Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
My focus is on helping converters produce premium packaging at high line speeds with consistent reliability. As Director Sales at ERWEPA, I work with packaging manufacturers worldwide to turn production performance into a measurable competitive advantage. I combine technical understanding with a strong commercial focus to drive efficient, high-quality output. I lead all commercial activities across the full lifecycle — from new extrusion coating lines to retrofits, rebuilds, upgrades, spare parts, and service. Working closely with engineering, operations, and decision-makers, I deliver solutions that increase throughput, enhance product quality, and extend equipment performance. The goal is not just to sell equipment, but to optimize entire production environments for long-term performance. If you’re looking to increase line speed, upgrade your installed base, or improve overall production performance, let’s connect. I’m always open to exchanging insights on extrusion coating technology, performance optimization, and global packaging trends.
Department: Hybrid and Lightweight Materials / Institute for Applied Materials (IAM-WK) Scientific support Teaching tasks of materials science Acquisition and project work Coordination of research projects Research applications and industrial collaborations on metal matrix and multi-material composites (FRP-structures) for automotive and aerospace applications.
Research associate at IAM-WK, KIT, Department: Hybrid lightweight materials Project: Fundamental research of intrinsically produced FRP-/metal-composites – from embedded insert to load bearing hybrid structure. Duties: Project work including student supervision and exchange with project partners (production, reaction kinetics modeling of resin) Developing of new testing methods (computed tomography, acoustic emission) Optical and mechanical characterization of FRP-/metalcomposites
Department: High performance composites Project: Inline-PrePreg of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) Duties: Supporting activities including process development PrePreg manufacturing and correlation of microstructure and mechanical properties Resin characterization (DSC, oscillation rheometer)
Master thesis at Fraunhofer ICT, Subject: Characterization of Alternative Fillers for the Sheet-Moulding-Compound-Process Duties: Manufacturing of semi-finished SMC and its consolidation Determination of viscous and mechanical properties Evaluation of the surface quality with deflectometry