Greater Hamburg Area
Operations leader focused on building excellence through collaboration. I believe that sustainable operational improvement requires addressing root causes, not symptoms. This means thorough stakeholder analysis, collaborative solution design with teams, and implementation focused on changes that stick because people understand and own them. My approach primarily optimizes current operations for efficiency and performance, while also creating environments where teams can develop tomorrow's better solutions through innovation. Over 20 years of operational experience across petrochemical and energy sectors, with 15 years in energy including 11 years of leadership in renewables. Over a decade of applying AI and machine learning to operational challenges, from predictive maintenance to enterprise-level optimization. Led transformation initiatives across distributed, cross-functional teams in German and Nordic organizations, building on earlier operational foundation in Brazil. Academic background: MBA in Renewable Energy (Certificate of Honour), B.Sc. in Environmental and Resource Management. Currently Head of Asset Management Germany at Eurowind Energy, responsible for a growing portfolio of currently 430 wind turbines (820 MW) and leading organizational design to support global portfolio scaling from 2 GW to 14 GW. Driving AI adoption across operations and building cross-functional capabilities for sustainable growth.
Leading technical and commercial operations for 430 wind turbines (820 MW) across Germany, with responsibility for 13-person team and focus on operational excellence and regulatory compliance. Key initiatives: - Organizational development: Leading capability building and structure design to support significant portfolio growth, including cross-departmental analysis to align current capabilities with future operational requirements. - AI integration: Driving adoption of AI tools across daily operations to enhance efficiency and decision-making. - Process standardization: Established international process documentation program through cross-functional working groups, enabling collaborative creation and review of standardized procedures. - Compliance: Built compliant electrical organization through collaboration with internal teams and external partners to meet German regulatory requirements.
Led department of approximately 50 team members across three sections, serving as Prüflaborleiter (Laboratory Manager) under ISO/IEC 17025. Provided accredited measurement services to support renewable energy development (prototype assessment, power performance verification, noise measurements, lifetime extension support). Key achievements: - Business turnaround: Developed feasibility study with management team that secured seven-figure hardware investment to maintain market competitiveness. Diversified service portfolio and implemented cross-functional training program to expand revenue base in declining seasonal business. Achieved significant improvements in employee engagement, utilization rates, and profitability. - Data capability: Hired Data Scientist to implement automated reporting, real-time resource planning dashboards, and strategic data utilization across department.
Led section of 15 team members providing specialized measurement services to wind power industry: load and power curve measurements for OEM certification, LiDAR verification on test sites, and power curve verification for wind turbine owners/operators to validate OEM compliance with supply agreements. Key achievements: - Section turnaround: Addressed performance challenges through collaborative problem-solving approach - engaging all team members in root cause analysis and solution design. Unified operational teams and established knowledge-sharing protocols. Results: substantial improvements in employee engagement, new business growth, and profitability turnaround. - AI integration: Supported development of AI-based products to modernize existing service offerings and enhance competitive positioning.
Supported business development for O&M services across conventional power plants (gas, coal, refineries) and solar thermal projects worldwide. Key achievements: - Strategic pricing methodology: Developed comprehensive pricing approach integrating cost analysis, risk assessment, contingency planning, and margin optimization for long-term, high-value contracts. - Project management: Led proposal development from initial customer contact through scope definition, calculation, and final preparation.
Led Wind Farm Integrated Neural Diagnostics center, adapting existing proprietary ML algorithms (originally developed for conventional power plants) for predictive maintenance in wind energy operations. Coordinated team of specialists in applying data-driven condition monitoring models. Key achievements: - Predictive maintenance implementation: Applied ML algorithms to SCADA data analysis for wind turbines, conducting alarm analysis, root cause diagnostics, and providing preventive action recommendations to avoid unplanned downtime. Achieved measurable improvements in asset availability and annual energy production on STEAG assets. - Market expansion: Grew monitored portfolio to over 1.4 GW through market analysis and strategic market entry approach, expanding from STEAG's own assets to external wind farm operators. - Stakeholder management: Coordinated across multiple stakeholders from wind farm owners to O&M managers, aligning technical solutions with operational needs.
Analyzed IT procurement across STEAG's thermal power plants to optimize resource utilization. Key achievement: - Cost optimization: Identified significant annual savings potential through centralized contract management and elimination of redundant services across multiple plant sites.
Process control of polystyrene production at petrochemical site incl. control room operations.