Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Long-standing international recognized manager in the transportation industry. In-depth experience in the energy and IT sectors. Regular requests to work on challenges which require high leadership skills and professional competence. Since five years successfully working as executive engineering manager in the microchip industry to ‘broaden my horizon”. Possesses extensive knowledge and skills in technology and product development, product management, project management, change management, marketing, knowledge management and team and personnel management. Career success is linked directly to a consistent yet reasonable focus on targets and results, high creativity and perseverance, a keen entrepreneurial mindset and strong competencies in communication and change management, while being “down to earth”.
Lithography machines for microchip production. Doubling technical performance every two years.
Engineering leadership for the Central European double deck train projects of Bombardier Transportation (650+ Engineers)
Shaping the Future of Mobility External Organizations and Boards 1. Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Berlin "Railway System-Engineering and Energy Supply" 2. Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) - German Industry Association: - Member of the Executive Board for Research, Innovation & Technology (2009 till today) - Task Group Leader “Increasing Efficiency in the German Mobility Sector“ – A ten year Mobility Innovation Roadmap for the German Government - Task Group "Future Perspectives for Value Creation"; Leader Editorial Team “Mobility” – Trends, Disruptions, Paradigm Shifts and Future Opportunities 3. Chairman of the Advisory Board for the “European Rail Research Network of Excellence” 4. Member of the Appraisal Board for the Evaluation of the DLR Program “Transportation” 5. Deutsche Maschinentechnische Gesellschaft (DMG): Beuth Ausschuß