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Munich Area, Germany

• Global Senior Consultant, Corporate Technology Production
• Management of a global team (5 divisions, 41 factories in 10 countries) with full application of Lean Principles in Munich/Germany. Achievements:
• Germany/Bad Neustadt, Consumer product factory: TPM implementation: initial workshop in critical machine park: Foaming line. training, coaching, practical workshops. 13% OEE increase, 9% Scrap reduction.
• Poland/Lodz, Dishwasher factory: 11% OEE increase in 1000T Schuler press, SMED activities: 45% tool changeover time reduction, establishing of general Continuous improvement concepts and leading of 3 CIP/KVP workshops.
• Slovakia/Micholavce, Pump and drivers factory: Establishment of CIP/KVP concepts; how to coach, manage, follow, measure and report to top management. Kaizen activities in most critical AA machines and implementation.
• Greece/Athens, Cooker and Refrigerator factory: Autonomous: initial workshop in critical machine park

Turkey

• BSH Production System Cooker Division Coordinator ( 10 plants in 8 countries)
• Management of Cooker division (10 factories in 8 Countries) full application of Lean Principles. Achievements:
• Germany/Traunreut, Cooker factory: TPM initiating in Cavity assembly line (45 stations), 10% OEE increase, 8% less maintenance cost, 80T.Euro Labour cost saving.
• China/Nanjing, Cooker factory: Creation-coaching of CIP concept. and continuously mentoring. (3 visits in a year 5 weeks consultancy) Muda workshop in Hood assy. line: 12% output increase, 800T press: 20% OEE increase.
• France/Lipsheim, Gaggenau: Leading 5S workshops, 13% productivity increase, 26% scrap reduction in Ceran Gluing robot cell with KVP workshops. Visual management improvement, implementation of digital factory solutions.
• Success: Increase the level of cooker plants BSH Production System maturity level ave 35% within a year.

Turkey

• BSH Production System Coordinator Cooker Factory in Turkey Implementation of Lean Management principles among the factory. Achievements:
• VSM/VSD workshops and ave 35% lead time reduction in 3 main product families
• Project leader of Line stop concept in Gas cooker assembly line 15% output increase. (1st. lighthouse project in BSH)
• Area and facility focused KVP/CIP Concept creator and factory CIP leader.(6 areas, 30 facility workshops done, total 550T Euro Labour Cost saving)
• Average 8% Direct Employee Productivity increase.(Benchmark in Cost&Quality 2007-2009)
• Cardboard engineering in Gas Assembly Line (8% output increase)

Tekirdag, Turkey

• Head of Section, Industrial Engineering Planning Department
• Project management of Productivity and manufacturing cost reduction type projects, Machine and equipment planning, buying implementation and training of Production. Achievements:
• IC2 product projects Industrial Engineering, 5Mio. Euro Project budget leading.
• IC4 product projects Industrial Engineering, 9Mio. Euro Project budget leading.
• 2 Kuka Gluing cells implementation.(700T Euro)
• IC4 Mechanica Assembly line implementation (2 Mio. Euro)

Istanbul Area, Turkey

• Sales performance improvement of stores and relevant product branch. 30 store analysis and daily reporting to top management. Improvement workshops with employees, Retail stock management of 30 stores of D&R for.
• Increasing hobby product sales performance from 5th. to 3th. Level.
• Book Campaign and relocation of products among the stores, 20% Stock reduction and ave 15% more sales.
• In a half year, 3 sales record in responsive stores.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Industrial Engineering

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