Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
🤓 Driven by a childhood fascination, I embarked on a lifelong journey into the realm of automation and robotics. From tagging along with my bus driver father, who transported machine operators to the production plant, to witnessing the mesmerizing processes of manufacturing up close, I was captivated by the interplay of precision and innovation. My interest in automation and robotics took me on an educational and professional journey that started with being a technician tasked with machinery repair work. But, as you could have guessed, I couldn't resist the allure of exploration and creation. 💡 Guided by insatiable curiosity, I dedicate my career to mastering the art of automation, transforming mundane processes into seamless operations that propel businesses forward. With every breakthrough, I strive to make a lasting impact on people and businesses alike, while embracing the endless possibilities that lie within our grasp. 🚀 As my career progressed, I found myself drawn to the leadership and business side of things and discovered I shone the brightest as a leader in the automation and robotics realm. As a leader, I thrive on transforming challenges into opportunities for growth. With a passion for disrupting the status quo, I confidently navigate dynamic environments and inspire change. Trust is the cornerstone of my relationships – whether with stakeholders, customers, or the incredible teams I work with. 🪄 I believe in turning partnerships with customers into true collaborations, aligning goals to achieve mutual success. Prioritizing and managing competing priorities is second nature to me, as I relentlessly instill my goal-oriented mindset in my teams. 🔎 I also believe in well-researched, careful, yet daring risk management. Consider risk management my daily playground as I fearlessly push boundaries while creating breakthrough solutions. 🧩 Today, with over 25 years of a progressive career that never fails to feed my hunger for new knowledge, I feel confident as the chief puzzle expert of every team and every business that has automation and robotics at its heart. I take joy and fulfillment putting the business puzzle pieces together so that we can make a difference and push positive change forward. 🫱🏼🫲🏽 Join me on this exhilarating journey towards revolutionizing industries and shaping a smarter tomorrow! #AutomationEnthusiast #InnovationMatters 🤸♂️ 💡 🦾
RHI Magnesita Switzerland is shaping the future of flow control through high-performance systems that combine Swiss innovative strength with RHI Magnesita’s global industrial impact. As Head of the Competence Center for Systems Automation Robotics Digitalization and Advanced Technologies, I lead the strategic development and implementation. My mission is to strengthen our backbone through cutting-edge solution integration that is based on a robust technology strategy to position RHI Magnesita for sustainable success in a fast-changing landscape. 🔹Building and leading a multidisciplinary Competence Center focused on system solutions. Translating concept into market with a clear focus on delivering customer value. 🔹Partnering with cross-functional teams and external collaborators accelerate delivery of impactful, modular, and scalable automation solutions. 🔹Enabling RHI Magnesita’s transition to smart, digital, and autonomous operations within steelmaking. 🔹Strengthening the Swiss innovation hub while embedding resilience and sustainability into the global supply and value chain.
Rieter offers an elite system designed for yarn spinning mills, targeting smart and eco-friendly operations with no need for human intervention. This automated solution ensures a completely traceable material flow, right from the arrival of raw materials to the dispatch of the final packaged product. 🔸 Eliminated integration risks and fully optimized integration processes by leading a strategic shift from traditional, engineering-intensive technologies to innovative, autonomous, and digitally controlled systems. 🔸 Aligning objectives with project timelines, as well as bridged communications with internal teams, to ensure the completion of strategic milestones. 🔸 Ensuring consistent performance by working with senior executives to achieve strategic objectives, implement improvement routines, develop policies, and employ vulnerability & risk assessment procedures. 🔸 Continuously enhancing technology solution development by providing the infrastructure for automation and business continuity.
The team at GD Automation is dedicated to crafting M2M (Market to Market) product features and implementing them in C2C (Customer to Customer) projects for market deployment. Our machinery, comprehensive systems, and IoT services adhere strictly to the principles of Industry 4.0, with a clear vision - fostering customer competitiveness and success. 🔹 Led an interdisciplinary team developing a PLC based production platform focusing on Industry 4.0 from sensor level to internet service. 🔹 Successfully developed and launched a new product within 12 months while reducing development cost from 2.5MM to 1.0MM Swiss Francs by selecting optimal technology partners, freeing the internal development team for other critical tasks. 🔹 Improved productivity by leveraging performance data and business insights to develop and implement efficiency improvements. 🔹 Increased employee engagement and productivity by cultivating an inclusive culture, ensuring staff feel connected to the organization and perform consistently.
🔸 Built, managed, and executed the product direction, strategy, and roadmap in partnership with other leaders and cross-functional stakeholders. 🔸 Accelerated completion of crucial growth initiatives by successfully implementing sales strategy, managing the quotation process, setting project budgets, scope, and timelines, delegating tasks, and managing competing deadlines. 🔸 Utilized in-depth technical expertise and knowledge to continuously enhance cutting-edge products that improve and simplify the user experience. 🔸 Exceeded overall targets by leveraging insights from customer feedback and data evaluations to prioritize the feature backlog in the development process.
🔹 Directed performance and provided strategic leadership, shaping the R&D group’s product strategy and mission by fine-tuning ongoing implementation strategies. 🔹 Achieved optimal production costs and increased overall productivity by developing and implementing new processes based on Lean Manufacturing processes with an investment of 5MM Swiss Frances that was recouped within less than a single year. 🔹 Employed fantastic communication abilities to form partnerships with various internal teams and external stakeholders, including board members, employees, internal customers, suppliers, technology, and partners. 🔹 Ensured superb product delivery by guiding product design, defining technical requirements, and translating user needs into simple workflows.