Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
I help industrial plants reduce fuel consumption by making better use of the energy they already have. If you suspect your process is wasting energy, there’s a good chance you’re right. At B3 Energy Solutions, we design and manufacture heat exchangers that recover heat from flue gas and feed it back into the process—most commonly for combustion air preheating and flue gas reheating. The result is straightforward: less fuel, improved efficiency, and better overall performance. Our systems are used in refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants, as well as waste-to-energy facilities worldwide. My background is in process engineering, but at our company I operate as a generalist—working across technical, commercial, and operational topics. I manage multiple projects in parallel, negotiate with stakeholders, solve problems when things don’t go as planned, and lead small teams to get results delivered. I’m driven by curiosity, a strong willingness to learn, and a constant focus on improving how things are done.
At B3 Energy Solutions, I work at the intersection of technical sales, business development, and strategy for industrial heat recovery systems. We design and manufacture plate and tube heat exchangers for combustion air preheating and flue gas treatment (e.g. SCR DeNOx systems), serving customers in the petrochemical and waste-to-energy sectors. My role combines commercial, technical, and operational responsibilities: Strategy & Business Development – Define and implement copmany strategies across digitalization, marketing, and sales – Drive international sales expansion through structured CRM use – Oversee digitalization initiatives to improve internal efficiency and scalability Technical Sales & Project Acquisition – Prepare and negotiate technical and commercial proposals – Engage directly with customers to identify opportunities and secure projects – Support supplier interactions and participate in inspections and final acceptance tests Project Execution & Site Management – Supervise on-site installations, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to specifications – Coordinate subcontractors, logistics, and site activities to deliver projects successfully
I taught German and French for levels between A1 and B2 for several hours per week, depending on my students requests.
As a part-time (50%) remote assistant my major responsibilities consisted in: -preparation of technical and commercial offers -preparation of financial reports and accounting -translation of technical documents and drawings -moderating team meetings -establishing a company web-presence
Launching myself into the adventure of building a freelancer career.
At the Siemens Traction Transformer factory in Nuremberg, transformers for locomotives, high-speed trains and commuter railway (EMU) are designed and manufactured. The most important single customer is the Siemens Mobility GmbH. My assigned duties can be classified in the following distinct categories: Prototype Projects (Desiro HC Israel, PRIIA US): Duties consisted of organization and streamlining of internal development processes (engineering, quality management and documentation) as well as management of availability and quality issues in the supply chain, internal and external requests for design changes, customer support during critical field testing, including hands-on execution and supervision of repair works on customer's final acceptance test site or customer's local train depot. Ongoing series production (Desiro HC Germany): Duties consisted of management of availability and quality issues in the supply chain, internal and external requests for design changes, customer support during critical field testing, including hands-on execution and supervision of repair works on customer's final acceptance test site or customer's local train depot. Customer Service (Citytrain London, Eurostar London, Desiro UK): Duties consisted of management of customer claims for disturbances in train operation possibly related to transformers and repair works for damaged transformers both within and beyond the warranty period. Furthermore, hands-on execution and supervision of repair works on customer's final acceptance test site or customer's local train depot. The group size of the teams that I manage varied between 4-7 colleagues, depending on the task. The cornerstones of my work consisted of: 1. Effective communication with customers, colleagues and superiors 2. Realistic/adaptive planning and management of work packages 3. Flexibility and creativity for troubleshooting
I finished the 3rd and last assignment of the Siemens Graduate Program with the Siemens Traction Transformer Business. Located In the city of Nuremberg are both the main production site and business headquarters. Additional subsidiary production sites are located in Russia, China and India. My designated role was that of a Project Manager for several product lines ranging from new prototype development, management of currently produced product series as well as customer service for completely delivered product series within and beyond warranty status.
I started my second assigment in the regional sales office of Siemens Energy Management, Distribution and Power Transformers in Switzerland (RC-CH EM TR). As a Technical Project Manager, my responsabilities included bid preparation for our customers in the infrastructure, industry and utilities sector, order management of awarded contracts, communication with and coordination of supplying Siemens factories, customer visits, claim management and the improvement of local internal processes. Supported by the sales, business administration and logistics department of RC-CH, I collaborated with six different factories and its local personnel in sales, engineering, order management, after sales / customer service and logistics. Within 8 months, we managed to secure an additional order intake of approx. CHF 1 Mio. and to successfully handle a number of customer claims.