Tasks:- Head of process engineering (18 FTE)- Reporting to the management board- Optimization and design of processes and interfaces to other departments- Establishment of competence centers for critical and technical areas for the continuous improvement of company know-how.

Tasks:• Head of Organic Chemistry worldwide • Development of organic additives for the electroplating, electronics and semiconductor industries. Product and process development• Cost center and investment responsibility• Implementation of synthesis processes in our own production and at contract manufacturers• HAZOP studies• Interdisciplinary interface communication between different research areas• Identification and establishment of new methods and… Show more Tasks:• Head of Organic Chemistry worldwide • Development of organic additives for the electroplating, electronics and semiconductor industries. Product and process development• Cost center and investment responsibility• Implementation of synthesis processes in our own production and at contract manufacturers• HAZOP studies• Interdisciplinary interface communication between different research areas• Identification and establishment of new methods and techniques National and international audits of suppliersResults: • Successful development and establishment of additives in the market (> 20 additives used in >450 Products with 8-digit total sales)• > 30 patent applications• Planning and construction of laboratories at home and abroad (India) • Since 2015 establishment of a working group and laboratory in India (Manesar)• 2015 to 2017: Responsibility for a working group in the USA (Cleveland)• Introduction of laboratory automation in the company• Establishment of NMR spectroscopy (incl. NMR laboratory) Show less

Courses in Chemical Process Development and Color Chemistry

Tasks• Development and processing of multi-step syntheses and their introduction into production• Development and introduction of new technologies (electro-organic processes)• customer synthesis• Introduction and coordination of new synthesis processes in production at home and abroad and responsibility for yield & quality (project leader for 22 first productions)• Optimization of synthesis and production processes as well as trouble-shooting in case of manufacturing… Show more Tasks• Development and processing of multi-step syntheses and their introduction into production• Development and introduction of new technologies (electro-organic processes)• customer synthesis• Introduction and coordination of new synthesis processes in production at home and abroad and responsibility for yield & quality (project leader for 22 first productions)• Optimization of synthesis and production processes as well as trouble-shooting in case of manufacturing problems• Preparation of laboratory and operating instructions as well as calculations• Quality testing of raw material samples and trial lots of external suppliers; decision on release for purchase• Development of new products in the field of specialty chemicals• Project management for the design of an industrial-scale plant Results:• 22 first productions in 4 plants and 3 sites in Germany and Japan• Development of a new vat dye (successfully launched on the market)• Realization of savings potentials in the seven-digit range• Development of a novel electrolysis cell in close cooperation with an electrolysis cell manufacturer and a cooperation partner from academia.• 12 patent applications and two publications Show less

Tasks:Development of new electronic and electroplating chemicalsResults: 2 patent applications

Post-Doc in the group of Prof. Dr. J.P. GenêtTasks:Development of new catalytic methods (cross couplings and asymmetric hydrogenations)Synthesis of natural productsSupervision of a diploma studentResults:-2 publications, 2 oral presentations and 4 posters