • Raw Materials • Plant KPI Monitoring and reports • OPEX management • Peoples development Show less



Coca Cola HBC Romania

• Maintenance Manager

  • Aug 2000 - 2002



Coca-Cola Timis

• Timisoara

• Maintenance Supervisor

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2000