Experience

Endor AG

• Germany
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Unit Lead R&D

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Primary responsibilities: Project team assignment, supervision of project performance and progress, project plan reviews and optimization, project budget and approval, development partners relations, task force leader for critical issues and showstoppers, project issue solving aid, reporting to upper management, team motivation.Secondary (interim): Process and standardization development, introduction of process supporting tools and templates, supervision of team and employee performance, holiday planning and approval.

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2021

  Endor develops and manufactures high-end simracing input devices such as steering wheels or pedals for PC, Xbox and PlayStation and sells them under the well known brand FANATEC.In my role as a project manager for development of new products in R&D department of Endor AG, from basic idea to product launch, I’m responsible for coordination of internal and external resources such as mechanic and electronic engineers, software developers, technical documentation, customer support, sales, marketing, as well as external licensors and manufacturers. Project planning and controlling, reporting to upper management and licensors, test planning, issue tracking are regular part of the role.



Seidenader Maschinenbau

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  Initially at inspection machines, my role involved me mostly in the Track&Trace applications of the product portfolio with mechanical and electrical components but also a big software part (data matrix and 1D barcodes creation, printing and reading, aggregation in tree structure and data handling in SQL data bases, interfaces to ERP systems as well as other machines of production lines).Leading interdisciplinary project teams, operational planning and controlling of projects, creation and maintenance of project plans and feasibility study with departments, creation and maintenance of project documents like concepts and functional specification, responsible for achieving project goals in terms of objective, schedules and costs during project execution, controlling process compliance considering internal instructions as well as general guidelines and rules of the pharmaceutical industry, risk- and change-management, creation and negotiation of supplement offers, prepararion and care of customer visits, reporting of project events and issues

• Mechatronics Engineer / Mechatroniker

  • Oct 2006 - Mar 2012

  Seidenader develops, produces and delivers machines for the pharmaceutical industry, including optical and leak inspection as well as Track&Trace solutions. Circulating among the departments my responsibilities were mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, inspection system setup and adjustment, PLC programming, functional testing and approval inhouse (system tests and FAT) and at customer factories (SAT).



Orthopädietechnik Graf

• Orthopedic Technician / Orthopädietechniker

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2006

  Maintenance and repair of orthopedic devices such as adjustable care beds, interchangeable pressure mattress, wheel chairs and rollators. Maintenance and repair of orthopedic devices such as adjustable care beds, interchangeable pressure mattress, wheel chairs and rollators.



Ölhydraulik Altenerding

• Metal Craftsman / Metallfacharbeiter

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2006

  My primary responsibility was the maintenance of CNC milling and turning machines as well as welding robot and make sure these work fine in a 24h manufacturing environment.Secondary, when no maintenance tasks had to be done or when it was needed to fulfill customer orders, I was working directly on the CNC machines, welding robot, chemical deburring or QC to manufacture and deliver the customer parts. My primary responsibility was the maintenance of CNC milling and turning machines as well as welding robot and make sure these work fine in a 24h manufacturing environment.Secondary, when no maintenance tasks had to be done or when it was needed to fulfill customer orders, I was working directly on the CNC machines, welding robot, chemical deburring or QC to manufacture and deliver the customer parts.