Vilters-Wangs, St Gallen, Switzerland
With 8 years as Managing Director at Cicor Microtech AG, I lead operations in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. My work emphasizes export control, legal administration, and product strategy, ensuring compliance and operational excellence. My career spans leadership roles in product management, sales, equipment engineering, operations and business unit management, with a focus on design and production Semiconductor Equipment and and production of thin films for photovoltaics and Defence. I prioritize fostering innovation, compliance, and sustainable growth through collaboration with our partners and stakeholders.
CICOR - Creating together
• COO ADPV Group • Establishing of the GmbH incl. transfer of the EBNER Engineering Team, • Manage the operation including but not limited to human resources, accounting, finance, administration, legal, safety, tax, technical and engineering responsibility • Annual financial and operation plans, reporting to Headquarter, • Manage CIGS thin film equipment by identifying and qualifying suppliers, • Manage the design of RTP equipment in accordance with roadmap, • Transfer key process parameters from R&D to 100 MW scale, • Assisting in fund raising, documentation including CAPEX/OPEX, PPT, • Supervise fab layout, specifications, facilities of 100MW project, • Advising on strategic action plan regarding to the product development, production and development,
- Establishing of the Branch Office and Engineering Team for EBNER in Germany - Leading the Engineering Team in Germany for CIGS/Se furnace development - Product Management for Steel (Roll to Roll) + Glass furnace - Development of a Equipment sales price calculator - International Sales of CIGS/Se annealing Equipment - Planning of the Business Unit together with Austria - Patent Pending "Novell Carrier and Glass Transport System"
• Consultant for technical issues, • Selection and development of strategic suppliers, • Preparation and negotiation of supply and R& D contracts, • Selection and procurement of equipment for the production of CIS and CIGS thin film solar modules, • Coordination of consistent further development and optimisation of CIGS co-evaporation system, • CAPEX, tool and layout planning of a 200MW / 1GW CIGS solar modules (~200 / 1000 Mio US$ investment) production site, • TCO / OEE calculation and optimization • Representativ for Equipment Documentation
• Preparation of forecasts and sales planning, • Preparation of business plan for strategical positioning, • Preparation of marketing and exhibition plan, • Planning and coordination of R&D projects, • Restructuring of international sales network, • International sales of Semiconductor equipment, • Managerial position with personnel and budget responsibilities, • Co-owner of patent „ Technology for a SiO2 coating of Graphite “, • Fundraising of EU and BMBF funds,
• Development, marketing and international sales of SiC annealing and oxidation tools, development of next generation SiC production tools, business plan, speaker at various conferences, • Development of a „batch“ RTP for 22 2“ / 5 x 3“ wafer, • Group consultant for control and measurement issues, • Development of a laser-based sealing tool for OLED´s, • Negotiation of R&D contracts, • Budget responsibility, • Procurement of licence for SiO2 coating, • Attendance of SEMICON shows worldwide, • Key account for several international semiconductor customers, • Negotiations of licence and representative agreements, • Co-owner of patent „Silicon Bubbler“
• Project Manager „RTP 150 – NEW“, • Deputy Project Manager „Inline Furnace for CIS Thin Film Solar Cells“, • Development of a model based control system for low temperature furnaces, • Further development of a high temperature SiC annealing furnaces (1750°C), • Co-owner of patents: „Laser based vacuum measurement system” and „Pyrometer measurement system RTP“ • Development of a vacuum based, IR heated, Thin Film Sulfurisation Furnace