Dr.-Ing. Fabian Kramer-Pohlkötter

Head of Global Digitalization & Innovation Labs „DeeP Labs“ | BMW Group

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

• Follow your Passion! If you only pursue goals for monetary reasons, this will not lead to success or fulfillment in the long run. However, if you follow your passion, success, in whatever form, will come by itself • Dr.-Ing. Fabian Kramer-Pohlkötter is a highly accomplished professional with extensive expertise in Engineering, Digital Transformation, E-Mobility Strategy, Data Analytics & AI, as well as Entrepreneurship. Currently, he serves as the Head of the "DeeP Lab" at the BMW Group, where he is responsible for setting up and managing a digitalization lab focused on Data Analytics, GenAI, Robotics, and Virtualization projects within the high voltage battery production. Dr.-Ing. Kramer-Pohlkötter has an outstanding academic background, holding a Doctoral degree in Engineering from Technical University Dresden and a Master's in Management from ESMT Berlin, where he was honored with the "President's Award" and the "Best Social Impact Project Award". His career includes leading roles at BMW Group in Digitalization and Production, contributing significantly to the development of Virtual Commissioning Models, Predictive Maintenance, and Digital Twins. Additionally, he gained experience in E-Mobility Strategy at Robert Bosch GmbH and led a Social Impact Project in Ethiopia in cooperation with McKinsey & Co. Dr.-Ing. Kramer-Pohlkötter is also an entrepreneur, having developed, patented, produced, and sold Kalk Ex, a product for decalcifying water taps, and co-founded Heckenwelt Baumschulen GmbH. His work has earned him multiple patents and publications, establishing him as a notable figure in Engineering and Digital Innovation. Website: https://esa-consulting.com/ Areas of Expertise: • Humanoid Robots & Humanoid Robotics (i.e. Figure AI, Tesla Optimus, Boston Dynamics, Agility and more) • Human-Robot-Collaboration (HRC) • Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G & V2X) • Predictive Maintenance • Predictive Product Quality • Internet-of-Things (IoT) • PLC • Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture (OPC UA) • Data Analytics • Process Optimization • Production Planning • Process Planning • Virtual Commissioning • Virtual Factory • Digital Twins • Generative AI (GenAI) • Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Business Concepts and Plans • Development of New Technology • Finance & Accounting • Merger & Acquisition (MA) • ITSM and ITFM • Sensors and Actors

Experience

  • BMW Group (On-site)
    • Head of the BMW iVision Dee Production (DeeP) Labs
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Set-up and management of the "Dee Production (DeeP) Lab" for the area of high-voltage battery (HVB) production • Discovering and developing solutions in the field of GenAI, Advanced Data Analytics, LLMs, and real-time Dashboards for increasing OEE and output. • Expert for Digitalization & Innovation of High Voltage Battery production and logistics in Automotive Industry.

    • Head of the Digitalization Lab Dingolfing
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      • Set-up & management of the digitization lab • Projects in the field of digitalization of production and maintenance • MRK robot quality monitoring system with artificial intelligence • Predictive maintenance for the prediction of plant failures • Condition monitoring for proactive maintenance • Development and use of digital twins • Increase of OEE, reduction of scrap, reduction of customer complaints, saving of maintenance costs

    • PhD Candidate | BMW ProMotion Program
      Sep 2020 - Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      • BMW ProMotion Trainee Program • Development of Virtual Commissioning Models - Condition Monitoring and Output Prediction based on a process-actual Virtual Machine Twin • Development and management of the digitization lab for Predictive Maintenance • Engineering and implementation of an MRK robot quality monitoring system

  • Digitalization Expert & Consultant at ESA Consulting
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • ESA Consulting – your expert and consulting partner for innovative solutions in Engineering, Strategy, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

  • Co-Founder & CEO at Heckenwelt Baumschulen GmbH
    Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

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  • Founder & CEO at Kalk Ex - Premium Wasserhahn Entkalker
    Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

    • Now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08L42M4NZ • Kalk Ex is a product for decalcifying water taps. More precisely, it is used to decalcify the tap filters (perlators) without having to unscrew them as usual. • Kalk Ex will be available for purchase from mid 2020. In addition, a special decalcifying fluid will also be provided, which decalcifies quickly and in a material-compatible manner. • Kalk Ex is registered as a patent and trademark.

  • Master-Thesis - BMW Motorcycles - Final Grade: 1.3 (3.7 GPA) at BMW Group
    Feb 2019 - Oct 2019 · 9 mos

    • Decreased the Mean Average Percentage Error (MAPE) of the sales forecasts by a relative of 68% using statistical and machine learning methods • Realized a new production line by optimizing the inventory layout of the production department • Decreased the level of inventory by increasing the accuracy of demand forecasts