Having had a solid educational background in mechanical engineering I originally started in the automotive industry which I quickly left for the Oil & Gas Industry. For 10 years I enjoyed working in probably one of the roughest industries in the world.Throughout this time I gained excessive experience in engineering, marketing and sales functions, also building up remote business locations.The oilfield experience helped me when transferring to the railway industry, mainly being involved in project management and tender management in ALSTOM Transport. My internationality helped to transfer into a real challenge with SIEMENS where I was responsible for all sales activities on services for the railway industry in South America, Asia, Australia and parts of Europe. After a re-organisation I moved on to the largest manfacturer of railway products worldwide in the posistion of Sales Director.It is essential for me to stay in an international environment in sales positions where my customer focus can be of benefit for my employer. New ways, new products, market-driven approaches are the essentials for being successful with a company on the international floor.Specialties: Excessive multicultural experience gained in several years of working in the USA and in the United Arab Emirates. The experience still helps me mobilizing colleagues and co-workers of different characters and attitudes to bring excellent working results.Almost native speaker in English gained through 6 years as an expatriate.Quite intersted in Motorsports, in particular Kart-Racing with the son. Unfortunately, only involved as a mechanic but closely following the motorsport scene.