France
Experienced business leader, program head, strategist, and aerospace engineer with a demonstrated history of working in world leading aerospace and consulting firms. Skilled in managing innovation projects through their foundation, corporate fund raising, creation of a high performance team, and build-up of an operational entity. Business development expertise in areas where new technologies and new business models come together to enable breakthrough solutions that create material value for the user. Building on a track record in growth strategy, operational improvement, post-merger integration, and product development. Agile in an international environment with work and study experience in Germany, France, the US, the UK, and various other countries incl. in Asia.
Undisclosed
Head of the Urban Air Mobility organisation and UAM Program Director with the objective to bring this new industry to life and to build a sustainable position for Airbus. The portfolio covers the development of an eVTOL aircraft, and the creation of the supporting ecosystem ranging from fleet operations to city integration, and digital/physical infrastructure. This includes the CEO-type role of Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH, an Airbus subsidiary dedicated to UAM.
In charge of the Program Management and Strategy Functions of the new Urban Air Mobility Organization. We turn the current portfolio of strategic initiatives in Airbus' UAM perimeter into an end-to-end UAM solution with the objective of bringing a competitive mobility offer to market.
Developed and executed an integration plan for a French and a German subsidiary. Developed new company organization incl. roles & responsibilities, strategy, corporate identity. Lead integration working groups for all corporate functions: strategy, sales, finance, program management, product development, quality management, IT infrastructure
Conducted studies for leading aerospace and defense companies across Europe, e.g., Developed strategic growth options for a global defense company: assessed market evolution, evaluated potential acquisition targets, analyzed impact of M&A prospects. Designed and deployed CEO-level transformation program for >5000 employees. Organized and ran design-to-value project for a new aircraft type yielding significant savings. Enhanced robustness of a product development process and deployed it to >1000 engineers. Conducted client development in different industries, e.g., automotive, electronics, media. Developed extensive industry and functional knowledge on, e.g., the future of the global aerostructures value chain, and state-of-the-art lean product development methods.
Conducted flight test analyses for the A380 in order to prove aeroelastic stability to the airworthiness authorities within the highly demanding regulatory framework and project timeline. Developed methods and tools for more automated and efficient modal analysis of flight test data enabling faster and more reliable decision-making on aircraft stability. In charge of aeroelastics activities on the central engineering plateau for a future aircraft.
Conducted research for PhD. thesis "A Methodology for Aeroelastic Optimization of Tiltrotor Aircraft by Active Control - Whirl Flutter". The study, involving numerical and experimental work, developed profound knowledge on the whirl flutter instability. The work enables more efficient and faster flying tiltrotor concepts by affirming methods for active stability augmentation using the existing flight control system. Led a development project for vibration reduction on the AIRBUS A400M military airlifter. Developed technology for advanced propeller tuning and vibration isolation. Analyzed helicopter accidents to support inquiries of aviation safety authorities