Experience

BASF Schweiz AG

• Switzerland
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Project Operations Manager & Plant Chemist

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2023



BASF

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Leader Process Development Organic Electronics

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Head of a Process Development group (12-15 coworkers), Process Development for very pure materials for OLED and OFET applications, e. g. dopants and emitters for OLED displays, usually multi-step chemical syntheses. Evaluation and development of purification technologies like SMBC and sublimation for organic electronics. Introduction of supply chain processes for a large research project, build-up of a supplier network for small-scale intermediates. Toll manufacturing of OLED materials for third parties. Development of process change concepts for organic electronic materials. Preparation of audits by display manufacturers.Member of the Research Center Basel Management Team.Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training completed. Show less

• Team Leader Special Dyes Research

  • 2009 - 2012

  Head of a Research and Process Development team for OLED materials (15 coworkers), process development for cooperation partners, development of a toll-manufacturing business for OLED materials.



Ciba

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Group Leader Process Development Coating Effects

  • 2007 - 2009

  Head of a Process Development group (approx. 25 coworkers). Process development for organic pigments, effect pigments and materials for organic electronics.

• Head of Production Building

  • 2005 - 2007

  Head of a production building (continuous shift operation, 14 coworkers): Chlorination in batch and continuous reactors, smaller batch products. Preparation of audits by the OPCW.Member of the Site Management Team.

• Plant Chemist Triclosan Production (GMP)

  • 2003 - 2005

  Ramp-up of a production plant to full design capacity (OEE > 96%). Start-up of several investment projects for capacity increase (under GMP constraints). Systematic approach to trouble shooting in production (ATS method). GMP training (ICH Q7a, validation, qualification), responsible for Batch Record Review, Failure Reports, Quality Reports, GMP customer audits. Process Simulation (INOSIM Batch). Member of the Emergency Intervention Organization (Communication Team).



Ciba Spécialités Chimiques S.A., Monthey

• Monthey

• Group Leader Competence Center DSBP (Optical Brightener)

  • 2005 - 2007

  Head of a group for Process Development and QC labs for DSBP products (distyryl biphenyl optical brighteners, 12 coworkers). Technical support to the global production network (Europe, South America, China). Optimization of running production processes, continuous improvements, debottlenecking, trouble shooting, full cost analysis and cost-cutting measures. Lean manufacturing (especially OEE). Preparation of investment projects (capacity increase and replacement of equipment). Quality control, statistical process control. Show less



Ciba Spezialitätenchemie Grenzach GmbH

• Head of Laboratory for Thermal Process Safety

  • 2001 - 2003

  Laboratory Head for the thermal process safety lab (1 coworker): Assesment of reaction data for thermal safety, reaction calorimetry (Mettler-Toledo RC1 system), DSC, Risk analysis.

• Laboratory Head Process Development Home & Personal Care

  • 2000 - 2003

  Laboratory Head for Process Development of Home & Personal Care products (1 coworker). Batch processes with few chemical steps, up to 100 t/a) Introduction of processes to manufacturing units. Design of experiments (DoE). Training in Professional Project Management, Explosion Protection, Working Hygiene.