Wołczyn, Opolskie, Poland
Managing Director with P&L ownership and a track record of leading organization through high-stakes transitions: insolvency scenarios, ownership change, and post-acquisition integration. Currently leading the Polish entity of Stuertz during the period following the former parent company’s bankruptcy filing and subsequent acquisition by the Voilap Group — focusing on business continuity, operational stabilization, stakeholder management, and rebuilding commercial confidence. Strengths: turnaround planning and execution, cash & cost discipline, operational restructuring, supply chain stabilization, customer retention, governance/reporting, and change leadership in uncertain environments. Selected outcomes: • ensured business continuity through ownership transition (0 downtime / 6 months) • improved profitability by double-digit cost reduction of raw material (design improvements) • stabilized cash flow and liquidity Open to Managing Director / General Manager roles in Poland/Europe, particularly where turnaround, integration, or operational transformation is required.
- Full P&L and end-to-end leadership (operations, supply chain, finance, commercial) during a high-stakes ownership transition. - Led business continuity following the former parent company’s bankruptcy filing and subsequent acquisition by the Voilàp Group. - Stabilized delivery capability and operational cadence (KPI rhythm, escalation paths, daily/weekly reviews, priorities). - Managed critical stakeholders (key customers, suppliers, group leadership); executed crisis communication and rebuilt confidence, also within the team - Implemented cash & cost discipline (working capital focus, spend control, prioritization of “must-win” initiatives). - Drove post-acquisition integration: governance, reporting standards, decision rights, process alignment.
- Owned day-to-day operations planning (production, capacity, workforce planning) and cross-functional coordination. - Improved planning reliability and execution discipline across production and delivery. - Supported international project execution and resource planning in a multi-country context.
- Led two of the largest projects in the company’s history for the European window/industrial manufacturing sector. - Owned project execution end-to-end: scope, schedule, budget, risk, customer interface, and cross-functional coordination (engineering, procurement, manufacturing, commissioning). - Managed multi-country stakeholders and ensured alignment across internal teams and external partners.
Inspirer, Co-Founder & Director of Engineering / Product Development — dynoKRAFT GmbH - Co-founded dynoKRAFT; built the product portfolio in engine and rolling-road dynamometer test benches (special-purpose machinery). - Owned product development lifecycle: concept → design → engineering calculations → prototype/industrialization → customer delivery and support. - Drove supplier development, customer-facing technical sales support, and patent applications. - Tools: Onshape (CAD), MathCAD
Inspirer and Co-Founder of VISION ENGINEERING e.K. / later dynoKRAFT brand. 2015-2021 Design and Development Manager - Special machine construction Test bench technology Responsible for the development of the complete product range of the dynoKRAFT brand 2011-2014 Head of department - Employee Leasing Engineering Team Leader: responsibility for up to 8 engineers. Recruiting, talent acquisition, technical interviews Tools: ONSHAPE, Catia V5, MathCAD
Lear Corporation GmbH (via Vision Engineering), Product engineer Wire Harness Engineer - Ford C and V Platform Cable harness routing and layout CAD: Catia V5