Schwabmünchen, Bavaria, Germany
R&D leader with over 15 years of experience in leading cross-functional, international product development & research teams in Europe, Asia and North America. Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-year development programs with particular focus on customer & business needs whose products often surpass sales forecasts, implementing advanced, customer-centred product development methods and growing talent with diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Strong analytical skills with the ability to both see the big picture and to dig deep for crucial details. Facts-based and solution-oriented. Highly motivated to work with existing or building new organizations in – but not limited to – the fields of sensor technology or control systems engineering. Core Competencies: Product Development * People Management & Development * Research & Innovation * Process Improvement & Implementation * Resource Planning * Continuous Improvement * Coaching & Mentoring
• Head of the Product Development division (approx. 20 employees), consisting of these departments: mechanical design, electrical design, software development, documentation and project management as well as coordination of approx. 10 employees of external software service providers • Responsible for the development of professional woodworking machines: panel saws, milling machines, planers, grinding machines • Budget responsibility and capacity planning for the division and all development projects • Responsible for the implementation of all relevant directives, regulations and standards (e.g. Machinery Directive/Regulation, Cybersecurity, EMC, RoHS) • Leitung des Bereichs Entwicklung (ca. 20 Mitarbeiter), bestehend aus den Abteilungen mechanische Konstruktion, Elektrokonstruktion, Softwareentwicklung, Dokumentation und Projektmanagement sowie Koordination von ca. 10 Mitarbeitern externer Software-Dienstleister • Verantwortlich für die Entwicklung professioneller Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen: Formatkreissägen, Fräsen, Hobel, Schleifmaschinen • Budgetverantwortung und Kapazitätsplanung für den Bereich und sämtliche Entwicklungsprojekte • Verantwortlich für die Umsetzung aller relevanten Richtlinien, Verordnungen und Normen (z. B. Maschinenrichtlinie/-verordnung, Cybersecurity, EMV, RoHS)
Advanced training: project management and agile development. Certificates: Professional Scrum Master PSM and PSPO (Scrum.org) Weiterbildungen: Projektmanagement und agile Entwicklung. Abschlüsse: Professional Scrum Master PSM sowie PSPO von Scrum.org
- Head of the product development division, consisting of software developers, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers - Responsible for the development of professional measuring instruments: hand-helds and data loggers plus corresponding evaluation software for the food inspection, pharmaceutical, medical and industry sectors - Budget responsibility and capacity planning for the division and all development projects - Project lead of all product development and innovation projects - From January 2021: additionally Site Coordinator of the Ingolstadt site - Leitung des Bereichs F&E, bestehend aus Softwareentwicklern, Elektrotechnikern und Konstrukteuren - Verantwortlich für die Entwicklung professioneller Messtechnik: Handmessgeräte und Datenlogger, sowie Auswertesoftware - Budgetverantwortung und Kapazitätsplanung für den Bereich und sämtliche Entwicklungsprojekte - Projektleitung sämtlicher Entwicklungs- und Innovationsprojekte - Ab Januar 2021 zusätzlich Standortkoordinator für den Standort Ingolstadt
- Head of the Technology Team - Qualitative and quantitative market research: evaluation of international market, customer and competitor data - Analyses of the framework conditions for consumer goods development: European and national legislation and standards, consumer test magazines, trends - Technical implementation of aforementioned requirements into innovative products including close collaboration with advanced development, marketing and sales - Collaboration in expert associations: CECED (European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers) and EPEE (European Partnership for Energy and the Environment – HVAC industry) - Leitung des Technology Teams - Qualitative und quantitative Marktforschung: Auswertung internationaler Markt-, Kunden- und Wettbewerberinformationen - Analysen der Rahmenbedingungen für die Konsumgüterentwicklung: europäische und nationale Gesetzgebungen und Standards, Verbrauchermagazine, Trends - Umsetzung in technische Lösungen und innovative Produkte unter Berücksichtigung der Kundenbedürfnisse in enger Abstimmung mit der Vorentwicklung, Marketing und Vertrieb - Mitarbeit im Expertenverband EPEE (European Partnership for Energy and the Environment) des HVAC Sektors und diversen Arbeitsgruppen bei CECED (European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers)
- Project lead of strategy and innovation projects - Implementation of various sensors including development, coding and testing of corresponding control algorithms - Instruction and guidance of Six Sigma Black Belts and coach of internal "Introduction to Operational Excellence" trainings - Member of a working group of the European standardization committee CENELEC - Projektleitung von Strategie- und Innovationsprojekten - Implementierung diverser Sensoren inklusive Entwicklung dazugehöriger Regelungsalgorithmen - Anleitung von Six Sigma Black Belts und Trainer interner "Introduction to Operational Excellence" Schulungen - Mitglied einer Arbeitsgruppe des europäischen Normenkomitees CENELEC