Hans Peter Knöpfel Email & Phone Number

Baden, Ag, Ch

Brugg-Windisch

- Consultant for hydrogen combustion based on renewable energies- Quality manager Prüfstelle für Holzfeuerungen- Mentor students with their theses- Layout, design, development and testing of burner for pure hydrogen application in gas turbine

- Maintenance and renovation work at the house- Education in building regulations and thermal insulation of buildings- Private tutoring in algebra for students of the district school Dottikon- Several stays at the Maldives, enjoyed culture, underwater world and life

Baden

- Project manager for technology trends, product cost estimation, product cost analyses, product specification, product strategy, product portfolio, benchmarking and advanced technologies for future gas turbines and gas turbine upgrades (service)- Leading integration/alignment project of ALSTOM and Ansaldo – design methodologies for gas turbine control systems- Leading integration/alignment project of ALSTOM and Ansaldo – product cost database for gas turbines- Product cost data base implemented for cost traking/monitoring/alignment- Benchmarking of advanced technologies, products, product costs, and O&M costs- Chairman and reviewer for technical and gate reviews- Lecturer for combustion, design to cost and value engineering- Patent assessor of competition and Ansaldo proprietary patents

5401 Baden, Ch

- Project manager for new and retrofit gas turbines- Implementation of databases for benchmarking, technology trends and product costs- Since 2013 lecturer in Engine Integration Lecture series for design to costs (audience 18 - 20 people)- Lecturer in the Technical Lecture Series on several topics like design to cost, value engineering, cost modelling, life cycle costs, combustion, benchmarking and advanced technologies (audience 200-300 people)- Benchmark and assessment of gas turbine plants (GT, ST, HRSG, BoP, Geno, Auxiliaries etc) regarding product costs and technologies as input for the upper management for strategic decision taking and positioning of Alstom products at the market- Development of a tool to calculate O&M/Life Cycle costs for own and competitor products- Chairman and reviewer for technical and gate reviews- Six sigma project on steam rotor cost model for fast tendering performed in 2014- Green Belt certificated at Alstom and Green Belt of the quarter Jul-Sept 2014- Certified as Expert Combustion Analysis and Design to Cost 2015

Baden

- Project manager for the development and maintenance of cost models for product cost reductions, product target costing and negotiations with suppliers- Development and implementation of parametric cost models for different product granularity levels (thermal block, component and parts) which calculate final product costs (of new or upgraded products) in early project phase with an accuracy +/- 5%- Consultant for gas turbine related cost reduction initiatives from idea creation through to implementation. Generated 55m€ and implemented 9.5m€ of cost reduction ideas- Supervision of students in their diploma theses or traineeship- Development and implementation of product cost structure data base- Set up of a data base and process covering cost estimation, forecast, development, benchmarking and modelling information/processes of product costs - Implementation of Alstom product portfolio (performance, product cost, operation and maintenance cost) for strategic decision taking and product positioning- Several longer stays at PSM Jupiter Florida as advisor. Worked on combustion related field issues of 7FA and 501F gas turbines- Certified as principal engineer design to cost in 2009

Baden

- Advanced Engine Concept department head 2001 - 2004- Responsible for the technical and economic product benchmark as input for the strategy process, product definitions according to market or customer requirements- Creation of department documents such as department letters and job descriptions of the various functions within the department- Project manager of the Ideal Combustor project with teams from Dättwil (CH), Baden (CH), Whetstone (GB) and Finspång (SWE). Successful implementation of the product in gas turbines with currently 328 units sold worldwide- Project leader of projects for new and advanced gas turbine development (5-9 EMPL) incl. supplier acquisition- Definition of Alstoms gasturbinen develoment roadmap for new gas turbine products- Assessment of project-specific risks (FMEA) of customer requirements including identification and implementation of solutions to meet the requirements- Development and implementation of a Lean Management Tool and process (based on FMEA and House of Quality technics) which improved quality of development process- Implementation of a lean management process that reduces the lead time of development processes by 30% and led to a standardization- Creation of documents (O&M costs, product costs, cost of electricity, benchmarking, combustion technology, business cases etc) for strategic decision taking- Creation of product specifications and design handbooks- Lecturer at the ImechE Conference London on the topic “Applying statistical methods to generate cost models”- Lecturer in Technical Lecture Series on Design to Cost, Combustion , Benchmarking and new Technologies (200-300 audience)- Certified as principal engineer combustion in 2000

Dättwil

- Project manager for combustion at ABB research centre, project acquisition, supplier acquisition and alignment of interests between interdisciplinary and international teams and customers- Development of an oil burner for use in building heating systems including presentations and customer training. The product was taken over by Viessmann by means of a licence agreement- Development of new combustor concepts AEV (GTX100, GT13E2), SEV (GT24, GT26), EV17i (GT24, GT26 and 13E2) and EV/AEV LBTU (e.g API project)- Commissioning of new GT13E2 combustor system at customer site Lage Weide Diemen- Design, development and validation of burners and fuel injection systems for fuels with different Hu values (4 - 50MJ/kg) and fuels with high H2 content- Fundamental researches in mixing processes which result in improved mixing quality up to 50% and thus to reduced emissions- Testing of burner prototypes in test benches and plants in the field including definition of test matrix according DoE, validation and documentation- Project and supplier acquisition- Supervisor of students in their diplomia thesis or traineeship.

Lenzburg

Bachelor'S Degree, Specialising In Procurement, Production And Logistics Management

Thesis Development of a tool based on the House of Quality technique to align ideas for new products or technologies with the company's.

Bachelor'S Degree In Mechanical Engineering, Specialising In Plastics Technology

Thesis Design of a frame for a racing motorcycle (1100 cubic) for Egli Racing Egliswil based on carbon fiber composite including.

Mechanics, Specialising In Assembly Technology