Sebastian Huelswitt

Head of Portfolio Management & Innovation Excellence at Zeiss Vision

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

About

Throughout my career, I have been committed to empowering teams, fostering collaboration, and driving initiatives that create meaningful impact for customers and stakeholders. My leadership philosophy is rooted in ZEISS's values of innovation, empowerment, and pragmatic action, ensuring we win together in a competitive landscape. I am excited to continue shaping the future of our portfolio and innovation strategy, leveraging my expertise to deliver solutions that exceed expectations and inspire progress.

Experience

  • ZEISS Vision (14 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Portfolio Management & Innovation Excellence
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Head of Global Production Engineering
      Sep 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Head Of Operations (Canada)
      Jun 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Genzyme (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Shift Supervisor
      Aug 2010 - Sep 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos

      One of the 4 Shift supervisors, supervising a cross functional team on the new Fill Finish production line

    • Project Engineer
      Apr 2008 - Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Began here working as the Project engineer on the Hectorol Project. Responsibilities included Utilities and HVAC design, tendering all contracts (Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Civil & Cleanroom). Followed through with Construction/Safety supervision and commissioning. Upon completion, I was drafted onto the FFCE project to assist on clean utilities installation and commissioning/qualification. .

  • Project Engineer at Prochem Engineering
    Oct 2006 - Sep 2011 · 5 yrs

    PROCHEM was established in 1995, to meet the professional, consultancy engineering and project management needs of the process industry and is now one of the leading engineering consultancies within Ireland. My job is to support any and all engineering / project management requirements.

  • Project Engineer at Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals
    Aug 2007 - Apr 2008 · 9 mos

    Commissioning/Validation Engineer on the P3 Reactor Replacement Project, which included the redesign of the P3 roof and the replacement of 4 of the 6 reactors in P3.

  • Process Engineer at Teva Pharmaceuticals
    Apr 2007 - Aug 2007 · 5 mos

    Process Engineer on the Macro 4 Filling line, which included the design, construction supervision and commissioning of process services for the reactor and filling line.