Experience

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  bridging the gap management GmbH

  • Greater Zurich Area

  • Ad-Interim Manager

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Greater Zurich Area

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  Sensirion

  • Zürich Area, Switzerland

  • Director Operations

    • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland

    Responsible and accountable for the operational mass, customized and single lot production for gas, flow and liquid sensors.

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  Edwards Lifesciences

  • Horw, Switzerland

  • Operations Manager

    • Oct 2016 - Mar 2018
    • Horw, Switzerland

    Responsible and accountable for the operational process chain from sub-assemblies and raw material to delivering finished product including sterilization with around 150 employees.Main duties:- reorganization and stabilize the production department - develop new training department to guarantee sustainable quality- reduction of scrap rates - development of planning tools to ensure production volume and mix- crises management after production stop- introduction of change management and enforce team building - responsible to conduct a controlled site closure including volume enlargmentResults: - established a robust organization to maintain on-time production and meet mix within 6 months- all site closure milestones achieved prior to time - training and certification of all production employees within 3 months

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  MAN Diesel & Turbo

  • Zürich Area, Switzerland

  • Production Manager

    • Jun 2014 - Sep 2016
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland

    Accountable and budget responsibility for the bulk and small mechanical manufacturing including surface technologies, assembly line as well engineering department and CNC programming with around 130 employees.Main duties:- introduction of lean manufacturing cell for mechanical machining- organizational restructuring and development of new teams- throughput time reduction from order to delivery process- development of novel manufacturing technologies in collaboration with universities Results: - Cell manufacturing implemented with a reduction of throughput time of multiple days- Reduction of throughput time of 52% for the order to delivery process with a - product cost optimization of over 30% - Acquisition of multiple additional new orders through increased flexibility due to lean cells

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  Abbott Vascular

  • Beringen

  • Production Manager

    • Aug 2011 - May 2014
    • Beringen

    End-to-end accountability and responsibility for the operational process chain form stating material to delivering finished product to sterilization with around 200 employees.Main duties:- industrialization of R&D new released products according lean principles- reorganization of the leader ship team and supervisors structure - crises management after worldwide product recall- organize controlled site closure and outplacement for around 200 employeesResults: - product and lean cell transfer for scale up to Costa Rica, USA and Ireland- volume enlargement during site closure of 23%- meet or overachieved all site closure milestones

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  DSM Dyneema

  • Flaach

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2009 - Jul 2011
    • Flaach

    Accountable and responsible for all operation sequences and logistics as well international transports. In addition responsible for prepare and run test of novel products and materials. Main duties:- conversion of a pilot line to industrial bulk manufacturing line- novel product development and run test in collaboration with engineering based in Nederland- technology and process transfer with a scale up of 10 times volume output - introduction of lean- team building and individual employee coachingResults: - new bulk manufacturing line running in US according plan- maximized pilot line output within one year- fulfilled all engineering request to test novel material on pilot line- developed flexible team to cope short term engineering request

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  Synthes

  • Mezzovico

  • Production Manager

    • Apr 2004 - Jan 2009
    • Mezzovico

    Accountable for conducting manufacturing department with profit and lost responsibleMain duties:- introduction of lean cells- team building and coaching- product transfer to other facilitiesResults: - reduction of throughput time- no back order on overall product portfolio

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  Autoneum Holding AG

  • Winterthur Area, Switzerland

  • Quality Engineer

    • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004
    • Winterthur Area, Switzerland

    Responsible for process development and audit for divisional process and Quality Manager in the headquarter Research & Technology department.Main duties:- establish a quality system for the headquarter and research department- Support worldwide quality system split into 3 independently business units quality systems- Project manager to introduce statistical process control (SPC) on site levelResults: - Successful certification according ISO 9001- SPC implemented and running on the site